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Fulham 1 – 0 N Forest
Raul Jimenez’s first-half penalty moved Fulham 10 points clear of the drop despite an underwhelming showing in their 1-0 win over Nottingham Forest at Craven Cottage.
The Cottagers struggled to create in their first Premier League match without the attacking talent of Alex Iwobi and Samuel Chukwueze, but in a moment of rare quality earned their match-winning penalty when Kevin’s quick feet proved too fast for Douglas Luiz, who clumsily brought him down inside his own box.
That aside, Forest goalkeeper John Victor was a relative spectator in west London with Forest controlling much of the match, without the cutting edge required to force an equaliser.
Igor Jesus fired over early on and should have tested Bernd Leno from Antonee Robinson’s poor pass across his own box but was overly ponderous – a description which summed up the evening of the last Premier League fixture before Christmas.
That aside, they never posed a realistic threat to the Fulham goal and were nearly made to pay late on from Fulham’s one real chance of the second half, when Jimenez glanced Kenny Tete’s cross past the far post with the goal gaping.
Ultimately though, Fulham will only remember three points which moves them within three points of a European spot and five clear of their visitors, who remain 17th.
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