Raul Jimenez reminded Sean Dyche there’s nonetheless work to do earlier than Nottingham Forest can take into account the relegation struggle a factor of the previous.
Dyche collected 13 factors from his first eight Premier League video games as Forest boss, easing fears on the Metropolis Floor.
Right here although, his crew had been flat and Fulham have performed a lot better and misplaced in latest weeks however Jimenez transformed a disputed penalty in first half stoppage time to clinch the factors to take Marco Silva’s crew up within the thirteenth.
Every day Mail Sport’s MATT BARLOW takes a take a look at the largest speaking factors from the sport…
RIO UPON THAMES
Brazil boss Carlo Ancelotti’s teaching assistant Paul Clement was noticed at Craven Cottage, casting an eye fixed throughout 5 Brazilians who began. 4 of them within the Forest crew and Kevin, on the left wing for Fulham.
Raul Jimenez’s penalty was sufficient to offer Fulham all three factors towards Nottingham Forest
Fulham have performed higher and misplaced just lately however they did sufficient to get the job executed on Monday
There may be nonetheless work to do earlier than Sean Dyche can take into account a relegation struggle a factor of the previous
There have been as many starters eligible for Brazil as there have been for England and but two English No.10s. There is a reversal of stereotypes for you, and gasoline for the speculation that Premier League academies are producing a surfeit of technical ball gamers and quite a bit much less of every part else.
The guests had Morgan Gibbs-White working at No.10, with wingers Callum Hudson-Odoi and Omari Hutchinson and Elliot Anderson in midfield with Douglas Luiz, an Anglo-Brazilian entrance six.
Emile Smith Rowe was the lone English consultant for Fulham, who lined up with a crew of 11 completely different nationalities.
MISERABLE RETURNS FOR LUIZ
Not quite a bit has gone proper for Douglas Luiz since his return to the Premier League, on mortgage at Forest on mortgage from Juventus. First, he was amongst these recognized by Edu that drove Nuno Espirito Santo, the top coach who led them again into Europe, other than proprietor Evangelos Marinakis.
With Nuno gone, Luiz was sidelined by damage and on this return to the crew, his restoration properly timed with Ibrahim Sangare off on worldwide obligation with the Ivory Coast on the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON), he conceded a penalty in first half stoppage time with a kick from behind on Kevin.
It was firmly within the gentle class. Kevin overreacted and Forest complained however as soon as given by referee Anthony Taylor it was not going to be overturned.
Nonetheless, there have been two minutes spent prevaricating. John Victor was then booked for delaying it additional and we had been into the fifth added minute by the point Raul Jimenez stuttered as much as the ball and scored his third Premier League purpose of the season from the one shot on track in a forgettable first half.
Douglas Luiz has struggled since shifting to Nottingham and gave away a penalty for his aspect
RAUL’S HAUL
Jimenez stays a grasp within the artwork of the centre ahead. He’s 34 and getting little or no aid for the time being with Rodrigo Muniz out injured however he by no means fails to disturb the central defenders or threaten within the air.
He missed two superb possibilities, a close to put up header into the aspect netting within the first half from the nook of six-yard field from a cross by Antonee Robinson cross. It was a great opportunity by his requirements. He missed one other late within the sport.
KEVIN STILL STRUGGLING
Having spent a membership file £34.6million to convey him in from Shakhtar Donetsk the jury continues to be firmly out on Kevin and within the absence of Samuel Chukwueze, considered one of three influential Fulham gamers away with Nigeria on the AFCON, it was an opportunity to settle within the crew, decide up the tempo of the English sport and impress.
He received the penalty due to his fast toes and persistence however extra typically a supply of frustration. He aggravated the house crowd at Craven Cottage as strikes broke down on him with careless passes and poor choice making when in promising conditions. He additionally upset these within the away finish together with his falling down and rolling round routine.
Kevin is barely 22, clearly proficient with time on his aspect, though his struggles are a reminder of different wingers who didn’t make the step from Ukraine’s wartime soccer and set up within the Premier League, equivalent to Mykhailo Mudryk and Manor Solomon.
The cheer when he was changed by Josh King close to the top was tinged with aid.
Kevin is Fulham’s file signing and received a penalty on Monday however his sluggish begin is constant
FOREST RESPONSE
Neco Williams summoned Forest’s first shot on track early in second half, though it was nothing greater than a routine save for Bernd Leno.
The guests definitely improved after the interval, peppered Leno’s purpose with pictures from distance and but discovered it tough to penetrate Fulham’s again line, fantastically marshalled by Joachim Andersen and Jorge Cuenca, deputising for Calvin Bassey, additionally on the AFCON.
Maybe Nikola Milenkovic was attempting to jolt his crew into life and rattle the centre halves when he squared as much as Cuenca late on. It did not work.
