Nottingham Forest 2-3 Fulham: Cottagers make memorable comeback. Details here

Fulham overcame a 2-1 deficit to upset Nottingham Forest 3-2 at the City Ground, moving up to the sixth position in the Premier League rankings. In an astonishing five minutes, Fulham managed to score three goals.

Due to Taiwo Awoniyi's early goal, Marco Silva's squad was down going into the second half (11). Nonetheless, an amazing comeback was started by Tosin Adarabioyo's mighty header from Willian's corner (55) in the 55th minute.

With a beautiful first-time attempt from within the Forest box, Joao Palhinha gave Fulham the lead (58). The visitors promptly expanded their lead right when Harrison Reed netted his very first goal for the squad after a pass by Bobby Decordova-Reid (60).


Forest lost for the fourth time in a row in the Premier League, putting them seven points behind their recently promoted opponents and in danger of being relegated from the top tier despite a late goal from substitute Lewis O'Brien.

How did Forest fall to his usual defeat?
A year after Chris Hughton was fired with the team at the bottom of the Championship, Forest hosted Fulham at the City Ground.

After a stunning turnaround underneath Steve Cooper, one of the club's 22 summer acquisitions, Awoniyi, appeared to give supporters additional cause to celebrate when he headed in Ryan Yates' flick from Morgan Gibbs-corner. White's

Aleksandar Mitrovic was generally shut down by Fulham in the first half, except for one near-post header from such a corner that forced Dean Henderson into a bustling save.

Palhinha's goal, the best of Fulham's early three, curled first-time through into the top corner after Kenny Tete's cut-back, and the damage had been done within only five minutes.

After Andreas Pereira found Decordova-Reid down the left, the 27-year-old midfielder ghosted into the box and scored for the first time in his 81st Fulham appearance. Reed, Palhinha's midfield partner, handled his goal well as well.

Cooper attempted to salvage the game by substituting Jesse Lingard and changing the formation to one that was more offensive, but it was another replacement, O'Brien, who gave them a chance to get back into the game when he scored after a Brennan Johnson cut-back.

The visitors had to suffer six minutes of stoppage time after Fulham's goal, but they hung on to seal a victory that continued their impressive start to the season, leaving Forest to consider a loss that was all too familiar.

Related FAQs

How many minutes of stoppage time did the visitors have to suffer?
The visitors had to suffer six minutes of stoppage time after Fulham's goal.

How many times has Forest lost in the Premier League?
Forest lost for the fourth time in a row in the Premier League.