Nottingham Forest 2-3 Fulham - The look back

Sep 19, 2022

It was a tale of five devastating minutes at the City Ground, as the Whites continued their blistering start to this campaign.

Three second-half goals from Tosin, Palhinha and Harrison Reed - his first for the club - saw us take control of the game after we went in 1-0 at the break.

The win was made even more impressive because of the defensive tweaks Marco Silva was forced into making. With Antonee Robinson still not march fit, Tim Ream continued to show his class, slotting in on the left as Issa Diop came in for his full debut alongside Tosin.

Another commendable full debutant came from Willian. The Brazilian came in and showed that he’s not a fading light, and delivered the corner that Tosin got on the end of for our first.

Palhinha’s strike on the edge of the box was a thing of beauty, and the Portuguese midfielder cemented his cult hero status by diving into the crowd to celebrate with the travelling Fulham Faithful. Sadly, it got him his fifth yellow of the season and he’ll miss Newcastle after the break.

Then came the moment of the match. Harrison Reed got his first for Fulham, finishing a BDR ball to wrap up the points, despite a late Forest second.

The result gives us our second-best Premier League start after 2003/04, when we ultimately finished ninth under Chris Coleman. Enjoy the break!

WHAT THEY SAID

▪️Marco Silva: What a start to the second half. The intensity, we were much quicker and more dynamic as a team. I just told them to increase to be aggressive on the ball and we did it.

▪️Harrison Reed: FINALLY!! Unbelievable feeling scoring my 1st goal for Fulham and in the Premier League. Huge 3 points going into the break. Have a good weekend and thanks again for your amazing support!

▪️Dom Betts: First meaningful away win in the Premier League with fans since Villa 2-1 in 2014.

First time we've scored 3 away from home with fans since Palace 4-1 in 2013.

First time we've come from behind away from home after trailing at HT since City 3-1 in 2009.

What a night