The Fulham players already did the needful, doing the training part to the best of their ability after the grueling Sheffield United game, and now they were in another away stadium in England to grind out another result.
For this game, both teams started with their strongest lineups.
Fulham started with Bernd Leno in between the posts, the 4-man defense comprising of Robinson, Calvin Bassey, Adarabioyo, and Tete while the double pivot role was taken by Joao Palhinha and Lukic.
Like usual, Muniz started ahead of Raul Jimenez and behind the striker was the 3-man offense of Sam, Wilson, and Alex Iwobi.
As for Nothingham Forest, they started with a formidable team comprising popular names like the likes of Aina, Danilo, Anthony Elanga, Morgan Gibbs-White, and Callum Hudson-Odoi.
On paper, both teams were evenly matched but despite this, the odds were on Fulham to win based on recent form.