Things are starting to become very perilous for Nottingham Forest when it comes to their Premier League status.
A resurgent West Ham claimed an important point against Manchester City on Saturday night to leapfrog Forest and move out of the relegation zone for the first time since November.
Forest, of course, are yet to play this weekend and a point against Fulham would take Vitor Pereira’s team out of the relegation zone, with a win moving the Reds two clear of the Hammers once again.
Ahead of the game, we’ve looked at the 4-2-3-1 system that could be deployed to get a huge result for Forest and throw the pressure back on West Ham and Tottenham.
Nottingham Forest line-up that Vitor Pereira must pick vs Fulham
In goal, Matz Sels will almost certainly start again, with Stefan Ortega still out with an injured calf.
Across the back four, there might be one change, with Ola Aina costing Forest a goal on Thursday night and he looked completely shattered when he went off.
That could see Luca Netz come in at left-back, with Neco Williams moving across to right-back to fill in for Aina, who will drop to the bench.
Nikola Milenkovic and Murillo will likely keep their places, with the spine of the team unchanged in midfield too, where Ibrahim Sangare will partner Elliot Anderson.
In the final third, we don’t see much need for change either. Igor Jesus and Morgan Gibbs-White should both start as fancied Pereira players.
On the flanks, Callum Hudson-Odoi has tormented Fulham in the past, whilst Omari Hutchinson will likely be deployed to run at the opposition and the former Ipswich man will want to put in a better performance against the Cottagers.
