On February 11, one of the matches of the 23rd round of the English Football Championship took place. Fulham (England) and Nottingham Forest (England) met.
Championship of England, 23rd round
Fulham (England) — "Nottingham Forest" (England) — 2:0 (1:0)
Goals: Willian (17), Solomon (88)
Warnings: Aurier (15)
Playing in front of an empty crowd at Fulham's home of Craven Cottage, West London took the lead in the 17th minute when Willian fired his powerful shot past goalkeeper Bryce Samba's outstretched arm. Nottingham Forest struggled to break through Fulham's organized and disciplined defence, when the match started at half-time with the home team leading 1-0. At the start of the second half, Nottingham Forest's day was set to go from bad to worse. because in the 56th minute the number of guests was reduced to 10 people after S. Aurier received an order for a second yellow card.
With the game in the balance, Fulham took full advantage of an additional player in their ranks and substitute M. Solomon ended the game in the 88th minute with a well-practiced breakaway goal. The match was also a showcase for a series of substitutions as both sides looked to gain an advantage through personnel changes. At Nottingham Forest, U. Boly and S. McKenna were introduced in place of J. Worrall and Felipe, G. Scarpa and O. Mangala replaced E. Dennis and J. Shelvey, and C. Wood was replaced by A. Aya. Likewise, Fulham selected Willian over M. Solomon, A. Mitrovic over Carlos Vinicius, B. Reed over H. Wilson, A. Pereira over S. Lukic and K. Tete over K. Soares as the match entered its final stage. Fulham can look forward to the rest of their Premier League campaign with enthusiasm after scoring maximum points in a 2-0 win over Nottingham Forest.
In the next round, the opponents are waiting for such matches: Brighton - Fulham, Nottingham Forest - Man City.