Nottingham Forest face Fulham on the Metropolis Floor tonight trying to declare their first Premier League victory in almost two months.
Nuno Espírito Santo‘s facet have not claimed all three factors in England’s top-flight for the reason that 2-0 win in opposition to West Ham United again on February seventeenth, with the Reds needing helpful factors to tug clear from any looming relegation risk.
Forest fought again in opposition to Crystal Palace on Saturday to say a helpful level, with the Reds leapfrogging Luton City out of the relegation zone.
Tonight is a good alternative for the membership to tug additional away from the drop, with Nuno’s facet needing to make the Metropolis Floor a fortress between now and the top of the marketing campaign.
Nonetheless, one participant should be dropped for the encounter with Marco Silva’s facet, with the fan-favourite wanting previous his greatest on the weekend.
Felipe must be dropped in opposition to Fulham
Since his arrival on the membership again in January 2023, Brazilian defender Felipe has captured the hearts of the Forest devoted along with his good shows in the direction of the tail finish of the 2022/23 marketing campaign.
Nonetheless, he has endured a a lot harder season this time round, with the previous Atlético Madrid centre-back fighting accidents during the last couple of months.
He has solely managed to characteristic seven instances within the Premier League, with the 34-year-old beginning to look previous his greatest. The defender even hinted at his retirement from skilled soccer final month, with the defender set to go away the membership this summer time.
Though he managed to win 12 duels throughout the draw in opposition to Palace on the weekend, Felipe was arguably at fault for Jean-Philippe Mateta’s strike, with the Brazilian needlessly being dragged out of place within the build-up to the purpose.
The defender was given a 5/10 score for his show in opposition to Oliver Glasner’s facet, with Nottinghamshire Dwell reporter Sarah Clapson branding Felipe as “shaky”.
That being mentioned, Nuno ought to exchange the Brazilian for the assembly in opposition to Fulham tonight, with one Forest participant deserving of a recall to the beginning lineup.
The person to exchange Felipe
Fellow centre-back Andrew Omobamidele needed to bide his time for his full Forest debut, with the 21-year-old not that includes till 4 months after he arrived on the Metropolis Floor.
He made his first begin within the 3-2 FA Cup third-round replay in opposition to Blackpool, with the 21-year-old scoring on his first look for the membership.
He has gone on to be successful below Nuno, beginning on 5 events within the Premier League, with Omobamidele beginning alongside Murillo in every of his appearances.
The duo have shaped a strong partnership, with the pair, regardless of each being 21, wanting approach past their tender ages and placing in some good performances to assist the membership keep away from relegation to the Championship.
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File when Murillo and Omobamidele begin collectively |
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Opponent |
Scoreline |
W/D/L |
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Brentford |
3-2 |
L |
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Arsenal |
2-1 |
L |
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Bournemouth |
1-1 |
D |
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Liverpool |
0-1 |
L |
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Brighton |
1-0 |
L |
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Stats by way of Transfermarkt |
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Though the Reds are but to win a recreation with the pair beginning on the coronary heart of the defence, the duo complement one another effectively, with Omobamidele and Murillo nonetheless rising into the roles given their age.
Omobamidele was harshly dropped after the slender Brighton defeat, with the Irishman but to characteristic since. Nonetheless, given Felipe’s below-par outing on Saturday, Nuno ought to look to reinstate the previous Norwich Metropolis man again into the beginning lineup tonight.
