Tuesday Fulham Stuff (26/09/17)...

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Fulham owner Shahid Khan joins NFL national anthem protests as Jacksonville Jaguars visit London

Players across the NFL joined in the protests this weekend with Shahid Khan joining his team on the sideline of Wembley Stadium

Fulham owner Shahid Khan joined players across the NFL in showing their solidarity during the American national anthem at the Jacksonville Jaguars' game at Wembley Stadium.

Mr Khan, who owns both Fulham and the Jaguars, joined several players in locking arms during the playing of the national anthem in solidarity and against the words of President Trump as players across America either knelt or locked arms over the course of Sunday.

Mr Khan, who locked arms with linebacker Telvin Smith and tight end Marcedes Lewis, who made history by becoming the first person to score a hattrick at Wembley, had previously donated $1million to Trump's inauguration festivities, but that didn't stop him from joining his team in an unprecedented act of unity.

After the game, the Fulham owner released a statement where he stated he was "honoured to be arm in arm" with his players and staff during the national anthem.

It read: "It was a privilege to stand on the sidelines with the Jacksonville Jaguars today for the playing of the U.S. national anthem at Wembley Stadium.


Jacksonville Jaguar players show their protest during the National Anthem (Image: Matthew Lewis/Getty Images)

"I met with our team captains prior to the game to express my support for them, all NFL players and the league following the divisive and contentious remarks made by President Trump, and was honored to be arm in arm with them, their teammates and our coaches during our anthem.

"Our team and the National Football League reflects our nation, with diversity coming in many forms – race, faith, our views and our goals.

"We have a lot of work to do, and we can do it, but the comments by the President make it harder. That's why it was important for us, and personally for me, to show the world that even if we may differ at times, we can and should be united in the effort to become better as people and a nation."



http://www.getwestlondon.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/fulham-owner-shahid-khan-joins-13669031

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Fulhamish's Away Day Planner: October & November 2017

In the latest instalment of how best to Follow Fulham Away this season, our away day maestro Dom Betts conducts you through the three away days in October & November.

Aston Villa
21st October, 15:00
Travel

Advance train tickets are on sale for the game. You can go either of two ways and that's to Birmingham New Street from London Euston or to Birmingham Moor Street from London Marylebone.

Then you can take a train from Birmingham New Street to Witton which takes around 15 minutes. If you wish to take a taxi from the City Centre it'll cost £15-18 or £5-10 in an Uber (could vary with Surge pricing on matchdays).

London Euston (EUS) – Witton (WTT)

Journey Time – 1 hour 4o minutes (times can vary)

Adult – £29.40
Adult with Railcard – £25.35
Child – £14.70

London Marylebone (MYB) – Witton (WTT)

Journey Time – 2 hours 1o minutes (times can vary)

Adult – £13.40
Adult with Railcard – £8.90
Child – £6.70

Where to park

    Street parking is available in streets around Aston Railway Station (which you will pass if you continue along Lichfield Road towards the City Centre)
    Free parking is available, but around 1.5 miles away (or a 30 minute walk) at the Star City leisure complex which is also well signposted, on leaving the M6.

Where to drink

1)  Most Pubs in the City Centre – Usually Fulham Fans tend to drink in Birmingham as there are much more options than in the vicinity of Villa Park
2) The Yew Tree, Brookvale Road,B6 7AS- There is a pub about 10 minutes walk the other way outside Witton Station if you fancy something closer to the ground. They have a good selection of beers on draught as well as Magners.

Match Tickets

Adult – £31.25
Over 65s, Full Time Students, Armed Forces – £21.25
Under 21 – £18.25
Under 16 – £11.25

Wolverhampton Wanderers
3rd November, 19:45
Travel

There are advance tickets now on sale. You can get a direct train to Wolverhampton from London Euston and there is a train available that get backs into London the same evening. Molineux is only a 15 minute walk from the railway station.

London Euston (EUS) – Wolverhampton (MVH)

Journey Time – 1 hour 56 minutes

Adult – £35.55
Adult with Railcard – £23.50
Child – £17.80

Where to park

1) Just off the ring road near Molineux is the Civic Hall car park, normally remains open for night matches and costs £4 for three hours or £5.50 for four hours or £2 for evenings (entering the car park after 5pm).
2) There is limited parking available at the stadium itself at a cost of £8 per car
3) There is some street parking to be found on a small industrial estate near to Wolverhampton Railway Station. It is in the region of Kennedy Road (off Culwell Street). It is then around a ten minute walk to Molineux.

Where to drink

1) The Bohemian Bar, 25-27 Lichfield St,WV1 1EQ – Wolves Away is known for being pretty much mission impossible to find a local bar/pub to let away fans in. However this has proved a success previously, selling many cocktails and beers as well as Pizza
2) The Hogshead, 186 Stafford Street, WV1 1NA – This is more of a pub option for you, serving you're common beers and ciders as well as a wide range of Craft beers. It also serves regular pub food.
3) The Bluebrick, 191 Broad Gauge Way, WV10 0BA – The Bluebrick located at the Premier Inn a short walk from the station, serving your regular food and drink.

Sheffield United
21st September, 19:45
Travel

You can get a direct train to Sheffield to get to the game however the last train home from Sheffield (Via Doncaster) leaves at 2154 so you'd need to leave the game early as the ground is a 15 minute walk from the station.

However, Grosvenor Casino are putting on free coach travel for the game so you could opt in for this and just use it for the return journey.

You could, of course, stay over and find accommodation in Sheffield. Dom is staying in a triple room in a central hotel, costing only £15 per person.

London St. Pancras International (STP) – Sheffield (SHF)

Journey Time – 2 hours 5 minutes (times can vary)

Adult – £35.00
Adult with Railcard – £23.10
Child – £17.50

Where to park

1) Street parking near the ground
2) If you want to avoid Sheffield City Centre, then you may find it easier to park at Meadowhall Railway Station, near to the well known Shopping Centre  just by Junction 34 of the M1, where you can park for free. You can then take a yellow tram to the City Centre and then walk to the ground. The tram journey time is around 20 minutes and costs £4 return.

Where to drink

1) The Sheaf Island, Ecclesall Rd, S11 8HW – A standard Wetherspoons outlet serving standard pub food and cheap beer only a 10-15 minute walk from the ground. You'll have a good mix of home and away fans in here
2) The Howard, Howard St, S1 2LW – This is the pub directly opposite the crossing up from the fountains by the station. This pub does some nice pub food along with a good selection of beers. It also has TVs showing live sport as well as a pool table.
3) The Devonshire Cat, 49 Wellington St, S1 4HG –  This pub has around 12 hand pulled beers on offer, serves food, has a large screen tv, welcomes families (until 7pm) and is listed in the CAMRA Good Beer Guide.



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Officials - Nott'm Forest v Fulham (26/9/17)

The Football League have now announced the Match Day officials that will take charge of the game between Nottingham Forest and Fulham this Tuesday.

Nottingham Forest host Fulham on Tuesday September 26 for the game at the City Ground and the match carries a 7.45pm kick off.

Referee: Scott Duncan
Assistant Refs: Daniel Robathan and Akil Howson
Fourth Official: Simon Barrow

Match Day referee Duncan has officiated ten games in 2017/18, showing 24 yellow cards and two red cards.

He took in 38 games in 2016/17 with a return of 113 yellow cards and ten red cards.

His highest card count that year was eight yellows and one red in the game between Huddersfield Town and Burton Albion.

He took charge of 37 matches in 2015/16 and in those games, across all competitions and football divisions, he handed out a total of 97 yellow cards and four red cards.

He was most card happy in the match between Mansfield Town and Accrington Stanley with seven yellows being shown. Prior to that Blackburn Rovers and Cardiff City in August saw five yellows being shown and that matched his first game of the season between Coventry and Wigan where the same number of yellows appeared.

Duncan started his career as an EFL referee in 2012/13, taking charge of Port Vale versus Barnet. Since then he has refereed more than 100 matches, including both League One and League Two Play-Off semi-finals and a Southern Area Final of the EFL Trophy.

Source - EFL.

Let`s hope it`s not another repeat and more of the players edge closer to automatic bans.



Read more: http://www.forest.vitalfootball.co.uk/article.asp?a=585780#ixzz4tlgfTBHh

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£2.25m-rated midfielder in, Dowell axed: The Nottingham Forest XI Warburton needs to select against Fulham tomorrow

After an impressive start to the Sky Bet Championship season, Nottingham Forest are beginning to struggle, with Saturday's 2-1 defeat at Aston Villa leaving Mark Warburton's side with just one victory in their last five fixtures.

Things aren't getting any easier for Forest, but they have an opportunity to bounce back this week, when they welcome Fulham to the City Ground.

After an impressive start to the Sky Bet Championship season, Nottingham Forest are beginning to struggle, with Saturday's 2-1 defeat at Aston Villa leaving Mark Warburton's side with just one victory in their last five fixtures. 

Things aren't getting any easier for Forest, but they have an opportunity to bounce back this week, when they welcome Fulham to the City Ground.

We are expecting Tendayi Darikwa, Matt Mills, Joe Worrall and Armand Traore to line up from right to left in defence.
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Liam Bridcutt's experience will be vital for Forest in front of the defence, and we believe Ben Osborn should partner him in a 4-2-3-1 formation.

The attacking midfield trio is where we expect Warburton to tinker, with £2.25m-rated Zach Clough ahead of Kieran Dowell in the number 10 role.

The impressive Barrie McKay lines up on one side, and we believe Warburton should hand Mustapha Carayol an opportunity in the starting XI, after a series of impressive cameo appearances from the bench.

Daryl Murphy, who has five goals already this season, should continue as the focal point of attack.



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Nottingham Forest vs Fulham: Floyd Ayite looks set to miss the tie - who replaces him in your XI?

Fulham look set to be without Floyd Ayite after he picked up a hamstring injury in Saturday's 1-1 draw with Middlesbrough - so who makes your XI?

Fulham look set to be without Floyd Ayite for their trip to Nottingham after he picked up another hamstring injury, so who would you choose to replace him in your XI?

Slavisa Jokanovic's team take on Nottingham Forest on Tuesday night on the back of another draw where they conceded a late goal after taking the lead, this time against Middlesbrough.

Aboubakar Kamara got his first goal for the club but Cyrus Christie ensured Boro shared the points when he hit back only minutes later in what is becoming frustratingly more and more common for the Whites.

But has Kamara done enough to warrant a start in your eyes, or will you stick with Rui Fonte?

Ayite looks like he'll miss out too - who replaces him on the wing in your Fulham XI for tomorrow night?

Use our team selector below to pick your starting XI for the game and then share it on social media for everyone to see.



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Kamara: Great Feeling

Disappointment was the overriding emotion for the majority inside Craven Cottage as the full-time whistle went on Saturday afternoon.

But a major plus from the meeting with Middlesbrough was Aboubakar Kamara breaking his duck for the Whites with a beastly header from Ryan Sessegnon's cross.

Speaking to fulhamfc.com, Kamara said: "It's great to score at the Cottage in front of our home crowd, in front of my friends and family, and above all because it's my first goal for the Club.

"I would have preferred it to be the winning goal but it wasn't the case. It's true that it's a good feeling to score but immediately you forget about this and concentrate on doing your job and trying to score another.

"I started the game on the bench and in the past when I've come on to the pitch as a substitute I've found it hard to score, but I had this chance and I really wanted to get off the mark, so I was happy for me and the team."

The goal arrived after Kamara had spurned what was arguably an easier chance earlier in the match, with the 22-year-old refusing to let the miss knock his confidence.

"I missed the first attempt and it was important to stay focused," he explained. "Everyone got behind me and I was happy to get my first goal after missing the first chance but we're disappointed that the game ended 1-1.

"Thank you to the fans for their support and celebrating this goal with me and I hope that we'll be celebrating together a lot more this season.

"I hope there will be more goals in the future, I'll try my best to score both at home and on our travels, I'll always try to do my best."

The next opportunity for Kamara to add to his tally is on Tuesday at Nottingham Forest's City Ground, and he's optimistic going into the fixture.

"It's not going to be an easy game on Tuesday against Forest," he admitted, "but we'll be playing our own style as we always do and we'll be doing everything we can to win."



http://www.fulhamfc.com/news/2017/september/25/aboubakar-kamara-great-feeling

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The Fulhamish Debate: Sone Aluko's Departure

Here at Fulhamish, we like to look at both sides of the equation. Few things this summer have divided Fulham's fanbase as much as the transfer of Sone Aluko, and so we thought, now that the dust has settled, that we'd take a look at whether the decision to sell our former wing wizard was the correct one.

Alex Bowmer and Jack J Collins take on the cases for the prosecution and defence, to try and settle the argument once and for all.

Alex Bowmer, Case for the Defence
In the immediate aftermath of Sone Aluko's transfer, many fans were triumphantly proclaiming that this was a great bit of business. The Nigerian is 28 and was getting increasingly criticised by some supporters for some scattergun finishing, while the club made a £7.5m profit following his departure.

It had been apparent for a while that shooting is not Aluko's forte. However, his strengths lie elsewhere. His speed and trickery often terrified opposition left-backs last season and he was happy to switch wings when required, making him difficult to mark.

His ability to elude defenders was demonstrated gloriously against Huddersfield both home and away, with a perfect marriage of speed and composure on display as he teed up Lucas Piazon in the 5-0 drubbing.

In the return game, he played a key part in the third goal, spinning away from Jonathan Hogg and Michael Hefele despite the German's best efforts and then having the presence of mind to check inside Philip Billing and lay it off to Tom Cairney.

These are just two examples of the skill and explosiveness that Sone brought to the table. Last season, he was better at that than anyone in the side. Along with our captain fantastic, he notched up ten assists during the league campaign, the joint-highest figure at the club.

Aluko was not our most consistent performer, but he was integral to our success. Composure comes in many forms and when it comes to teeing up team-mates, there are few better in this division.

His goals tally is also not as woeful as people make out. I, like many people, was left exasperated when yet another of Aluko's close-range attempts was blazed high and wide (a particularly presentable opportunity from a Fredericks cut-back at Reading in January springs to mind).

However, according to stats compiled by Squawka, his shooting accuracy was on a par with Nahki Wells and Yann Kermorgant. Neither of these players could be described as liabilities last season, yet that seemed to be how Sone was perceived by sections of the Fulham faithful.

The fact that we remember so many of his misses is testament to how good he was at finding space and getting into good positions after bamboozling defenders. While he should clearly have notched up double figures, let's not get sucked into hyperbole. His finishing was poor, but not dreadful.

Indeed, only four Fulham players managed to get over 50% of their shots on target and only one of those was a regular in the side (you guessed it, Cairney). Even Stefan Johansen and Floyd Ayite were more likely to miss the target than not.

The Super Eagle's understanding with Ryan Fredericks was also an important component of our play last season, while the former was always an option that the midfield three would eagerly look out for.

Opposition sides often found it impossible to work out whether Aluko was going to stand the defender up and dash past him or whether he was waiting for the marauding overlaps of the former Tottenham man. That link-up did not quite hit the same heights during the very early stages of this campaign, but no player before the Ipswich game really showed what they were capable of.

The fee is also a curious cause for celebration. A £7.5m profit is a very handy bit of business by the club, but there is a risk of putting profit before progress. We are now left with two right-wing options, both of whom are very promising talents but lack experience.

Neither of them have shown what they can do over the course of an entire season, with Jordan Graham's highest number of appearances in a league season being 11 at Wolves. That season saw him create 27 chances, with five of those leading to goals. Had 2015/16 not been curtailed by a knee ligament injury that kept him sidelined for 15 months, he would surely have fashioned many more openings.

If Graham can replicate that chance creation rate over a 46-game regular campaign, then Aluko will quickly be forgotten. The major caveat though is that he has not done anything close to that before and it would have been useful to have an experienced head to compete with for a spot in the starting XI, both to drive up standards and to ensure, if Graham be given the nod, that there was a proven Championship performer waiting in the wings should the Villa academy product suffer an injury.

Sheyi Ojo possesses Premier League experience, but his best season also came at the West Midlands outfit two years ago in the Championship, where he created 16 chances in 17 league games, with three assists and two goals during that spell.

The game at Portman Road showed that he's not afraid to take players on and try his luck from distance, but he still looks very raw and there were times when his decision-making let him down.

It would have been wise to have a more experienced head in the same position who can be relied on to produce consistent performances in the second tier, and who has lost none of the pace and agility that made him so deadly in 2016/17. Following the pre-season friendly defeat to Wolfsburg, Jokanovic described the prospect of selling Aluko as a "big mistake". I believe that his worries could be well-founded.

Jack J Collins, Case for the Prosecution
It's apparent to anyone that watches Fulham that our issue at the moment is not creating chances, but putting them away. For all his qualities, Sone Aluko is not the goalscorer that Fulham need at the moment, and whilst his style and ability down the right hand flank were eyecatching and produced heartstoppingly brilliant moments at times last season, the whole deal makes complete business sense from Fulham's perspective.

When you look at Aluko's statistics from last season, one thing leaps out, and that is the profligacy of his shots to goals ratio. Aluko in front of goal can be summed up in a word – wasteful.

Whilst Alex is correct in suggesting that composure comes in many forms, it would be madness to argue that on the showing of the first few games of the season, Fulham look to not be teeing up opportunities. In the Burton game alone, presentable chances within the eighteen-yard box for Johansen, Ojo and Norwood were all spurned. Fulham are still a creative force, with or without Aluko.

Whilst those moments of awe-inspiring brilliance did get fans out of their seats applauding last year, it's not as if we've suddenly been denied them. Aluko's absence should result in a starting berth most weeks for the effervescent Neeskens Kebano, who not only is just as capable of terrorising defenders with magic feet, but is also far more useful in front of goal.

This is not to say that I will not miss Sone Aluko. In fact, I loved watching Aluko play – his ability to ghost past players was sensational, and his trickery is something we have not seen at the Cottage in a regular starter for a long time. On top of that, he was clearly a popular figure around the camp, and felt an affinity for the club, something reaffirmed by his visit to Craven Cottage to watch the Hull game last Tuesday night.

Yet we live in a time where football is a business game, and getting £7.5 million for a player going into the final year of his contract and who we signed on a free, is good business whichever way you look at it. Even if it takes three players to fill the void that Aluko has left, there are more than capable deputies in the shape of Sheyi Ojo, Jordan Graham and Yohan Mollo, all of whom come with a degree of hype associated with them.

Graham in particular, has yet to be given a chance to shine, but the reaction of the Wolves faithful on loaning him out should be a good sign. There is undoubted talent there, and if the former Villa youngster can tap into Slavisa's philosophy fully then I expect him to get gametime soon. Ojo is slightly more hit and miss, but as he grows into the side he can improve on some inconsistent performances where he has shown glimpses of his clear potential.

Yohan Mollo, I feel, is perhaps the most likely candidate to fill Aluko's boots, though. The Frenchman is a showboat, just like the Nigerian, and has a natural ability to go past a player which has already been demonstrated in his games this season. Unlocking his dynamism could be the key to getting the Whites firing on all cylinders once again.

Having studied his time in France and Russia, looking at his statistics graphs (you can see them here) and talking to Russian journalists about his potential, I think that Fulham might well have a gem on our hands here, and I'm extremely excited for Mollo to get his fitness up to scratch, and to force his way into Slavisa's first XI.

With Fonte and Kamara suggesting that the False 9 system might soon be relegated to a moment in time, there is plenty of wingers to fill just two spaces, and when Rafa Soares gets to full fitness, that cohort of Ayite, Kebano, Graham, Ojo and Mollo will probably be supplemented by the wunderkind Ryan Sessegnon, leaving Slavisa with plenty of choice and plenty of competition, which will be used to drive players on further to better their game.

Only time will truly tell how much we will miss the winger, but on the showing of the first few games, there can be no doubt that profligacy is Fulham's greatest enemy, and there can be no doubt that Aluko was a harbinger of that wastefulness. If we start to look like we lack a creative spark, then the argument may have to be reopened.



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Jokanovic not yet ready to resort to plan B as Fulham face Nottingham Forest

Fulham boss Slavisa Jokanovic believes his side have the right mentality to bring success in the Championship, as they head to the City Ground


Fulham boss Slavisa Jokanovic

Slaviša Jokanović says Fulham will keep faith that their passing approach will bring them success in the Championship, as they prepare to face Nottingham Forest.

Some fans have called on the Cottagers to adopt a different mentality, following a slightly stuttering start to the campaign that has seen the London club notch up only two wins so far.

But boss Jokanović does not believe that they need to resort to a plan B – when he still feels that plan A will have them climbing the table, ahead of their visit to the City Ground.

Fulham drew 1-1 with sixth-placed Middlesbrough on Saturday, but their manager feels they created enough chances to have taken all three points.

Fulham took the lead in the 86th minute via a Aboubakar Kamara header, but saw Cyrus Christie level two minutes later.

And Jokanović says he has no plans to change Fulham's approach ahead of the clash with Mark Warburton's side.

"I believe we played better football, I believe we played with our characteristics and I believe also we created enough things to not only score one goal but to score more goals," Jokanović told the Fulham website.


Kevin McDonald battles Ben Brereton at Craven Cottage last season (Image: Getty)

"People say where is plan B, C and D but I don't believe these are better than plan A and in this moment we are going to try and follow in this style.

"I must be satisfied with the fight in my team and I must be satisfied with the performance against one of the top teams in the league but unfortunately we are disappointed because of one important situation in our box and we didn't make a good enough job and we paid an important price."

Jokanović says Fulham have been hampered by a lengthy injury list, with Floyd Ayite expected to miss the game against Forest on Tuesday night, with a hamstring problem.

"First of all we are a different team to last season, we are unlucky with many, many injured people at the beginning of the Championship and today we lost Floyd Ayite who is an important player for us," said Jokanović after the Boro clash.

"At the end this is the third time where we arrived with a few minutes with some kind of advantage and we didn't win the game.

"In this situation we need to be more confident and we need to resolve this kind of situation in our box.

"It's not the first time and we need to encourage ourselves to not make these kind of mistakes."



http://www.nottinghampost.com/sport/football/football-news/jokanovic-not-yet-ready-resort-527640

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Younger brother of Chelsea man Tammy Abraham scores brace for Fulham U18s against Brighton

The 16-year-old ensured there were goals all round for the Abraham brothers on Saturday as he hit a sublime brace in the 3-0 win over Brighton

Timmy Abraham ensured Saturday was a good day for the Abraham brothers goalwise as he bagged himself a brace as Fulham U18s beat Brighton 3-0 at Motspur.

Older brother Tammy scored for Swansea in their 2-1 defeat to Watford later on in the day in the Premier League after his brother grabbed himself two goals against Brighton.

The first goal was sublime when Abraham when he slammed the ball into the top left corner from an acute angle while he managed to get a strike off on Brighton's goal for his second whilst surrounded by Brighton defenders, capping off a good day for the 16-year-old.

Djed Spence made the victory empathic when he hit a long-range strike in the dying moments of the game to make it three, with the U18s next opponents coming in the form of Chelsea.



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Nottingham Forest v Fulham

Fulham continue to search for a winning run after falling foul of yet another late equaliser at the Cottage against Middlesbrough at the weekend. The opportunity to bounce back, however, comes quickly, as the Whites travel to the City Ground to face Nottingham Forest on Tuesday night.

Forest sit one point above Fulham in the Championship table, but with a significantly worse goal difference, and a record of four losses in the last five does not bode well for a Reds side that struggled in the last campaign.

Whilst many predicted that they would be in big trouble with the loss of top scorer and talisman Britt Assombalonga, the astute signing of Daryl Murphy, outcast at Newcastle United, has proved to be a good bit of business and the Irish striker has started the season in good form, scoring 5 of the Tricky Trees' 12 league goals already this campaign.

That said, Forest look leaky at the back, and Fulham need to use this opportunity to address their own misfiring forward line. With Aboubakar Kamara getting off the mark at the weekend, don't be surprised to see Slavisa give the divisive striker a start on Tuesday as he looks to terrify a Forest back line which has already conceded 15 goals.

Whilst Murphy is the man to watch up front, Fulham have looked better at the back this year, and Ream and Kalas dealt admirably with the potent threat of Assombalonga, now at Boro, at the weekend; although the sloppy goal at the end from a corner will not have pleased the gaffer.

Forest are a good side, but will be there for the taking if Fulham show up and start to put away some of the chances that have been begging to be finished across the last few games. An away trip with little pressure might just be the tonic that the Whites need, as they continue to struggle with the absence of childhood Forest fan Tom Cairney.

Last 5 Championship Results:
    L: Aston Villa 2-1 Nottingham Forest
    L: Nottingham Forest 1-2 Wolverhampton Wanderers
    W: Sunderland 0-1 Nottingham Forest
    L: Sheffield Wednesday 3-1 Nottingham Forest
    L: Nottingham Forest 0-2 Leeds United

Fulhamish's Starting Line-Up:
We have a funny feeling that Slavisa is going to shake things up a little bit, and we're predicting that we might see something like this as Fulham push for the goals which just haven't started to flow yet this season.

Key Battle:
Matt Mills v Rui Fonte

Whether Fonte starts up front in the 9 role or slightly withdrawn behind Kamara, there can be no doubt that in the absence of Cairney, he is the man Fulham fans will be looking to, in order to drive the team to victory. His performance against two very capable centre-halves at the weekend was nothing to be sneered at, and as he gels with those around him, Fonte has the potential to become a very useful player for Fulham.

He faces another tough ask though, as Forest captain Matt Mills stands in his way at the City Ground. A fan favourite, Mills is not the most technical of operators, but is a true leader at the heart of Forest's back line, with plenty of experience from a journeyman career across England.

Fonte has the ability to get the better of Mills, but needs to get his mark in early; and if he can win the duel in the Forest danger areas, Fulham will have their best shot of getting three points.

Fulhamish's Prediction:
We live in hope. 2-0 Fulham.



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Lewington On His Eagles Return

Ray Lewington's appointment as Assistant Manager under Roy Hodgson has seen the return of the Lambeth born coach to SE25. He first arrived at Palace as assistant manager to Alan Smith during the 1994/95 campaign before helping Steve Coppell win promotion back to the Premier League two years later.

As is normal at this period of the season he has come in with three games to play in a short space of time and is now looking forward to this week where he can spend time out on the training pitch with the players.

In amongst the disappointing results he has been able to pull on the positives that he has seen in the couple of weeks since his arrival.

"It has been a hectic couple of weeks as we have already had three games so there has been a lot to fit into a short period of time but it is great to back and I am looking forward to working with everyone here once again.

"People remind us of the stat that we haven't scored a goal but we know that there is enough in our squad and just seeing the lads in training it's clear that we have players here with enough threat in front of goal and I don't see any reason why it shouldn't be too long before the goals start coming along.

"Fans will have seen in the games we have had that there have been chances and it is not a situation where we are not creating opportunities. We are working in training on changing our approach a little, we do get set in the way of always hitting the big centre forward so we need to look at ways of having other options but there is enough here to suggest we can start to change that"

Ray is the first to admit he is at home out on the training pitch trying to put across the new ideas for the lads to take into games and we asked for some examples of changes that he could highlight which the managment team have worked on with the players over the last couple of weeks.

"As a coach it is always very difficult when you come into a club because there are so many things you want to touch on, for example after the game against Southampton we had to work on closing the opposition down more than we did in that game and also pass forward in the game more. Looking back at that match there was a lot of negative passing where we took the easy option so the message needed to be to the the lads that we want to pass the ball forward more.

"As a consequence when you pass forward things start to happen and I think in the first half against Huddersfield Town in the cup game some of our play was really nice to watch and we created one or two opportunities so that was encouraging and I do believe with more time out on the training pitch with the lads we will continue to get better."

In 2005 he joined Fulham as reserve team manager and it was there that he would work with Hodgson for the first time, who promoted him to be his assistant. The pair enjoyed great success together at Craven Cottage, helping Fulham to a seventh-place finish in the Premier League as well as a Europa League final in 2010.

Two years later when Hodgson was handed the England manager's job, Ray was the natural choice to be his right-hand man and he revealed the reasons why they both work well together.

"We are both coaches and believe the majority of work should be done out on the training pitch with the players, nowadays there is a school of thought that other issues should play a more major part but we are old fashioned and believe that if something is wrong the place to put it right is out on the training pitch, it can't always be done but you can certainly have a good go at putting it right.

"We have known each other a long time, Roy actually took me for my preliminary coaching badge when I was 18 and thankfully he passed me at that stage and then over the years when I was at Chelsea he used to come down and Dave Sexton was the manager at that time, who was a big draw for upcoming coaches  as he was regarded as one of the best. So we used to see Roy quite a lot down there. I knew him but not really well until he came to Fulham and we had the chance to discuss our coaching philosophy and fortunately we have worked together since then."

Looking back on his time at Palace he achieved promotion through the play-offs to the top flight with a late winner from David Hopkin, against Sheffield United in the late nineties, just 12 months after the club suffered the disappointment of losing to a last minute goal against Leicester City in the final match of the season which was to make the celebrations in '97 much sweeter. 

"A highlight for me would have to be David Hopkin's goal in the play-off final against Sheffield United in 1997 after having the disappointment the year before of losing in the last minute of extra time. I can remember writing out the penalty list on the bench in the defeat against Leicester as it looked like it was going to penalties so I didn't actually see their winning goal.  We had the heartbreak of that day followed by the ecstasy of going up to the Premier League a year later.

"David is one of my favourite players that I have ever coached; I loved the way he trained and he has a great personality. His goal really topped that day off and probably more so because we went into the game as the outsiders whereas 12 months ago we were the favourites against Leicester City," recalled Lewington as he discussed mixed emotions at Wembley Stadium.

Ray undertook the role as assistant manager in three major international tournaments alongside Hodgson and looking back at his time at Palace he is delighted to see two former Eagles he worked with on the training pitch in those days, Chris Coleman and Gareth Southgate, now experiencing life managing their country.

"It's always lovely to see players that you have coached coming through and both are terrific lads but very different individuals. Chris was outgoing, a funny lad but also a very good player whereas Gareth was more serious and studious but both were always interested in the coaching side of the game so it's fantastic to see the level they are both managing at now."



https://www.cpfc.co.uk/news/2017/september/lewington-on-his-eagles-return/

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Fulham owner Shahid Khan wants to build a sustainable club rather than splashing the cash at the Cottage

The Fulham owner wants to build a sustainable business model at the Cottage rather than inject a large amount of cash into the club for very little return

Fulham owner Shahid Khan has revealed he wants to build the club's success on a sustainable model, as opposed to spending "a large fortune to make a small one".

Mr Khan was speaking to TalkSport ahead of the Jacksonville Jaguars' game with the Baltimore Ravens at Wembley on the weekend and spoke at length about Fulham and his ambition for the club.

He took over the club from Mohamed Al Fayed in July 2013 with the ambition of returning the club to the Premier League and has since employed son Tony as vice chairman and Director of Football Operations, giving him control of the club's recruitment process.

Being ranked at number 158 of Forbes billionaire list, it would be easy to inject a large amount of cash for instant success like Machester City, but Mr Khan has no interest in doing that and wants to build a sustainable model and future for Fulham.

He said: "I think you have to have a sustainable model.

For me, Fulham was there way before my time and it will be there way after I'm gone so what makes it sustainable shouldn't be reliant on somebody's bank account.

"It's about developing the players, the Academy and retaining the category one status, we enjoy a great location in the city and the Riverside Stand so there can be more money invested in the squad.

"My approach has been, I don't want to come and make a small fortune by spending a large fortune so there's been a huge amount of investment and there will be in the future but it's something that will be sustainable."

Mr Khan also believes the club need the right strategy to return and thrive in the Premier League, as opposed to becoming a yo-yo club like a number of Championship clubs have become in the past years.

He added: "They (the clubs) may think they're richer, but with the contracts and what have you they won't stay rich for too long, so spending money and getting promoted but going right down isn't the right strategy, certainly not for Fulham or myself.

"We looked at the PL and my son Tony has been involved on a grand stage so for us we want to get promoted and have a strategy where we stay there for the long haul and do it in a responsible manor where Fulham can be there long after we're gone."



http://www.getwestlondon.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/fulham-owner-shahid-khan-wants-13672172

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Fulham owner outlines future transfer plans

Fulham owner Shahid Khan has revealed in an interview with talkSPORT that he is aiming to make the Cottagers a sustainable club rather than injecting large amounts of cash for short-term success.

Khan took over from Mohamed Al Fayed in the summer of 2013 and Fulham began to reap the rewards under Slavisa Jokanovic last season when they reached the play-offs for the first time since suffering relegation from the Premier League.

Speaking ahead of Jacksonville Jaguars game against Baltimore Ravens at Wembley on Sunday, Khan said: "For me, Fulham was there way before my time and it will be there way after I'm gone so what makes it sustainable shouldn't be reliant on somebody's bank account."

"It's about developing the players, the Academy and retaining the category one status, we enjoy a great location in the city and the Riverside Stand so there can be more money invested in the squad."

Khan also believes that promotion to the Premier League must be coupled with a long-term plan to sustain success in the top flight in order to truly succeed.

"They (the clubs) may think they're richer, but with the contracts and what have you they won't stay rich for too long, so spending money and getting promoted but going right down isn't the right strategy, certainly not for Fulham or myself."

"We looked at the PL and my son Tony has been involved on a grand stage so for us we want to get promoted and have a strategy where we stay there for the long haul and do it in a responsible manner where Fulham can be there long after we're gone."



http://the72.co.uk/92204/fulham-owner-outlines-future-trans/

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On-loan striker Cauley Woodrow returns to Bristol City squad following injury

On-loan striker Cauley Woodrow returns to the Bristol City squad for the Sky Bet Championship clash with Bolton.

Woodrow scored on his last appearance against Derby but missed Saturday's goalless draw at Norwich with a thigh injury.

Italian full-back Eros Pisano has returned to training after missing five games with a knee problem, but will not be considered for the Ashton Gate visit of bottom-placed Bolton.

Bosnian striker Milan Djuric, who has returned from Italy for the final stages of his rehabilitation after groin surgery, and midfielder Gary O'Neil (knee) remain out.

Bolton will be without the suspended Jem Karacan.

The former Reading midfielder collected his fifth yellow card of the season during Saturday's home defeat to Brentford and serves a one-match ban.

Sammy Ameobi failed a late fitness test at the weekend but may be available to make his first appearance of the campaign.

Bolton have not scored in their last six matches and manager Phil Parkinson could decide to give strikers Adam Le Fondre and Aaron Wilbraham starts.



https://www.clubcall.com/bolton-wanderers/on-loan-striker-cauley-woodrow-returns-to-bristol-city-squad-1863952.html

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Another defeat for Nottingham Forest? FLW Predicts the result of Forest v Fulham

Nottingham Forest face Fulham at the City Ground tomorrow with both sides looking to try and find a consistent run of form.

For the hosts, defeat at Villa Park was their fourth in five league games, meanwhile, pre-season promotion hopefuls Fulham have secured just two wins all season.

Forest can be boosted by their second half showing against Villa, where they carved out several good chances, but still ultimately lost.

It's been a case of needing to improve in both boxes for Mark Warburton's men, with cheap goals and slack finishing not giving the results their stylish football deserves.

However, they will more than meet their match on that front when they play Slavisa Jokanovic's Fulham.

In their last outing, they conceded a late equaliser having taken the lead on the 86th minute to draw against Middlesbrough.

Yet, the Cottagers have firmly established themselves as one of the best passing sides in the division over the past two seasons and will look to control the game here.

Although, with their similar footballing philosophies it will be intriguing to see who manages to have more of the ball and create chances in a game that should be pleasing on the eye.

Defeat at Burton was the first on the road this season for the Londoners, who boasted a fantastic away record last season too.

With that in mind, we think Fulham will just about come through tomorrow.

Given Forest are going to try and play Fulham at their own game, it could be a case that the visitors just have that extra bit of class that will see them through.

But, you can be sure to expect goals and a tight encounter, in a game both could do with winning.

FLW Predicts: Nottingham Forest 1-2 Fulham



https://footballleagueworld.co.uk/another-defeat-for-nottingham-forest-flw-predicts-the-result-of-forest-v-fulham/

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'It hurts them' - Mark Warburton says Nottingham Forest's players are determined to change the mood with a win over Fulham

Nottingham Forest will look to end a run of three straight defeats when they face Fulham at the City Ground - and manager Mark Warburton says nobody is more determined to get back on track than the Reds players

Amid all the recent flurry of frustration and disappointment, it is easy to overlook one potentially important fact – if Nottingham Forest can beat Fulham, they could find themselves within touching distance of the play-offs again.

It would take a freakish combination of results to see them actually climb back into the top six. But victory over the Cottagers at the City Ground could unquestionably alter the mood again.

If, of course, remains the key word, with a big improvement required in several areas if Forest are to overcome a Fulham side with a similar football ethos – and one that has had rather more time to hone it, under boss Slaviša Jokanović.

Fulham may have endured a stuttering start of their own, but they played some of the best football in the Championship last season.

While, for 30 first half minutes at Villa Park on Saturday, Mark Warburton's side looked like a side that would struggle to win another game at all in the division. It was as bad as they have been at any point of the manager's tenure.

But it is the second half display that Forest must cling on to, as a source of optimism and hope, as they look to secure what would unquestionably be a timely, significant win, following a few weeks when there has been little in the way of things to celebrate.

Forest boss Warburton makes no bones of the fact that, beyond any debate about tactics, personnel, mentality or defensive frailty, only one thing really matters in football – results.

And he knows that a positive one against the London club at the City Ground, would immediately change the dynamic again.

"That is the nature of the league – it is still so early. An old boss of mine at Brentford used to talk about sample size – how can you make a proper judgement after nine games?" said Warburton. "Teams are still bedding in, decisions are being made over personnel and how they adapt. It is early days.

"But the nature of this industry is that time is the most important commodity – and that can be very scarce, shall we say.

"If we can get three points against Fulham, the mood will change very quickly again. Aston Villa's training ground this morning will have been buzzing – and yet the stats tell us that we had a good performance at Villa Park, at a tough venue.

"We came away with nothing and all weekend, you rue that, you are thinking and feeling the frustration.

"That is the nature of the industry we are in. It is purely a results driven industry and you live and die by the results. You really do – the whole club does.

"It is so important to get positive results. But nobody is more aware of that more than the players.

"We have just come out of a meeting now and nobody wants them to do well more than themselves. They are keen as a group, it hurts them as a group and they want to do well as a group."

With two home games to come before the international break, against Fulham and then Sheffield United this weekend, it feels like an important few days for the Reds.

A couple of wins would send people into the break in positive mood again. More frustration would only add to the disappointed mood that has pervaded sections of the fanbase following defeats at the hands of Wolves and Villa in the Championship and at Chelsea in the EFL Cup.

"We have an important week ahead of us. Fulham and Sheffield United are two teams in form and we know we face formidable challenges again," said Warburton. "But we will try to dominate the football and get the results that we are looking for.

"This is the division, I don't think I will ever sit here and say to you 'I really fancy this one, because this team is struggling'. It is a tough division.

"The demands are relentless, we say that week in, week out.

"Fulham are a football team, they are brave and will take risks. They have good players and we know what we face. We are very similar. We are very frustrated after Saturday, but we have to move on very quickly.

"The quick turnaround does challenge you, but we have to move on. We cannot feel sorry for ourselves, we cannot afford to."

And Warburton retains the belief that Forest could and possibly should have returned from Villa with at least a point, following that much needed second half improvement.

"We dominated the second half. They had one shot on target in that second half, from the free kick. And there were so many incidents within that free kick. Was the foul earlier? Was it taken from the right spot? Because it looked as though it was taken eight yards from where it was conceded," said Warburton. "Was the wall in the right place? No, probably not. It was a soft goal to give away.

"All those small details added up to the outcome that we lost the game of football.

"The players did respond in the second half and we have no doubts about their character and work ethic. They are stung. They put pressure on themselves as a group and they want to win. It is that simple.

"But we have to recognise the demands of this league. If you get the fine margins wrong, you will be punished – and we have been punished in recent games.

"We did enough to get something from the game, but we did not get our rewards for that, unfortunately."

There is a prevailing sense that Forest are not too far away from finding the winning formula. But, in between the spells where they look like a good side in the making, remain those costly moments that are too frequently hurting them.

"We need resilience as a squad. Our performances have been good – in parts. We had good spells either side of half time at Sheffield Wednesday. We were strong, dominant and back in the game. But another soft goal cost us dear. We have to look at that," said Warburton.

"Again, against Wolves, it was two teams going toe-to-toe in the first half, but a mistake cost us dear. We have to learn from that.

"I know talk is cheap and that actions are more important than words – we have to be better for the experience.

"We defend as a team and we attack as a team. We defend from the front and we attack from the back. We are brave on the ball and we try to move it forward.

"Our point of view is that we do everything as a team, we win and lose as a team and hopefully we grow as a team as well."

And the key to any improvement will not just lie with what Forest do when they are in possession – but with how they defend when they are not.

'Soft' goals have cost them dearly against Villa, Wolves and Sheffield Wednesday in recent times and Warburton knows it is a habit they must bring a halt to.

"We have to recognise that goals hurt you. We cannot be going to places like Villa Park and need to score three goals to get three points," he said. "You hope that, over the course of a 46 game season, the random nature of football will even itself out.

"In the first few games a lot was made of our defending of set-pieces, but on Saturday we defended them well. That has been a positive.

"But the fact remains that soft goals hurt us."

Forest's task, against a Fulham side that is equipped to lap up any opportunities handed to them, is to ensure that Jokanović is again the manager left to answer questions about whether his side's approach is the right one, after the final whistle.



http://www.nottinghampost.com/sport/football/it-hurts-them-mark-warburton-531231

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Website Issues

The Club is aware of the issues that affected the website on Saturday afternoon, and apologises to fans who were affected.

Due to a technical issue, fulhamfc.com experienced problems loading during the Middlesbrough match, including access to the live overseas stream and Gentleman Jim's audio commentary. We sincerely regret that this hindered certain fans' coverage of the weekend's match.

We investigated what was causing the problem and have rectified the issue.

Match passes for our next fixture against Nottingham Forest on Tuesday 26th September (7.45pm BST) are currently available to purchase, and we hope many of our overseas fans will continue to follow the action via the live stream.



http://www.fulhamfc.com/news/2017/september/25/website-issues

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Nottingham Forest v Fulham
TUE, 26 Sept 2017 Championship
Venue: The City Ground

David Vaughan joined Forest from Sunderland on a free transfer in 2014 following a loan spell

Nottingham Forest are without midfielder David Vaughan (groin), who is back in training but is not yet fit.

Manager Mark Warburton is expected to make changes following the defeat at Aston Villa, his side's fourth loss in five Championship matches.

Fulham will be without forward Floyd Ayite after he pulled his hamstring during the 1-1 draw with Middlesbrough.

Rafa Soares is continuing his recovery from an ankle injury, but Tom Cairney (knee) is yet to return to training.

Match facts

    Nottingham Forest have only lost one of their last 12 home league games against Fulham (W7 D4), a 3-0 defeat in September 2000.
    The Cottagers have conceded at least twice in six of their last seven games against the the Reds in all competitions.
    Forest will have had a different manager in charge for each of their last six league meetings with Fulham - Stuart Pearce, Dougie Freedman, Paul Williams, Philippe Montanier, Gary Brazil and current boss Mark Warburton.
    Fulham lost their previous league game on the road at Burton, while they haven't lost consecutive away games in the Championship since January 2016.
    Nottingham Forest have lost their last two home league games, last losing three on the bounce in April 2016.



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Rovers U23s 4 Fulham U23s 0

Goals from Wright, Nuttall, Rankin-Costello and Mansell see Rovers romp to victory

Rovers Under-23s were back amongst the goals as they returned to winnings ways in fine style with an emphatic 4-0 Premier League 2 victory at home to Fulham.

Academy scholar Callum Wright was instrumental in the success, scoring a superb opener on nine minutes, before setting up Joe Nuttall for Rovers' second just before the half-hour mark.

Nuttall was forced off after injuring himself in the process, before Fulham's Isaac Pearce was stretchered off and taken to hospital with what looked like a serious injury.

Rovers didn't let the long delays disrupt their impressive display, as Joe Rankin-Costello swept home his sixth of the season on 55 minutes, before Wright claimed his second assist, crossing for substitute Lewis Mansell to head home 10 minutes later.

With the contest put to bed, 16-year-old Welsh starlet Jack Vale was brought on for his debut and he won a penalty late on, but Rankin-Costello blasted his spot-kick against the woodwork.

Ahead of the game, Rovers made three changes to the side that drew 1-1 away to Norwich City last weekend.

With Lewis Hardcastle and Joe Grayson suspended and Jack Doyle and Willem Tomlinson injured, that meant first starts at Under-23 level for scholars John Buckley and Ben Paton, whilst Connor Thomson also came into the starting line-up.

Rovers started brightly, with Buckley firing wide of the target from distance on four minutes and Nuttall seeing a low shot saved by Magnus Norman on seven minutes, before the hosts opened the scoring moments later.

Wright advanced forward from midfield, before unleasing a stunning 30-yard strike into the top left-hand corner. A terrific way to open his account!

The hosts thought they had doubled their lead on 13 minutes, when Nuttall converted Lewis Travis' pin-point cross, but the striker was adjudged to have strayed offside. It was a close call.

Rovers remained in the ascendancy and went close again at the midway point in the half. Wright did brilliantly to break down the left, his cross found Stefan Mols at the far post, he played the ball back inside to Nuttall, whose shot on the turn was saved by Norman.

The second goal Rovers' display deserved did arrive just before the half-hour mark. Wright played a ball over the top for Nuttall to chase, he won the race and lobbed the Fulham keeper for his eighth PL2 goal - and ninth in all competitions - this season.

The Rovers striker was flattened by the onrushing Norman in the process and after lengthy treatment, he was replaced by Mansell.

Soon after, Isaac Pearce collided with Rovers keeper Andy Fisher and the Fulham player had to be stretchered off, with Mikolaj Kwietniewski coming on in his place.

That meant 14 minutes of stoppage time went up on the board at the end of the first half!

In the 10th added minute, Fulham registered their first effort at goal, as Jon Dagur Thorsteinsson lifted a ball over the top to Rafa Soares, who forced a smart save from Fisher at his near post.

Just like they did in the first half, Rovers started the second half in impressive fashion.

On 47 minutes, Buckley sliced a left-foot shot wide of the target, before Rankin-costello broke through, with Mansell in space to his right, but he opted to go for goal himself and Norman made the save.

However, the third goal did arrive on 55 minutes and what a well-worked team goal it was. It started with Fisher, continued by Travis, before the ball was played out wide to Thomson and his low centre was superbly swept home by Rankin-Costello.

Just past the hour mark, Moritz Jenz was denied by Fisher at one end, before Wright was denied his second of the game by Norman straight down the other.

On 65 minutes, Rovers added a fourth. Buckley played the ball out left to Wright and his cross was headed home by Mansell.

Moments later, Fisher made a superb save to deny Elijah Adebayo from point-blank range, before Travis twice put his body on the line to block the follow-ups.

On 72 minutes, 16-year-old Vale came on for his debut and he made an instant impression, playing in Rankin-Costello, who fired wide of the upright from the edge of the area.

The young substitute was involved again as Rovers ought to have added a fifth two minutes from time. Jack Evans linked well with Vale, who was brought down in the box, but Rankin-Costello's penalty cannoned against the crossbar.

It would have been the third time this season that Rovers have netted five goals in a league game.

Overall, it was an extremely satisfying night for Damien Johnson's young side, who kept a clean sheet, scored four well-worked goals and could have added a few more.

ROVERS: Fisher, Thomson, Paton, Travis, C. Doyle, Platt, Mols, Buckley (Evans 73), Nuttall (Mansell 33), Rankin-Costello, Wright (Vale 72).
Subs not used: Albinson, Carter.

Goals: Wright (9), Nuttall (29), Rankin-Costello (55), Mansell (65)

FULHAM: Norman, Jenz, Soares (Elstone 63), Edun, Davies, Atkinson, De La Torre (Nabay 63), O'Riley, Adebayo, Pearce (Kwietniewski 45), Dagur Thorsteinsson.
Subs not used: Ashby-Hammond.

Booked: Norman, Adebayo.

Attendance: 259



https://www.rovers.co.uk/news/2017/september/rovers-u23s-4-fulham-u23s-0/

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Norwood Gets Northern Ireland Call (26/9/17)

Fulham's Oliver Norwood has been called up by Northern Ireland manager Michael O'Neill for the coming international break.

The next international break of the 2017/18 campaign October sees sees Northern Ireland face Germany and Norway in 2018 World Cup qualifying games.

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Northern Ireland face group leaders Germany on October 5 before facing Norway three days later in Oslo.

37 year old Gareth McAuley comes back into the group having missed victories over San Marino and Czech Republic in the previous break, Craig Cathcart misses out but there are call ups for uncapped duo Jordan Jones and George Saville.

Full squad:

Goalkeepers:

McGovern (Norwich City), Mannus (St Johnstone), Carroll (Linfield).

Defenders:

Hughes (Hearts), G McAuley (West Brom), Evans (West Brom), Brunt (West Brom), C McLaughlin (Millwall), Hodson (Rangers), A Thompson (Bradford City loan), D Lafferty (Sheffield United), Flanagan (Burton Albion).

Midfielders:

Davis (Southampton), McGinn (Gwangju), Norwood (Fulham loan), C Evans (Blackburn), Ferguson (Millwall), Dallas (Leeds), Lund (Burton Albion), Paton (St Johnstone), J Jones (Kilmarnock), G Saville (Millwall).

Strikers:

K Lafferty (Hearts), Magennis (Charlton), Washington (QPR), McCartan (Bradford City).



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