Brennan Johnson Ryan Yates Willy Boly Issa Diop Joe Worrall Harrison Reed queen Elizabeth Ii II (Ii) Taiwo Awoniyi Manchester county Forest Premier League soccer Sport FIVE Brennan Johnson Ryan Yates Willy Boly Issa Diop Joe Worrall Harrison Reed queen Elizabeth Ii II (Ii) Taiwo Awoniyi Manchester county Forest

Clinical Fulham outgun Forest in five-goal thriller

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Tosin Adarabioyo, Joao Palhinha and Harrison Reed struck within a heady six-minute passage of play as Fulham edged out Nottingham Forest in a five-goal thriller.FULL MATCH DETAILSNigeria forward Taiwo Awoniyi marked his return to the Forest starting line-up with an 11th-minute opener, but the match took a decisive turn as the hosts conceded three times in quick succession.While Lewis O'Brien set up a grandstand finish in the 77th minute, Fulham held on to secure a 3-2 win that condemned Forest to a fourth successive defeat, which keeps them second bottom in the Premier League.The top flight resumed on Friday night after last week's fixtures were called off as a mark of respect following the death of Queen Elizabeth II and there were some heartfelt tributes to mark the monarch's passing.A minute's silence was impeccably observed by the overwhelming majority in the City Ground, with the odd outburst then drowned out by an ovation before fans sung God Save the King, while there was a round of applause in the 70th minute to commemorate the length of the Queen's reign.Two weeks ago, Forest had surrendered a two-goal lead at Bournemouth to lose 3-2 and boss Steve Cooper reacted by dropping club captain Joe Worrall and former Manchester United midfielder Jesse Lingard.In came Awoniyi and Willy Boly, on his Forest debut, while Fulham brought in Issa Diop and Willian following their defeat to London rivals Tottenham two weeks ago.Fulham started brightly, but it was Forest who created the first significant opening as Brennan Johnson left Tim Ream in his wake before squaring for Morgan Gibbs-White, whose shot was deflected wide.But from the resulting Gibbs-White corner, Ryan Yates got highest in the scramble of bodies to flick on

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Fulham, carried wreaths as they led their teams out toward the center circle ahead of a pre-match minute’s silence for Queen Elizabeth II at the City Ground. Over at Villa Park, the lights were dimmed, the middle of the field was illuminated and tributes to the late monarch were displayed on the screens. Later, a soprano sang 'God Save the King' in front of the players of Aston Villa and Southampton. When the clock reached 70 minutes at both matches, fans stood and applauded in memory of the queen — who died last week after 70 years on the throne. Play even briefly stopped.
Fulham continued their fine start to the Premier League season with a thrilling 3-2 victory over fellow promoted side Nottingham Forest. For the home side, however, it was a second home defeat in row by the same scoreline having lost to Bournemouth last time out. Ad Added disappointment for manager Steve Cooper will come from the fact Forest have led in both games, only to throw the points away.

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