Raul Jimenez scored his 50th Premier League goal with a clinical penalty as Fulham’s impressive start to the season continued with victory at Nottingham Forest.
Fulham were awarded a penalty early in the second half after referee John Brooks was urged to consult the pitchside monitor by the Video Assistant Referee (VAR).
Brooks had seemingly missed the infringement but determined from the replays that Forest defender Murillo had scraped his studs along the back of Andreas Pereira’s calf, and Jimenez emphatically buried the spot-kick.
The goal opened up what had hitherto been a tight contest as the directness and tricky skills of Forest substitutes Callum Hudson-Odoi and Anthony Elanga gave the home side greater purpose.
Hudson-Odoi went close after a mazy dribble when he cut in from the left, but could only lift his shot over the crossbar while Fulham keeper Bernd Leno had his palms stung by a spectacular volleyed effort from Jota Silva.
Jimenez went close to scoring a second when he curled wide from a good position before Marco Silva's side showed composure to see off Forest's late pressure.
Fulham's victory was their third of the season and helped them climb up to sixth in the table - just three points off top spot.
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