National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Nottingham Forest U21 or Fulham U21 that keep their silverware dream alive.
Nottingham Forest U21 have less rest than Fulham U21 in this fixture, as the hosts were involved in a Premier League 2 Divison Two game only four days ago. That game was an away game at West Brom U21, so at least Nottingham are thankful to return home in this one. Game on!
Nottingham Forest U21 form and stats
3 victories, 0 draws and 2 defeats. That’s what Nottingham Forest U21 have to build on here at The Impact Arena in the Premier League 2 Divison Two.
Happy days for Nottingham Forest U21 in their previous game, a fixture away at West Brom U21 that ended with a 5-1 victory. As mentioned above, Nottingham Forest U21 "killed" West Brom U21 in their previous game. They need to reset completely for this one and beware of complacency.
Ahead of that match, Nottingham Forest U21 won a home game hosting Norwich City U21 (4-1).With an average of more than two goals per home game in the league (11 in 5 games), Nottingham's attacking play is working. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Nottingham Forest U21 defense is not exactly impregnable. 9 goals conceded from 5 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
Fulham U21 form and stats
Playing away, Fulham U21 have won 2 games, drawn 3 and suffered 2 defeats in the Premier League 2 Division One this season.
Two away games in a row for Fulham, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 1-3 versus Liverpool U21.
That result followed a home victory 3-0 versus Blackburn Rovers U21 in the Premier League 2 Division One.The Fulham U21 manager Wigley has got the team scoring on the road, with 15 away goals in 7 league matches. 8 goals have been conceded by Fulham U21 in these games.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
![]() O. O'Neill 7 goals | ![]() A. Konate 5 goals |
Nottingham Forest U21 missing players
Fulham U21 missing players
| Nottingham Forest U21 | Fulham U21 | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 11 | 5 | Played | P | 19 | 24 | ||
| 6 | 3 | Won | W | 4 | 8 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 6 | 7 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Lost | L | 9 | 9 | ||
| 23 | 11 | Scored | S | 30 | 45 | ||
| 19 | 9 | Conceded | C | 32 | 39 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 82% | 80% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 89% | 92% | ||
| 73% | 80% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 58% | 62% | ||
| 64% | 80% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 37% | 42% | ||
| 45% | 60% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 21% | 21% | ||
| 82% | 80% | BTTS | BTTS | 63% | 62% | ||
| 18% | 20% | Clean Sheets | C S | 11% | 17% | ||
| 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 26% | 21% | ||
| 4.1 | 4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.5 | 5.4 | ||
| 5.3 | 3.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7.6 | 7.3 | ||
| 1.2 | 0.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.3 | 1.4 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 10.8 | 12.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8 | 10 | ||
| 5.8 | 6.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 4.5 | ||
| 38% | 37% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 42% | 40% | ||
| 12.5 | 9 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 14.4 | 13.3 | ||
| 4.8 | 4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.6 | 5.3 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Nottingham Forest U21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2 | Fulham U21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | Hull City U21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -1 | 0 |
| 4 | Charlton Athletic U21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Leeds United U21 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 21 | 25 |
| 2 | Southampton U21 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 28 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 19 |
| 3 | West Brom U21 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 19 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 17 |
| 4 | Norwich City U21 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 16 |
| 5 | Nottingham Forest U21 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 16 |
| 6 | Newcastle United U21 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 14 |
| 7 | Middlesbrough U21 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 23 | 27 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 17 | -4 | 14 |
| 8 | Aston Villa U21 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | -1 | 12 |
| 9 | Sunderland U21 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 9 | -6 | 8 |
| 10 | Stoke City U21 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 27 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 16 | -13 | 8 |
| 11 | Derby County U21 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 27 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 15 | -22 | 0 |
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| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Arsenal U21 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 24 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 23 |
| 2 | Liverpool U21 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 22 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 22 |
| 3 | Manchester City U21 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 29 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 10 | 11 | 21 |
| 4 | Chelsea U21 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 29 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 10 | 9 | 20 |
| 5 | Crystal Palace U21 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 26 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 20 |
| 6 | Fulham U21 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 25 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 8 | 14 | 19 |
| 7 | Everton U21 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 21 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 19 |
| 8 | Brighton U21 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 23 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 16 |
| 9 | Wolves U21 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 26 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 14 | -8 | 14 |
| 10 | Blackburn Rovers U21 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 16 | 25 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 15 | -9 | 10 |
| 11 | Manchester United U21 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 21 | 36 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 19 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 17 | -15 | 10 |
| 12 | Leicester U21 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 25 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | -11 | 9 |
| 13 | Tottenham U21 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 26 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 16 | -17 | 6 |
| 14 | West Ham United U21 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 14 | 27 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 16 | -13 | 5 |