Fulham vs. Nottingham Forest

Fulham hosts Nottingham Forest on Monday in the last match of the weekend. Kickoff is at 3pm EST on USA Network.

This will be Fulham's first league match without the Nigerian trio and if it goes poorly we'll all be worried about Fulham's prospects over the next month. Lukic was pulled not just because of his yellow in the League Cup but also out of precaution because of an issue with his groin. He could be available for this match.

I'd like to see Fulham go with the starting midfield I also suggested against Newcastle: Smith-Rowe, King, Berge. But again, I don't think that is likely. I'd also like to see Kusi-Asare get more playing time. Also not likely. So I don't think that Silva will be making the best possible choices for this team to win and to keep the existing squad fit over the coming weeks. Sorry I'm still whining about this, but I'm pretty disappointed in his decision making this season.

Fulham does have a good track record against Forest so even if I don't see the lineup I'd like, I'm still hopeful for a win.