Jimenez converts one other penalty to present Fulham win over Nottingham Forest

A record-equalling first half penalty from Raul Jimenez gave Fulham a 1-0 win over lowly Nottingham Forest within the Premier League.

The London facet sought to keep away from dropping three consecutive house league video games for under the second time since being promoted in 2022 and Jimenez’s exact strike from 12 meters ensured it averted that destiny in an uninspiring encounter.

An uneventful first half got here to life seconds earlier than halftime when Fulham was awarded a spot kick following a foul by Douglas Luiz on his fellow Brazilian Kevin.

Mexican striker Jimenez scored for the eleventh time in 11 makes an attempt to protect his 100% conversion file within the league. Just one different participant, Yaya Toure, has scored 11 out of 11 penalties within the competitors.

“I wish to have the strain of the penalties,” Jimenez stated. “I’ve by no means missed. I’m actually comfortable about that and I need to proceed like that. If there are extra penalties to return then I will likely be there.” Forest got here extra into the sport in the beginning of the second half however Fulham had one of the best probabilities to attain with Jimenez and Kevin each spurning good alternatives.

The outcome within the Premier League’s final match earlier than Christmas lifted the Cottagers two locations into thirteenth, equal on factors with the groups above it, Brentford and Newcastle.

Forest remained in seventeenth, 5 factors away from the underside three.