London, December 22 (NA) — Fulham secured a crucial Premier League victory with a 1-0 win against Nottingham Forest at Craven Cottage. This result allowed the team to secure back-to-back wins in a vital match for their survival in the top division. According to the Argentine News Agency, the match was decided by a penalty executed by Raúl Jiménez. The striker left the goalkeeper no chance after a foul inside the penalty area, which referee Anthony Taylor decisively awarded and was later confirmed by the VAR. Beyond the result, Nottingham Forest did not deserve to leave empty-handed. The visiting team created several clear-cut chances, but they were thwarted by a decisive performance from Bernd Leno, who responded confidently to the shots from Murillo and Morgan Gibbs-White, and also maintained the home team's defensive order in the most critical moments. The error that led to the penalty was decisive in the course of the game and ultimately proved to be too harsh a punishment for the side managed by Sean Dyche, who showed initiative but lacked effectiveness in front of the opponent's goal. With this result, Fulham rose to thirteenth place with 23 points and temporarily moved away from the bottom zone, while Nottingham Forest remained seventeenth with 18 points, still outside the relegation zone but with no room for error in the final stretch of the Premier League season.
