Nottingham Post published Fulham 3 Nottingham Forest 2: Match report

Put simply, had Nottingham Forest possessed the cutting edge of Ross McCormack, this was a game they would have won.The Fulham forward netted a first half hat-trick of impressive quality, as Stuart Pearce's side demonstrated costly defensive fragility, allowing the London club's most dangerous player the freedom of Craven Cottage.But had Forest shown the same ruthlessness as the former Leeds player, they still might have emerged from the capital with a share of the spoils – or...