Fulham returned to winning ways with a hard-fought 1-0 victory over Nottingham Forest at Craven Cottage, a result that eased their relegation concerns while slowing the visitors’ recent

Fulham manager Marco Silva is hopeful over Harry Wilson ’s fitness after the winger suffered an injury scare against Nottingham Forest. The Cottagers beat Forest 1-0 on Monday night, thanks to a first-half penalty from Raul Jimenez, but there was concern over Wilson following a challenge on Neco Williams late on in the game.

West Ham are without Aaron Wan-Bissaka and El Hadji Malick Diouf as they compete at the Africa Cup of Nations for DR Congo and Senegal respectively. Nuno said: "I was watching the game of Aaron (vs Benin), I think they were leading. At 3pm (vs Botswana) Malick will get involved. I wish them all the best and to stay healthy."

Silva has admitted Fulham goalscorer Raúl Jiménez "needed a goal" after his record-breaking penalty gave Fulham all three points at home to Nottingham Forest on Monday night.

The Magpies look to put their derby disappointment behind them as they host the Cottagers in this EFL cup clash.

There is the long-running debate about whether there is any value in the January transfer window. January is a seller's market. Rodrigo Muniz remains sidelined after surgery and Raul Jimenez's all-round game is suffering through fatigue.

Nottingham Forest manager Sean Dyche says his team's "basics" were not quite what they should have been in their 1-0 defeat away to Fulham.