The brutal reality has hit now for Nottingham Forest. Despite spending all that money over the summer, they still look a long way short of being a competitive Premier League outfit.
Results such as that six-goal thrashing at the hands of Manchester City and the home loss to Tottenham are all part of the elite learning curve.
But when you’re tossing away leads to lose to Bournemouth, as they did a fortnight ago, and here against Fulham, then the alarm bells have to be clanging very loudly.
MATCH FACTS
Nottingham Forest (3-4-1-2): Henderson 6; Boly 6 (Lingard 63, 6), Cook 5 (Worrall 63, 6), McKenna 5; Williams 5 (Dennis 88), Yates 6.