Bassey, a Nigeria international, gave his side the lead before halftime in the FA Cup encounter that ended 1-1 at Old Trafford.
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In fact it was 13 years to the day since Fulham last even scored at the Bridge, with Clint Dempsey on target in a 1-1 draw.
Building on last weekend’s 3-1 win over Newcastle United, Fulham climbed to sixth in the standings on 11 points after six games – their best start to a season since 2003 – while Forest, who have yet to win at home, are ninth on nine points.
A dominant performance saw Alejandro Garnacho, Marcus Rashford and Christian Eriksen all bag braces for the Red Devils alongside Antony’s spot-kick to secure victory against the third-tier outfit.
Marco Silva’s side completely dominated the first half and took a deserved lead through a smart Iwobi strike on 20 minutes before successfully holding
Adarabioyo joined Fulham from Manchester City in 2020 and made 119 league appearances for the Whites
After a goalless first half, Calvin Bassey scored his first goal for the Cottagers midway through the second half.
The centre half does not want to renew his deal as he has options from around Europe.
Fulham are reportedly showing an interest in Everton attacker Alex Iwobi.
The result leaves the Gunners second with seven points, behind north London rivals Tottenham Hotspur on goal difference.
Manager Sean Dyche rued missed opportunities from his goal-shy side as the 2023-2024 season kicked-off on Saturday.
The Ligue 1 club are keen to strengthen in central defence, with Axel Disasi on the verge of completing a move to Chelsea.
Sky Sports claimed Fulham have offered £15 million for the stopper.
The result ended the visitors’ three-game unbeaten 2022/2023 English Premier League run and left them in the relegation zone after the day’s other results.
Carlos Vinicius headed in a 72nd-minute winner after Portugal winger Joao Felix had been sent off on his Chelsea debut when the score was 1-1
This followed the decision of the club to trigger the one-year extension clause option in Adarabioy’s current contract.
Jurgen Klopp’s men were forced to accept second best again last season, while the Cottagers are aiming to avoid a swift demotion back down to the second tier.
Bassey has been building a solid profile over the past five months after impressing for Glasgow Rangers in the Scottish Cup, the Premiership, and the Europa League.
The Sun says Fulham is keen to tie him down to a new long-term deal to ward off interest this summer.
Lookman spent the 2020-21 campaign on loan at Fulham, he scored four goals in 34 appearances.