Nottingham Forest set to SACK Steve Cooper after dismal 5-0 defeat to Fulham – with Julen Lopetegui and Marco Silva among the candidates in the frame to take over

• Steve Cooper is on the brink at Nottingham Forest after their 5-0 loss to Fulham
• The Reds have lost four games on the trot and are six points clear of the drop 
• This HAS to be the time when players show respect and control. Only the captain should approach referees – Listen to It’s All Kicking Off 

Steve Cooper is facing the sack after his Nottingham Forest side slid to a dismal fourth consecutive league defeat at Fulham.

Mail Sport revealed on November 25 that Cooper was under huge pressure after Forest were beaten 3-2 at home by Brighton. 

They were then booed off following the 1-0 home loss to Everton on December 2.

The 5-0 thrashing by Fulham looks set to be the final straw, with the club just two places above the bottom three. 

Forest owner Evangelos Marinakis, who was at Craven Cottage, is now poised to start the hunt for Cooper’s replacement, with former Wolves boss Julen Lopetegui one of the coaches he admires.

Another is the manager who looks set to have ended the Cooper era — Fulham’s Marco Silva, who worked under Marinakis at Olympiacos.

Steve Cooper is on the brink at Nottingham Forest after their dismal 5-0 loss to Fulham 

Former Wolves boss Julen Lopetegui is among the candidates in the frame to take over

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