Analysis: Fulham remain in hunt for Europe

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Last weekend's FA Cup fifth-round defeat by Championship club Southampton left Fulham with one solitary objective this season - to secure qualification for European competition next term.

They are among a group of clubs tightly packed on the fringe of the top six, with Brentford in seventh and 14th-placed Crystal Palace separated by only five points.

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If Fulham are to compete on the continent for the first time in more than a decade, they will need to improve their inconsistent results in the closing weeks of the campaign.

The stalemate at Nottingham Forest was their first league draw since 4 January. During the intervening period, they won four and lost five of their nine league fixtures.

They were in the game throughout but struggled to create clear opportunities after Calvin Bassey failed to convert his first-half chance, heading straight at Matz Sels from six yards.

The visitors remained resolute at the other end, though, to ensure they clinched a point.

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