Fulham and West Bromwich Albion eye Nottingham Forest midfielder Lewis McGugan

Lewis McGugan's form for Nottingham Forest is attracting attention from clubs in the top tier.Fulham and West Bromwich Albion have both sent scouts to the City Ground to watch the midfielder. Since knuckling down under Billy Davies, McGugan has lost weight thanks to a cycling regime and has been rewarded for that improvement in fitness with goals. Attracting attention: Nottingham Forest's Lewis McGugan is in fine goalscoring form Make that nine: McGugan opens the scoring in Forest's 0-2 win at Cardiff last Saturday McGugan scored again at the weekend - the opening goal in a 0-2 win at Cardiff City - to take his tally for the season to nine, which is a superb return for a midfielder before the halfway stage of the season. The goal poured cold water on a day of celebration at Cardiff when all eyes were on Bluebirds striker Jay Bothroyd, who had earned an England cap in midweek with an appearance against France.  On a day when the two Premier League club's scouts will likely have been checking on the form of Bothroyd, it will have been McGugan's name that resonated in the post-match discussions. Fulham and Birmingham target Jay Bothroyd vows to stay at Cardiff until the end of the seasonFulham keeping tabs on £5m-rated Senegal striker CisseFULHAM FC

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