Match summary
Before kickoff, Nottingham Forest were 17th in the table but 6th on points from the last five league games. Crystal Palace had gone 10 matches without a win before this one.
Nottingham Forest vs Crystal Palace in numbers
FormLast 5 games, all competitions · latest on the right
Nottingham Forest2W 2D 1L
Nottingham ForestCrystal Palace
8Pointsof 151
9Goals scored3
4Goals conceded9
3Clean sheets1
2Scored in a row3
2Unbeaten in a row0
0Without a win10
0Conceded in a row3
Head to head15 meetings · Oct 2009 – Aug 2025
- Nottingham Forest wins
- 6
- Draws
- 8
- Crystal Palace wins
- 1
2goals per meeting
47%both teams scored
27%3+ goals
27%won by the host
Last 5 meetingsNottingham Forest 1W 4D 0L · 1.4 goals per game
Meetings
- Premier LeagueCrystal Palace1-1Nottingham Forest
- Premier LeagueCrystal Palace1-1Nottingham Forest
- Premier LeagueNottingham Forest1-0Crystal Palace
- Premier LeagueNottingham Forest1-1Crystal Palace
- Premier LeagueCrystal Palace0-0Nottingham Forest
Show all 15 meetings
- Premier LeagueCrystal Palace1-1Nottingham Forest
- Premier LeagueNottingham Forest1-0Crystal Palace
- ChampionshipNottingham Forest2-2Crystal Palace
- ChampionshipCrystal Palace1-1Nottingham Forest
- ChampionshipCrystal Palace0-3Nottingham Forest
- ChampionshipNottingham Forest0-1Crystal Palace
- ChampionshipCrystal Palace0-3Nottingham Forest
- ChampionshipNottingham Forest3-0Crystal Palace
- ChampionshipNottingham Forest2-0Crystal Palace
- ChampionshipCrystal Palace1-1Nottingham Forest
League table before kickoffRebuilt from 235 earlier results
Nottingham ForestCrystal Palace
#17Position#15
25Points23 v 23 games28
-11Goal difference-4
1Scored per gameleague avg 1.391.04
1.48Conceded per game1.22
#6Form table position#20
Match Timeline
Man of the Match
Nottingham ForestCrystal Palace
- Yellow Card · Nottingham Forest · Nikola Milenković75'
- Substitution · Nottingham Forest · Dan Ndoye · InOut: Igor Jesus70'
- 61'Substitution · Crystal Palace · Christantus Uche · InOut: Chadi Riad
- 54'Yellow Card · Crystal Palace · Yéremy Pino
- Substitution · Nottingham Forest · Ryan Yates · InOut: Callum Hudson-Odoi46'
- Substitution · Nottingham Forest · Angus Gunn · InOut: Matz Sels46'
- Substitution · Nottingham Forest · Morato · InOut: Nicolás Domínguez45+3'
- 45+2'Penalty · Crystal Palace · Ismaïla Sarr1-1 · Penalty
- Red Card · Nottingham Forest · Neco Williams45'
- 32'Yellow Card · Crystal Palace · Chadi Riad
- 31'Yellow Card · Crystal Palace · Chris Richards
- Goal · Nottingham Forest · Morgan Gibbs-White1-05'
Match Statistics
Match stats
Nottingham ForestCrystal Palace
33%Ball Possession67%
9Shots Total14
1Shots On Target3
5Corners7
4Fouls12
1Yellow Cards3
2Offsides0
1Saves0
282Passes575
5Shots Off Target8
60Attacks81
53Dangerous Attacks77
6Shots Inside Box9
3Shots Outside Box5
1Goals1
12Free Kicks5
3Shots Blocked3
4Substitutions1
16Tackles14
206Accurate Passes489
1Red Cards0
1Injuries0
13Total Crosses24
2Accurate Crosses6
10Interceptions6
63Duels Won37
2Big Chances Created1
1Big Chances Missed1
Team Lineups
Lineups
4-2-3-1 · 3-4-2-1
Player Stats
| Player | Rating | Min | Goals | Assists | Shots | Passes | Tackles | Duels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8.1 | 90' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 41(88%) | 4 | 12/14 | |
| 7.3 | 90' | 1 | 0 | 1/3 | 36(60%) | 1 | 4/12 | |
Ola Aina DF | 7.2 | 90' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 30(80%) | 1 | 11/13 |
Murillo DF | 7.0 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 30(90%) | 1 | 3/4 |
| 6.9 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 17(82%) | 2 | 4/6 | |
| 6.8 | 44' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 7(57%) | 1 | 3/5 | |
| 6.7 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 24(92%) | 1 | 4/9 | |
| 6.7 | 20' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 9(56%) | 1 | 2/3 | |
| 6.7 | 45' | 0 | 0 | - | 14(64%) | 3 | 5/7 | |
Morato DF | 6.7 | 45' | 0 | 0 | - | 6(83%) | 1 | 3/5 |
| 6.7 | 44' | 0 | 0 | - | 19(32%) | - | - | |
| 6.5 | 46' | 0 | 0 | - | 15(67%) | - | - | |
| 6.4 | 70' | 0 | 0 | 0/2 | 10(40%) | - | 9/15 | |
| 6.2 | 46' | 0 | 0 | - | 15(79%) | - | 1/3 | |
| 5.4 | 45' | 0 | 0 | - | 9(78%) | - | 2/4 |
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