Match Report
Crystal Palace (15th, 45 pts) visited Nottingham Forest (16th, 44 pts) with 1 points between them. The last five rounds placed Nottingham Forest 5th in the league for form — higher than their 16th in the standings. In league terms the two rates read 1.26/1.34 for Nottingham Forest and 1.08/1.34 for Crystal Palace (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.38.
Three consecutive defeats weighed on Crystal Palace. Nottingham Forest had banked 8 of the last 15 points on offer; Crystal Palace, 1.
15 meetings are on record — 6 won by Nottingham Forest, 1 by Crystal Palace, 8 drawn, at 2 goals per meeting. Whoever hosts gains little here: home teams have taken just 27% of the wins in this fixture. More than two goals is the exception here — seen in 27% of meetings.
The match was played at The City Ground (capacity 30,445). M. Salisbury officiated: 100 games logged, averaging 1.6 yellow cards each. It was 1-1 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 1-1.
Goal scorers
Nottingham Forest: Morgan Gibbs-White (5') · Crystal Palace: Ismaïla Sarr (45')
Key stats
Possession: Nottingham Forest 33% · Crystal Palace 67% · Total shots: 9-14 · On target: 1-3 · Corners: 5-7