Nottingham Forest vs Crystal Palace prediction and preview

Premier League · Saturday 8 May 2027, 14:00 UTC

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Nottingham Forest vs Crystal Palace

Premier League · Saturday 8 May 2027, 14:00 UTC · The City Ground, Nottingham

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Nottingham Forest vs Crystal Palace preview

Nottingham Forest welcome Crystal Palace at The City Ground in Nottingham on Saturday 8 May 2027 (14:00 UTC) in the Premier League. Nottingham Forest sit 19th on 6 points after 9 matches, while Crystal Palace sit 18th on 7 points after 9 matches.

Recent form: Nottingham Forest L-D-L-L-L, Crystal Palace L-L-D-L-L (most recent first). Over their last 6, Nottingham Forest have scored 0.7 and conceded 1.5 goals per game, with 2 of those matches going over 2.5 goals and both teams scoring in 3. Crystal Palace average 1.2 scored and 2.5 conceded across their last 6, with 0 clean sheets.

Head to head, Nottingham Forest have 2 wins to Crystal Palace's 1 across 9 meetings, with 6 draws. Those games averaged 1.8 goals, 1 finished with more than 2.5 goals and both teams scored in 6. The most recent meeting, on 11 Oct 2026, ended Crystal Palace 3-1 Nottingham Forest.

Data as of 4 Nov 2026.

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Form and table

#TeamPWDLGFGAGDPtsForm
18Crystal Palace9216921-127DWLLL
19Nottingham Forest9135612-66LLLDL

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Head-to-head

9 meetings: Nottingham Forest 2, draws 6, Crystal Palace 1.

Team news

Nottingham Forest expected line-up (3-4-2-1)

Matz Sels, Murillo, Jair Cunha, Neco Williams, James McAtee, Xaver Schlager, Liam Delap, Dan Ndoye, Morgan Gibbs-White

Crystal Palace expected line-up (3-4-2-1)

Chris Richards, Jaydee Canvot, Axel Disasi, Tyrick Mitchell, Adam Wharton, Daichi Kamada, Yéremy Pino, Dwight McNeil, Jean-Philippe Mateta

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