Comments and predictions for Crystal Palace vs Nottingham: Pity for the home team
The match between Crystal Palace vs Nottingham in the English Premier League takes place at 8:00 p.m. on August 24. Nghe An Newspaper analyzes performance, makes football comments and predicts the score.
Latest Crystal Palace vs Nottingham team information
Eze's absence from Palace's Conference League squad on Thursday all but confirmed he will leave the club, but Marc Guehi – who has been linked with Liverpool – started in a back three.
Jefferson Lerma replaces Chris Richards at centre-back, while Borna Sosa is preferred to Tyrick Mitchell – Palace’s only changes. However, the starting line-up against Chelsea is expected to remain unchanged, apart from Eze’s departure.
Injury-wise, Daichi Kamada is close to returning, but Eddie Nketiah, Chadi Riad, Cheick Doucoure and Matheus Franca are still sidelined.
After a brace on the opening day, Forest striker Chris Wood will be hoping to continue that form against an opponent he has scored against in two of his last three meetings.
Three new signings could all feature in the visitors' squad, with James McAtee, Omari Hutchinson and Arnaud Kalimuendo all adding to Nuno's attack this season.
Nicolas Dominguez is Forest's only absentee, with the midfielder set to miss four months with a serious knee injury.
Latest predicted lineup Crystal Palace vs Nottingham
Crystal Palace:
Henderson; Richards, Lacroix, Guehi; Munoz, Wharton, Hughes, Mitchell; Sarr, Mateta, Devenny
Nottingham Forest:
Sels; Aina, Murillo, Milenkovic, Williams; Yates, Anderson; Ndoye, Gibbs-White, Hudson-Odoi; Wood
Latest Crystal Palace vs Nottingham football review
Instead of Nottingham Forest playing Conference League football on Thursday night, it was Crystal Palace, with the Eagles relegated from the Europa League due to multi-club ownership issues, and Garibaldi taking their place in UEFA's second-tier competition.
This has sparked a major rift between the two fan groups, as Forest have made no secret of their efforts to urge UEFA to take action over Palace's case.
The demotion has dampened Palace's summer glory, which saw them win the FA Cup, Community Shield and reach their first European game, beating Fredrikstad 1-0 on Thursday.
However, Eberechi Eze was not named in Oliver Glasner's squad, as the England international was closing in on a move to Arsenal, a shock to fans less than two weeks before the transfer deadline.
Eze could have ended his final game with a decisive goal against Chelsea last Sunday, but his free-kick was ruled out for a rare technical foul never before sanctioned in the Premier League.
That goalless draw means Palace have now drawn five of their last seven games; no other Premier League team has drawn more than twice in the same period.
After overcoming a challenging start last week, Palace's 11-game unbeaten run will be tested again when they face two of last season's top seven sides. A home game against Forest will be followed by a trip to Aston Villa before the international break.
Incredibly, Palace have a terrible record in their first home game of each Premier League season, losing 12 of their 16, and in the last nine years they have scored just one goal – against Southampton behind closed doors in 2020.
Forest are also not a favourite opponent for Palace, as they have never won in 10 Premier League matches - the most Palace have ever faced a team without knowing victory.
This is also Forest's longest unbeaten run against a Premier League opponent, and in all competitions, they are unbeaten in their last eight visits to Selhurst Park, stretching back to 2003.
The 1-1 draw between the two sides last May was actually a rare high-scoring affair, with only eight goals in their six meetings since Forest's promotion in 2022.
Goals were no problem for Nuno Espirito Santo's men last weekend, as they got off to the perfect start with a 3-1 win over Brentford at the City Ground.
The result dispelled any doubts before the season, when Forest had failed to win in seven friendlies, including five 0-0 draws. Excitement continued to build after a flurry of activity in the transfer market.
Ahead of their promising clash with West Ham next week, Forest will be looking to build on last season's excellent away form. Only Liverpool and Arsenal picked up more points away from home than Forest's 33 in the Premier League last season, with 10 wins from 19 games.
That statistic becomes even more impressive when you remember that in the previous two Premier League seasons, Forest picked up a total of just 24 away points from 38 games.
Latest Crystal Palace vs Nottingham score prediction
Based on the above football comments, we and the world's leading football sites have given the results of the match.Crystal Palace vs Nottinghamas follows:
- Sportsmole:Crystal Palace 2-1 Nottingham
- WhoScore:Crystal Palace 1-1 Nottingham
- Our newspaper predicts:Crystal Palace 1-1 Nottingham
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