Crystal Palace vs Nottingham Forest:
Probable lineups, predictions, and statistics
Crystal Palace host Nottingham Forest in the Premier League this weekend, looking to build on their impressive win over Manchester United.
Crystal Palace claimed a 1-0 win at Old Trafford in their last match and they will be confident of another win against Nottingham Forest. The Eagles are currently ranked 9th on the rankings and they are unbeaten in 4/5 recent matches in the national championship.
Meanwhile, Nottingham Forest enters this match after a draw against Brentford and they have not won in their last 3 matches in the national championship. They have just one win in their last five matches and will need to improve their form to claim all three points here.
Nottingham Forest has an impressive record against Crystal Palace in recent seasons. But it remains to be seen whether they can extend their good form against the south London club and get a positive result in this match.
Crystal Palace
The home side will be without Eberechi Eze, who has been ruled out until November with a thigh injury. Nathan Ferguson is sidelined with a similar injury, and he is expected to return in November as well. Michael Olise is sidelined until the end of this month. Dean Henderson is also suffering from a thigh injury and his return date is unknown.
Palace are likely to shape up in a 4-3-3 formation, with Sam Johnstone in goal. Joel Ward and Tyrick Mitchell will start as the full-backs, and they will look to help out offensively and protect the central defenders as well. Joachim Andersen will start alongside Marc Guehi at the heart of the defence.
Cheick Doucoure will start as the central defensive midfielder here, and he will look to break up the opposition attacks and win the ball back for his side. Will Hughes and Jairo Riedewald will start alongside him.
Nottingham Forest
Danilo has a thigh injury and will be out of action until November. Nuno Tavares and Philippe Monteiro have groin and knee injuries respectively and they will return later this month. Moussa Niakhate is suspended after receiving two yellow cards.
Nottingham Forest will likely use a 4-3-2-1 formation, with goalkeeper Matt Turner. Serge Aurier and Ola Aina will be deployed here at fullback. Willy Boly will start at center back alongside Murillo.
In midfield, Ibrahima Sangaré will complement the defense alongside Nicolas Dominguez and Orel Mangala. Callum Hudson-Odoi and Morgan Gibbs-White will start in the attacking midfield positions, and they will look to help create scoring opportunities as well as being absent from time to time. Finally, Taiwo Awoniyi is expected to score for the away team.
Possible ingredients (4-3-2-1):
Cameraman; Aurier, Boly, Murillo, Aina; Dominguez, Sangaré, Mangala; Hudson-Odoi, Gibbs-White; Awoniyi
Key statistics
Nottingham Forest are unbeaten in their last 6 away matches against Crystal Palace in all competitions.
13 goals have been scored in the last 6 matches between these two teams.
Crystal Palace has conceded 10 goals in the last 6 matches in all competitions.
Nottingham Forest have conceded in 5/6 recent matches in all competitions.
The 27-year-old is undoubtedly one of the club’s best players and he will play a vital role in his team’s hopes of claiming all three points. Andersen has won three Man of the Match awards in seven appearances for Palace so far and scored two goals. The Denmark international is clearly influencing games at both ends of the pitch and he is a key man we need to keep an eye on.
Guess
Crystal Palace 2-1 Nottingham Forest
Crystal Palace are in slightly better form than Nottingham Forest and they can take all 3 points here. The two teams are tied and the match will likely end. However, the home team had a better defense and could have won. Crystal Palace have not won any of their last 6 matches against Nottingham Forest and they will have more motivation going into this match. A 2-1 home win is at stake.
