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Nottingham Forest vs Crystal Palace Prediction: Eagles still looking for first win

Crystal Palace are one of four Premier League sides still looking for a win and on Monday they face Nottingham Forest

 
10:06am on Monday 21st October 2024
By
Martin Macdonald

The Monday Night Football Premier League serving in this round of fixtures sees Crystal Palace travel to Nottingham Forest.

The Eagles are one of four sides - along with Ipswich, Southampton and Wolves - yet claim all three points in the Premier League so far this season, while Forest could move as high as eighth should they win on Monday.

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Nottingham Forest Recent Form

Forest's recent form has been mixed as they have won one, drawn three and lost one of their last five Premier League games.

The victory came four games ago and it was the shock 1-0 result away at Liverpool.

In their last two, they lost at home against Fulham but bounced back with a positive 1-1 draw away at Chelsea.

Nottingham Forest Injury News

The biggest omission from the Forest contingent will be manager Nuno Espirito Santo as he served a three-match touchline ban for "improper conduct" in the match against Brighton.

James Ward-Prowse and Morgan Gibbs-White are also suspended for this one.

Ibrahim Sangare and Danilo are long-term injury absentees.

Last Nottingham Forest Lineup

Here's how Forest lined up against Chelsea.

(4-2-3-1): Sels; Aina, Milenkovic, Murillo, Moreno; Yates, Ward-Prowse; Hudson-Odoi, Gibbs-White, Anderson; Wood

Crystal Palace Recent Form

Palace have played seven matches so far in the league and haven't won any.

They have lost two in a row away at Everton and at home to Liverpool.

In their seven games, the Eagles have scored five and conceded 10.

Crystal Palace Injury News

Palace have a number of players out injured - Chadi Riad, Chris Richards, Cheick Doucoure and Matheus Franca.

However, Daniel Munoz and Adam Wharton have both recovered from abductor issues and should be okay to feature.

Last Crystal Palace Lineup

Here's how Palace lined up against Liverpool.

(3-5-2): Henderson; Lacroix, Guehi, Chalobah; Munoz, Wharton, Lerma, Mitchell; Sarr, Eze, Nketiah

Nottingham Forest vs Crystal Palace - who is the referee and VAR?

Referee: Tim Robinson

Assistants: Tim Wood, Craig Taylor

Fourth official: Michael Salisbury

VAR: Darren England

Assistant VAR: Richard West

Nottingham Forest - Player To Watch

Chris Wood is Forest's top goalscorer this season with four in the league and scored the opening goal in Forest's last game at Stamford Bridge.

32 yrs - S (C) - Notts Forest
82
Defending
Creative
Passing
Attacking
Shooting
Decisive
Aerials
Physical
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563
Played matches
7
4
0
Shots P90
1.92
Shots On target P90
1.44
Successful passing %
65%
Final third passes P90
5.28

Crystal Palace - Player To Watch

With Michael Olise now away, there is added pressure on the shoulders of Eberechi Eze to create in the final third. He has just one goal and zero assists in the league so far, though, so will need to step up his game.

26 yrs - AM, M (C) - Crystal Palace
89
Defending
Creative
Passing
Attacking
Shooting
Decisive
Aerials
Physical
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630
Played matches
7
1
0
Shots P90
3.86
Shots On target P90
1.29
Successful passing %
84%
Final third passes P90
16.00

Nottingham Forest vs Crystal Palace - Prediction

There probably won't be a long of goals in this one, and the absences of Gibbs-White and Ward-Prowse will likely hit Forest hard in a create sense, while Palace don't look like they have the quality in the final third to routinely break down a rigid Forest defence.

Scoreline prediction - Nottingham Forest 1-1 Crystal Palace

Nottingham Forest vs Crystal Palace - Betting Tips

Under 2.5 Goals Scored

- In four of Nottingham Forest's last six home games, there has been under three goals scored

- Palace have scored just five goals this season

- Forest have scored just one goal in their last two games

Recent Ratings

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  Average Match Rating  
6.8
  Home  
6.2
6.5
  Away  
7.0
6.6
  Total  
6.5

Match statistics

Notts Forest
Statistics
Crystal Palace
Games Played
20
20
 
Results
 
Wins
5
8
Draws
7
6
Losses
8
6
 
Goals Scoring
 
Goals Scored
23
36
Goals Per Game
1.15
1.80
More > 2.5 Goals
7
10
More > 3 Goals
6
7
Scored First in a Match
10
12
Scored Both Halves
4
7
Won More > 1 Goal
2
6
 
Other
 
Goals Conceded
26
22
Did Not Score
5
4
Both Teams Scored
13
11
Kept Clean Sheet
2
6
Won Without Conceding
2
5
Games Played
20
20
 
Possession
 
Touches
550
632
Possession
40
46
Passes
364
438
 
Attacking
 
Total Shots
13
13
Shots on Target
4.75
4.80
Goals out of Shots
0.10
0.13
Crosses
16
14
Offsides
2.53
3.13
Penalties
0.05
0.05
 
Defensive
 
Clean Sheets
0.10
0.30
Tackles Won
10
12
Clearances
23
23
Interceptions
9.21
8.72
Own Goals
0.10
0.05
Aerials Won
15
14
Total Shots Conceded
14
11
Shots on Target Conceded
4.05
3.95
Goals out of Shots Conceded
0.10
0.12
 
Discipline
 
Fouls
12
12
Yellow Cards
2.30
2.00
Red Cards
0.00
0.00

Injuries

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