Crystal Palace vs Nottingham Forest Premier League predictions: Tips, odds and team news
Crystal Palace and Nottingham Forest go head to head in the Premier League on Saturday at 5:30pm (UK time).
Crystal Palace vs Nottingham Forest odds
CRYSTAL PALACE VS NOTTINGHAM FOREST
Crystal Palace occupy ninth place on 11 points after seven matches. The hosts won their last Premier League match 1-0 at Old Trafford against Manchester United.
Nottingham Forest meanwhile drew 1-1 against Brentford at The City Ground last time out to extend their winless streak to three (two draws and one loss), leaving them in 12th place on eight points.
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Crystal Palace vs Nottingham Forest predictions
Crystal Palace vs Nottingham Forest: Predictions |
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| Bet | Prediction | Best odds |
| BTTS? | Yes | 1/1 with Paddy Power |
| Correct Score | Crystal Palace 1-1 Nottingham Forest | 11/2 with Bet365 |
| First Goalscorer | Odsonne Edouard | 6/1 with Boylesports |
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The stats behind our Crystal Palace vs Nottingham Forest predictions:
- Palace have kept just two clean sheets in their last seven games (all comps). Forest has one in their last eight (all comps).
- Only Jarrod Bowen (5), Son Heung-min (6) and Erling Haaland (8) have scored more Premier League goals than Odsonne Edouard (4), while Taiwo Awoniyi is only one goal behind the Frenchman.
- This fixture finished 1-1 last season.
- Palace have scored first in three of their last four Premier League matches, with the other ending in a goalless draw.
Crystal Palace vs Nottingham Forest match tip
BTTS and draw @ 10/3 with Bet365
This fixture ended 1-1 last season. Palace have only failed to score once in all competitions this season and Forest only twice. The two sides are separated by just a single point in the Premier League table.
Crystal Palace vs Nottingham Forest Bet-Builder tip
Odsonne Edouard and Taiwo Awoniyi both to score, Palace/draw, away team red card
Edouard and Awoniyi have seven combined Premier League goals so far this season, but it’ll likely be the Palace man to score first given his team’s habit of opening the scoring. Nottingham Forest has received 22 yellow cards so far this season and has already seen their first red. By contrast, Palace have picked up just 11 bookings.
Crystal Palace vs Nottingham Forest team news
Crystal Palace team news |
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| In | Out | Doubtful |
| – | Eberechi Eze, Nathan Ferguson, Michael Olise, Naouirou Ahamada, Matheus França, Jefferson Lerma, James Tomkins, Dean Henderson | Odsonne Edouard |
Eberechi Eze, Nathan Ferguson, Michael Olise, Naouirou Ahamada, Matheus França, Jefferson Lerma, James Tomkins and Dean Henderson are all injured at present for Palace, but Odsonne Edouard is currently being assessed.
Nottingham Forest team news |
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| In | Out | Doubtful |
| – | Danilo, Nuno Tavares, Felipe, Wayne Hennessey, Moussa Niakhate | Nicolas Dominguez, Olaoluwa Aina, Ryan Yates |
Danilo, Nuno Tavares, Felipe and Wayne Hennessey are ruled out while Moussa Niakhate is suspended. Nicolas Dominguez, Olaoluwa Aina and Ryan Yates are doubtful.
Steve Cooper may be tempted to keep young defender Murillo in the side after his excellent debut against Brentford last time out. Playing for the first time in English football, the Brazilian fit seamlessly into the heart of the Forest backline — which came under immense pressure after Moussa Niakhate’s second-half red card — making 11 clearances, nine recoveries, one goal-line clearance, one interception and one block.
“He’s a young player. Part of our work is to give young players opportunities. We gave him an opportunity at the weekend, I thought he took it,” Cooper said of the 21-year-old. “We really like him and think he’s a talent. But he’s only played one game. We’ve got to work with him and see where it goes.
“For sure, he has high potential. Given opportunities, we hope he takes them. If he does, then let’s see how well he does.
“He did well on his debut and did some things which caught the eye. He’s been like that in training, there’s no doubt about that, but he’s got to turn that into consistent performances for us. If he does that, we’ll all benefit.”
Crystal Palace vs Nottingham Forest head-to-head record
- 18 May 23 – Crystal Palace 1-1 Nottingham Forest – Premier League
- 12 Nov 22 – Nottingham Forest 1-0 Crystal Palace – Premier League
- 29 Dec 12 – Nottingham Forest 2-2 Crystal Palace – Championship
- 18 Sep 12 – Crystal Palace 1-1 Nottingham Forest – Championship
- 31 Mar 12 – Crystal Palace 0-3 Nottingham Forest – Championship
These two sides have avoided each other in recent times, with last season’s Premier League meetings their first since 2012. Palace are winless in their last five against Forest and haven’t beaten them since December 2011.
