Crystal Palace vs Nottingham Forest: Predictions, Picks, Odds & Lineups

Crystal Palace host Nottingham Forest at Selhurst Park on Sunday, October 11 (9:00 AM ET / 8:00 AM CT / 6:00 AM PT).

Crystal Palace will be without the injured Jean-Philippe Mateta, Dean Henderson and Chadi Riad Dnanou, while the suspended Axel Disasi also misses out; Anan Khalaili and Takehiro Tomiyasu are doubtful with thigh and calf issues respectively. That leaves Jørgen Strand Larsen and Edward Nketiah to lead the line, with Tyrick Mitchell’s 2 goals from midfield and Daichi Kamada’s 6 chances created giving Palace their main creative outlets. Nottingham Forest have a far shorter absentee list, with only the injured Nikola Milenkovic and Nicolo Savona ruled out, leaving Morgan Gibbs-White, Liam Delap, Dan Ndoye and Igor Jesus all available to lead the visitors’ attack.

Neither side has found much consistency this season, and the underlying numbers suggest this one stays tight. Palace have a -5 goal difference and Forest a -1, so goalmouth action looks likely to be rationed from both sides; expect a cagey, low-scoring contest where a single piece of quality, most likely from the Palace midfield, settles it rather than any sustained spell of pressure.

US viewers can watch Crystal Palace vs Nottingham Forest on NBC and Peacock.

Season Form & Standings

Crystal Palace sit on 4 points from 5 games (1 win, 1 draw, 3 losses), while Nottingham Forest have 5 points from the same number of matches (1 win, 2 draws, 2 losses) — both still finding their feet early in the season.

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Potential Match-Winners

• Tyrick Mitchell (Crystal Palace): Mitchell has 2 goals in 421 minutes this season, adding goal threat from midfield that Palace have lacked elsewhere.
• Jørgen Strand Larsen (Crystal Palace): Strand Larsen has 1 goal so far but is finding good positions, landing 4 of his 6 shots on target.
• Morgan Gibbs-White (Nottingham Forest): Gibbs-White has created 14 chances and added 1 goal and 2 assists across 450 minutes, the clearest creative threat on either side.

Recent Form

Crystal Palace: L L W L D

• 2026-09-20: Leeds 0-0 Crystal Palace (D, away)
• 2026-09-12: Crystal Palace 2-3 Ipswich Town (L, home)
• 2026-09-05: Fulham 2-3 Crystal Palace (W, away)
• 2026-08-28: Crystal Palace 1-4 Manchester City (L, home)
• 2026-08-22: Everton 2-0 Crystal Palace (L, away)

Crystal Palace come into this on the back of a goalless draw at Leeds, sandwiched between home defeats to Ipswich Town and Manchester City and an away win at Fulham, a stop-start run reading L-L-W-L-D.

Nottingham Forest: L D D W L

• 2026-09-19: Nottingham Forest 0-1 Coventry City (L, home)
• 2026-09-12: Aston Villa 1-2 Nottingham Forest (W, away)
• 2026-09-05: Nottingham Forest 0-0 Tottenham (D, home)
• 2026-08-29: Liverpool 2-2 Nottingham Forest (D, away)
• 2026-08-22: Nottingham Forest 0-1 Leeds (L, home)

Nottingham Forest’s run reads L-D-D-W-L, with a home loss to Coventry City either side of draws against Tottenham and Liverpool and an away win at Aston Villa.

Crystal Palace vs Nottingham Forest Prediction

Our model sees this finishing 1-0 to Crystal Palace. With Forest on 5 points and Palace on 4 from 5 games apiece, neither side has the firepower to turn this into a shootout, but home advantage and Tyrick Mitchell’s early-season goal threat tip a tight, low-scoring contest the hosts’ way at Selhurst Park.