Match details. Premier League, Regular Season - 6. Kick-off is Sun 11 Oct, 14:00 Lagos time. It is played at Selhurst Park, London. The referee is Peter Bankes.
What's at stake. Crystal Palace are 15th on 4 points after 5 games, 1 point behind Aston Villa, level on points with Sunderland. A win would take them above Aston Villa. Nottingham Forest are 13th on 5 points after 5 games, 1 point behind Manchester United, level on points with Aston Villa. A win would take them above Manchester United.
Team news. Crystal Palace are without A. Disasi (red card), D. Henderson (foot injury), J. Mateta (hamstring injury), C. Riad (knee injury), T. Tomiyasu (calf injury), A. Disasi (red card). Nottingham Forest are without Igor Jesus (calf injury), N. Milenkovic (knee injury), N. Savona (knee injury), N. Williams (illness), Igor Jesus (calf injury), N. Milenkovic (knee injury).
Form. Crystal Palace have won four, drawn two and lost four of their last ten, 1.4 points a game. Their last five, newest first: D W L W W. Nottingham Forest have won one, drawn four and lost five of their last ten, 0.7 points a game. Their last five, newest first: L W D D L.
The numbers. Crystal Palace score two and concede 1.5 a game in their last six at home, with three clean sheets. Crystal Palace average 9.7 shots (3.9 on target), 3.0 corners and 1.4 cards a game, with 44% of the ball. Nottingham Forest score 0.8 and concede 1.6 a game over their last ten, with one clean sheet and five games without a goal. Nottingham Forest average 12.0 shots (3.3 on target), 3.7 corners and 2.3 cards a game, with 47% of the ball.
Head to head. In the last ten meetings Crystal Palace have won none, drawn eight and lost two. One of the ten went over 2.5 goals and both teams scored in seven. In the last four, three were drawn and Nottingham Forest won one. The last time they met, on 1 Feb 2026, it finished Crystal Palace 1-1 Nottingham Forest: Crystal Palace had 14 shots to 9, 67% of the ball, four yellow cards.
The read. No side to back. A draw is live. A tight game. Nothing separates them clearly enough to back a side. Their goals for and against point to a tight game. Their records put over 2.5 goals at 41%. Nine of the last ten meetings went under 2.5.
The bets. No bet yet: nothing I'd back is priced yet. Leave: Over 0.5 Goals (no overs on a tight read). Predicted score: Crystal Palace 1-1 Nottingham Forest (13% chance).
Every score's chance from both teams' checked games, never cut or rescaled. The lit square is the likeliest score that fits the read (a tight game).