Crystal Palace host Nottingham Forest in tight encounter

Recent form points both ways

Palace have won two, drawn one and lost two of their last five recent matches, including a 4-0 win sandwiched between defeats. Forest's last five produced one win, two draws and two defeats, the win coming against AVL before a narrow reverse to COV. A win on Sunday would lift Palace to seven points from six matches; Forest would reach eight from six with three points.

Five meetings, nine goals, four draws

The five most recent head-to-head meetings contain nine goals in total and four draws, the most recent three all finishing 1-1. Forest won the other, 1-0, in October 2024. Palace now sit 15th on four points with a goal difference of minus five; Forest are 13th on five points, goal difference minus one. A draw would take Palace to five points from six and leave Forest on six from the same number of matches.

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