Crystal Palace host top-five chasing Nottingham Forest in a Premier League clash at Selhurst Park.
Palace will remain 12th regardless of the result, whilst Forest will remain sixth regardless of the result.
Team News
Matt Turner is ineligible for Palace against his parent club – Forest but will be available to return for their trip to Tottenham on Sunday 11 May.
Chadi Riad and Cheick Doucoure both remain absent with knee injuries.
Forest could be without Callum Hudson-Odoi after he suffered a hamstring injury in their 2-0 home defeat to Brentford.
Eric da Silva Moreira (knock) remains absent.
When is Kick-Off?
Palace host Forest at Selhurst Park on Bank Holiday Monday 5 May at 8pm BST, live on Sky Sports in the UK.
Stat Attack
- Palace are winless in their last eight meetings against Forest across Premier League and Championship (D5, L3).
- Forest are unbeaten in their last seven league visits to Palace (W3, D4).
- Three of Palace’s last six home games against Forest have ended in 1-1 draws plus there was a 0-0 draw in October 2023, whilst Forest won two visits by 3-0 results in this period
- Eight of Jean-Philippe Mateta’s 14 league goals for Palace this season were scored on his right foot.
- Forest have failed to score in three of their last five matches in all competitions (W1, L4).
Prediction
Results elsewhere mean that Palace realistically must win here if want an outside chance of a top-eight finish in the event that they don’t win the FA Cup, having reached the final after clinically dispatching Aston Villa in a ruthless display in their last outing.
Forest meanwhile seem to have hit a rut at the worst possible time of the season with blanks in three of their last five games and looked pretty lacklustre against Brentford, so a huge reaction is required here if they want to keep pace with their top-five rivals.
Nevertheless both teams simply can’t lose for different reasons and given how close their recent head-to-head record is, I expect another cagey contest but Palace on current form might just nick this.
Prediction: Crystal Palace 1-0 Nottingham Forest
Result: Crystal Palace 1-1 Nottingham Forest
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