Forest host Palace at The City Ground, Nottingham on 8 May 2027 at 15:00 in the Premier League. Forest's last five results: L L L D L (1 draw and 4 losses). Palace's last five: L D L W L (1 win, 1 draw and 3 losses). In their last 6 meetings, Forest have won 1, Palace 1, with 4 draws.
Forest vs Palace kicks off at 15:00 UK time on Saturday 8 May 2027 in the Premier League, at The City Ground, Nottingham. The City Ground holds 30,445 people. The confirmed lineups replace the predicted XIs on this page about an hour before kick-off, and the live score and match stats follow from 15:00.
Forest vs Palace is being played at The City Ground in Nottingham on Saturday 8 May 2027, the home ground of Forest, which holds 30,445 people. Kick-off is at 15:00 UK time, and the match is part of the Premier League.
Forest have won 0, drawn 1 and lost 4 of their last 5 games, scoring 2 and conceding 8, with results reading L L L D L from oldest to newest. Their last game was a 0-2 defeat away to Brentford in the Premier League on 31 October.
Palace have won 1, drawn 1 and lost 3 of their last 5 games, scoring 3 and conceding 10, with results reading D W L L L from oldest to newest. Their last game was a 0-2 defeat away to Spurs in the Premier League on 31 October.
Across the last 6 meetings Forest have won 1, Palace have won 1 and 4 were drawn, with Forest scoring 6 goals to Palace's 7. The most recent was Crystal Palace 3-1 Nottingham Forest on 11 October 2026 in the Premier League.
Liam Delap leads Forest with 15 fouls committed across their last 10 games, 1.5 a game, the most of any Forest player in that run. The Stats tab of this page ranks every Forest player on shots, fouls, cards and tackles over the same games.
Yéremy Pino leads Palace with 3 yellow cards across their last 10 games, 0.3 a game, the most of any Palace player in that run. The Stats tab of this page ranks every Palace player on shots, fouls, cards and tackles over the same games.
Until the team news for Forest vs Palace is in, the Lineups tab shows the XI each side last started with: Forest's XI from their 0-2 defeat at Brentford on Sat 31 Oct 2026, and Palace's XI from their 0-2 defeat at Spurs on Sat 31 Oct 2026. Predicted lineups replace them once the team news is in, and the confirmed XIs about an hour before kick-off.
Statz projects 9 player markets for Forest vs Palace, from goals and shots to fouls, cards, tackles and passes, for every starter on the Projections tab of this page. The Bets tab prices the best bet builder picks against bet365, and the match projection gives each side's chance of winning.
| Date | Competition | Match | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Oct 2026 | Premier League | Crystal Palace vs Nottingham Forest | 3-1 |
| 1 Feb 2026 | Premier League | Nottingham Forest vs Crystal Palace | 1-1 |
| 24 Aug 2025 | Premier League | Crystal Palace vs Nottingham Forest | 1-1 |
| 5 May 2025 | Premier League | Crystal Palace vs Nottingham Forest | 1-1 |
| 21 Oct 2024 | Premier League | Nottingham Forest vs Crystal Palace | 1-0 |
| 30 Mar 2024 | Premier League | Nottingham Forest vs Crystal Palace | 1-1 |
Predicted lineups for Forest vs Palace are not in yet, so these are the XIs each side last started with: Forest's XI from their 0-2 defeat at Brentford on Sat 31 Oct 2026, and Palace's XI from their 0-2 defeat at Spurs on Sat 31 Oct 2026.
| # | Forest | Fouls committed | Palace | Fouls committed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | L. Delap | 15 | J. Larsen | 10 |
| 2 | Murillo | 12 | A. Khalaili | 9 |
| 3 | N. Milenković | 11 | E. Nketiah | 8 |
| 4 | D. Muñoz | 11 | Q. Timber | 7 |
| 5 | X. Schlager | 10 | Y. Pino | 6 |
| # | Forest | Shots | Palace | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | L. Delap | 24 | Y. Pino | 12 |
| 2 | D. Ndoye | 20 | A. Khalaili | 11 |
| 3 | M. Gibbs-White | 19 | J. Larsen | 10 |
| 4 | J. McAtee | 16 | J. Mateta | 7 |
| 5 | N. Williams | 15 | T. Mitchell | 7 |
| # | Forest | Shots on target | Palace | Shots on target |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | M. Gibbs-White | 5 | J. Larsen | 6 |
| 2 | I. Jesus | 5 | Y. Pino | 3 |
| 3 | J. McAtee | 5 | J. Mateta | 3 |
| 4 | D. Ndoye | 4 | T. Mitchell | 3 |
| 5 | Murillo | 4 | D. Kamada | 3 |
| # | Forest | Goals | Palace | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | M. Gibbs-White | 2 | T. Mitchell | 2 |
| 2 | D. Ndoye | 2 | J. Mateta | 1 |
| 3 | N. Williams | 1 | J. Lerma | 1 |
| 4 | I. Jesus | 1 | Y. Pino | 1 |
| 5 | L. Delap | 1 | D. Kamada | 1 |
| # | Forest | Yellow cards | Palace | Yellow cards |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | J. McAtee | 3 | Y. Pino | 3 |
| 2 | Murillo | 3 | A. Khalaili | 2 |
| 3 | O. Aina | 3 | D. Kamada | 2 |
| 4 | N. Milenković | 2 | J. Lerma | 2 |
| 5 | L. Delap | 2 | Ó. Mingueza | 1 |
| Stat | Per game | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Goals for | 0.8 | 20 of 20 |
| Goals against | 1.3 | 11 of 20 |
| Shots | 16.9 | 2 of 20 |
| Shots on target | 3.4 | 16 of 20 |
| Fouls | 13.9 | 2 of 20 |
| Tackles | 18.4 | 4 of 20 |
| Passes | 396.6 | 16 of 20 |
| Corners | 4.7 | 10 of 20 |
| Stat | Per game | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Goals for | 1.1 | 16 of 20 |
| Goals against | 2.3 | 20 of 20 |
| Shots | 10 | 20 of 20 |
| Shots on target | 3.4 | 15 of 20 |
| Fouls | 10.2 | 18 of 20 |
| Tackles | 21.9 | 1 of 20 |
| Passes | 382.1 | 17 of 20 |
| Corners | 3.2 | 19 of 20 |