Nottingham Forest resume their quest for Premier League safety when they host Crystal Palace at the City Ground on Sunday, February 1.
Back-to-back wins will have the momentum firmly in the hosts’ corner this weekend, as they seek to rope in Palace, who are only three points above them in the league standings.
Both teams are still not out of the woods in terms of maintaining their top-tier status, and by the looks of it, the Eagles are the ones set to slide down into the dogfight.
Explore our Nottingham Forest vs Crystal Palace betting tips below.
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Nottingham Forest vs Crystal Palace prediction: Clipping the Eagles’ wings
Key stats
- Forest are unbeaten in their last three Premier League matches in a row.
- Sean Dyche’s men conceded more goals (17) than they have scored at home (12).
- Palace are on an eight-game winless run in the league, losing six of those matches.
- The Eagles conceded at least once in each of their previous four road trips.
Correct score prediction: Nottingham Forest 2-1 Crystal Palace
Considering the form of both teams, the home side are certainly looking better to take maximum points from this clash. Dyche’s charges put four past Ferencvaros in the Europa League on Thursday to continue their upward trend. Meanwhile, the visitors are looking shambolic at the moment, finding it difficult to secure a victory, which is likely to continue here, as they have won five and lost five on their travels in the league this season.
Pre-game odds and win probability: Trees to remain standing
- HOME: 1/1 (2.00) – 50.0%
- DRAW: 5/2 (3.50) – 28.6%
- AWAY: 27/10 (3.70) – 27.0%
*odds from Ladbrokes, subject to change
Despite Forest sitting two places below Sunday’s visitors on the Premier League table, the hosts are favourites to win this game with a 50% chance given to them by Ladbrokes. The bookmakers are backing a draw to be more likely than an away victory, as a stalemate has a 28.6% chance, while Palace are slightly lower at 27% to win this game.
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Most recent H2Hs: Not a lot between them
The most recent five meetings between the clubs produced four stalemates at any venue. Forest won the remaining clash in that sequence, but the home side last lost to Palace at home back in 2011, when both teams were in the Championship. Overall, across the last 10 head-to-heads, Palace have not beaten Forest, with the Tricky Trees winning two games and eight ending all square.
England Premier League 24/08/25
Crystal Palace
Nottm Forest
England Premier League 05/05/25
Crystal Palace
Nottm Forest
England Premier League 21/10/24
Nottm Forest
Crystal Palace
England Premier League 30/03/24
Nottm Forest
Crystal Palace
England Premier League 07/10/23
Crystal Palace
Nottm Forest
Forest’s New Zealand striker Chris Wood is still battling a knee injury, while Nicolo Savona is a doubt for this clash with Palace. Goalkeeper John Victor is another name that will not be on the team sheet, as he battles a knee injury himself, but Dyche can rely on Mats Sels as usual.
Predicted lineup: Sels; Aina, Milenkovic, Murillo, Williams; Sangare, Anderson; Hudson-Odoi, Gibbs-White, Dominguez; Igor Jesus
Last five matches
- Nottingham Forest 4-0 Ferencvaros
- Brentford 0-2 Nottingham Forest
- Braga 1-0 Nottingham Forest
- Nottingham Forest 0-0 Arsenal
- Wrexham 3-3 Nottingham Forest
Crystal Palace preview: Wharton suspended
Adam Wharton saw red in last week’s 3-1 defeat to Chelsea, but Oliver Glasner’s problems are mounting high, with Daichi Kamada, Eddie Nketiah, and Cheick Doucoure are all in the infirmary. Nathaniel Clyne is also a doubt for the trip to Forest, which will be a problem for an alread-decimated squad.
Predicted lineup: Henderson; Richards, Lacroix, Canvot; Munoz, Hughes, Lerma, Mitchell; Pino, Mateta, Sarr
Last five matches
- Crystal Palace 1-3 Chelsea
- Sunderland 2-1 Crystal Palace
- Macclesfield 2-1 Crystal Palace
- Crystal Palace 0-0 Aston Villa
- Newcastle 2-0 Crystal Palace
Player to watch: Igor Jesus
Scoring goals has been a problem for the Tricky Trees this season, which is why Dyche will be over the moon to have his striker back after he suffered a knock recently.
Igor Jesus netted a brace on Thursday, taking his recent tally to four goals in as many appearances, which makes him the danger man for the hosts on Sunday.