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Crystal Palace – Nottingham Forest: match preview, 11/10/2026

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Premier LeagueEnglandMatchday 6

Crystal Palace

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Sunday · 14:00
Nottingham Forest logo

Nottingham Forest

  • Selhurst Park, London
  • Referee: Peter Bankes
  • Sunday, 11 October 2026 at 14:00 (UK time)

Key facts

Premier League (Matchday 6): Crystal Palace – Nottingham Forest takes place on (UK time), at Selhurst Park (London). Recent form (last 5 matches): Crystal Palace DWLWL, Nottingham Forest LWDDL. Head-to-head: 0 wins for Crystal Palace, 3 draws and 1 win for Nottingham Forest in 4 meetings.

Last starting XI Crystal Palace – Nottingham Forest

Crystal Palace3-4-2-13-4-2-1Nottingham Forest

Last starting XI fielded by each team (Crystal Palace on 20/09/2026, Nottingham Forest on 19/09/2026). Official lineups appear about an hour before the match.

Managers: Pierre Sage (Crystal Palace) · Oliver Glasner (Nottingham Forest)

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Latest matches

Crystal PalaceDWLWL
Nottingham ForestLWDDL

Head-to-head (H2H) last 4 matches

0Wins
3Draws
1Wins

Head-to-head statistics – Crystal Palace vs Nottingham Forest

In 4 meetings, Crystal Palace leads 0 wins to 1, with 3 draws; these matches produced 1.8 goals on average.

Crystal Palace0%
4matches0 wins · 3 draws · 1 win
Nottingham Forest25%

In the last 4 meetings between Crystal Palace and Nottingham Forest in our data, Crystal Palace won 0, Nottingham Forest won 1, and 3 matches ended in a draw. Goals: Crystal Palace 3, Nottingham Forest 4.

75% Over 1.53 / 4 matches
0% Over 2.50 / 4 matches
0% Over 3.50 / 4 matches
75% Both teams score3 / 4 matches
0% Clean sheetsCrystal Palace
25% Clean sheetsNottingham Forest

Latest results between Crystal Palace and Nottingham Forest

  1. Nottingham Forest1 - 1Crystal Palace
  2. Crystal Palace1 - 1Nottingham Forest
  3. Crystal Palace1 - 1Nottingham Forest
  4. Nottingham Forest1 - 0Crystal Palace

Prediction statistics – Crystal Palace vs Nottingham Forest

Over 2.5 goals in 54% of Crystal Palace and Nottingham Forest matches on average, against 52% across Premier League.

54% Over 2.5 goalsCompetition average: 52%
62% Over 1.5 goalsCompetition average: 72%
45% Both teams scoreCompetition average: 50%
2.7 goals / matchCompetition average: 2.82
3.8 cards / matchCompetition average: 3.92
7.9 corners / matchCompetition average: 9.38

Competition averages: 50 Premier League 2026-27 matches already played. Matches finished before kick-off — Crystal Palace: 2026-27 season, all competitions — 6 matches; Nottingham Forest: 2026-27 season, all competitions — 5 matches.

Team profiles – Crystal Palace and Nottingham Forest

Crystal Palace takes 1.17 points per match and Nottingham Forest 1; Crystal Palace wins 33% of their matches, Nottingham Forest 20%.

Crystal PalacePremier League · #15 of 20
FormResultsPts / match
OverallDWLWL1.17
HomeWLL1
AwayDWL1.33
StatsOverallHomeAway
Wins33%33%33%
Total goals / match3.54.672.33
Goals scored / match1.672.331
Goals conceded / match1.832.331.33
Both teams score50%67%33%
Clean sheets33%33%33%
Failed to score33%0%67%
xG / match1.250.641.66
xG conceded / match1.891.941.86

2026-27 season, all competitions — 6 matches.

Nottingham ForestPremier League · #13 of 20
FormResultsPts / match
OverallLWDDL1
HomeLDL0.33
AwayWD2
StatsOverallHomeAway
Wins20%0%50%
Total goals / match1.80.673.5
Goals scored / match0.802
Goals conceded / match10.671.5
Both teams score40%0%100%
Clean sheets20%33%0%
Failed to score60%100%0%
xG / match1.450.892.29
xG conceded / match0.950.731.29

2026-27 season, all competitions — 5 matches.

Current form — who will win Crystal Palace – Nottingham Forest?

Over their last 5 matches, Crystal Palace shows D-W-L-W-L and Nottingham Forest L-W-D-D-L (W = win, D = draw, L = defeat).

1.17DWLWL

Crystal Palace is 17% better on points per match.

1LWDDL
  1. DLeeds – Crystal Palace0 - 0
  2. WCrystal Palace – Lech Poznan4 - 0
  3. LCrystal Palace – Ipswich2 - 3
  4. WFulham – Crystal Palace2 - 3
  5. LCrystal Palace – Manchester City1 - 4
  1. LNottingham Forest – Coventry0 - 1
  2. WAston Villa – Nottingham Forest1 - 2
  3. DNottingham Forest – Tottenham0 - 0
  4. DLiverpool – Nottingham Forest2 - 2
  5. LNottingham Forest – Leeds0 - 1

Goals scored – Crystal Palace – Nottingham Forest: who will score more?

Crystal Palace scores 1.67 goals per match and concedes 1.83; Nottingham Forest scores 0.8 and concedes 1.

Goals scored per match
Crystal PalaceNottingham Forest
Scores over 0.5 goal67%40%
Scores over 1.5 goal50%40%
Scores over 2.5 goals33%0%
Scores over 3.5 goals17%0%
Fails to score33%60%
Goals scored / match1.670.8

Goals conceded – who will concede?

Goals conceded per match
Crystal PalaceNottingham Forest
Concedes over 0.5 goal67%80%
Concedes over 1.5 goal67%20%
Concedes over 2.5 goals33%0%
Concedes over 3.5 goals17%0%
Clean sheets33%20%
Goals conceded / match1.831

Matches finished before kick-off — Crystal Palace: 2026-27 season, all competitions — 6 matches; Nottingham Forest: 2026-27 season, all competitions — 5 matches.

Over 2.5 goals & both teams score – how many goals in Crystal Palace – Nottingham Forest?

Both teams score in 50% of Crystal Palace matches and 40% of Nottingham Forest matches (competition average: 50%).

Goals in the match
Crystal PalaceNottingham ForestAverage
Over 0.5 goal83%80%82%
Over 1.5 goal83%40%62%
Over 2.5 goals67%40%54%
Over 3.5 goals67%20%44%
Over 4.5 goals50%0%25%
Both teams score50%40%45%
Both score and win17%20%19%
Both score and draw0%20%10%
Both score and over 2.550%40%45%
Not both and over 2.517%0%9%
Under X goals
Under X goals
Crystal PalaceNottingham ForestAverage
Under 0.5 goal17%20%19%
Under 1.5 goals17%60%39%
Under 2.5 goals33%60%47%
Under 3.5 goals33%80%57%
Under 4.5 goals50%100%75%

Matches finished before kick-off — Crystal Palace: 2026-27 season, all competitions — 6 matches; Nottingham Forest: 2026-27 season, all competitions — 5 matches.

Corners Crystal Palace – Nottingham Forest – how many corners?

Crystal Palace and Nottingham Forest matches average 7.9 corners; Crystal Palace wins 3 per match, Nottingham Forest 3.4 (competition: 9.4).

7.9corners / match (average of both teams)
3corners won / match – Crystal Palace
3.4corners won / match – Nottingham Forest
Corners in the match
Crystal PalaceNottingham ForestAverage
Over 6 corners83%80%82%
Over 7 corners67%60%64%
Over 8 corners33%20%27%
Over 9 corners17%20%19%
Over 10 corners17%20%19%
Over 11 corners0%20%10%
Over 12 corners0%0%0%
Over 13 corners0%0%0%

Team corners — won / conceded

Team corners
Crystal PalaceNottingham ForestAverage
Corners won / match33.43.2
Corners conceded / match4.834.64.72
Over 2.5 corners won50%60%55%
Over 3.5 corners won33%40%37%
Over 4.5 corners won33%40%37%
Over 2.5 corners conceded100%60%80%
Over 3.5 corners conceded83%40%62%
Over 4.5 corners conceded50%40%45%

Competition average: 9.4 corners per match (50 matches). Crystal Palace: 6 matches with statistics; Nottingham Forest: 5. The split of corners by half is not provided by our source.

Will Crystal Palace score? · Will Nottingham Forest score?

Scored in 67% of their matches

Medium chance

Nottingham Forest: clean sheet in 20% of their matches
Scored in 40% of their matches

Medium chance

Crystal Palace: clean sheet in 33% of their matches

Chance = average of the share of matches in which the team scores and the share of matches in which the opponent concedes. Matches finished before kick-off — Crystal Palace: 2026-27 season, all competitions — 6 matches; Nottingham Forest: 2026-27 season, all competitions — 5 matches.

Cards Crystal Palace – Nottingham Forest – how many cards?

3.8 cards per match on average for these two teams; Crystal Palace receives 1.4, Nottingham Forest 2.6; referee Peter Bankes shows 4.

3.8cards / match (average of both teams)
1.4cards received / match – Crystal Palace
2.6cards received / match – Nottingham Forest
Cards in the match
Crystal PalaceNottingham ForestAverage
Over 2.5 cards60%80%70%
Over 3.5 cards40%60%50%
Over 4.5 cards40%40%40%
Over 5.5 cards0%40%20%
Over 6.5 cards0%20%10%

Cards by half

Cards by half
Crystal PalaceNottingham ForestAverage
Cards received in the 1st half (avg.)0.40.80.6
Cards received in the 2nd half (avg.)11.81.4
Total 1st half (avg.)11.41.2
Total 2nd half (avg.)2.232.6
More cards in the 1st half20%20%20%
More cards in the 2nd half80%80%80%

Referee: Peter Bankes — 4 cards and 20.3 fouls per match on average over 3 matches in our data.

Competition average: 3.9 cards per match. Matches finished before kick-off — Crystal Palace: 2026-27 season, all competitions — 6 matches; Nottingham Forest: 2026-27 season, all competitions — 5 matches.

Win / draw / defeat by half – Crystal Palace – Nottingham Forest

Crystal Palace leads at the break in 17% of their matches, Nottingham Forest in 20%.

0.67pts / match at half-time

Nottingham Forest is 109% better at half-time.

1.4pts / match at half-time
Results by half
Crystal PalaceNottingham Forest
Wins the 1st half17%20%
Wins the 2nd half33%20%
Draw in the 1st half17%80%
Draw in the 2nd half33%20%
Loses the 1st half67%0%
Loses the 2nd half33%60%
Over 0.5 goal at half-time83%20%
Over 1.5 goal at half-time50%0%

Matches finished before kick-off — Crystal Palace: 2026-27 season, all competitions — 6 matches; Nottingham Forest: 2026-27 season, all competitions — 5 matches.

Who will score first in Crystal Palace – Nottingham Forest?

Crystal Palace opened the scoring in 40% of their matches with a goal, Nottingham Forest in 50%.

Crystal Palace
40%scored first in 2 / 5 matches
Nottingham Forest
50%scored first in 2 / 4 matches

Goals by 10-minute period

MinutesCrystal Palace · totalCrystal Palace · scoredCrystal Palace · concededNottingham Forest · totalNottingham Forest · scoredNottingham Forest · conceded
0–10 min5%10%0%0%0%0%
11–20 min14%10%18%0%0%0%
21–30 min10%10%9%11%25%0%
31–40 min10%20%0%0%0%0%
41–50 min14%0%27%11%25%0%
51–60 min24%20%27%22%0%40%
61–70 min0%0%0%11%25%0%
71–80 min10%20%0%11%0%20%
81–90 min14%10%18%33%25%40%

Goals by 15-minute period

MinutesCrystal Palace · totalNottingham Forest · total
0–15 min14%0%
16–30 min14%11%
31–45 min24%0%
46–60 min24%33%
61–75 min5%22%
76–90 min19%33%

Share of goals (scored + conceded) falling in each period; stoppage time counts in the 45th and 90th minute. Matches finished before kick-off — Crystal Palace: 2026-27 season, all competitions — 6 matches; Nottingham Forest: 2026-27 season, all competitions — 5 matches.

Shots, offsides, fouls and possession – Crystal Palace – Nottingham Forest

Crystal Palace shoots 11.5 times per match (4 on target), Nottingham Forest 16.4 (3.4 on target); average possession 45% against 47%.

Shots
Crystal PalaceNottingham ForestAverage
Shots / match11.516.413.95
Shot conversion rate (%)1459.5
Shots on target / match43.43.7
Shots off target / match5.337.86.57
Shots per goal scored6.920.513.7
Over 10.5 shots67%100%84%
Over 11.5 shots33%100%67%
Over 12.5 shots17%40%29%
Over 13.5 shots17%40%29%
Over 14.5 shots17%40%29%
Over 15.5 shots17%40%29%
4+ shots on target83%20%52%
5+ shots on target33%20%27%
6+ shots on target17%20%19%
7+ shots on target0%20%10%

Offsides and more

Offsides and more
Crystal PalaceNottingham ForestAverage
Offsides / match2.332.22.27
Over 2.5 offsides50%40%45%
Over 3.5 offsides17%20%19%
Fouls committed / match9.831512.42
Fouls suffered / match9.1712.410.79
Average possession (%)454746
Draws17%40%29%

Matches finished before kick-off — Crystal Palace: 2026-27 season, all competitions — 6 matches; Nottingham Forest: 2026-27 season, all competitions — 5 matches.

Free kicks – Crystal Palace – Nottingham Forest

Crystal Palace matches average 19 free kicks, Nottingham Forest matches 27.4.

Every foul given awards a free kick to the opponent: a match’s total fouls therefore measures its free kicks (excluding penalties and advantage played).

Free kicks
Crystal PalaceNottingham ForestAverage
Free kicks won / match9.1712.410.79
Free kicks conceded / match9.831512.42
Total free kicks / match1927.423.2
Over 20.5 free kicks33%100%67%
Over 21.5 free kicks33%100%67%
Over 22.5 free kicks0%80%40%
Over 23.5 free kicks0%60%30%
Over 24.5 free kicks0%60%30%
Over 25.5 free kicks0%60%30%

Goal kicks and throw-ins are not provided by our data source, so they are not shown. Matches finished before kick-off — Crystal Palace: 2026-27 season, all competitions — 6 matches; Nottingham Forest: 2026-27 season, all competitions — 5 matches.

Which players will score in Crystal Palace – Nottingham Forest?

Top scorers (Premier League): T. Mitchell (2) for Crystal Palace, M. Gibbs-White (1) for Nottingham Forest.

Top scorers – Crystal Palace

  1. T. Mitchell 2
  2. A. Khalaili 1
  3. J. Larsen 1
  4. B. Chilwell 1
  5. C. Richards 0
  6. D. Kamada 0

Premier League statistics, 2026-27 season (5 matches).

Top scorers – Nottingham Forest

  1. M. Gibbs-White 1
  2. D. Ndoye 1
  3. L. Delap 1
  4. Igor Jesus 1
  5. M. Sels 0
  6. Murillo 0

Premier League statistics, 2026-27 season (5 matches).

Who will get a card?

Cards received – Crystal Palace

  1. C. Richards 1
  2. D. Kamada 1
  3. A. Wharton 1
  4. A. Khalaili 1
  5. Y. Pino 1
  6. A. Disasi 1

Premier League statistics, 2026-27 season.

Cards received – Nottingham Forest

  1. J. McAtee 2
  2. Cunha 2
  3. O. Aina 2
  4. L. Delap 2
  5. Murillo 1
  6. X. Schlager 1

Premier League statistics, 2026-27 season.

Cards per 90 minutes

Cards / 90 – Crystal Palace

  1. A. Disasi 0.46
  2. Y. Pino 0.29
  3. A. Khalaili 0.24
  4. A. Wharton 0.21
  5. C. Richards 0.2
  6. D. Kamada 0.2

Premier League statistics, 2026-27 season — players with at least 180 minutes played.

Cards / 90 – Nottingham Forest

  1. L. Delap 0.65
  2. O. Aina 0.58
  3. Cunha 0.5
  4. J. McAtee 0.43
  5. Igor Jesus 0.35
  6. N. Milenkovic 0.33

Premier League statistics, 2026-27 season — players with at least 180 minutes played.

The teams in numbers

Crystal Palace

  • Before this match, Crystal Palace took 7 points from their last 5 matches (1.4 per match), scored 10 goals and saw both teams score in 3 of them.
  • Over their last 5 matches, Crystal Palace has 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats.
  • Crystal Palace kept a clean sheet 2 times in their last 5 matches and conceded 9 goals over that period.
  • Crystal Palace scored in every one of their 3 home matches in the sample studied.
  • Both teams scored in 50% of Crystal Palace matches (6 matches, this season).

Nottingham Forest

  • Before this match, Nottingham Forest took 5 points from their last 5 matches (1 per match), scored 4 goals and saw both teams score in 2 of them.
  • Over their last 5 matches, Nottingham Forest has 1 win, 2 draws and 2 defeats.
  • Nottingham Forest kept a clean sheet 1 time in their last 5 matches and conceded 5 goals over that period.
  • Nottingham Forest scored in every one of their 2 away matches in the sample studied.
  • Both teams scored in 40% of Nottingham Forest matches (5 matches, this season).

Match analysis

Crystal Palace and Nottingham Forest meet on Sunday, 11 October 2026 — Premier League (Matchday 6), at Selhurst Park (London).

Crystal Palace and Nottingham Forest have met 4 times in our data. Crystal Palace has 0 wins, Nottingham Forest 1 win, and 3 matches ended in a draw.

Last meeting (01/02/2026): Nottingham Forest 1 - 1 Crystal Palace.

These meetings produced an average of 1.8 goals per match, and both teams scored in 75% of them.

This season, Crystal Palace takes an average of 1 point per home match (3 matches), and Nottingham Forest 2 points per away match (2 matches).

Frequently asked questions

When and where is Crystal Palace – Nottingham Forest played?

The match takes place on Sunday, 11 October 2026 at 14:00 (UK time), at Selhurst Park in London — Premier League.

How many goals can we expect in Crystal Palace – Nottingham Forest?

Over 2.5 goals were scored in 67% of Crystal Palace matches and 40% of Nottingham Forest matches. Both teams scored in 50% and 40% of their matches.

What is the head-to-head record of Crystal Palace – Nottingham Forest?

Out of 4 meetings in our data: 0 wins for Crystal Palace, 3 draws and 1 win for Nottingham Forest.

Who are the top scorers for Crystal Palace and Nottingham Forest this season?

T. Mitchell (2 goals) for Crystal Palace, M. Gibbs-White (1 goal) for Nottingham Forest (Premier League).

Sources and method

All statistics on this page are calculated by FlashSport from matches actually played before kick-off (7,813 matches in our archive). Each block states its sample. Data our source does not provide is never estimated. The AI probabilities come from the FlashSport model, calculated before the match.

Page updated on 9 October 2026 at 23:04.

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