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Crystal Palace vs Nottingham Forest Preview: Prediction, Lineups
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Crystal Palace vs Nottingham Forest Preview: Prediction, Lineups

Crystal Palace vs Nottingham Forest Preview

Selhurst Park hosts one of the most intriguing style clashes of the weekend. Crystal Palace, under Oliver Glasner, welcomes Nuno Espírito Santo's rapidly rising Nottingham Forest on Sunday, August 24, at 16:00 TRT (Istanbul, UTC+3). This is Palace's first home league match of the 2025/26 season, and the club has already announced that ticket demand for the match center has sold out. Forest comes with morale from an impressive opening day victory; Palace comes with a disciplined point from Stamford Bridge. Expect intensity, tactical details, and a highly heated atmosphere.

Form Status and Context

Palace started the season with a compact and resilient 0-0 draw away at Chelsea, even having an Eberechi Eze free-kick disallowed by VAR. This performance highlighted the organization Glasner brought last season and their increasing comfort in the three-man defense/wing-back structure.

Forest, on the other hand, passed Brentford with a 3-1 score in the opening week; Chris Wood scored twice while Morgan Gibbs-White took control in the high-tempo front four, constantly causing problems. There is also a subplot in this Crystal Palace vs Nottingham Forest preview: Eze's future. According to reliable reports, Arsenal has stepped in to block Spurs' offer, with a fee of around £67-68 million being discussed.

Past Encounters: Recent Status

Historically, Forest has the upper hand in this matchup (30 wins in 69 meetings compared to Palace's 16 wins, 23 draws), and in the Premier League era, the Eagles are still searching for their first victory in this fixture. Recent encounters at Selhurst have been closely contested: the last match here ended 1-1 in May.

Palace without the ball: Under Glasner, Palace typically defends in a compact 3-4-3/3-4-2-1 formation, using aggressive wing-backs to direct play to the flanks and protect the central corridor.

Palace with the ball: Expect familiar Glasner automatisms: three-man defense circulation, wing-back overlaps, and runs by two attacking midfielders into the channel between the opponent's full-back and center-back.

Forest without the ball: Nuno's default is a compact 4-2-3-1 that can morph into a 3-5-2 depending on personnel and game situation. The double pivot scans central areas and allows for aggressive wing exits in transitions.

Crystal Palace vs Nottingham Forest Predicted Lineups

These are probable 11s based on recent usages and current reports; be sure to check the official lineup an hour before kickoff.

Crystal Palace (3-4-2-1): Henderson; Andersen, Guéhi, Richards; Muñoz, Wharton, Lerma (or Hughes), Mitchell; Ayew, Eze; Mateta.

Nottingham Forest (4-2-3-1): Sels; N. Williams, Murillo, Boly, Ola Aina; Sangaré, Danilo (or Anderson); Elanga, Gibbs-White, Hudson-Odoi; Wood.

Crystal Palace vs Nottingham Forest Prediction

Given Palace's defensive structure, Forest's transition threat, and the uncertainty over Eze's minutes, the most likely outcome seems to be a high-scoring draw. Palace's wing-backs should create attacking volume, but Forest's first wave in transitions — particularly with Gibbs-White feeding Wood — looked sharp from week one.