Crystal Palace vs Nottingham Forest

The top-flight match of Monday features two teams pursuing UEFA competition spots next season when Nottingham Forest visits Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park.

The Eagles begin their latest top-flight match since booking a Wembley date against Manchester City while the Tricky Trees must recover from their recent midweek loss to Brentford.

Crystal Palace emphatically eliminated Aston Villa from the FA Cup semifinal in a 3-0 victory after defeating them by similar margins when Arsenal played them off the field in the 2010 FA Cup final.

Eze's strike combined with Sarr's double goals made the Palace fans lose control last weekend so fans reasonably maintain final FA Cup thoughts in their minds.

Since their triumphant defeat of Crystal Palace the hosts managed to end a four-game losing streak in the Premier League although their recent twelve-game performance only earned them two points thus pushing them below the middle of the standings.

The Crystal Palace team's match without defeat at home continued through their draw against Bournemouth while playing with ten men. This performance kept their home streak alive for five matches and produced their second defense of the past three fixtures at Selhurst Park.

Appearing strong at the back represented an opposite trend from Palace's total rearguard performance in April due to the host team's release of 14 Premier League goals last month which tied their worst club mark alongside December 2020.

After suffering their fourth loss in five matches across all competitions, Nottingham Forest’s Champions League hopes are no longer in their control—Chelsea’s superior goal difference leaves them needing favors elsewhere. Still, securing any form of European football next season would mark a remarkable overachievement for Nuno Espírito Santo’s side.

Despite boasting the second-best away record in the 2024-25 Premier League (nine wins, behind only Liverpool’s 11), Forest’s recent slump has seen them lose four of their last six league games on the road, conceding 16 goals in that span.

Yet, they’ve been a thorn in Crystal Palace’s side—the Tricky Trees are unbeaten in their last nine Premier League meetings against the Eagles. In fact, no team in Premier League history has faced another more times without ever losing, and Palace have never gone winless against any opponent for so long.