Crystal Palace vs Nottingham Forest Tips & Preview - Close encounter at Selhurst Park

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Crystal Palace in search of first EPL win against Nottingham Forest.
Both teams have strong attacks; expect an exciting match.
History showing evenly matched encounters; potential halftime draw.

Crystal Palace vs Nottingham Forest

Crystal Palace are seeking their first win of the season as they welcome Nottingham Forest to Selhurst Park for an English Premier League fixture.

The Eagles are looking to build on a European win in midweek, while Forest will aim to kick on from a fine victory on the opening weekend. It is often closely fought between these two teams, and there could be little to separate them once again.

Crystal Palace News

Crystal Palace began their Premier League campaign with a 0-0 draw at Chelsea. They held their own for much of the contest and even had the ball in the back of the net through Eberechi Eze, but the goal was chalked off.

Eze has since agreed a move to Arsenal and is set to miss Sunday’s clash. The good news for manager Oliver Glasner is that Crystal Palace showed there may be life after their number 10. They claimed a 1-0 victory over Fredrikstad in the UEFA Conference League playoffs, with Jean-Philippe Mateta getting the only goal.

Mateta is now likely to be the fulcrum of a Crystal Palace attack that has scored the opening goal in four of their last six Premier League home matches. The Eagles have been level at the break in three of their last four matches across all competitions.

Nottingham Forest News

Nottingham Forest appear to be picking up where they left off last season after beginning their campaign with a 3-1 home victory over Brentford. Chris Wood netted a brace while Dan Ndoye was also on target on his debut.

New signing Ndoye is already settling quickly, and Nottingham Forest are still making acquisitions, having agreed a deal with Juventus for Douglas Luiz this week. Manager Nuno Espitrito Santo will be keen to maintain their away form from the end of last season after going unbeaten in their final three Premier League matches on the road.

A brace on the opening weekend suggests Chris Wood is not slowing down anytime soon and remains the main man for Nottingham Forest. The visitors have produced a halftime draw in three of their last five matches across all competitions.

Head to Head

Nottingham Forest have eight wins and seven draws, while Crystal Palace have picked up just three victories in the last 18 matches. The visitors were unbeaten last season, winning 1-0 at home before playing out a 1-1 draw in the reverse fixture.

Verdict

Crystal Palace v Nottm Forest

Crystal Palace and Nottingham Forest have potent attacks, and with both teams scoring in two of their last three meetings, a repeat could be expected. The Eagles have a knack for scoring first, and having grabbed the opening goal in two of the last three meetings, could be set for a similar pattern.

It is often a closely fought affair between Crystal Palace and Nottingham Forest as both teams have been level at the break in three of their last four meetings. Sunday's clash is set to produce another halftime draw.

Yes

Both Teams to Score

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Crystal Palace

To Score First Goal

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Draw

In The First Half

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