There were mixed fortunes for these two clubs at Wembley last weekend, and the visitors will be smarting from losing their FA Cup semi-final.
MATCH INFORMATION
| 8pm kick off – 5 May 2025 |
| Selhurst Park, Holmesdale Road, London SE25 6PU |
PREVIOUS MEETING
| 07/10/2024 – It was a pretty dour affair last time out at Selhurst as the two sides played out a goalless draw. The closest either team went was when Morgan Gibbs-White hit the woodwork, as Forest probably went home disappointed having had more chances than the Eagles. |
| WHO SCORED MAN OF THE MATCH – Sam JOHNSTONE (7.9) |
MATCH OFFICIALS
| Referee | Andy Madley |
| Assistant | Matthew Wilkes |
| Assistant | Craig Taylor |
| Fourth Official | Tim Robinson |
| VAR | James Bell |
| Assistant VAR | Lee Betts |
TEAM NEWS
PALACE – Chadi Riad, and Cheick Doucoure continue to deal with long term knee injuries, while Matt Turner is unable to face his parent club.
FOREST – Callum Hudson-Odoi, and Eric Moreira will both be assessed
DISCIPLINARY RECORD
This is the section of our match preview that highlights those that have not been the best of friends with match officials as the season goes on. Of course, they all begin with a clean slate, but we will start to see those that will be heading for a ban or two as the campaign progresses.
| RED CARDS – Daichi KAMADA (1), Eddie NKETIAH (1), Marc GUEHI (1), Chris RICHARDS (1), Morgan GIBBS-WHITE (1) |
| YELLOW CARDS (over 7.5) – Will HUGHES (11), Daniel MUNOZ (9), Ryan YATES (9), Jefferson LERMA (8), Morgan GIBBS-WHITE (8), Nicolas DOMINGUEZ (8) |
FORM GUIDE
Last FIVE meetings between the two sides;
| 21/12/2024 | Forest 1-0 Palace |
| 18/12/2024 | Forest 1-1 Palace |
| 20/01/2024 | Palace 0-0 Forest |
| 21/08/2023 | Palace 1-1 Forest |
| 05/04/2023 | Forest 1-0 |
Last 5 results for Palace;
| 26/04/2025 | Palace 3-0 Villa |
| 23/04/2025 | Arsenal 2-2 Palace |
| 19/04/2025 | Palace 0-0 Bournemouth |
| 16/04/2025 | Newcastle 5-0 Palace |
| 12/04/2025 | City 5-2 Palace |
Last FIVE results for Forest:
| 01/05/2025 | Forest 0-2 Brentford |
| 27/04/2025 | Forest 0-2 City |
| 21/04/2025 | Spurs 1-2 Forest |
| 12/04/2025 | Forest 0-1 Everton |
| 05/04/2025 | Villa 2-1 Forest |
LEAGUE POSITION
Heading into the fixture, Palace are 12th with 45 points from 34 games played, while Forest are 6th with 60 points from the same amount of games.
RECORD AGAINST FOREST
| Played | 68 |
| Won | 16 |
| Drawn | 22 |
| Lost | 30 |
FORM PLAYERS ACCORDING TO WHO SCORED
This is the section of our match preview where we list two players from each side that are top of the ratings by our friends over at Who Scored. Obviously, there are no ratings to share at the moment but that will soon change!
| Daniel MUNOZ | 7.09 |
| Ebere EZE | 7.02 |
| Elliot ANDERSON | 7.01 |
| Chris WOOD | 7.01 |
ONE TO WATCH
| ELLIOT ANDERSON |
| FORMER CLUBS – Wallsend Boys Club, Newcastle United, Bristol Rovers (loan) |
| There were a few eyebrows raised when the 22 year old moved to Forest took place, particularly at the transfer fee but he has become an important part of the starting line-up and has shown his worth this season. |
THE NUMBERS
Palace have only won 1 of the past 14 league meetings and are winless in 8 (D5, L3).
Forest have never lost in 9 Premier League encounters with Palace (W4, D5), the only opponent they have faced more than twice in the competition without losing.
Palace are winless in 4 league matches (D2, L2) but they did beat Villa in the FA Cup semi-finals last time out.
Palace are unbeaten in their past 4 home games (W3, D1).
They conceded 14 Premier League goals in April, more than any other team, and the joint-most they had ever conceded in a single month.
Palace have won just 3 of their last 24 Premier League matches played on a Monday (D9, L12). However, one of those came in their last home Monday game in May 2024 when they thrashed Manchester United 4-0.
Jean-Philippe Mateta has scored 10 goals in his last 13 Premier League appearances.
Nottingham Forest have lost 4 of their past 5 matches in all competitions.
Forest could win 10 top-flight away matches in a season for just the fourth time.
They have won 2 of their last 3 away league games in London.
Chris Wood could become the first Forest player to score 10 Premier League away goals in a season; he currently has 9.
KEY CLASH
| WILL HUGHES v ELLIOT ANDERSON |
| Should Hughes make a start after being on the bench at Wembley, he will be up against the Forest man who has impressed since moving to the City Ground last summer. You could suggest that the style of both players is pretty similar. |
PRE-MATCH STATS
This is the section of our match preview where we keep a tally on the statistics for Palace players as the campaign continues and how they compare to other Premier League players.
| Goals | Jean-Philippe MATETA 14 (9th) |
| Assists | Ebere EZE 8 (9th) |
| Passes | Marc GUEHI 1631 (21st) |
| Tackles | Daniel MUNOZ 109 (2nd) |
| Touches | Marc GUEHI 2063 (29th) |
| Shots | Ebere EZE 94 (6th) |
| Fouls | Will HUGHES 60 (5th) |
| Dispossessed | Ebere EZE 44 (19th) |
| Saves | Dean HENDERSON 96 (7th) |
| Clearances | Maxence LACROIX 177 (7th) |
| Big Chances Missed | Jean-Philippe MATETA 16 (6th) |
TEB PREDICTION
As we know, Oliver Glasner is not big on squad rotation no matter what is at stake so it will be interesting to see how he approaches the next couple of games leading into the FA Cup Final against City. The visitors head to South London off the back of a league defeat which was the direct know on effect of their loss at Wembley last weekend. With Forest slipping down to sixth, their hopes of Champions League football have taken a hit. We see a tight game but the Eagles to celebrate last weekend with victory in the penultimate game at Selhurst.
| PREDICTED SCORE: 2-1 to Palace |
