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Premier League · Matchweek 35

Nottingham Forest vs Crystal Palace lineups

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Nottingham Forest host Crystal Palace at City Ground on 8 May 2027. The fixture is Matchweek 35 of the Premier League. They last met on 11 October 2026, when Crystal Palace won 3-1.

Nottingham Forest vs Crystal Palace match facts

Kick-off
Sat 8 May 2027, 15:00
Stadium
City Ground, Nottingham
Competition
Premier League
Round
Matchweek 35

Nottingham Forest vs Crystal Palace lineups

Both clubs name their starting eleven about an hour before kick-off, and it appears here as soon as it does. From fourteen days before kick-off, this page carries the likely XI for each side, worked out from the eleven they have named in recent matches. Team news follows in the days before the match.

Nottingham Forest vs Crystal Palace head to head

3
Nottingham Forest wins
8
Draws
2
Crystal Palace wins

14–12 on goals in 13 meetings since 10 December 2011

Recent Nottingham Forest vs Crystal Palace results

  1. Crystal Palace3–1Nottingham ForestSelhurst Park
  2. Nottingham Forest1–1Crystal PalaceCity Ground
  3. Crystal Palace1–1Nottingham ForestSelhurst Park
  4. Crystal Palace1–1Nottingham ForestSelhurst Park
  5. Nottingham Forest1–0Crystal PalaceThe City Ground

All in the Premier League

Nottingham Forest vs Crystal Palace history

Nottingham Forest have won one of the last five, with three drawn. Crystal Palace have not won any of their one visits to City Ground. The clubs have already met one time this season, in the Premier League. One of the last five was decided by a single goal. Both clubs scored in four of the last five.

Last meeting: Crystal Palace 3-1 Nottingham Forest, October 2026

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Crystal Palace, 3-4-2-1
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Nottingham Forest, 3-4-2-1
Crystal Palace crest
Crystal PalaceFormation 3-4-2-1
  1. 44Walter BenítezG
  2. 8Jefferson LermaD
  3. 26Christopher RichardsD
  4. 6Jaydee CanvotD
  5. 25Anan KhalailiM
  6. 20Adam WhartonM
  7. 23Quinten TimberM
  8. 3Tyrick MitchellM
  9. 18Daichi KamadaM
  10. 10Yeremy PinoM
  11. 22Jørgen Strand LarsenF

Bench

  1. 7Ismaïla SarrF
  2. 19William HughesM
  3. 28Cheick DoucouréM
  4. 11Dwight McNeilF
  5. 30Óscar MinguezaD
  6. 21Honest AhanorD
  7. 31Remi MatthewsG
  8. 29Evann GuessandF
  9. 9Edward NketiahF

Coach: P. Sage

Nottingham Forest crest
Nottingham ForestFormation 3-4-2-1
  1. 26Matz SelsG
  2. 34Temitayo AinaD
  3. 2Ousmane DiomandeD
  4. 5MurilloD
  5. 27Daniel MuñozM
  6. 21Xaver SchlagerM
  7. 24James McAteeM
  8. 3Neco WilliamsM
  9. 10Morgan Gibbs-WhiteM
  10. 14Dan NdoyeM
  11. 19Liam DelapF

Bench

  1. 9Christopher WoodF
  2. 12JohnG
  3. 23JairD
  4. 25Luca NetzD
  5. 8Nicolás DomínguezM
  6. 7Callum Hudson-OdoiF
  7. 6Ibrahim SangaréM
  8. 22Ryan YatesM
  9. 15Arnaud KalimuendoF

Coach: O. Glasner

Crystal Palace lined up in a 3-4-2-1 and Nottingham Forest in a 3-4-2-1 when the clubs last met, on 11 October 2026 in the Premier League. Crystal Palace won 3-1. Dan Ndoye, Daichi Kamada and Jefferson Lerma and 1 other scored.

Nottingham Forest vs Crystal Palace lineups — common questions

When is Nottingham Forest vs Crystal Palace?
Nottingham Forest vs Crystal Palace kicks off at 15:00 UK time on 8 May 2027 at City Ground in Nottingham. The match is Matchweek 35 of the 2026/27 Premier League season.
What was the score in the last Nottingham Forest vs Crystal Palace match?
In the meeting before this one, Crystal Palace won 3-1 on 11 October 2026 in the Premier League. The time before that, Nottingham Forest and Crystal Palace drew 1-1 on 1 February 2026 in the Premier League. Nottingham Forest have won 3 of the 13 meetings between the clubs and Crystal Palace have won 2.

Crystal Palace vs Nottingham Forest at Selhurst Park

Updated 12 October 2026