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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 1 February 2026, when Nottingham Forest and Crystal Palace drew 1-1.

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
1
Crystal Palace wins

13–9 on goals in 12 meetings since 10 December 2011

Recent Nottingham Forest vs Crystal Palace results

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

All in the Premier League

Nottingham Forest vs Crystal Palace history

Nottingham Forest have won one of the last five, with four drawn. Crystal Palace have not won any of their one visits to City Ground. One of the last five was decided by a single goal. Both clubs scored in four of the last five. Nottingham Forest are unbeaten in the last eleven meetings.

Last meeting: Nottingham Forest 1-1 Crystal Palace, February 2026

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Nottingham Forest, 4-2-3-1
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Crystal Palace, 3-4-2-1
Nottingham Forest crest
Nottingham ForestFormation 4-2-3-1
  1. 26Matz SelsG
  2. 34Temitayo AinaD
  3. 31Nikola MilenkovićD
  4. 5MurilloD
  5. 3Neco WilliamsD
  6. 6Ibrahim SangaréM
  7. 8Elliot AndersonM
  8. 7Callum Hudson-OdoiM
  9. 10Morgan Gibbs-WhiteM
  10. 16Nicolás DomínguezM
  11. 19Igor JesusF

Bench

  1. 18Angus GunnG
  2. 9Taiwo AwoniyiF
  3. 22Ryan YatesM
  4. 24James McAteeM
  5. 20Lorenzo LuccaF
  6. 14Dan NdoyeF
  7. 4MoratoD
  8. 21Omari HutchinsonF
  9. 44Zach AbbottD

Coach: Vitor Pereira

Crystal Palace crest
Crystal PalaceFormation 3-4-2-1
  1. 1Dean HendersonG
  2. 26Christopher RichardsD
  3. 5Maxence LacroixD
  4. 34Chadi RiadD
  5. 2Daniel MuñozM
  6. 19William HughesM
  7. 8Jefferson LermaM
  8. 3Tyrick MitchellM
  9. 7Ismaïla SarrF
  10. 11Brennan JohnsonF
  11. 10Yeremy PinoF

Bench

  1. 44Walter BenítezG
  2. 31Remi MatthewsG
  3. 17Nathaniel ClyneD
  4. 23Jaydee CanvotD
  5. 42Kaden RodneyM
  6. 12Christantus UcheM
  7. 63Zach Marsh

Coach: Oliver Glasner

Nottingham Forest lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Crystal Palace in a 3-4-2-1 when the clubs last met, on 1 February 2026 in the Premier League. It finished 1-1. Morgan Gibbs-White and Ismaïla Sarr scored. Matz Sels and Dean Henderson started in goal.

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, Nottingham Forest and Crystal Palace drew 1-1 on 1 February 2026 in the Premier League. The time before that, Crystal Palace and Nottingham Forest drew 1-1 on 24 August 2025 in the Premier League.

Crystal Palace vs Nottingham Forest at Selhurst Park

Updated 22 September 2026