Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Nottingham Forest FC vs Crystal Palace FC, Premier League 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

Premier League · 2023-24
Sat 30 Mar 2024 · 15:00 UTC City Ground HT 45' · FT 45'
Chris Wood 61' 1–1

Overview

Match Preview

Nottingham Forest FC vs Crystal Palace FC — Premier League at City Ground.

Match Details

  • Referee Chris Kavanagh
  • Assistant 1 Simon Bennett
  • Assistant 2 Daniel Robathan
5 games this season 🟨 3.2/game ⚽ 12.6 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Recent Form

DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
30 Mar Crystal Palace FC H 1–1 D
16 Mar Luton Town FC A 1–1 D
10 Mar Brighton & Hove Albion FC A 0–1 L
02 Mar Liverpool FC H 0–1 L
28 Feb Manchester United FC H 0–1 L
24 Feb Aston Villa FC A 2–4 L
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
30 Mar Nottingham Forest FC A 1–1 D
09 Mar Luton Town FC H 1–1 D
02 Mar Tottenham Hotspur FC A 1–3 L
24 Feb Burnley FC H 3–0 W
19 Feb Everton FC A 1–1 D
12 Feb Chelsea FC H 1–3 L

Season Stats

Nottingham Forest FC Crystal Palace FC
#13 Position #15
5 Points 4
5 Played 5
1 / 2 / 2 W / D / L 1 / 1 / 3
4 Scored 6
5 Conceded 11
-1 GD -5
1.00 PPG 0.80
20% Win % 20%

Key Stats

63% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)
0% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
20% Clean Sheets
Nottingham Forest FC this season
20% Clean Sheets
Crystal Palace FC this season

Nottingham Forest FC are 13th (5 pts). Crystal Palace FC are 15th (4 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Nottingham Forest FC
0-15
–/–
16-30
1/–
31-45
–/–
46-60
1/2
61-75
1/1
76+
1/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Crystal Palace FC
0-15
1/1
16-30
–/2
31-45
1/3
46-60
1/3
61-75
1/–
76+
1/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Nottingham Forest FC
Morgan Gibbs-White 1 G 2 A
Dan Ndoye 1 G
Crystal Palace FC
Tyrick Mitchell 2 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Nottingham Forest FC to score. At the same time, Crystal Palace FC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 5' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 5 minutes.
  • 10' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Nottingham Forest FC and Crystal Palace FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 11' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Jean-Philippe Mateta makes it 0-1.
  • 16' Supporters expect more eagerness from Jeffrey Schlupp, as he is very good at scoring at City Ground with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 21' Crystal Palace FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 26' Both keepers have barely been tested. Nottingham Forest FC and Crystal Palace FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 31' Crystal Palace FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 31.
  • 36' It’s high time Oliver Glasner made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 41' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 46' The whistle greets Ibrahim Sangare as he departs to be replaced by Anthony Elanga.
  • 49' Poor challenge from Luis Felipe Monteiro. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
  • 54' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Nuno Espírito Santo will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 59' Nottingham Forest FC is showing some good football. However, Nottingham Forest FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 60' Gio Reyna is ready to make an impact after coming on for Divock Origi at the 60 minute mark.
  • 61' What a moment for Chris Wood! That strike on 61 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 66' The crowd applauds Jordan Ayew as he leaves the pitch. Jeffrey Schlupp steps in for Crystal Palace FC.
  • 70' The referee calls foul for Jeffrey Schlupp. He receives a card.
  • 75' The home supporters are growing impatient. Nottingham Forest FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 80' The supporters are chanting for Will Hughes. He replaces Adam Wharton on 80 minute.
  • 84' Nottingham Forest FC ring the changes. Ola Aina has done his job and it is now time for Harry Toffolo to step up.
  • 89' A quiet spell here at City Ground. Crystal Palace FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 90' Crystal Palace FC ring the changes. Tyrick Mitchell has done his job and it is now time for Nathaniel Clyne to step up.
  • The final whistle. It looks like we are having a draw.

Lineups

H2H

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.21 Nottingham Forest FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.83 Crystal Palace FC xG
I would bet for: Nottingham Forest FC or Draw 75% + Under 2.5 goals 67%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Nottingham Forest FC43% Draw31% Crystal Palace FC26%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes41% 0% No59%
Avg goals/match: 2.04
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 85%
15%
± 1.5 61%
39%
± 2.5 33%
67%
± 3.5 16%
84%
± 4.5 6%
94%

Double Chance

Nottingham Forest FC or Draw
75%
Draw or Crystal Palace FC
57%
Nottingham Forest FC or Crystal Palace FC
69%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Nottingham Forest FC29% Draw54% Crystal Palace FC17%
Actual: Crystal Palace FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
15.5%
1 – 0
14.5%
1 – 1
Actual
0 – 1
9.5%
2 – 0
9.1%
2 – 1
7.7%
1 – 2
5.2%
0 – 2
4.2%
3 – 0
3.6%
2 – 2
3.3%
3 – 1
3.2%
1 – 3
1.5%

Asian Handicap — Nottingham Forest FC

Handicap Nottingham Forest FC covers Push Crystal Palace FC covers
-2.5 7% — 93%
-2 7% 13% 81%
-1.5 19% — 81%
-1 19% 24% 57%
-0.5 43% — 57%
+0.5 76% — 24%
+1 76% 16% 8%
+1.5 92% — 8%
+2 92% 6% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Nottingham Forest FC keeps clean sheet
44% ✓
Crystal Palace FC keeps clean sheet
31% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.