Crystal Palace 3-1 Nottingham Forest: result and AI prediction

AI match recap

Forest arrive with the stronger away evidence, while Palace have struggled to turn Selhurst Park into an advantage. The hosts are badly depleted through the goalkeeper, centre-forward and defensive positions, making their new spine a major test. Glasner’s return supplies added edge, but the shared back-three structures and this fixture’s recent history point toward a tight tactical contest before either team opens up. Palace need Wharton and Pino to establish control; Forest need Gibbs-White and their wing-backs to exploit transitions.

Head-to-head analysis

This fixture has repeatedly been low-event and finely balanced, with a long sequence of draws and several recent meetings ending level. Palace have not beaten Forest in their Premier League head-to-head record, making the psychological burden at Selhurst Park significant.

Injuries and absences

Palace are hit harder in structural terms: the absence of Henderson, Mateta and Disasi affects goalkeeper, penalty-box presence and defensive depth at once. Forest’s loss of Milenković weakens their aerial and organisational base, while Williams’ availability matters greatly to their right-sided width.

Form (last 5)

Crystal Palace vs Nottingham Forest stats

Last meetings

• 2026-02-01Nottingham Forest 1-1 Crystal Palace
• 2025-08-24Crystal Palace 1-1 Nottingham Forest
• 2025-05-05Crystal Palace 1-1 Nottingham Forest
• 2024-10-21Nottingham Forest 1-0 Crystal Palace
• 2024-03-30Nottingham Forest 1-1 Crystal Palace
• 2023-10-07Crystal Palace 0-0 Nottingham Forest

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