Prediction: Nottingham Forest to win 2-1
Best Odds: 8/1
Bookmaker: etbet
Crystal Palace and Nottingham Forest will lock horns with each other in the Premier League in May. The match between the Eagles and The Tricky Trees will be held at Selhurst park in London and is scheduled to kick off at 8pm UK time on May 5.
Crystal Palace
Crystal Palace are an established club in the Premier League who have done pretty well this season. The Eagles finished 10th in the league table in the 2023-24 campaign and could end up in a similar position this time around.
Oliver Glasner’s side are 12th in the Premier League table at the moment with 45 points from 34 matches. Palace’s league campaign is pretty much over, but they still have a chance of bettering their finish of last season as they are only five points behind 10th-placed Bournemouth.
Palace will head into the Premier League match against Nottingham Forest at Selhurst Park in London on the back of a 3-0 victory over Aston Villa in the semi-finals of the FA Cup. It came after a 2-2 draw with Arsenal away from home at the Emirates Stadium in North London in the Premier League, which followed a goalless draw with Bournemouth at Selhurst park in the league.
Team News:
Crystal Palace are likely to line up in a 3-4-2-1 formation against Bournemouth at Selhurst Park. Dean Henderson will be in goal for the Eagles. Chris Richards, Maxence Lacroix and Marc Guehi will be the three centre-backs. Daniel Munoz, Adam Wharton, Daichi Kamada and Tyrick Mitchell will be the four midfielders. Ismaila Sarr and Eberechi Eze will be deployed as the two attacking midfielders. Jean-Philippe Mateta will lead the line for the Eagles.
Nottingham Forest
Nottingham Forest are one of the most historic clubs in England and are having a wonderful season. The Tricky Trees finished 17th in the Premier League table in the 2023-24 campaign and could end up in the Champions League places.
Forest are sixth in the Premier League table at the moment with 60 points from 33 matches, level on points with fifth-placed Chelsea. The Reds will fancy their chances of winning their remaining Premier League matches against Brentford, Crystal Palace, Leicester City, West Ham United and Chelsea and ending up in the top five.
Forest will take on Brentford at the City Ground in the Premier League this coming Thursday before facing Palace at Selhurst Park in the league on May 5. The Reds suffered a 2-0 defeat to Manchester City in the semi-finals of the FA Cup this weekend, which came after a 2-1 win against Tottenham Hotspur at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in the Premier League.
Team News:
Nottingham Forest are likely to line up in a 4-4-2 formation against Crystal Palace. Matz Sels will lead the line for the Reds. Zach Abbott, Nikola Milenkovic, Murillo and Harry Toffolo will be the four defenders. Morgan Gibbs-White, Nicolas Domínguez, Danilo and Elliot Anderson will be the four midfielders. Chris Wood and Callum Hudson-Odoi will the two centre-forwards.
Key Factors to Consider
- Crystal Palace have won just 1 of their last 6 Premier League matches.
- Crystal Palace have scored 43 goals and conceded 47 goals in 34 Premier League matches this season.
- Nottingham Forest have won 4 of their last 6 Premier League games.
- Nottingham Forest have scored 53 goals and conceded 39 goals in 33 Premier League matches this campaign.
- Chris Wood has scored 19 goals and given 3 assists in 31 Premier League appearances for Nottingham Forest so far this season.
Conclusion
Nottingham Forest are in better form than Crystal Palace at the moment, and it is very likely that Nuno’s side will pick up all three points from the Premier League game at Selhurst Park. Even though Palace are at home, the Reds have a better team and will get the job done in the end.
Prediction: Nottingham Forest to win 2-1
Best Odds: 8/1
Bookmaker: etbet
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