Evening Standard
·21 October 2024
Evening Standard
·21 October 2024
Struggling Eagles head to the City Ground looking for their first win of the Premier League season
Crystal Palace are tonight still looking for their first win of the Premier League season when they travel to Nottingham Forest.
It has been a miserable start to a first full campaign in charge at Selhurst Park for Oliver Glasner, who had impressed during the opening few months of his tenure.
Beaten 1-0 by Liverpool before the international break, the pressure is on. Palace may have been unlucky at times this season but lingering in the relegation zone does not feel good enough for a team boasting their kind of quality.
Forest, meanwhile, have lost only once so far this season and drew 1-1 with Chelsea last time out, having also beaten leaders Liverpool at Anfield. Here’s everything you need to know about the game.
Nottingham Forest vs Crystal Palace is scheduled for an 8pm BST kick-off time tonight, Monday, October 21, 2024.
The City Ground in Nottingham will host the match.
TV channel: The game will be broadcast live in the UK on Sky Sports Main Event, Sky Sports Premier League and Sky Sports Ultra HDR.
Live stream: Sky Sports subscribers will also be able to watch on a live stream online via the Sky Go app.
Forest star Morgan Gibbs-White - who is also injured - has been suspended for his reaction at being sent off against Brighton, while manager Nuno Espirito Santo has also been given a three-match touchline ban.
Also suspended is West Ham loanee James Ward-Prowse, while Danilo and Ibrahim Sangare are sidelined. Goalkeeper Matz Sels should be fit.
Adam Wharton is set to feature for Palace but may need surgery at some point on a groin injury. Chadi Riad, Chris Richards, Rob Holding, Daniel Munoz and Matheus Franca are not expected to be involved, while the game will come too soon for Cheick Doucoure.
Goalkeeper Matt Turner - on loan at Palace from Forest - cannot play against his parent club.
Adam Wharton pulled out of the England U21 squad over the international break
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Forest have been keeping things tight this season, while Palace are struggling to break down any defence.
Gibbs-White is a big miss for the hosts, but this Palace team look bereft of confidence and ideas so can’t be tipped to get a point just yet.
Nottingham Forest to win, 2-1.
Nottingham Forest wins: 29
Draws: 22
Crystal Palace wins: 16
Nottingham Forest to win: 29/20
Draw: 9/4
Crystal Palace to win: 2/1
Odds via Betfair (subject to change).