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Nottingham Forest vs Crystal Palace

Forest 1 Palace 1

Forest1
Wood61'
Palace1
Mateta11'
Sat 30 Mar 15:00(KO listed in users′ timezone)

Premier LeagueThe City Ground

Full-Time

Match Summary

Summary:**

  • One change for Palace as Henderson replaces injured Johnstone
  • Mateta finishes off fine team move after 10 minutes
  • Eze forces Sels into stretching save moments later
  • Forest press hard for an equaliser but Eagles hold firm
  • Origi has effort blocked and Sangaré curls over from distance
  • Counter-attack sees Eze denied one-on-one by Sels
  • HT: Forest 0-1 Palace
  • Eze bends wide following clever set-piece with Wharton
  • Henderson denies Hudson-Odoi at the other end
  • Wood’s improvised header draws Forest level on the hour mark
  • Palace rally as Eze is denied by Sels once more
  • Henderson denies Danilo drive from range
  • Williams heads against own post in final minute
  • FT: Forest 1-1 Palace

Following a three-week break in competitive fixtures, the Eagles were seeking a first away win over Nottingham Forest since 2011; the hosts were the team Palace had faced most often in the Premier League without ever winning.

Having come within seconds of clinching victory against Luton Town at Selhurst Park before the break, Oliver Glasner named an unchanged outfield team, with only goalkeeper Sam Johnstone withdrawn through injury. In goal went Dean Henderson, fittingly, upon his return to Forest.

A fiery atmosphere awaited Palace at the City Ground, where Forest – in their first game since a four-point deduction was imposed for breaching the Premier League's Profit & Sustainability Rules – had the backing of a vociferous home support.

It was little surprise then that the game started in somewhat scrappy fashion, with Forest seeing lots of the ball, but Palace the more potent threat on the counter-attack.

When the breakthrough arrived after 10 minutes, it was a team move of real quality from the Eagles; a long ball forwards was intercepted by Joel Ward on the halfway line, who played it to Jefferson Lerma. His eye-of-the-needle through ball released Ebere Eze in behind – and the playmaker had the presence of mind to not rush his shot, instead squaring for Jean-Philippe Mateta to lash home his third goal in his last four matches.

It could have been two just moments later when Daniel Muñoz – influential throughout the first-half – popped up on the left and won a free-kick off his marker. Eze curled in a high, swinging delivery which momentarily looked to have found the far top corner – Matz Sels got back to divert it over with an outstretched hand.

What followed was a spell of sustained Forest pressure, the hosts continuously working the ball into wide positions, forcing the likes of Muñoz, Tyrick Mitchell and Joachim Andersen to make a number of impressive blocks and defensive headers.

The closest Forest came to a first-half equaliser was when one such move saw Divock Origi drift into half-a-yard of space inside the box, but his effort was charged down by Mitchell, before Ibrahim Sangaré curled over from distance.

And Palace perhaps ought to have gone into the break with a two-goal lead; Adam Wharton curled an outstanding through ball between two defenders for Eze to race onto, but, one-on-one with Sels, he could not quite place his finish far enough away from the onrushing goalkeeper, and the danger passed.

When play resumed for the second-half, another golden opportunity arose for Palace – and it was the same combination of players. An inventive set-piece, straight from the training ground, saw Eze play a one-two with Wharton and race into the box. Unmarked, albeit from a tight angle, his curling finish was round Sels – but also agonisingly wide of the far post.

From a similar position moments later, Callum Hudson-Odoi – a threat for Forest all afternoon – managed to skip inside Muñoz and into the box, but Henderson did well to get two fists to his strike and punch the ball clear.

Sadly, Forest’s very next attack was one of real quality, and drew them level. A chipped ball forwards from Gibbs-White for Chris Wood was cute, but still needed some work to turn into a goal; somehow, the New Zealand striker arched his back and flicked the ball with his header up and over Henderson to bring his team level.

What followed, perhaps surprisingly, was a spell of sustained Palace pressure – and once again, it culminated in a fine Matz Sels save.

With Eze collecting the ball back to goal in the corner of the Forest box, little seemed on, but a brilliant turn, skip between two tackles and drive into the area saw the ball break to substitute Jeffrey Schlupp six yards from goal.

He was dispossessed and the ball came back out to Eze – but as he looked to beat a sea of bodies in the goalmouth, the England international was again denied by Sels’ outstretched hand.

With 20 minutes left to go, it was difficult to predict in which direction momentum would swing next – although Forest did test Henderson from distance through Danilo’s drive.

The goalkeeper put in an impressive display overall, being forced to punch clear under severe pressure on several occasions – but more than rising to the challenge.

And true to the pattern of the game, Palace came closest to finding a winner in the dying seconds, an in-swinging corner from Eze receiving an inadvertent near-post flick from Neco Williams’ – agonisingly, the ball sailed across the line and hit the frame of the goal, before bouncing clear.

Six minutes of added time followed, but neither team could fashion another clear opportunity – and for the second time this season, their points were shared.

Palace: Henderson (GK), Muñoz, Ward, Richards, Andersen, Mitchell (Clyne, 90+4), Lerma, Wharton (Hughes, 79), Eze, Ayew (Schlupp, 65), Mateta.

Subs: Matthews (GK), Tomkins, Ozoh, Ahamada, Umeh, Mathurin.

Forest: Sels (GK), Williams, Felipe, Murillo, Aina (Toffolo, 85), Yates, Sangaré (Elanga, 45), Origi (Reyna, 60), Gibbs-White, Hudson-Odoi, Wood.

Subs: Turner (GK), Dominguez, Danilo, Montiel, Omobamidele, Ribeiro.

Match Blog

Full-Time

Match ends, Nottingham Forest 1, Crystal Palace 1.
90'+5'

free kick won

Morgan Gibbs-White (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+4'

Substitution

Crystal Palace
Tyrick Mitchell
Tyrick
Mitchell(3)
off
Nathaniel Clyne
Nathaniel
Clyne(17)
on
89'

corner

Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Will Hughes.
88'

miss

Attempt missed. Jefferson Lerma (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Jeffrey Schlupp.
87'

free kick won

Ryan Yates (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
87'

corner

Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Chris Wood.
86'

free kick won

Eberechi Eze (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
84'

Substitution

Nottingham Forest
Ola
Aina(43)
off
Harry
Toffolo(15)
on
83'

free kick won

Jefferson Lerma (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
82'

free kick won

Callum Hudson-Odoi (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick on the left wing.
80'

Substitution

Crystal Palace
Adam Wharton
Adam
Wharton(20)
off
Will Hughes
Will
Hughes(19)
on
77'

free kick won

Tyrick Mitchell (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
74'

miss

Attempt missed. Morgan Gibbs-White (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
74'

free kick won

Morgan Gibbs-White (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick on the left wing.
74'

attempt saved

Attempt saved. Giovanni Reyna (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Callum Hudson-Odoi.
71'

attempt saved

Attempt saved. Chris Wood (Nottingham Forest) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Morgan Gibbs-White with a cross.
70'

Yellow Card

Schlupp(15)
Jeffrey Schlupp (Crystal Palace) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
70'

free kick won

Ola Aina (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick on the left wing.
69'

attempt saved

Attempt saved. Eberechi Eze (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
68'

miss

Attempt missed. Adam Wharton (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Jefferson Lerma following a corner.
68'

corner

Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Felipe.
66'

Substitution

Crystal Palace
Jordan Ayew
Jordan
Ayew(9)
off
Jeffrey Schlupp
Jeffrey
Schlupp(15)
on
63'

free kick won

Jefferson Lerma (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
62'

free kick won

Adam Wharton (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
61'

Nottingham Forest Goal

Nottingham Forest
Goal!
Nottingham Forest
Chris
Wood(11)
Goal! Nottingham Forest 1, Crystal Palace 1. Chris Wood (Nottingham Forest) header from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Morgan Gibbs-White with a cross.
60'

Substitution

Nottingham Forest
Divock
Origi(27)
off
Giovanni
Reyna(20)
on
58'

corner

Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Joachim Andersen.
58'

attempt blocked

Attempt blocked. Ola Aina (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Callum Hudson-Odoi.
57'

miss

Attempt missed. Chris Wood (Nottingham Forest) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Neco Williams with a cross.
56'

miss

Attempt missed. Jordan Ayew (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
56'

end delay

Delay over. They are ready to continue.
54'

start delay

Delay in match because of an injury Chris Richards (Crystal Palace).
54'

offside

Offside, Nottingham Forest. Divock Origi is caught offside.
52'

attempt saved

Attempt saved. Callum Hudson-Odoi (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Morgan Gibbs-White.
51'

free kick won

Jordan Ayew (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
51'

miss

Attempt missed. Eberechi Eze (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left misses to the right. Assisted by Adam Wharton following a corner.
50'

corner

Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Ryan Yates.
49'

Yellow Card

Felipe(18)
Felipe (Nottingham Forest) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
49'

free kick won

Jean-Philippe Mateta (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
47'

free kick won

Felipe (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
47'

offside

Offside, Nottingham Forest. Neco Williams is caught offside.
45'

Substitution

Nottingham Forest
Ibrahim
Sangaré(6)
off
Anthony
Elanga(21)
on

First-Half Ends

First Half ends, Nottingham Forest 0, Crystal Palace 1.
45'+2'

corner

Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Neco Williams.
45'+2'

free kick won

Morgan Gibbs-White (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'

miss

Attempt missed. Jefferson Lerma (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right following a corner.
45'

corner

Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Murillo.
44'

attempt blocked

Attempt blocked. Jean-Philippe Mateta (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Tyrick Mitchell with a cross.
42'

end delay

Delay over. They are ready to continue.
42'

start delay

Delay in match because of an injury Felipe (Nottingham Forest).
38'

attempt saved

Attempt saved. Eberechi Eze (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Adam Wharton with a through ball.
34'

offside

Offside, Nottingham Forest. Divock Origi is caught offside.
31'

free kick won

Morgan Gibbs-White (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick on the left wing.
30'

free kick won

Jordan Ayew (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
29'

miss

Attempt missed. Ibrahim Sangaré (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high.
26'

offside

Offside, Nottingham Forest. Callum Hudson-Odoi is caught offside.
24'

free kick won

Neco Williams (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick on the right wing.
23'

attempt blocked

Attempt blocked. Divock Origi (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ryan Yates.
22'

free kick won

Daniel Muñoz (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
22'

attempt blocked

Attempt blocked. Murillo (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
21'

corner

Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Chris Richards.
20'

corner

Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Daniel Muñoz.
19'

free kick won

Chris Richards (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
15'

miss

Attempt missed. Daniel Muñoz (Crystal Palace) header from the right side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Eberechi Eze with a cross following a corner.
15'

corner

Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Matz Sels.
14'

free kick won

Daniel Muñoz (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick on the left wing.
13'

free kick won

Jordan Ayew (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick on the right wing.
12'

attempt saved

Attempt saved. Callum Hudson-Odoi (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Morgan Gibbs-White.
12'

free kick won

Ibrahim Sangaré (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
11'

Crystal Palace Goal!

Crystal Palace
Goal!
Crystal Palace
Jean-Philippe
Mateta(14)
Jean-Philippe Mateta
Goal! Nottingham Forest 0, Crystal Palace 1. Jean-Philippe Mateta (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Eberechi Eze.
9'

free kick won

Eberechi Eze (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
7'

free kick won

Callum Hudson-Odoi (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
5'

free kick won

Eberechi Eze (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
2'

attempt blocked

Attempt blocked. Felipe (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.

Kick-Off

lineup

Lineups are announced and players are warming up.

Starting lineup

26
Matz Sels
GK
43
Ola Aina
DF
substitution icon84'
18
Felipe
DF
49'
40
Murillo
DF
7
Neco Williams
DF
27
Divock Origi
MF
substitution icon60'
14
Callum Hudson-Odoi
MF
6
Ibrahim Sangaré
MF
substitution icon45'
22
Ryan Yates
MF
10
Morgan Gibbs-White
MF
11
Chris Wood
S
61'

Substitutes

1
Matt Turner
15
Harry Toffolo
substitution icon84'
16
Nicolás Domínguez
20
Giovanni Reyna
substitution icon60'
21
Anthony Elanga
substitution icon45'
28
Danilo
29
Gonzalo Montiel
32
Andrew Omobamidele
37
Rodrigo Ribeiro
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63
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58
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60
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12
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55
62
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-6
47
14
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38
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7
18
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15
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16
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16
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38
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9
20
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67
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32
18
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6
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24
52
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26
19
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24
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24
20
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35
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