Most notably, however, the versatile Jeffrey Schlupp is likely to start up front and pick up almost where he left off against BSC Young Boys as the Ghanain midfielder remained high up the pitch in Palace’s Uhrencup clash.
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Wayne Hennessey guards between the sticks after a two match hiatus, with recent signing Stephen Henderson making the bench.
Luka Milivojevic captains the side from the middle of the park with Scott Dann and Martin Kelly forming the Eagles’ centre-back partnership.
Forest start former Palace men Ben Watson and Lewis Grabban, their top scorer last season, while recent signing Yuri Ribeiro and loanee Alfa Semedo also make the starting XI, the pair recently joining from Benfica.
Forest: Muric, Cash, Milosevic, Worrall, Robinson, Watson, Semedo, Silva, Lolley, Adomah, Grabban.
Subs: Steele, Smith, Darikwa, Dawson, Figueiredo, Osborn, Ribeiro, Yacob, Johnson, Appiah, Ameobi, Walker.
Palace: Hennessey, Van Aanholt, Dann, Kelly, Ward, Meyer, Milivojevic, McArthur, Townsend, Schlupp, Benteke.
Subs: Henderson, Woods, Hobbs, Riedewald, Wickham, Sorloth, Daly.