Nottingham Forest
- Nottingham Forest are 17th in the Premier League, three points below Crystal Palace in 15th, having won two, drawn one and lost two of their last five league games.
- Forest have won three, drawn two and lost six of their 11 home Premier League games this season, although their overall form is much better than their home record.
Crystal Palace
- Eagles coach Glasner has presided over a poor run of results in which Palace have failed to win any of their last five league matches, suffering a 3-1 home defeat to Chelsea in their most recent home game and a 2-1 loss at Sunderland.
- They have also scored 13 goals in their 11 away games, so can certainly score against Forest, who have conceded an average of 1.55 goals per home league game - 17 in total at the City Ground.
Head-to-Head
The home side has won one and drawn two of their last three league meetings with Crystal Palace, who have failed to beat the Reds in their last two trips to the City Ground .
Key Players
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Key players to watch:
- Morgan Gibbs-White is Forest’s top scorer with five goals in 23 league appearances and he has two in his last five games.
- Mateta is Palace’s most trusted striker with eight in 23 Premier League matches and he is their biggest threat.
Betting Insights
- Nottingham Forest are the favorites to win Sunday’s Premier League encounter with Crystal Palace at 1.9, although Palace are available at 3.95 and the draw at 3.4.
- Backing both teams to score at 1.8 looks a good pick for this game as Palace will try to take the game to Forest and both clubs have players capable of causing problems.
Prediction
- Forest can edge it in a cagey clash.
- This clash of styles could be a chess match, but one in which both teams can score as Dyche likes his teams to sit in and Palace will be looking to pinch a goal from the off.
