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Nottingham Forest vs Crystal Palace – Lineups & Match Details

Nottingham Forest and Crystal Palace drew 1-1. Goals: M. Gibbs-White (5'), I. Sarr (45' pen.). Nottingham Forest had 33% possession against Crystal Palace's 67%. Shots on target: 1-3.

Premier League · Regular Season - 24

Sunday, 1 February 2026

Nottingham ForestNottingham Forest

1 - 1

Full Time

HT: 1 - 1

Crystal PalaceCrystal Palace

Referee: Michael Salisbury, England

Lineups

Nottingham ForestNottingham Forest4-2-3-1
M. Sels26M. SelsG
O. Aina34O. AinaD
N. Milenkovic31N. MilenkovicD
Murillo5MurilloD
N. Williams3N. WilliamsD
I. Sangare6I. SangareM
E. Anderson8E. AndersonM
C. Hudson-Odoi7C. Hudson-OdoiM
M. Gibbs-White10M. Gibbs-WhiteM
N. Dominguez16N. DominguezM
Igor Jesus19Igor JesusF

Substitutes

18A. GunnG
4MoratoD
9T. AwoniyiF
14D. NdoyeF
27L. LuccaF
21O. HutchinsonF
22R. YatesM
24J. McAteeM
44Z. AbbottD
Crystal PalaceCrystal Palace3-4-2-1
D. Henderson1D. HendersonG
C. Richards26C. RichardsD
M. Lacroix5M. LacroixD
C. Riad34C. RiadD
D. Munoz2D. MunozM
W. Hughes19W. HughesM
J. Lerma8J. LermaM
T. Mitchell3T. MitchellM
I. Sarr7I. SarrF
B. Johnson11B. JohnsonF
Y. Pino10Y. PinoF

Substitutes

31R. MatthewsG
44W. BenitezG
12C. UcheM
17N. ClyneD
23J. CanvotD
42K. RodneyM
63Z. Marsh

Match Events

5'G

M. Gibbs-White

31'Y

C. Richards

32'Y

C. Riad

45'R

N. Williams

45'+3S

N. Domínguez

Substitution 1

45'P

I. Sarr

46'S

M. Sels

Substitution 2

46'S

C. Hudson-Odoi

Substitution 3

54'Y

Yeremy Pino

61'S

C. Riad

Substitution 1

70'S

Igor Jesus

Substitution 4

75'Y

N. Milenković

Statistics

Nottingham Forest
33%67%
Crystal Palace
0.49Expected Goals (xG)1.9
9Total Shots14
1Shots on Target3
5Corners7
4Fouls12
2Offsides0
73Pass Accuracy (%)85
1Yellow Cards3
1Red Cards0
Match preview

Nottingham Forest host Crystal Palace on Sunday, 1 February 2026 at The City Ground. The kick-off time is 14:00 local. The fixture is part of the Premier League schedule. Nottingham Forest go into the match 15th in the table; Crystal Palace sit 14th. The two squads have prepared for a tight contest.

Form coming in

Nottingham Forest have taken 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss from their last 5. Recent run: 2 wins in a row. Crystal Palace have collected 0 wins, 2 draws and 3 losses over the same span. Recent run: 2 losses in a row.

Head to head

The two clubs have met 3 times recently. Past results: 24 Aug 2025: Nottingham Forest 1-1 Crystal Palace; 5 May 2025: Nottingham Forest 1-1 Crystal Palace; 21 Oct 2024: Nottingham Forest 1-0 Crystal Palace. The series gives both sides something to draw on before kick-off.

Match recap

Nottingham Forest and Crystal Palace drew 1-1. Nottingham Forest scored through M. Gibbs-White 5'. Crystal Palace replied with I. Sarr 45' (pen.). The decisive goal arrived in minute 45 as the contest closed.

Stat highlights

Nottingham Forest held 33% of the ball against 67% for Crystal Palace. Shots on target finished 1-3. Expected goals read 0.49 for Nottingham Forest, 1.90 for Crystal Palace.

Verdict

The 1-1 draw gives both clubs a single point. Nottingham Forest sat 15th and Crystal Palace 14th before kick-off, so the table reshuffles slightly. The next round of fixtures will say more about where each side is going.