Crystal Palace vs Nottingham Prediction & Betting Tips (24 August)

Crystal Palace had a last season in a sawfall. Indeed, the London club worried at the start of the championship before stabilizing its game and ending up with a very honorable 12th place in the Premier League, ensuring serene maintenance. In addition, the Eagles distinguished themselves by beating Manchester City in the League Cup final, thus winning the first major trophy in their history. Unfortunately, the rules of multi-ownership prevent them from participating in the Europa League this season. Crystal Palace will therefore have to be satisfied with the conference league. The Londoners began their season against Liverpool during the Community Shield, won at goal 2-2, 5-4 TAB, after irregular friendly, before starting the Premier League with a solid draw at Chelsea 0-0 . On the edge of the relegation in 2024, Nottingham Forest showed a completely different year. Indeed, the winning club of the Champions League in 1979 and 1980 somewhat found its prestige of yesteryear by fighting for European places.

The men of Nuno Espirito flexed in the final stretch but still finished in 7th place in the Premier League, ensuring a qualification for the Europa League. This is a remarkable performance for a team that was absolutely not expected at this level. The chain of European Cup and Championship meetings could be complicated and Nottingham Forest will be satisfied with a simple maintenance during this 2025/2026 exercise. Especially since the pre-season was not very convincing. No friendly victory for Forest, who recorded 4 draws including two against Monaco and La Fiorentina and two defeats against Fulham 3-1 and Birmingham 1-0. However, Forest started perfectly with a great victory against Brentford 3-1. 

Few notable movements have marked the off -season of Crystal Palace. The left side Chilwell returned to Chelsea after a discreet loan and the local Ward figure left the club at 35 years old. In the other direction, the guardian Benitez (PSV) and the left side Borna Sosa (Ajax) were recruited at a lower cost to ensure the role of lining. French striker Mateta (14 PL goals last season) remains a key element of the Eagles this year. He can count on the support of the influential Sarr (8 goals and 6 passes in PL last season) and Eze (8 goals and 8 passes in PL last season). Victim of an early injury during the Community Shield, the Japanese midfielder Kamada joined Riad at the infirmary, while Nketiah, Doucouré, Matheus Franca and Kporha remain absent from the group. Crystal Palace Nottingham Forest this summer, Nottingham Forest could not do anything to hold the Elaga winger, who left for Newcastle. In addition, the lateral Ramon Sosa (Palmeiras), the loan Alex Moreno (Aston Villa) and the Middle Danilo (Botafogo) also left the club, while the defender omobamidele was sold definitively in Strasbourg.

In the other sense, the club recruited defender Jairha and striker Igor Jesus in Botafogo. Added to this is the Scottish international goalkeeper Gunn (Norwich) and the Swiss winger Dan Ndoye (Bologna). Nottingham has also been very active in recent days with the arrivals of Mcatee (City), Hutchinson (Ipswich), Kalimuendo (Rennes) and Carlos Miguel (Palmeiras), for almost 100m spent in just 3 days. After a dream season, the New Zealander Wood (20 goals in PL last year) stayed at the club and scored a double during the J1, just like the influential Hudson-Oodoi (5 goals in PL last year) and Gibbs-White (7 goals and 8 PL passes last year), as well as the Framework Anderson and the defender Milenkovic. Nottingham should have only one absent this Sunday, but a major element, the middle Nicolas Dominguez. The probable compositions for Crystal Palace - Nottingham Forest: Crystal Palace: Henderson - Richards, Lacroix, Guehi - Munoz, Hughes, Wharton, Mitchell - Sarr, Mateta, Eze.Nottingham Forest: Aina, Milenkovic, Murillo, Williams - Sangaré, Anderson - Ndoye, Gibbs -White, Hudson -Oodoi - Wood. 

• Summary: Crystal Palace is going head to head with Nottingham Forest starting on 24 Aug 2025 at 13:00 UTC at Selhurst Park stadium, London city, England. The match is a part of the Premier League .
• Referee: Anthony Taylor
• Crystal Palace Feedinco Rating: 6.97
• Nottingham Feedinco Rating: 7.06