Nottingham Forest vs Crystal Palace

1 - 1
🕒 Sun, 01 Feb 2026 14:00 Europe/London 📍 The City Ground 🧑‍⚖️ Michael Salisbury 🔁 Regular Season - 24 🏁 match finished
Season
2025-2026 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 24
Regular Season Table
Nottingham Forest 16 · Crystal Palace 15
Referee Stats
14 matches · 4.14 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 4.14
Reds avg 0.07
Penalties avg 0.64
Over 4.5 cards 57%
Home wins 50%
Draws 36%
Away wins 14%
How the match was played
  • Match ended level at 1-1.
  • Crystal Palace outshot their opponent (9-14).
  • Crystal Palace controlled possession (67%).

Team Overview

Nottingham Forest (Home stats)

Games / Record

19
W-D-L: 4-8-7

Goals For / Against

20 / 23
Avg: 1.05 / 1.21

Points

20
Avg: 1.05

Clean Sheets

4

Failed to Score

9
Crystal Palace (Away stats)

Games / Record

19
W-D-L: 7-3-9

Goals For / Against

22 / 28
Avg: 1.16 / 1.47

Points

24
Avg: 1.26

Clean Sheets

5

Failed to Score

5

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Premier League fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.05
PPG
1.26
1.05
GF
1.16
1.21
GA
1.47
42%
O2.5
63%
47%
BTTS
53%
32%
Score 1st
63%

League-position context

Nottingham Forest rank16th
Crystal Palace rank15th
Nottingham Forest points44
Crystal Palace points45
Nottingham Forest: #16 · 44 pts · GD -3
34 pts off the top 2. 9 pts off the play-off line. 3 pts clear of the relegation zone.
Crystal Palace: #15 · 45 pts · GD -10
33 pts off the top 2. 8 pts off the play-off line. 4 pts clear of the relegation zone.
1-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Nottingham Forest last 5 home

D D W D D
Points7/15
Weighted index47
Goals7-4
Record1-4-0
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Unbeaten, but draw-heavy in the recent venue-specific run.

Crystal Palace last 5 away

D L L L W
Points4/15
Weighted index18
Goals6-12
Record1-1-3
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

Nottingham Forest trend breakdown

Over 2.542%
BTTS47%
BTTS + O2.526%
1H Over 0.547%
Also: Over 0.5 84% · Over 1.5 74% · Over 3.5 21% · 1H BTTS 11%

Crystal Palace trend breakdown

Over 2.563%
BTTS53%
BTTS + O2.547%
1H Over 0.574%
Also: Over 0.5 95% · Over 1.5 79% · Over 3.5 21% · 1H BTTS 16%

Scoring reliability

Nottingham Forest score at home53%
Nottingham Forest clean sheet at home21%
Crystal Palace score away74%
Crystal Palace clean sheet away26%

First-goal patterns

Nottingham Forest score first32%
Nottingham Forest win after scoring first33%
Crystal Palace score first63%
Crystal Palace win after scoring first58%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Nottingham Forest 36% · Crystal Palace 20%
Avg first goal minute: Nottingham Forest 26.3' · Crystal Palace 30.8'

Vs league average

Nottingham Forest score at home1.05 vs 1.53
Nottingham Forest concede at home1.21 vs 1.22
Crystal Palace score away1.16 vs 1.22
Crystal Palace concede away1.47 vs 1.53
Nottingham Forest score 31% below league average, while Crystal Palace score 5% below league average.
Defensive side: Nottingham Forest are 1% below league average at home, and Crystal Palace are 3% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals1.80
BTTS80%
Over 2.50%
At this venue setup: 1.50 goals on average across the last 4.

Nottingham Forest goal timing (home)

1H scored: 41% 2H scored: 59% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 76-90+
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 5
31-45 4
46-60 4
61-75 4
0-15 3
16-30 2
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 11
31-45 5
46-60 4
0-15 1
16-30 1
61-75 1

Crystal Palace goal timing (away)

1H scored: 52% 2H scored: 48% Danger: 61-75 Vulnerable: 31-45
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
61-75 6
31-45 5
0-15 4
16-30 4
46-60 3
76-90+ 3
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
31-45 10
76-90+ 8
46-60 3
61-75 2
0-15 1
16-30 1

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
1
3
Total Shots
9
14
Shots off Goal
5
8
Blocked Shots
3
3
Shots Inside Box
6
9
Shots Outside Box
3
5
Ball Possession
33%
67%
Corner Kicks
5
7
Fouls
4
12
Offsides
2
0
Yellow Cards
1
3
Red Cards
1
0
Goalkeeper Saves
1
0
Total Passes
282
566
Passes Accurate
207
482
Passes %
73%
85%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
1
Away
3
Red Cards
Home
1
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
4
Away
1
5'
5' Goal · 1-0
M. Gibbs-White
Normal Goal
31'
31' C. Richards
32'
32' C. Riad
45'
45' N. Williams
45'
45' Goal · 1-1
I. Sarr
Penalty
45+3'
45+3' N. Domínguez
1st substitution · For: Morato
46'
46' M. Sels
2nd substitution · For: A. Gunn
46'
46' C. Hudson-Odoi
3rd substitution · For: R. Yates
54'
54' Yeremy Pino
61'
61' C. Riad
1st substitution · For: Christantus Uche
70'
70' Igor Jesus
4th substitution · For: D. Ndoye
75'
75' N. Milenković

Nottingham Forest vs Crystal Palace 1-1: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Nottingham Forest drew 1-1 with Crystal Palace on Sunday, 01 February 2026 in Premier League. The match was refereed by Michael Salisbury. It was played at The City Ground.

First half: Nottingham Forest took an early lead at 5' when M. Gibbs-White scored, making the score 1-0. C. Richards received a yellow card for Crystal Palace at 31'. C. Riad received a yellow card for Crystal Palace at 32'. N. Williams received a red card for Nottingham Forest at 45'. Crystal Palace leveled the score at 45' when I. Sarr scored (Penalty), making the score 1-1. Nottingham Forest made their 1st substitution at 45+3', with N. Domínguez replacing Morato.

Second half: No goals were scored in the second half. Nottingham Forest made their 2nd substitution at 46', with M. Sels replacing A. Gunn. Nottingham Forest made their 3rd substitution at 46', with C. Hudson-Odoi replacing R. Yates. Yeremy Pino received a yellow card for Crystal Palace at 54'. Crystal Palace made their 1st substitution at 61', with C. Riad replacing Christantus Uche. Nottingham Forest made their 4th substitution at 70', with Igor Jesus replacing D. Ndoye. N. Milenković received a yellow card for Nottingham Forest at 75'.

Nottingham Forest used 4 substitutions while Crystal Palace used 1 substitution. Nottingham Forest got 1 yellow card and 1 red card, while Crystal Palace got 3 yellow cards.

How the match was played

  • Match ended level at 1-1.
  • Crystal Palace outshot their opponent (9-14).
  • Crystal Palace controlled possession (67%).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games8
Home Wins2
Draws6
Away Wins0
Over 2.5 Goals0 (0.0%)
BTTS5 (62.5%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games4
Home Wins2
Draws2
Away Wins0
Over 2.5 Goals0 (0.0%)
BTTS2 (50.0%)

Nottingham Forest vs Crystal Palace Head-to-Head History by Season