Follow live coverage as Nottingham Forest face Crystal Palace today in the Premier League. Another top-flight season will be covered in full right here with The Independent, as reigning champions Manchester City look to make it an unprecedented five titles in a row come the end of 2024/25.
The likes of Arsenal and Liverpool will be chasing Pep Guardiola's side, but just as fascinating will be the race for Champions League places, with more teams than ever before having designs on top-four finishes. Chelsea remain big-spending, Manchester United's latest rebuild continues and both Tottenham and Newcastle will expect improvements this year - yet it was Aston Villa who snared fourth last term.
Meanwhile, it's Southampton, Leicester City and Ipswich Town who made it back to the elite after promotion last year and each will have hope they can make it more than a one-year stay. Follow the latest live action from the Premier League below:
Nottingham Forest FC 1 - 0 Crystal Palace FC
Nottingham Forest vs Crystal Palace
21:57There it is, the final whistle goes and it's Nottingham Forest who beat Crystal Palace 1-0 at the City Ground to earn a first home win of the campaign! It an extremely tight game it was all settled by a moment Henderson - who played for England against Finland over the international break - will want to forget. Wood chanced his arm with a low drive that, while it was well hit, really should have been saved by the Palace goalkeeper. Both sides hit the woodwork in a lively first half and Wood, who could have had a hat-trick on another night, made the difference after the break. It means Forest move up to eighth in the Premier League table, while Palace - whose xG of 1.08 was inferior to Forest's 1.62 - remain 18th and without a win through eight games to crank up the pressure on Glasner and his side. That's all for this evening folks, thanks for joining us - until next time!
Nottingham Forest vs Crystal Palace
21:56FULL-TIME: NOTTINGHAM FOREST 1-0 CRYSTAL PALACE
Nottingham Forest vs Crystal Palace
21:54We're entering last roll of the dice territory for Palace now. In truth they haven't looked like getting an equaliser but can they make something happen?
Nottingham Forest vs Crystal Palace
21:54Yellow Card Daniel Muñoz Mejía
Nottingham Forest vs Crystal Palace
21:51Agbinone wins a corner for Palace but Sels gets a strong punch on the delivery to relieve the danger for Forest.
Nottingham Forest vs Crystal Palace
21:50There are a lot of glum faces in the away end at the City Ground but the home fans are chanting and cheering, they know their side are closing in here...
Nottingham Forest vs Crystal Palace
21:49The fourth official signals for seven minutes of additional time! It's now or never for Palace, while Forest try to see out the three points...
Nottingham Forest vs Crystal Palace
21:47Glasner tries another throw of the dice as academy graduate Agbinone replaces the ineffective Kamada. Can he make an instant impression?
Nottingham Forest vs Crystal Palace
21:46Forest are just trying to keep hold of the ball, draw Palace out and just while the seconds away. Is there going to be any late drama?
Nottingham Forest vs Crystal Palace
21:43And the goalscorer Wood goes off to a big ovation from the home fans, he might have made the telling contribution here this evening. Awoniyi comes on up front in his place.
Nottingham Forest vs Crystal Palace
21:42Substitution Callum James Hudson-Odoi Ramón Sosa Acosta
Nottingham Forest vs Crystal Palace
21:41There's a break in play as Hudson-Odoi is down getting treatment for Forest.
Nottingham Forest vs Crystal Palace
21:40WHAT A SAVE! That could be a huge moment in this game. The ball falls to Schlupp about 15 yards out in the penalty area, he bends it towards the top-right corner but Sels flings out a big hand to keep it out. Forest still lead 1-0 after a big intervention from the goalkeeper.
Nottingham Forest vs Crystal Palace
21:39Here we go then, into the final 10 minutes at the City Ground. Will Wood's goal be enough to split these sides or can Palace find a crucial response in the closing stages?
Nottingham Forest vs Crystal Palace
21:37Substitution Elliot Junior Anderson Neco Shay Williams
Nottingham Forest vs Crystal Palace
21:36Substitution Alexandre Moreno Lopera Felipe Rodrigues da Silva
Nottingham Forest vs Crystal Palace
21:35Anderson has been excellent for Forest and he shows good footwork in the area before Schlupp gets across to make the clearance.
Nottingham Forest vs Crystal Palace
21:33Glasner needs some inspiration here and he looks to Sarr to provide it. He replaces Hughes, who is jeered on his way off the pitch.
Nottingham Forest vs Crystal Palace
21:33Substitution Tyrick Kwon Mitchell Jeffrey Schlupp
Nottingham Forest vs Crystal Palace
21:32Guehi concedes another corner as Anderson swings one over again. It's a better ball but Yates can only head over, his calls for another corner falling on deaf ears.
Nottingham Forest vs Crystal Palace
21:31Forest win a corner that Anderson takes but it's easily cleared.
Nottingham Forest vs Crystal Palace
21:30Palace are on the ropes a little bit since the opening goal, they have around 20 minutes or so to find a reply and they really do need a reply. Can they find one? Or are Forest heading towards three points?
Nottingham Forest vs Crystal Palace
21:29More neat work from Forest leads to Anderson trying to place one past Henderson, who gets a strong foot to the effort. It's a good save because there was a deflection on the way to goal.
Nottingham Forest vs Crystal Palace
21:27Yellow Card Nicolás Martín Domínguez
Nottingham Forest vs Crystal Palace
21:26Palace win a corner from which Chalobah shoots over on the spin.
Nottingham Forest vs Crystal Palace
21:25Palace react to going behind by bringing off Mateta for Nketiah.
Nottingham Forest vs Crystal Palace
21:23Goal Christopher Grant Wood
Nottingham Forest vs Crystal Palace
21:23Hudson-Odoi tried a couple of times to work an opening for Forest but it never properly opened up and he saw a drive blocked.
Nottingham Forest vs Crystal Palace
21:21Substitution Anthony David Junior Elanga João Pedro Ferreira Silva
Nottingham Forest vs Crystal Palace
21:21Eze and Hughes go short again from the corner and this time it leads to absolutely nothing. Around half an hour left of this one...
Nottingham Forest vs Crystal Palace
21:20OFF THE BAR! Oh wow! From the following free-kick for Palace, Hughes lays it off to Eze, whose fierce effort from range is brilliantly tipped onto the bar from Selz. The following corner is taken short, Eze tries his luck again and it's deflected for another corner...
Nottingham Forest vs Crystal Palace
21:19Oooooh big call there from Robinson. Yates goes down under a trip from Kamada. It was probably just outside the penalty area anyway.
Nottingham Forest vs Crystal Palace
21:18Yellow Card Elliot Junior Anderson
Nottingham Forest vs Crystal Palace
21:17Still no goals here in this one and it's getting to the point now where you wonder if either manager will start looking to the bench to try and open this one up.
Nottingham Forest vs Crystal Palace
21:13Chris Wood has scored six of Nottingham Forest’s last nine Premier League goals, and has 19 goals for them overall in the division. He is looking to become the third player to score 20-plus for the Tricky Trees in the competition, after Bryan Roy (24) and Stan Collymore (22).
Nottingham Forest vs Crystal Palace
21:13More good work from Palace! Nketiah dummies his way past Murillo and pulls back for Hughes, whose edge-of-the-box effort is blocked. Some encouragement for the visitors now, though.
Nottingham Forest vs Crystal Palace
21:12CLOSE FOR EZE! He drills a brilliant effort on the volley that Henderson does well to save. From the follow-up Kamada flicks a lazy knee at it that Henderson also keeps out. Fortunately for the Palace man the flag was raised for offside because he ought to have scored.
Nottingham Forest vs Crystal Palace
21:10Boy oh boy...Munoz has a great chance to deliver from the right after finding space but it's a...well it's an awful delivery and it comes to nothing for Palace.
Nottingham Forest vs Crystal Palace
21:09First Dominguez overhits a cross from the left for Forest before Elanga gets in on the right and tries to find a team-mate with a low ball, a couple of decent moments for the hosts but they fail to take advantage.
Nottingham Forest vs Crystal Palace
21:07Forest have come out a little quicker at the start of this second half with Elanga and Hudson-Odoi both trying to take the game to the Palace defence.
Nottingham Forest vs Crystal Palace
21:04Referee Robinso blows his whistle once more and we are back underway at the City Ground!
Nottingham Forest vs Crystal Palace
20:52Forest have an xG of 1.15 to Palace's 0.57, which probably tells the story of the fact Wood has two really good chances for the home side. It has felt a pretty tight encounter, though, and it is all to play for in the second half.
Nottingham Forest vs Crystal Palace
20:51So, it's goalless here at the City Ground between Forest and Palace as we reach half-time. The game started at a very good pace and both teams have hit the woodwork. Wood has also missed a couple of excellent opportunities, including one right at the end of the half. It did sort of fizzle out midway through the opening period, though, and this game needs a goal to really reignite things again.
Nottingham Forest vs Crystal Palace
20:49HALF-TIME: NOTTINGHAM FOREST 0-0 CRYSTAL PALACE
Nottingham Forest vs Crystal Palace
20:49OH HE'S GOT TO FINISH! Forest should have been ahead at the break! It's another excellent cross in from Anderson from the left and Wood stretches out a long leg and almost controls it straight at Henderson from close range when he should have buried it!
Nottingham Forest vs Crystal Palace
20:47There will be two minutes of added time on in this first half.
Nottingham Forest vs Crystal Palace
20:46Chalobah marauds forward and finds Munoz, who cross is blocked behind by Moreno for a corner. Hughes takes it short, gets it back from Eze and sees his cross headed clear by Yates.
Nottingham Forest vs Crystal Palace
20:42Yellow Card Daichi Kamada
Nottingham Forest vs Crystal Palace
20:41Eze swings in a free-kick from deep after what seemed like an age for it to be taken. It was a complete waste of time as an offside flag is raised.
Nottingham Forest vs Crystal Palace
20:40There have been some good performances thus far, with Eze and Anderson particularly nice on the eye for Palace and Forest respectively. It just needs a little more bravery to find the opening goal you feel.
Nottingham Forest vs Crystal Palace
20:37The fizz has gone from the game just a little bit with two very good defences now on top a little bit.
Nottingham Forest vs Crystal Palace
20:36Elanga tries to break down the right for Forest but is denied by a very good challenge from Mitchell.
Nottingham Forest vs Crystal Palace
20:34You do sense that the first goal in this game, if indeed there is on, is going to be massive because it's a very even, very entertaining game and whoever makes the breakthrough might fancy their chances of seeing it out.
Nottingham Forest vs Crystal Palace
20:31Dominguez wins a corner for Forest that Elanga delivers from the left. It nearly falls for Wood but it looks like he actually accidentally cleared it away.
Nottingham Forest vs Crystal Palace
20:29Munoz swings a delivery in from the right and there are plenty of Palace bodies waiting. Kamada is the man to reach it but his miscues his volley and Selz gathers comfortably.
Nottingham Forest vs Crystal Palace
20:28The only thing missing to truly ignite this game is a goal but you have to say it's not been for a lack of trying, both sides are giving it a go. Nketiah once again shows good movement in the area but drags an effort wide of the right post.
Nottingham Forest vs Crystal Palace
20:25In all competitions, Nottingham Forest are winless in seven games at the City Ground (D4 L3). It’s their longest run without a home win since October 2020 (also 7), while they last went longer in February 2012 (8), a run which included a 1-0 defeat to Crystal Palace in the Championship.
Nottingham Forest vs Crystal Palace
20:25OH HOW CLOSE! Elanga puts a brilliant cross in from the right that Henderson can't get near but thankfully for the visitors Chalobah makes a crucial touch to put it behind. At the resulting corner Palace initially clear but it's headed back in by Moreno before captain Yates nods agonisingly against the post. The skipper now needs treatment and there's a break in proceedings.
Nottingham Forest vs Crystal Palace
20:22GREAT EFFORT! Nketiah has the Forest defence backtracking but the shot still looks difficult. The former Arsenal man hits a wonderful swerving effort, though, and it clips the outside of the right post.
Nottingham Forest vs Crystal Palace
20:20Former Derby County man Hughes gets roundly booed when he collects the ball on the right wing. The midfielder delivers into the penalty area but Aina comfortably chests back into Selz's arms.
Nottingham Forest vs Crystal Palace
20:18HUGE CHANCE! Oh, Wood should score. He's been in excellent form and that was bread and butter for the New Zealander. Anderson delivers a wonderful ball from deep and Wood heads over the top despite having the run on his marker. You'd expect the net to have bulged there.
Nottingham Forest vs Crystal Palace
20:18How about those feet from Anderson? Hudson-Odoi saw a shot blocked and his team-mate, almost Messi-esque, glides through the challenge of three Palace defenders in the area before drawing the save from former Forest loanee Henderson. At the follow-up corner, Wood flicks a header goalwards that is cleared on the line from Lerma.
Nottingham Forest vs Crystal Palace
20:15Shortly after Hudson-Odoi almost gets fully in behind for Forest, Palace go up the other end to work the ball to Nketiah, who hits a tame effort straight at Selz. You'd expect him to do a bit better in truth.
Nottingham Forest vs Crystal Palace
20:13Forest have struggled to get going so far in attack but Milenkovic has been superb at the back. The Serbian makes one particularly excellent sliding challenge to beat Nketiah to a long punt over the top.
Nottingham Forest vs Crystal Palace
20:11Palace have been pretty bright in the early exchanges, seeing plenty of the ball. Kamada shapes to shoot from distance but, on his weaker left foot, the effort is tame and easily held by Selz.
Nottingham Forest vs Crystal Palace
20:09Eze thinks he should have a foul after copping an arm in the face from Yates but it was completely accidental. At the other end, Guehi stops a Forest counter with a crunching tackle.
Nottingham Forest vs Crystal Palace
20:08Aina goes around Lerma on the right and is crudely pulled back by the Palace midfielder to prevent the attack. Referee Robinso has no hesitation in going to his pocket for the yellow card.
Nottingham Forest vs Crystal Palace
20:06Ooft close! Eze picks up the ball about 40 yards from goal and charges forward before bending a 25-yard effort narrowly wide of the left post. The first real effort of note goes to the visitors.
Nottingham Forest vs Crystal Palace
20:04Forest, whose boss Nuno Espirito Santo is serving a touchline ban, have not seen much of the ball in the early exchanges although Palace have not yet threatened their goal either.
Nottingham Forest vs Crystal Palace
20:01Referee Tim Robinson blows his whistle and we are underway at the City Ground!
Nottingham Forest vs Crystal Palace
20:01The players are out on the pitch and kick-off is now just moments away in this one...
Nottingham Forest vs Crystal Palace
19:30Worryingly for Palace, they are winless in their past 10 top-flight meetings with Forest (D6 L4), last coming out on top 1-0 away in February 1991. Indeed, Forest have never lost in eight Premier League meetings with Palace (W3 D5). It's the most they've faced without losing and the most Palace have faced without winning in the competition.
Nottingham Forest vs Crystal Palace
19:30Forest note two changes with suspended duo Morgan Gibbs-White and Ward-Prowse replaced by Dominguez and Elanga. For Palace, Wharton and Sarr drop to the bench with Hughes and Kamada coming into the XI. Academy graduates Kporha and Agbinone make the bench and will be looking to make their respective Premier League debuts.
Nottingham Forest vs Crystal Palace
19:30CRYSTAL PALACE SUBS: Joel Ward, Ismaila Sarr, Jean-Philippe Mateta, Jeffrey Schlupp, Nathaniel Clyne, Adam Wharton, Remi Matthews, Caleb Kporha, Asher Agbinone
Nottingham Forest vs Crystal Palace
19:30CRYSTAL PALACE (3-4-2-1): Dean Henderson; Trevoh Chalobah, Marc Guehi, Maxence Lacroix; Tyrick Mitchell, Jefferson Lerma, Will Hughes, Daniel Munoz; Eberechi Eze, Daichi Kamada; Eddie Nketiah
Nottingham Forest vs Crystal Palace
19:30NOTTINGHAM FOREST SUBS: Morato, Neco Williams, Taiwo Awoniyi, Andrew Omobamidele, Harry Toffolo, Jota Silva, Ramon Sosa, Willy Boly, Carlos Miguel
Nottingham Forest vs Crystal Palace
19:30NOTTINGHAM FOREST (4-3-2-1): Matz Sels; Alex Moreno, Murillo, Nikola Milenkovic, Ola Aina; Nicolas Domínguez, Ryan Yates; Callum Hudson-Odoi, Elliot Anderson, Anthony Elanga; Chris Wood
Nottingham Forest vs Crystal Palace
19:30Conversely, it's been a hugely difficult season for the Eagles, who are yet to chalk up a win and only have three points to their name. Much was expected of Palace after an impressive end to the last campaign under Oliver Glasner but things just haven't got going for Palace. The situation is not completely dire yet but they could really do with a shot in the arm to inject some life in their season.
Nottingham Forest vs Crystal Palace
19:30Forest have been in decent form this campaign, losing only once in seven top-flight outings and entered the international break with a 1-1 draw at Chelsea despite a late sending off for James Ward-Prowse. Indeed, a victory here tonight could see them climb as high as eighth in the table.
Nottingham Forest vs Crystal Palace
19:30Hello and welcome to our live coverage of this Premier League encounter between Nottingham Forest and Crystal Palace at the City Ground!
Nottingham Forest vs Crystal Palace
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