Nottingham Forest FC vs Crystal Palace, Premier League 2022-2023, Today Match Prediction

Nottingham Forest FC vs Crystal Palace Match Prediction & Analysis

Nottingham Forest continue in their quest to lift themselves off the foot of the table and, to their credit, have remained within sight of the teams above them.

A win would do them the power of good, as well as potentially lifting them out of the bottom three altogether. With only two wins to their name so far this season, that’s easier said than done.

They enjoyed a promising win over Tottenham in the Carabao Cup in midweek, which should help their confidence levels, but they must start to put that into practice in the league.

Crystal Palace finally claimed their first away victory of the season against West Ham last weekend. It was three points that moved them into the top half, and they will hope to remain there here.

Patrick Vieira has plenty of quality in that squad, and perhaps now we are seeing him make the best use of it. They have another away game here, so can they make it two in a row?

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Nottingham Forest FC Preview

Reasons to be cheerful:

     Midweek win over Spurs in the cup should help confidence

     Last home game before World Cup will increase support

Reasons to be fearful:

     Palace have the attackers to cause damage 

     Conceded seven from their last two league games

Nottingham Forest gave their fans the pleasant surprise of a win over Tottenham in their midweek Carabao Cup game.

Often, a good cup run can take the pressure off a manager struggling with his league form, or it can sometimes inspire the team to improve their form in all competitions.

Despite being rooted to the foot of the table, Forest have kept themselves within three points of 17th place through a series of draws and that win over Liverpool a few weeks back.

With this being the final round of fixtures before the World Cup, the players will want to give their home fans something to cheer about.

You wonder how Forest will cope with the threat of Palace’s attackers, who are in fine form right now and scoring for fun. 

Forest will need to be at their best to win this one.

Star Man – Jesse Lingard

Has Lingard finally arrived in a Nottingham Forest shirt? His goal and assist against Tottenham in the week were timely signs of his quality and he’ll be desperate to back that up here. 

Crystal Palace Preview

Reasons to be cheerful

     Moving into the top half will boost confidence

     Attackers like Zaha are in great form

Reasons to be fearful

     Lost their midweek cup game against Newcastle

     Poor away record despite last weekend’s win

It has long been Crystal Palace’s ambition to become a top-half team in the Premier League. They have not been able to finish inside the top half since the 2014/15 season, so it would be a huge achievement.

There is still a long way to go in this season, of course. Crystal Palace must improve their away form, although last weekend’s win at West Ham will have helped in that regard.

The main positive for Patrick Vieira is the form of his attacking players. Wilf Zaha and Odsonne Edouard have been the two in-form, but goals have also come for Eze, Olise and Mateta.

It shows that Vieira now has strength in depth at the top end of the pitch. Other than the 3-0 defeat by Everton, they have defended well too.

If they can win their second away game on the bounce, it’ll set the second half of their season up nicely when the Premier League returns after the World Cup.

Star Man – Wilf Zaha

Palace’s top scorer so far this season and ever their most important player. Scored the first and assisted the second goal in Palace’s win over West Ham last weekend.