This Sunday, Nottingham Forest faced Crystal Palace in a fiercely contested match, which concluded in a 1-1 draw in the 24th round of fixtures.
The game started on a sour note for Crystal Palace as they fell behind early due to a goal from Morgan Gibbs-White in the 5th minute. However, the visitors managed to level the score right before halftime with a penalty scored by Ismaïla Sarr in the 46th minute.
Despite Crystal Palace dominating possession throughout the match with an impressive 63% ball control, they were unable to take all three points.
The standout player of the match was Ismaïla Sarr, who not only converted the penalty but also completed 13 successful passes and attempted 3 shots on goal. On the other side, Morgan Gibbs-White also had a noteworthy performance for Nottingham Forest, contributing with 1 goal, 24 successful passes, and 3 shots.
For this match, Nottingham’s manager, Sean Dyche, opted for a 4-5-1 formation, with Matz Sels in goal; Ola Aina, Nikola Milenkovic, Murillo, and Neco Williams forming the defense; Ibrahim Sangaré, Elliot Anderson, Callum Hudson-Odoi, Morgan Gibbs-White, and Nicolás Domínguez in midfield; and Igor Jesus up front.
Meanwhile, Crystal Palace’s coach Oliver Glasner deployed a 3-6-1 setup, featuring Dean Henderson as the goalkeeper; Chris Richards, Maxence Lacroix, and Chadi Riad in defense; Daniel Muñoz, Will Hughes, Jefferson Lerma, Tyrick Mitchell, Ismaïla Sarr, and Yéremy Pino in the midfield; with Brennan Johnson spearheading the attack.
The referee for the match held at City Ground was Michael Salisbury.
Looking forward, Nottingham Forest will play away against Leeds United, and Crystal Palace will head to Brighton and Hove for their next matches.
With this result, Nottingham Forest has now accumulated 26 points in the league, placing them in 17th position. Crystal Palace, with 29 points, sits in 14th place.
Nottingham Forest Substitutions
45’ 2nd Half – Angus Gunn replaced Matz Sels, and Ryan Yates came on for Callum Hudson-Odoi.
47’ 1st Half – Felipe Morato took the place of Nicolás Domínguez.
68’ 2nd Half – Dan Ndoye replaced Igor Jesus.
Yellow Cards for Nottingham Forest:
30’ 2nd Half – Nikola Milenkovic (Verbal abuse towards the referee).
Red Cards for Nottingham Forest:
44’ 1st Half – Neco Williams (Straight red).
Crystal Palace Substitutions
60’ 2nd Half – Chrisantus Uche came on for Chadi Riad.
Yellow Cards for Crystal Palace:
31’ 1st Half – Chris Richards (Unsporting behavior), 32’ 1st Half – Chadi Riad (Unsporting behavior), and 54’ 2nd Half – Yéremy Pino (Verbal abuse towards the referee).