Crystal Palace make the journey up to the City Ground to take on Nottingham Forest. After a points deduction, Nottingham Forest will be looking for a big win to take them back out of the relegation zone, whereas Palace will want three points to maintain a safe distance from the drop zone.
Date: 30/03/2024
Kick off time: 15:00
Location: City Ground
The relegation battle is getting closer and closer, with 19th to 16th separated by eight points. The points deduction brought Forest back into the drop zone but Palace will be looking for a win to keep themselves from being dragged into the scrap.
Nottingham Forest currently sit 18th in the Premier League after 29 games. Forest have six wins, seven draws and 16 losses, leaving them on 21 points, just one point from safety.
Forest have been underwhelming in attack this season, scoring just 35 goals in 29 games, an average of just 1.21 goals a game. At the other end of the pitch they’re not much better, conceding 51 goals and keeping just four clean sheets.
Crystal Palace sit just above Forest in 14th in the Premier League. In 28 games, The Eagles have seven wins, eight draws and 13 losses which leaves them on 29 points, eight points above the relegation zone.
The Eagles have struggled in front of goal this season. In 28 games, Crystal Palace have scored just 33 goals giving them an average of 1.18 goals a game. However, The Eagles have been much better defensively. Crystal Palace have conceded 48 goals and have kept six clean sheets.
Nottingham Forest and Crystal Palace have met 66 times in their histories, with the first meeting coming all the way back in 1921. Forest have the better record in the fixture with 29 wins in comparison to Palace’s 16 wins. In fact a draw is more common than a Palace win, happening on 21 occasions.
In the last five meetings in the fixture there have been four draws and one Forest win. Other than the most recent meeting, three of those draws have had both teams on the scoresheet.
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