The Monday Night Football Premier League serving in this round of fixtures sees Crystal Palace travel to Nottingham Forest.
The Eagles are one of four sides – along with Ipswich, Southampton and Wolves – yet claim all three points in the Premier League so far this season, while Forest could move as high as eighth should they win on Monday.
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Nottingham Forest Recent Form
Forest’s recent form has been mixed as they have won one, drawn three and lost one of their last five Premier League games.
The victory came four games ago and it was the shock 1-0 result away at Liverpool.
In their last two, they lost at home against Fulham but bounced back with a positive 1-1 draw away at Chelsea.
Nottingham Forest Injury News
The biggest omission from the Forest contingent will be manager Nuno Espirito Santo as he served a three-match touchline ban for “improper conduct” in the match against Brighton.
James Ward-Prowse and Morgan Gibbs-White are also suspended for this one.
Ibrahim Sangare and Danilo are long-term injury absentees.
Last Nottingham Forest Lineup
Here’s how Forest lined up against Chelsea.
(4-2-3-1): Sels; Aina, Milenkovic, Murillo, Moreno; Yates, Ward-Prowse; Hudson-Odoi, Gibbs-White, Anderson; Wood
Crystal Palace Recent Form
Palace have played seven matches so far in the league and haven’t won any.
They have lost two in a row away at Everton and at home to Liverpool.
In their seven games, the Eagles have scored five and conceded 10.
Crystal Palace Injury News
Palace have a number of players out injured – Chadi Riad, Chris Richards, Cheick Doucoure and Matheus Franca.
However, Daniel Munoz and Adam Wharton have both recovered from abductor issues and should be okay to feature.
Last Crystal Palace Lineup
Here’s how Palace lined up against Liverpool.
(3-5-2): Henderson; Lacroix, Guehi, Chalobah; Munoz, Wharton, Lerma, Mitchell; Sarr, Eze, Nketiah
Nottingham Forest vs Crystal Palace – who is the referee and VAR?
Referee: Tim Robinson
Assistants: Tim Wood, Craig Taylor
Fourth official: Michael Salisbury
VAR: Darren England
Assistant VAR: Richard West
Nottingham Forest – Player To Watch
Chris Wood is Forest’s top goalscorer this season with four in the league and scored the opening goal in Forest’s last game at Stamford Bridge.
Crystal Palace – Player To Watch
With Michael Olise now away, there is added pressure on the shoulders of Eberechi Eze to create in the final third. He has just one goal and zero assists in the league so far, though, so will need to step up his game.
Nottingham Forest vs Crystal Palace – Prediction
There probably won’t be a long of goals in this one, and the absences of Gibbs-White and Ward-Prowse will likely hit Forest hard in a create sense, while Palace don’t look like they have the quality in the final third to routinely break down a rigid Forest defence.
Scoreline prediction – Nottingham Forest 1-1 Crystal Palace
Nottingham Forest vs Crystal Palace – Betting Tips
Under 2.5 Goals Scored
– In four of Nottingham Forest’s last six home games, there has been under three goals scored
– Palace have scored just five goals this season
– Forest have scored just one goal in their last two games
