🏁 FULL TIME!
21:55 – Nottingham Forest 1-0 Crystal Palace
21:53 – Nottingham Forest 1-0 Crystal Palace
90+5′ Munoz is booked for a foul deep in his own half. He wastes time debating with the ref whether he needs to come over to actually be shown the yellow card. He finally agrees to come back to the ref, and the game continues after the card is shown.
21:51 – Nottingham Forest 1-0 Crystal Palace
90+3′ Mateta hasn’t had much by the way of service since coming on, and he heads this cross from the right well off target. It has just not been their night at the City Ground.
21:51 – Nottingham Forest 1-0 Crystal Palace
90+2′ The delivery is poor from Palace, and Forest are able to clear. The second attempt is no better, and Palace are sent deep back into their half. Palace’s response to going a goal down has been woeful. They don’t look up for this.
21:50 – Nottingham Forest 1-0 Crystal Palace
90+2′ Jota Silva has felt an arm across the face from Guehi and goes down as Forest counter. But the referee sees nothing in it. It did look soft. Palace have a corner now…
🔍 Sky Sports’ Laura Hunter: “Palace look so blunt. It’s a worry for Oliver Glasner.”
🔍 Sky Sports’ Alan Smith: “The stats are deceptive – Forest have created much better openings than Palace.”
21:47 – Nottingham Forest 1-0 Crystal Palace
90′ – We’re hearing that there is going to be seven minutes added on here. Forest said to be unhappy with that, according to our colleagues on the broadcast.
89′ – BLOCK! Sub Agbinone is involved instantly after coming on. He cuts it back to Eze, who sees a shot blocked well by Dominguez. Dogged defending from Forest.
88′ – SUB! Palace are bringing on 19-year-old Agbinone for Kamada. Time running out for an equaliser…
21:42 – Nottingham Forest 1-0 Crystal Palace
84′ – SUBS! Wood and Hudson-Odoi are off for Forest. Awoniyi and Sosa come on in their place.
🔍 Sky Sports’ Laura Hunter: “Six shots on target apiece, but it’s clear to see who has created the better openings…”
21:40 – Nottingham Forest 1-0 Crystal Palace
82′ – Hudson-Odoi is currently down and receiving treatment inside the Forest box, with the game stopped.
21:38 – Nottingham Forest 1-0 Crystal Palace
81′ – 🥅 TOP SAVE! Schlupp’s shot is a decent one. He is just inside the box and curling in. Sels sees it late but produces another strong save to preserve his side’s lead.
21:38 – Nottingham Forest 1-0 Crystal Palace
80′ – Kamada finds Mateta down the channel, and the striker fires a cross in, but it is straight at Sels. The Forest goalkeeper claims it, and the attack comes to an end. Palace have more bodies forward now, but it has yet to bear fruit.
21:36 – Nottingham Forest 1-0 Crystal Palace
78′ – 🔄 SUBS! Forest’s turn to make a double sub now. Anderson and Moreno are coming off in their place for Morato and Williams.
It looks like Forest are switching to a back five, just as Palace ditch that setup for a back four.
21:34 – Nottingham Forest 1-0 Crystal Palace
76′ – 🥅 Murillo wins the header from the corner, but his effort is looping and easily claimed by Henderson.
Forest have been on top since their goal.
21:33 – Nottingham Forest 1-0 Crystal Palace
76′ – ⚡ CHANCE! Forest break dangerously through Anderson, but he doesn’t get his head up.
Jota Silva had just peeled off to the penalty spot in space. He would have had a shot on goal. Forest settle for a corner.
🔍 Sky Sports’ Alan Smith: “It’s been all Forest since they went a goal ahead.”
21:32 – Nottingham Forest 1-0 Crystal Palace
74′ – 🔄 SUBS! Sarr and Schlupp are coming on for Palace now as Glasner goes for it. He is taking off Hughes and Mitchell.
21:28 – Nottingham Forest 1-0 Crystal Palace
70′ – 🥅 SAVE! Henderson has to use his feet to keep out Anderson’s shot from the edge of the box.
He didn’t look set there. Replays showed there was a slight deflection, in which case it was a fine bit of goalkeeping.
21:26 – Nottingham Forest 1-0 Crystal Palace
68′ – ⚠️ YELLOW CARD! Dominguez has been booked for delaying the restart. He kicks the ball away.
It is a Forest free-kick, but the ref doesn’t care. Time-wasting is time-wasting.
🔍 Sky Sports’ Laura Hunter: “Terrible handling from Henderson. You can tell from his reaction he knows that’s a huge error.”
21:25 – Nottingham Forest 1-0 Crystal Palace
67′ – 🔄 SUB! Palace have acted quickly to make a change. Mateta is on for Nketiah up front.
Can he make the difference?
⚽ GOAL! Nottingham Forest 1-0 Crystal Palace (Wood, 65)
21:22 – HENDERSON CLANGER!
Wood finally finds the breakthrough after a speculative shot from range. He wouldn’t have expected that to go in, but the ball just squirms under the arms of Henderson.
The Palace goalkeeper will be so disappointed. Another goal from Wood—what a season he is having for Forest.
21:20 – Nottingham Forest 0-0 Crystal Palace
63′ – 🔄 SUB! Forest are making a change. It is Jota Silva, the Portuguese Jack Grealish, coming on for Elanga.
🔍 Sky Sports’ Alan Smith: “Spectacular save! That was finishing up top bins!”
21:18 – Nottingham Forest 0-0 Crystal Palace
61′ – 🥅 SAVE! Pick that out. Top strike from Eze. Maybe an even better save from Sels. He had to be at full stretch to keep that one out.
Palace roll it out to Eze from the free-kick, and he unleashes a vicious strike. It was moving, but the Forest goalkeeper was equal to it.
⚠️ YELLOW! Forest’s Anderson was booked moments before the free-kick was taken.
21:17 – Nottingham Forest 0-0 Crystal Palace
59′ – ⚖️ PENALTY APPEAL! Yates has gone down right on the edge of the box. It is outside. Kamada the man to bring him down, and it probably was a foul. But not a penalty.
21:16 – Nottingham Forest 0-0 Crystal Palace
58′ – Palace look so toothless in attack. Nketiah had the ball in a great position on the edge of the box but couldn’t make his mind up about what to do. Forest are able to get back and put an end to the attack.
🔍 Sky Sports’ Laura Hunter: “It says plenty about this game that the two players to have the most touches from either side are centre backs—Guehi for Palace and Murillo for Forest.”
21:13 – Nottingham Forest 0-0 Crystal Palace
54′ – 🚧 BLOCK! Palace have started to find their feet and come down the left with their latest attack. Nketiah cuts the ball back to Hughes in the box, but he is stopped by Moreno, who takes a stinger to block the shot.
21:10 – Nottingham Forest 0-0 Crystal Palace
53′ – 🥅 SAVE AND HOW HAS HE MISSED?! Well, the offside flag is up to the relief of Kamada, who should have scored.
Eze had a shot from range saved by Sels, but he couldn’t clear. Kamada just had to tap in away from the floored goalkeeper, but his effort was so half-hearted. Perhaps he knew.
21:10 – Nottingham Forest 0-0 Crystal Palace
51′ – Palace are very disjointed. Eze, Kamada, and Nketiah don’t seem to be a trio that works so well right now. It doesn’t help that the service has been poor. Munoz has just cannoned a wayward cross over his teammates’ heads.
🔍 Sky Sports’ Laura Hunter: “If you’re Nuno Espirito Santo, you are looking to Elanga and Hudson-Odoi to light up this game—provide Wood with a chance he cannot miss. Fail to do so, and it won’t be long before they are replaced. Awoniyi is available from the bench…”
21:07 – Nottingham Forest 0-0 Crystal Palace
49′ – More of the same in this second half. Palace are struggling to build anything of note.
Forest have come out with the same intensity they had in the first half.
46′ – The second half is underway!
20:45 – Nottingham Forest 0-0 Crystal Palace
HALF TIME!
The whistle goes for half time, and it is goalless at the City Ground. Forest have looked the more likely team to score, with Palace failing to create much.
20:44 – Nottingham Forest 0-0 Crystal Palace
45′ – One minute added on at the end of this first half.
20:42 – Nottingham Forest 0-0 Crystal Palace
44′ – ⚠️ YELLOW CARD! Jota Silva is cautioned for a foul on Hughes, stopping the forward in his tracks.
20:39 – Nottingham Forest 0-0 Crystal Palace
42′ – ⏳ CHANCE! Wood should score here! The ball falls to him perfectly in the box, but his shot is scuffed and hits the side netting.
20:35 – Nottingham Forest 0-0 Crystal Palace
38′ – The home fans have been vocal throughout this match. They feel their team is the better side right now, and they have every right to feel so.
20:33 – Nottingham Forest 0-0 Crystal Palace
36′ – Palace have had their fair share of the ball, but they have failed to create anything of note.
Forest are pressing high as they look for that opening goal.
20:30 – Nottingham Forest 0-0 Crystal Palace
33′ – Wood and Elanga are making sure Palace do not get any time to settle.
20:27 – Nottingham Forest 0-0 Crystal Palace
31′ – ⚡ CHANCE! Great opportunity for Elanga! He gets into the box after being played through, but Henderson saves well. The keeper looked relieved.
20:24 – Nottingham Forest 0-0 Crystal Palace
29′ – Anderson’s pace is causing Palace problems.
Elanga and Hudson-Odoi need to find a way to exploit the space left by the Palace back line.
20:22 – Nottingham Forest 0-0 Crystal Palace
26′ – This has been a poor performance from Palace so far. They haven’t created a clear-cut chance and look far from confident.
Forest have been solid at the back and look to be well set up.
20:20 – Nottingham Forest 0-0 Crystal Palace
24′ – BLOCK! An attempt from Wood is blocked by Guehi, who has been Palace’s best defender this season.
20:18 – Nottingham Forest 0-0 Crystal Palace
23′ – The game is starting to settle down, with both teams trying to find their rhythm.
Forest look the more likely to create a chance as they keep pushing forward.
20:16 – Nottingham Forest 0-0 Crystal Palace
21′ – The corner is cleared, and Palace can breathe for a moment, but they need to improve.
Forest have come out with intent and look dangerous in every attack.
20:13 – Nottingham Forest 0-0 Crystal Palace
19′ – ⚠️ YELLOW CARD! Guehi is booked for a foul on Elanga as the Forest man makes a dangerous run down the left.
20:11 – Nottingham Forest 0-0 Crystal Palace
17′ – Forest are putting Palace under pressure, and it is clear to see that the home side has the advantage in this opening period.
Palace need to wake up and find their form.
20:09 – Nottingham Forest 0-0 Crystal Palace
15′ – ⚡ CHANCE! The first real opening for Forest! A ball over the top finds Wood, but he can only volley it into the ground, and it bounces over the bar.
20:07 – Nottingham Forest 0-0 Crystal Palace
12′ – The home crowd is buzzing, and they are spurring their team on. Forest are starting to dominate possession.
20:05 – Nottingham Forest 0-0 Crystal Palace
10′ – Palace are struggling to get into the game so far. They are allowing Forest to dictate the tempo.
20:03 – Nottingham Forest 0-0 Crystal Palace
8′ – A decent break from Forest as they push forward, but the final pass is overhit, and the attack fizzles out.
20:01 – Nottingham Forest 0-0 Crystal Palace
6′ – Forest are looking to press high as they try to unsettle Palace early on.
20:00 – Nottingham Forest 0-0 Crystal Palace
KICK OFF!
The game is underway at the City Ground!
