Nottingham Forest welcome Crystal Palace at City Ground, Nottingham, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire on Saturday, May 8 at 4:00 PM in a Premier League fixture that's tighter on paper than the positions suggest — just 1 point split them in the table.

Nottingham Forest come into this fixture out of form (1W 2L recently). Crystal Palace travel struggling badly (1W 3L in last 5), which may hand the initiative to the hosts.

History strongly favours Nottingham Forest here — they've won 3 of 10 previous meetings against Crystal Palace, with 7 draws. Their last encounter ended in a 1–1 draw.

Verdict: This looks an evenly matched contest. Home advantage gives Nottingham Forest a slight edge, but Crystal Palace are capable of causing problems. A draw would be a fair result.