Nottinghamshire

Emma Smith
BBC Sport journalist

Nuno Espirito Santo says he will not quit as Nottingham Forest manager, but cannot guarantee he will still be in charge by the end of the transfer window.

The 51-year-old's future was left in doubt when he revealed on Friday how his relationship with owner Evangelos Marinakis had "changed" and they "are not as close".

Following Sunday's 1-1 Premier League draw at Crystal Palace, Nuno said he would not walk away.

"It is absurd. Never," he added, having earlier said it was "nonsense" that he was trying to engineer his own exit.

However, the Portuguese did not provide guarantees he would be at Forest beyond 1 September as he revealed discussions will take place with Marinakis and Edu, the club's global head of football, over transfers.

While Nuno may hope to find a resolution to stay, can he really expect to come out on top in a dispute with the owner and head of football?

"This is a battle that Nuno will lose," European football expert Julien Laurens told BBC Radio 5 Live.

"We all know that once you start questioning your owner, it's done. For him to come out with this unprompted - he offered it to the whole world - he knows that it is coming and that he can't win this battle.

"We also know that him and Edu don't get on. He was already there when Edu arrived at the club, and we all know when a new sporting director arrives, they like to come with their own people."

Read more on Nuno and whether he will leave Forest here

We asked for your thoughts after Sunday's Premier League game between Crystal Palace and Nottingham Forest.

Here are some of your comments:

Palace fans

Leslie: I thought Palace had the upper hand first half but very subdued in the second half. Probably a point each way is about right, but we need some signings - and quick.

Andy: Not a bad performance, but inconsistent defending led to the equaliser, with Mitchell not goalside. Overall a positive day and we need to keep this going forward for Thursday.

Adrian: I thought we did really well considering how tired the players looked at the end and how small the squad is. Could have won the game in that first half, but Forest deserved their point in the end. Need about five new players including two attackers.

Forest fans

Sean: On any given day Crystal Palace are a very tough team to play against, even if all the headlines are about Eze. The rest of the team are still very difficult to beat, even more so at a riled-up Selhurst Park. So to come away with a battling draw, and a goal that was the result of Nuno tactically tweaking the line-up, is pleasing. Good to see some of the new signings getting some minutes too. There's some promise there. Sels made some good saves too.

John: Not enough intensity in the first half but a better second-half display - 1-1 a fair result.

Luke: A tricky hurdle, which was made even trickier by the events on Friday, has been navigated. Positives to take from the game, and arguably we should have won it with the chances at the end. You can only imagine the new signings will get better as they bed in, and you can see this squad doing well - if the Nuno situation is resolved swiftly.

Pundits Troy Deeney and Rob Green join host Gabby Logan to bring you the action and talking points from Sunday's Premier League fixtures.

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Nuno Espirito Santo spoke to BBC Match of the Day after Nottingham Forest's draw against Crystal Palace: "I think we played good against a very tough team, who are well drilled, well organised. Give no spaces and are aggressive. But we showed character and we played good.

"In the final moments of the game we had two good chances to score. Overall, we created a lot to situations - dominated, control possession and find the gaps. It is always very difficult to defend against Palace and keep the balance. Sarr, Mateta up front, very good players."

On integrating new players: "We are working on that. They arrived not long ago. They can know better when they start competing, not just training because the stress of playing games is part of it. It is our job to get the best out of them."

On his future: "I am a person that thinks a lot before saying anything. I say because I believe that things can improve but now is a moment to ignore the noise and focus on what I have to do. My job is clear.

"Of course, there will be resolution. Everything is going to be OK, for sure. It is the moment to sit down and talk. More important is how we play football and I think we are improving, trying to adjust some things and that is where my focus is.

"We still need three players. One goalkeeper to give us another option, one to make us feel safe. Then two full-backs because Ola [Aina] and Neco [Williams] are playing all the games. We are always considering if something happens, what options do we have?

"Those are our main concerns so hopefully this week we can complete the squad and move forward."

Did you know?

Nottingham Forest remain unbeaten against Crystal Palace in the Premier League, both overall (P11 W4 D7) and at Selhurst Park (P6 W1 D5). Only against Southampton have they played more Premier League games away from home without losing (7).

Whether you were at the game or following from elsewhere, we want to know what you learned.

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