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  1. Crystal Palace 1-1 Nottingham Forest: What Nuno saidpublished at 16:55 BST 24 August

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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).

  2. Crystal Palace v Nottingham Forest: Team newspublished at 12:56 BST 24 August

    The welcome news for Crystal Palace fans is that captain Marc Guehi starts today, amid speculation about his future at the club.

    There are two changes to the side which started the win over Fredrikstad on Thursday - Chris Richards and Tyrick Mitchell come into the side.

    And the lack of depth is illustrated by the presence of two goalkeepers, Remi Matthews and Walter Benitez, on the bench.

    Crystal Palace XI: Henderson; Lacroix, Guehi, Richards; Munoz, Wharton, Hughes, Mitchell; Sarr, Devenny; Mateta

    Subs: Matthews, Benitez, Lerma, Clyne, Esse, Edouard, Sosa, Rodney, Cardines

    Nottingham Forest are unchanged from the XI that started their 3-1 win over Brentford last Sunday.

    The three players signed by the club in the meantime - Douglas Luiz, Omari Hutchinson and James McAtee - are all on the bench.

    Chris Wood has scored 33 Premier League goals in 53 appearances under Nuno Espirito Santo - can he add more today in what might be the manager's last match in charge?

    Nottingham Forest XI: Sels; Aina, Milenkovic, Murillo, Williams; Sangare, Anderson; Ndoye, Gibbs-White, Hudson-Odoi; Wood

    Subs: Gunn, Morato, Douglas Luiz, Kalimuendo, Igor Jesus, Hutchinson, Yates, McAtee, Boly

  3. Sutton's predictions: Crystal Palace v Nottingham Forestpublished at 11:04 BST 24 August

    Chris Sutton smiling on a yellow and black background with 'Sutton's predictions' written below his face

    Watching Palace last week against Chelsea, I thought they deserved to win the game. I love the way they play - the back three are phenomenal and they're a really good team.

    The problem for Palace is that their squad is so thin without their stars. How do you replace a player like Eberechi Eze, for example?

    Losing Eze and Marc Guehi is a massive part of the team gone. It'll leave a huge hole and completely changes how I'll be predicting them this season.

    As for this game, I reckon it'll be another close one. Nottingham Forest also had a great result in their opener.

    Sutton's prediction: 1-1

    Read the full predictions and have your say here

  4. Crystal Palace v Nottingham Forest: Key stats and talking pointspublished at 14:00 BST 23 August

    Tom White
    BBC Sport journalist

    After a fierce off-pitch battle for European football dominated the summer for both Crystal Palace and Nottingham Forest, on-pitch matters can finally take centre stage on Sunday as the two meet at Selhurst Park.

    Palace's famous FA Cup final victory over Manchester City in May, the first major trophy in the club's history, was supposed to be followed by a debut Europa League campaign. However, they were demoted to the Conference League for breaching multi-club ownership rules, opening the door for Forest to replace them in the competition.

    That means Oliver Glasner's side have the added complication of a two-leg play-off against Norwegian side Fredrikstad to contend with. They won the home leg 1-0 on Thursday, thanks to Jean-Philippe Mateta's first European goal.

    Glasner voiced his concerns over the club's transfer business after the game, suggesting that he might need to fill in if Liverpool target Marc Guehi departs before next week's second leg: "If Marc leaves, I will try my boots because I was a centre-back, and this could be a good option."

    The Austrian coach also all but confirmed Eberechi Eze's departure from the club, adding: "Ebs will not play for us any more so it does not make sense to talk about him. It's gone."

    Crystal Palace have signed two players so far this summer - Borna Sosa from Ajax and goalkeeper Walter Benitez from PSV Eindhoven.

    Forest, in contrast, held on to their star man earlier this summer when Morgan Gibbs-White penned a new deal with the club despite strong interest from Tottenham Hotspur.

    The England international underlined his importance to Nuno Espirito Santo's side last weekend with a standout performance in their 3-1 home victory over Brentford. He registered his 27th Premier League assist for Forest, equalling the club record set by Ian Woan in the 1990s.

    Morgan Gibbs-White was influential in Nottingham Forest's 3-1 win over Brentford last weekend, creating one assist, three chances, contributing 31 passes in the final third and having the equal-most shots.

    The Reds may hand debuts to new signings Omari Hutchinson, Arnaud Kalimuendo, Douglas Luiz and James McAtee, although none of the forward players are likely to dislodge Chris Wood from the starting line-up.

    The New Zealand striker, who found the net with his first shot of a league campaign for a third year in a row last weekend, has now scored 30 non-penalty goals since Nuno's first game in December 2023, equalling Erling Haaland over the same time period, with no other player scoring more.

    However, there is a cloud over the fixture for Forest after the developments on Friday, with Nuno's future as manager uncertain after a breakdown in his relationship with owner Evangelos Marinakis.

    At his pre-match news conference, NUno said "where there's smoke, there's fire" amid rumours about his job.

    The internal tensions are believed to centre around disagreements over the Reds' transfer business, with Edu having taken control of recruitment following his appointment as the club's global head of football earlier this summer.

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