Crystal Palace vs Nottingham prediction: ENGLAND: Premier League betting tips on match 2025-05-04 19:00.
[p]Two of April’s FA Cup semi-finalists meet at Selhurst Park, and while both Crystal Palace and Nottingham Forest had differing success at Wembley, they’ve endured vastly different campaigns too. Palace were FA Cup semi-final victors last weekend, beating Aston Villa 3-0 to book a first final appearance since 2015/16, but they’re essentially just playing for position in the Premier League.[/p]
[p]The best Palace can realistically hope for this season is to sneak into the top half, but those chances could take a hit against a Forest side they’ve only won one of their last 14 league meetings against (D6, L7). That includes an ongoing eight-match run (D5, L3), with the last three H2Hs at Selhurst Park ending all square, just as Palace’s last two league games did, so a stalemate might be the ceiling of the Eagles’ aspirations.[/p]
[p]A draw simply won’t suffice for Nottingham Forest, who start a Premier League round outside of the top five for the first time since matchday 15. A 2-0 midweek defeat against Brentford saw them miss the chance to jump back into third, where they’ve spent most of the season, and instead consigned them to a fourth defeat from five competitive outings (W1), which includes a 2-0 defeat against Manchester City in the FA Cup semi-final. [/p]
[p]Their only win in their recent downturn came in away league action (2-1 v Spurs), and hitting the road may be the best place to see a return to form, given that only Liverpool have won more than Forest’s nine Premier League away games this term (D2, L6). A tenth could be a hugely positive omen, as only three times in top-flight history have Forest won 10+ away games in a single season before, and on all three occasions they finished in the top five! [/p]
[p]Players to watch: Palace’s Ismaïla Sarr netted a brace at Wembley, which means nine of his last ten goals at club level came against sides who start this round in the top half of the Premier League. Chris Wood has scored nine away league goals this season; no player has ever scored 10+ Premier League away goals in a single season before for Nottingham Forest. [/p]
[p]Hot stat: Crystal Palace have won just three of their last 24 Monday-held Premier League matches (D9, L12).[/p]
[p][i]Written by Chris Wilson[/i][/p]