Crystal Palace host Nottingham Forest with recent meetings deadlocked
Crystal Palace host Nottingham Forest at Selhurst Park on 11 October as the Premier League reaches its sixth matchday, a fixture between two sides whose recent head-to-head record is remarkably even.
Of the last five league meetings between the clubs, four have ended level, with Nottingham Forest's win at the City Ground on 21 October 2024 the only one to produce a winner. The most recent encounter, in February 2026, finished 1-1, following the same scoreline as both meetings in the 2025 calendar year.
Form going in
Crystal Palace arrive with a slightly better recent record, having won two of their last five league matches against one win for Nottingham Forest in the same span. Palace's run reads LDWLW, showing some inconsistency but enough quality to have taken maximum points twice.
Nottingham Forest's sequence of LWDDL includes two draws and a solitary win, leaving them looking for a result that can lift them away from the lower half of the form table ahead of this trip to south London.
Given the weight of recent draws between these two, there is a case for expecting another tight contest, though Crystal Palace's marginally superior recent form gives them a shade of confidence heading into the occasion at Selhurst Park.