Crystal Palace vs Nottingham Forest Betting Prediction, Tips & Preview

August 22, 2025
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Our Crystal Palace vs Nottingham Forest Prediction Sees Reds Snatch Point at Selhurst

Crystal Palace and Nottingham Forest lock horns this Sunday in an intriguing Premier League fixture at Selhurst Park. The Eagles kept a clean sheet at Stamford Bridge in game one, while Forest eased past Brentford.

Premier League Betting Picks

Draw & Under 2.5 Goals – 4.00

Chris Wood to Score Anytime – 3.00

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Eagles & Forest to Play Out Another Draw?

Crystal Palace kicked off their Premier League season with an excellent draw at Chelsea. Palace played some good football, were the better team for large parts, and had a goal disallowed. Before the draw at Stamford Bridge, the Eagles beat Liverpool in the FA Community Shield game at Wembley Stadium.

Oliver Glasner’s side secured a narrow victory over Fredrikstad on Thursday in the UEFA Conference League play-offs. After a goalless first half, Jean-Philippe Mateta netted in the 54th minute.  

Nottingham Forest had a sensational 2024-25 Premier League campaign, shocking everyone by securing a European spot. The Reds will be looking to finish even higher this term.

Forest started their new season with a comfortable home win against Brentford. Nuno Espirito Santo’s side were rampant in the first period, with Chris Wood (2) and Dan Ndoye netting. The Bees pulled one back late on, but Forest were worthy winners.

Crystal Palace vs Nottingham Forest Betting Odds

This is arguably the toughest fixture to call in the Premier League this weekend. Nevertheless, Crystal Palace are the slight favourites on home turf, available at 2.34 to pick up all three points.

Nottingham Forest would love to follow up last weekend’s victory with another three points, but Selhurst Park is not an easy ground to win at. The visitors are priced at 3.05, and you can get 3.20 for the draw.

Crystal Palace Win – 2.34

Draw – 3.20

Nottingham Forest Win – 3.05

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Recent Crystal Palace vs Nottingham Forest Head-to-Head Results

The last meeting at Selhurst finished in a 1-1 tie. Eberechi Eze opened the scoring from the penalty spot, but Murillo levelled for Forest shortly after. The Reds edged the reverse meeting at the City Ground thanks to a Wood goal.

Things have been tight between the pair in recent times, with four of the past five ending in draws. Forest were the last side to win by more than one goal, running out 3-0 winners at Selhurst in an EFL Championship meeting in March 2012.

Crystal Palace vs Nottingham Forest Betting Tips & Predictions

These two are hard to split on paper, and we can see the sides cancelling each other out in the capital. The draw and under 2.5 goals is nicely priced at 4.00.

Wood had a superb 2024-25 campaign, and the New Zealander scored twice on the opening weekend of this season. Forest’s No. 11 is available at 3.00 to net anytime in London.

Premier League Betting Picks

Draw & Under 2.5 Goals – 4.00

Chris Wood to Score Anytime – 3.00

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Gareth Hinton

Gareth is an experienced sports betting writer, covering a range of sports. He can write all types of content, ranging from betting tips to in-depth match previews.

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