Match report

Nottingham Forest Hold Crystal Palace to a 1-1 Draw in Premier League Clash

Nottingham Forest
Nottingham Forest
1–1
FT
Crystal Palace
Crystal Palace
Feb 1, 2026

Nottingham Forest held off Crystal Palace to secure a hard-fought 1-1 draw at the City Ground. Morgan Gibbs-White opened the scoring early for Nottingham Forest, but Idrissa Sarr's penalty equalized for Crystal Palace shortly before halftime. Despite going down to ten men after Neco Williams was sent off in first-half stoppage time, Forest managed to maintain their lead until the final whistle.

Key Facts

  • • Final score: Nottingham Forest 1–1 Crystal Palace
  • • Morgan Gibbs-White scored for Nottingham Forest (5th minute)
  • • Idrissa Sarr equalized from a penalty for Crystal Palace in first-half stoppage time
  • • Neco Williams was sent off with a red card for Nottingham Forest (45+0 mins)
  • • Crystal Palace had two yellow cards, both to Cédric Richards and Cheikhou Kouyaté

Lineups

Nottingham Forest

Formation: 4-2-3-1

Starting XI

  • 26 M. Sels (G)
  • 34 O. Aina (D)
  • 31 N. Milenkovic (D)
  • 5 Murillo (D)
  • 3 N. Williams (D)
  • 6 I. Sangare (M)
  • 8 E. Anderson (M)
  • 7 C. Hudson-Odoi (M)
  • 10 M. Gibbs-White (M)
  • 16 N. Dominguez (M)
  • 19 Igor Jesus (F)

Substitutes

  • 18 A. Gunn
  • 4 Morato
  • 9 T. Awoniyi
  • 14 D. Ndoye
  • 27 L. Lucca
  • 21 O. Hutchinson
  • 22 R. Yates
  • 24 J. McAtee
  • 44 Z. Abbott

Crystal Palace

Formation: 3-4-2-1

Starting XI

  • 1 D. Henderson (G)
  • 26 C. Richards (D)
  • 5 M. Lacroix (D)
  • 34 C. Riad (D)
  • 2 D. Munoz (M)
  • 19 W. Hughes (M)
  • 8 J. Lerma (M)
  • 3 T. Mitchell (M)
  • 7 I. Sarr (F)
  • 11 B. Johnson (F)
  • 10 Y. Pino (F)

Substitutes

  • 31 R. Matthews
  • 44 W. Benitez
  • 12 C. Uche
  • 17 N. Clyne
  • 23 J. Canvot
  • 42 K. Rodney
  • 63 Z. Marsh

Timeline

  1. Nottingham Forest
    5' Nottingham Forest Goal · Normal Goal
    Morgan Gibbs-White
  2. Crystal Palace
    31' Crystal Palace Card · Yellow Card
    C. Richards

    Foul

  3. Crystal Palace
    32' Crystal Palace Card · Yellow Card
    C. Riad

    Foul

  4. Nottingham Forest
    45'+3 Nottingham Forest subst · Substitution 1
    Off: N. Dominguez · On: Morato
  5. Nottingham Forest
    45' Nottingham Forest Card · Red Card
    N. Williams

    Professional handball

  6. Crystal Palace
    45' Crystal Palace Goal · Penalty
    I. Sarr
  7. Nottingham Forest
    46' Nottingham Forest subst · Substitution 2
    Off: Matz Sels · On: A. Gunn
  8. Nottingham Forest
    46' Nottingham Forest subst · Substitution 3
    Off: C. Hudson-Odoi · On: R. Yates
  9. Crystal Palace
    54' Crystal Palace Card · Yellow Card
    Y. Pino

    Argument

  10. Crystal Palace
    61' Crystal Palace subst · Substitution 1
    Off: C. Riad · On: C. Uche
  11. Nottingham Forest
    70' Nottingham Forest subst · Substitution 4
    Off: Igor Jesus · On: D. Ndoye
  12. Nottingham Forest
    75' Nottingham Forest Card · Yellow Card
    N. Milenkovic

    Time wasting

Match Stats

Stat Nottingham Forest Crystal Palace
Fouls 4 12
Pass Accuracy 73% 85%
Offsides 2 0
Red Cards 1 0
Total Shots 9 14
Corners 5 7
Total Passes 282 575
Yellow Cards 1 3
Blocked Shots 3 3
Shots on Target 1 3
xG 0.49 1.90
Shots off Target 5 8
Possession 33% 67%
Goals Prevented 0 0
Accurate Passes 206 489
Shots Inside Box 6 9
Saves 1 0
Shots Outside Box 3 5

Key Match Notes

  • ▸ Nottingham Forest took the lead early with a goal from Morgan Gibbs-White in the 5th minute, giving them an advantage they would maintain until halftime.
  • ▸ Crystal Palace leveled the match through Idrissa Sarr's penalty after Nottingham Forest's Neco Williams was sent off for handball just before the half-time whistle.