Crystal Palace 3-1 Nottingham Forest: Result, Lineups & Stats

Matchday 6

Crystal Palace

3 : 1

Nottingham Forest

Daichi Kamada41'
Jefferson Lerma45+4'
Yeremy Pino59'

3'Dan Ndoye

Crystal Palace3-4-2-1

Line ups

3-4-2-1Nottingham Forest Nottingham Forest crest

Assistant

Patrick McCarthy

Assistant

Andy Reid

Assistant

Patrick McCarthy

Substitutions

72'
87.5
J. Lerma
216.9
H. Ahanor
83'
107.3
Y. Pino
76.3
I. Sarr
83'
227.3
J. Larsen
96.5
E. Nketiah
90'
187.3
D. Kamada
11
D. McNeil

Unused

Assistant

Andy Reid

Substitutions

66'
216.9
X. Schlager
66.9
I. Sangare
72'
148.3
D. Ndoye
76.3
C. Hudson-Odoi
72'
195.9
L. Delap
96.2
C. Wood
83'
346.3
O. Aina
156.3
A. Kalimuendo

Unused

Home

A. Disasi
Red Card
Out
D. Henderson
Foot Injury
Out
J. Mateta
Hamstring Injury
Out
C. Riad
Knee Injury
Out
T. Tomiyasu
Calf Injury
Out

Away

Igor Jesus
Calf Injury
Out
N. Milenkovic
Knee Injury
Out
N. Savona
Knee Injury
Out

Player of the match

Walter Benitez

Goalkeeper · Crystal Palace

8.2

This match

Attacking

Goals0

Assists0

Build-up

Passes41

Pass accuracy56%

Goalkeeping

Saves4

Goals conceded1

Penalties saved0

This match · octagon = season skill index

Highest-rated players

Player
Walter BenítezG	4	1	1,70	+0,70	23/41	7/27
Matz SelsG	4	3	2,79	-0,21	17/22	6/11

Live stats

Possession & Passing

43%Possession57%

385Total passes492

75%Pass accuracy82%

5Corners8

Attack

13Shots24

7On target6

4Off target10

2Blocked shots8

Box & Quality

11Shots in box17

2Shots out box7

2.6xG3.0

Defense & Discipline

4Goalkeeper saves4

2Offsides1

11Fouls10

2Yellow cards2

Half by half

The same match, split at the break. Which half did each side actually win?

First half

1,39xG2,17

7Shots16

4On target4

2Big chances6

11Touches in box22

48%Possession52%

2Corners3

Second half

0,99xG0,79

6Shots8

3On target2

2Big chances2

12Touches in box22

39%Possession61%

3Corners5

xG analytics

TeamxGShotsSOTPoss

Crystal Palace

2.5713943%

76% open play24% set piece

Nottingham Forest

2.96241457%

76% open play24% set piece

Expected goals weighs every shot by the historic conversion rate of similar chances. Higher xG means better scoring opportunities, regardless of whether they went in.

xG race

37 shots

Chance quality as it built up. A steep step is a big chance.

Crystal Palace2,57 xG · 3 scored

Nottingham Forest2,96 xG · 1 scored

How those chances were made

Crystal Palace26

Open play 15Set piece 6Foul won 1Rebound 4

Nottingham Forest42

Open play 25Set piece 7Dribble 1Foul won 2Rebound 7

Momentum

17 swings

Which side was on top, minute by minute. A taller bar is heavier pressure.

Crystal Palace30% pressure

Nottingham Forest70% pressure

Match replay

91'

3-1

100%Draw 0%0%

2.57xG2.96

13Shots24

9On target14

Momentum

90' Off target Daniel Muñoz 0.03 xG · From corner · Header

Shot map

13 v 24

Crystal Palace shoot right, Nottingham Forest left. Bigger dot = better chance.

CPCrystal PalaceNFNottingham Forestgoalsavedoff target

Goal mouth

23 on target · 4 scored

Where each shot on target crossed the line. Placement beats power.

Crystal PalaceNottingham Forestgoalsavedoff target

Average positions

Each starter's average position on the ball, with the number of those actions inside the chip. Both sides attack left to right. Tap a player to see where they actually were.

Crystal PalaceDefensive line 30%

Nottingham ForestDefensive line 39%

An average, not a movement map: it says where a player's actions balanced out, not where they ran.

Passing network

Each player at his average position, sized by passes made. Lines join team-mates with 5 or more passes between them (fewer when a side made its first change early), thicker for more. Counted until each side's first substitution. Both sides attack left to right. Tap a player to isolate his links.

Crystal PalaceUntil 72'

Most-connected pair: Richards and Canvot, 20 passes between them.

Nottingham ForestUntil 66'

Most-connected pair: Murillo and Williams, 20 passes between them.

Running

Fastest on the pitch

James McAtee

33.3 km/h

Distance covered and sprints, per player.

Crystal Palace117.1 km

DistanceSprints

Tyrick Mitchell11.6 km21×
Adam Wharton11.5 km4×
Chris Richards11.2 km7×
Quinten Timber11.0 km9×
Anan Khalaili10.9 km19×

Nottingham Forest112.5 km

DistanceSprints

James McAtee12.4 km4×
Daniel Muñoz11.5 km15×
Morgan Gibbs-White10.9 km11×
Neco Williams10.9 km10×
Murillo10.5 km7×

Tactical battle

41control59

Dan Ndoye

8 touches in box

In possession

37,9%Field tilt62,1%

14Passes into box24

21Progressive passes43

12Carries into final third15

10Chances created12

Field tilt is each side's share of play in the final third.

Out of possession

10,82Press intensity (PPDA)9,47

14High turnovers15

15Regains within 5s18

20,7sBall recovery time15,6s

17Interceptions22

↓ Lower is better, so the longer bar always wins. PPDA is opponent passes allowed per defensive action.

Carrying

91Carries107

1107mCarry distance1344m

13Progressive carries21

650mProgressive carry distance804m

0Carries into the box3

Distances are how far the ball was moved forward, not how far anybody ran.

Beating the press

2Take-ons won10

6Take-ons attempted18

357mProgressive pass distance777m

1Through balls1

5Switches of play13

A take-on is a player going past an opponent with the ball at his feet.

Threat created

1,06Expected threat (xT)1,31

2,58Action value (VAEP)0,65

26Shot-creating actions42

6Goal-creating actions0

2,14Expected assisted goals1,53

xT values where a possession reached; VAEP values every action by how much it shifted the chance of a goal.

Tempo

2,8Passes per attack3,6

7,3sAttack duration11,0s

3,21 m/sAttack directness2,37 m/s

3Build-up attacks3

8Direct attacks16

An attack is direct when it moves upfield quickly rather than through many passes.

More match stats

Attack

23Touches in box44

47Final third entries51

4Big chances8

2,79xG on target1,70

1Big chances missed7

Passing

6/15 (40%)Crosses11/29 (38%)

22/55 (40%)Long balls32/53 (60%)

12Throw-ins15

10Free kicks11

17Goal kicks6

Duels

52Total48

33/66 (50%)Ground32/64 (50%)

18/32 (56%)Aerial14/32 (44%)

2/5 (40%)Dribbles10/18 (56%)

9Dispossessed13

Defending

51Recoveries59

5Interceptions11

22Tackles11

45%Tackles won55%

34Clearances16

3Big chances scored1

1Errors led to goal0

1Fouled in final third2

113.1 kmDistance covered111.3 km

109Sprints91

7,88Average rating6,89

Goal timing & form

Scored in this phaseConceded in this phase

Crystal PalaceThis season

Scores most 31-45 · concedes most 46-60

Nottingham ForestThis season

Scores most 0-15 · concedes most 46-60

Goal profile

This season

How often each side reaches a scoreline, across 6 matches each.

Share of their matches

They score

67%1+ goal50%

50%2+ goals33%

They concede

83%1+ goal83%

67%2+ goals33%

33%3+ goals17%

Heaviest results

best 3-1 (H)·worst 1-4 (H)

best 2-1 (A)·worst 1-3 (A)

Where these sides shoot from

2025/26 season

Each attack set against the defence it meets, zone by zone. Season shares rather than a forecast; a figure beside a share is how far it sits from the league average, shown only where the gap is worth noticing.

Crystal PalaceshootallowNottingham Forest

9.7%Six-yard box-1.56.9%

64.0%+3.6Penalty area61.3%

20.0%-4.7Edge of the box25.2%

6.3%Long range6.5%

444 shots taken · 507 faced

Nottingham ForestshootallowCrystal Palace

6.9%-1.5Six-yard box9.4%

56.6%-3.8Penalty area+1.962.3%

29.0%+4.3Edge of the box-2.122.6%

7.5%Long range5.6%

479 shots taken · 446 faced

Shot locations, not player movement: where the ball was struck from, not where anybody ran. Shares are of each club's own shots, so a side that shoots often is comparable with one that does not.

Match summary

Crystal Palace beat Nottingham Forest 3-1 at Selhurst Park in the Premier League. Crystal Palace led 2-1 at half-time, having come from behind. Scorers: Daichi Kamada (41'), Jefferson Lerma (45+4'), Yeremy Pino (59') for Crystal Palace; Dan Ndoye (3') for Nottingham Forest. In their last 13 meetings, Crystal Palace have won 2, Nottingham Forest 3, with 8 drawn. Full match stats, lineups and player ratings are all on this page.