Nottingham Forest have shown signs of improvement in their last two fixtures, as they host a Crystal Palace who are showing no route to victory amid problems on and off the pitch.
The Reds were victorious against Ferencvaros (4-0) in the Europa League, and in the Premier League, the home side is unbeaten in their last three matches, with wins against Brentford (0-2) and West Ham United (1-2). Nottingham Forest were previously four games without a win in the league before their win against West Ham United. This run of results has now moved Nottingham Forest within three points of a disjointed Crystal Palace side. In this fixture, Nottingham Forest have a terrific record with no losses in 11 matches and under 2.5 goals have landed in each of the previous eight games between the two clubs.
Crystal Palace have been in freefall now for quite a while, as the Eagles have slipped down to the bottom five of the Premier League table after such a promising start to the campaign. Tensions have been building between Oliver Glasner and the Palace hierarchy, and have reached the end point, after which the Austrian will be leaving this summer. The Eagles have also lost Marc Guehi to Manchester City in this transfer window. Crystal Palace head into this game winless in 11 matches in all competitions, having lost their last four matches.
Expect Forest to take advantage of the uncertainty surrounding Palace, and with Forest also keeping two clean sheets in their last two league games, Dyche's side should record a 2-0 win here.
Nottingham Forest 2-0 Crystal Palace.
