Nottingham vs Crystal Palace: Premier League Prediction 1 February 2026

Nottingham and Crystal Palace drew 1-1 in the Premier League (matchday 24) on 1 February 2026.

Coach AI predicted 1-0: the outcome was not right. The fans predicted Nottingham win (67%), which was not right.

Coach AI predicts 1-0 as the correct score for Nottingham vs Crystal Palace. This page also covers the expected line-ups, injuries and xG.

Nottingham form (last 5): 2W-1D-2L. Crystal Palace form (last 5): 0W-2D-3L.

Nottingham Forest are without Chris Wood (knee), shifting the scoring burden to Igor Jesus, who has thrived in a more mobile role. Crystal Palace's squad is significantly more damaged: the loss of Adam Wharton (suspension) and Daichi Kamada (thigh) removes their creative heart, while the absence of Eddie Nketiah and the 'transfer-distracted' status of Jean-Philippe Mateta leaves them toothless in attack.

Nottingham score at home 1.1 goals on average and concede 1.5 (11 matches). Crystal Palace score away 1.2 goals on average and concede 1.2 (11 matches).

Football Meister has recorded 1 previous meeting between Nottingham and Crystal Palace: Nottingham won 0, Crystal Palace won 0 and 1 ended in a draw. The goal tally is 1-1.

The last meeting was on 24 Aug 2025: Crystal Palace - Nottingham 1-1.

Among Football Meister players, 67% back a home win for Nottingham, 17% a draw, and 17% an away win for Crystal Palace. The most predicted scoreline is 1-0. Fans are more bullish than Coach AI on Nottingham: fans pick 67% home win, Coach AI calculates 48%.

The most predicted scoreline for Nottingham vs Crystal Palace is 1-0. Of all Football Meister players, 67% back Nottingham, 17% a draw and 17% Crystal Palace.

Nottingham are 18th in the Premier League with 5 points from 7 games. Crystal Palace are 14th with 7 points from 7 games.

Nottingham vs Crystal Palace kicks off on Sunday, 1 February 2026 at 14:00 (Central European Time). The match is part of the Premier League.

The referee for Nottingham vs Crystal Palace in the Premier League is Michael Salisbury.

Coach AI identifies three decisive factors for Nottingham vs Crystal Palace: 1. Divergent Defensive Trends: Forest have kept consecutive clean sheets against Arsenal and Brentford, while Palace are winless in 8 and have the league's worst goal difference since Matchday 16. 2. Palace Finishing Crisis: Despite ranking 7th in open-play xG (1.56 xG/90), the Eagles have converted only 4 goals in their last 8 matches, indicating a severe psychological or technical block in front of goal. 3. Midfield Depletion: The suspension of Adam Wharton and injury to Cheick Doucouré leave Palace without their primary progressive passer, likely causing them to struggle against Forest's compact 4-2-3-1 mid-block..

Coach AI sees Nottingham as the stronger side in Nottingham vs Crystal Palace. The full analysis with the expected score, xG and injuries is on this page.

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