Key occasions
90+8 min: One other delay as Milenkovic will get some therapy for a bloody face. The Forest defender clashed along with his personal goalkeeper at that nook. I feel we’re going to have greater than the eight minutes given for stoppage time.
90+6 min: Palace are the one staff seeking to win this soccer match. Munoz sends in a looking low cross throughout Forest’s six-yard field, palmed clear by Sels, and from the ensuing nook, Hughes tries a lob over the Forest goalkeeper … simply over!
90+4 min: There’s a quick delay because the linesman’s audio headset is given some kind of repair. Unsure what the issue was there.
PALACE GOAL DISALLOWED!
90+2 min: Palace are once more so near a winner, however denied by the offside flag! Eze once more wriggles into some area and will get a shot off by way of a crowd of our bodies. Nketiah stands out a boot and diverts a end into the online, however replays present the previous Arsenal striker was a yard off. Forest hanging on right here a bit.
90 min: Eight minutes added on right here. Eight!
EZE HITS THE BAR FOR PALACE!
88 min: Palace inches from that winner, as Eze cuts inside from the left and curls a stupendous shot over Sels in the direction of the highest nook, however the ball doesn’t fairly dip below the bar, kissing the upright earlier than going behind for a Forest purpose kick.
86 min: Palace look the extra more likely to get the winner, right here. Some extent isn’t what Forest would have needed, but it surely’s not dangerous, given this efficiency.
84 min: Huge probability for Palace and Lacroix! A cross is deflected to the large Frenchman on the far put up, however Lacroix can’t modify his ft in time and misdirects a header over the bar. It regarded simpler to attain, regardless of the shut consideration of Williams.
83 min: Extra bookings! Forest pair Aina and Yates are cautioned for 2 tackles in the identical transfer.
81 min: Palace stream ahead in opposition to the depleted guests. Nketiah breaks the offside entice and goes clear by way of, however shoots wildly from an acute angle when he may need been higher off squaring the ball to a teammate.
Morata is lastly allowed on as Forest return to 11 males. That might have been an actual controversy if Nketiah had scored with the guests right down to 10.
80 min: Unhealthy information for Forest, Murillo has pulled his hamstring. The Brazilian goes to need to go off and leaves the sphere of play. His compatriot Morata is being readied however Eze takes a free-kick and the referee permits play to proceed. Forest are briefly right down to 10 males!
78 min: Having didn’t ship Sangaré off, referee Andrew Madley units about making an attempt to ebook as many different gamers as he can. Each Palace’s Kamada and Forest’s Gibbs-White are cautioned for tackles.
76 min: Forest supervisor Nuno is aware of Sangare is strolling a tightrope now, so brings off his midfielder. Yates is on.
Palace additionally make a change: Nketiah for Mateta.
75 min: Eze nutmegs Sangaré in midfield and is bodychecked by the Ivorian, who’s already on a yellow card. The referee opts to not dish out a second reserving, a lot to the groans of the house followers. That was proper on the sting, I feel it was most likely the best choice, however solely simply.
74 min: Not the primary time in the present day, Sarr strides away on a Palace counter assault, solely to be felled by the closest Forest participant. Williams goes into the ebook.
72 min: This sport might go both method. Neither staff is dominant.
Guéhi seems like he’s combating a knock. The Palace captain was limping a couple of second in the past.
70 min: Re my query over Sangare, a couple of of you’ve got kindly been in contact to clarify.
“Sangare was out injured for the primary a part of the season after which regarded in need of match health on his return in early February (I feel),” emails Martin Widdicks. “He performed in a couple of of the FA Cup video games but it surely regarded like Nuno didn’t belief his health and he was under Yates and Dominguez for the defensive midfielder spot. Followers appear to have combined emotions in the direction of him, some assume he’s great and will begin, others assume he flatters to deceive.”
“Document purchase at £30 million initially of final season however he’s been injured, at Afcon, sick, and injured at numerous phases all through the previous two seasons,” provides Simon Frank. “Appears he’s now fifth selection for centre midfield however a number of us Forest followers nonetheless assume there’s time for him to ascertain himself.”
68 min: Yellow card for Sangare, who clumsily catches Eze in midfield. That has been coming.
67 min: Nicolas Dominguez comes off for Ramon Sosa, in a change that appears like was deliberate earlier than the Forest purpose.
GOAL! Crystal Palace 1-1 Nottingham Forest (Murillo 65)
Forest hit straight again! From the nook, the ball comes out to Williams on the sting. The Welshman’s shot is scuffed, however Murillo deflects it superbly with the skin of his foot, fully wrong-footing Henderson, and the ball flies into the nook!
64 min: A free ball and Williams steals in forward of Munoz to win a free-kick proper on the sting of Palace’s field. It’s an acute angle, out in the direction of Forest’s left wing, however Elanga tries his luck, curling an effort in the direction of the highest nook … saved by Henderson! Not a dissimilar effort from Toni Kroos’ famous free in the World Cup, though in fact this one didn’t discover the online. Nook to Forest.
62 min: That might be an important purpose in Forest’s race for the Champions League. These from Metropolis, Newcastle, Chelsea and Villa may have watched that Eze penalty with glee.
Worryingly for Palace, Wharton has needed to be withdrawn. I feel he took a knock within the build-up to that penalty. Will Hughes is on, a straight swap within the center.
GOAL! Crystal Palace 1-0 Nottingham Forest (Eze pen 60)
It’s a stuttering unorthodox run up from Eze however the Palace playmaker sweeps his spot kick to Sels’ proper into the nook. The Forest keeper guessed proper however couldn’t get there.
PENALTY TO PALACE!
57 min: A hopeful cross into the field finds Mitchell on the again put up. The Palace left-back beats each Dominguez and Sels to the ball and is bundled and tripped by each. Bizarrely, referee Andrew Madley doesn’t give the blatant penalty on the pitch, however VAR intervenes and the spot kick is given! Sels is given a yellow card. Eze to take the penalty for Palace …
53 min: England supervisor Thomas Tuchel is watching from the stands. Presumably with eyes on Guehi, Eze, Wharton, and Gibbs-White.
51 min: I might take heed to Don Goodman, Sky Sports activities’ weird selection as co-commentator this night say “the left calf of Lacroix” all night time.
50 min: Forest go straight again on the offensive, counter-attacking at tempo with Aina down their proper. The total-back picks out Wooden, who takes a stunning contact in Palace’s space, steadies himself and sees his shot squirm only a few inches broad, after an important block/deflection from Lacroix! That could be a goal-saving intervention, Wooden’s shot was destined for the far nook.
49 min: Proper on cue, Palace spring into life. The ball breaks to Sarr on the sting of Forest’s field and the Senegalese wriggles away from his markers, just for Sels to make an excellent save, spreading himself Schmeichel-style! What number of occasions has the Belgian carried out that this season?
47 min: In what might be a really meme-able video clip, Glasner seems very perplexed at his aspect’s begin to the second half. The Austrian is waving his arms round manically, his face an image of curiosity and concern. Palace haven’t performed properly.
Peeeeeeeep!
Eze has simply taken the Palace kick-off so I can verify he’s nonetheless on the pitch.
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