Crystal Palace boss Oliver Glasner is chasing a Premier League factors document forward of their sport at house to Nottingham Forest on Monday.
The Eagles are at present on 45 factors with 4 video games remaining and want 5 extra factors to beat their document whole, which was equalled for the third time final season.
And Glasner, whose workforce have an FA Cup remaining in opposition to Manchester Metropolis to stay up for later this month, has that document in his sights.
“Our aim could be very clear and we need to have essentially the most factors in Palace historical past,” he stated, as quoted by BBC Sport.
“Meaning we’d like at the least 5 in 4 video games and one of the best factor to attain is getting three factors in opposition to Nottingham after which three factors in opposition to Tottenham. Then the primary aim is achieved, after which we will concentrate on the ultimate in FA Cup.
“We need to win at house. I watched the semi-finals in opposition to Metropolis, I watched them yesterday night and it confirmed what an excellent workforce they’re even when they misplaced each the video games. They’re taking part in for European locations and they are going to be very motivated and we are going to want the identical motivation.”
For Nottingham Forest, in the meantime, Nuno Espirito Santo was insistent that the strain was not attending to his gamers following Thursday’s defeat to Brentford.
That loss left Forest exterior the highest 5 on aim distinction, which means they may miss out on a spot within the Champions League.
“We don’t see it however we really feel it. The reason for that now we have to search out in ourselves. However I don’t see [pressure], I see perception, need and dedication,” stated Nuno.
However the actuality is we’re struggling in some points of our sport – focus and dedication to be sensible and remedy the conditions which can be easy to resolve. [To get back to ourselves] is the fundamental possibility now we have. We don’t have to vary, now we have to return and discover our model.
“We’ve been clear and spoken many instances about how we play. Our fundamental is being compact and strong, we don’t give away possibilities. We’re a workforce that at all times covers, so our opponents should do rather more to attain what they achieved right now.”
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Crystal Palace – Jean-Philippe Mateta
Mateta has scored 10 objectives in his final 13 Premier League appearances, all in 2025.
It’s the second consecutive season he’s scored 10+ objectives from January till the top of the season, scoring 14 in 18 video games in 2023-24 in that timeframe, with Andrew Johnson the one Eagles participant to attain this beforehand (11 in 2004-05).
Nottingham Forest – Chris Wooden
Wooden has scored 17 objectives in his final 24 Premier League appearances on the street for Nottingham Forest and has 9 away objectives this season, with no Forest participant ever scoring 10 away objectives in a season.
He may very well be the sixth participant to attain 10+ house objectives and 10+ away objectives in a Premier League season over the age of 30, with Mohamed Salah additionally reaching that in 2024-25.
MATCH PREDICTION: CRYSTAL PALACE WIN
Palace come into this match having received 5 and drawn one in every of their final six matches in all competitions at Selhurst Park.
Glasner’s aspect have misplaced simply two of their final 11 house video games in all competitions.
Forest, in the meantime, have misplaced 4 of their final 5 matches.
The Difficult Timber, nonetheless, have received two of their final three away Premier League video games in London (L1), as many as they did throughout their earlier 23 journeys to the capital mixed (W2 D5 L16). Forest want to win three away video games in London in a season for the second time within the Premier League, additionally doing so in 1994-95.
Certainly, Forest have received 9 away Premier League matches this season and have solely received 10 top-flight away matches in a season on three events – in 1977-78 (completed 1st), 1978-79 (2nd) and 1994-95 (third).
OPTA WIN PROBABILITY
Crystal Palace – 43.5%
Draw – 26.4%
Nottingham Forest – 30.2%
