Nottm Forest v Palace
City Ground, Saturday 5.35pm
Dougie Freedman
Team news
Crystal Palace almost have a clean bill of health in the squad for the Forest match. Dougie Freedman will be free to play against his old side before facing a suspension after getting sent off against Liverpool on Wednesday night.
Steve Thomson returns to the squad from injury. Aki Riihilahti is doubtful as he recovers from a thigh strain, while Curtis Fleming is out with a knee problem.
Cedric Berthelin will keep his place in goal after Alex Kolinko has refused to play for the club.
Nottingham Forest boss Paul Hart is set to name an unchanged side from the 3-2 win over Wimbledon last Saturday.
Striker David Johnson should be passed fit to play while the veteran Des Walker remains absent with a torn thigh muscle.
Nottm Forest - league stats
| Position | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4th | 30 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 48 |
Nottm Forest - current form
| Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 8 |
Our away record v Nottm Forest
| Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 21 | 49 |
Last five results
| Date | Type | Home Team | Score | Away Team | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09/11/2002 | League | Crystal Palace | 0 - 0 | Nottm Forest |  |
| 20/12/2001 | League | Crystal Palace | 1 - 1 | Nottm Forest | |
| 25/08/2001 | League | Nottm Forest | 4 - 2 | Crystal Palace |  |
| 14/01/2001 | League | Nottm Forest | 0 - 3 | Crystal Palace |  |
| 28/08/2000 | League | Crystal Palace | 2 - 3 | Nottm Forest | |
One to watch
David Johnson
Nottm Forest's top scorer
David Johnson - 23 goals
Nottm Forest's bad boy
Marlon Harewood - 5 
2 
Palace old boys
None
Johnson has endeared himself to the City Ground faithful this season with a hatful of goals, and he'll be keen to make up for his blank show at Selhurst with some more to add to his tally.
Probable line-up
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 Granville |
Symons |
Powell |
Popovic |
Butterfield |
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 Berthelin |
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Last meeting
Palace 0-0 Nottm Forest
Saturday November 09 2002
Palace: Michopoulos, Granville, Popovic, Powell, Butterfield, Gray (Riihilahti, 72), Derry, Mullins, Thomson (Symons, 58), Adebola (Kabba, 65), Johnson
Subs not used: Kolinko, Black
Bookings: Derry, Granville, Popovic
Nottm Forest: Ward, Louis-Jean, Walker, Dawson, Brennan, Scimeca, Williams, Prutton, Lester, Johnson (Jess, 31), Harewood
Subs not used: Roche, Hjelde, Doig, Westcarr
Bookings: Lester, Walker
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