Crystal Palace F.C. vs Nottingham Forest Timeline: Draw-Heavy Fixture That Has Tipped Forest’s Way

The Crystal Palace F.C. vs Nottingham Forest timeline is one of the most draw-heavy rivalries in modern English football, a fixture that has repeatedly defied prediction and produced stalemates at a rate that makes it statistically unusual even by Premier League standards.

The two clubs have met 47 times in total across all competitions and all eras, with Nottingham Forest holding a clear overall advantage of 30 wins to Crystal Palace’s 16, and 23 draws separating the sides across a fixture history that stretches back through multiple decades.

Their most recent top-flight encounters since Forest returned to the Premier League in 2022 have maintained that draw-heavy character with remarkable consistency, producing five stalemates from six league meetings between May 2023 and February 2026.

Forest won 1-0 at the City Ground in October 2024 through a Chris Wood strike, ending an eight-match unbeaten run in the fixture, before the sides proceeded to draw 1-1 at Selhurst Park in August 2025 and again 1-1 at the City Ground on 1 February 2026.

The August 2025 opener kicked off the new Premier League campaign for both clubs with familiar caution, played in front of a partisan Selhurst Park crowd with neither side able to establish the dominance required to take all three points.

Forest’s lineup featured Morgan Gibbs-White, Callum Hudson-Odoi and Chris Wood in attacking positions, while Palace deployed Jean-Philippe Mateta as the focal point of their attack behind Ismaila Sarr and Justin Devenny.

February’s return at the City Ground again ended level, maintaining a pattern that has frustrated managers on both sides and left the fixture’s competitive narrative curiously unresolved despite the quality both clubs have deployed.

Across the six Premier League meetings since Forest’s promotion, Crystal Palace have failed to record a single win, while Forest’s sole victory came from that Wood strike in October 2024.

The Crystal Palace F.C. vs Nottingham Forest timeline enters its latest chapter on the final day of the 2025-26 season with both clubs separated by just two points, each needing a strong finish to secure mid-table respectability heading into the summer.

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