Crystal Palace turn deficit around to beat Nottingham Forest 3-1 in Premier League

Crystal Palace secured an important win over Nottingham Forest by a score of 3-1 in matchday 6 of the Premier League for the 2026/27 season, in a match played at 16:00 Damascus time and broadcast by beIN Sports.

Nottingham Forest opened the scoring early through Dan Assane Ndoye in the 3rd minute, before Crystal Palace turned the tables with three goals scored by Daichi Kamada in the 41st minute, Jefferson Andrés Lerma Solís in the 45+4th minute, and then Yeremy Pino in the 59th minute.

The match saw no red cards, while each team received two yellow cards, and the match was officiated by referee Peter Banks.

Statistically, Nottingham Forest dominated possession with 57 percent compared to 43 percent for Crystal Palace, and the visitors had 24 shots compared to 13 for the home side, while Crystal Palace's shots on target were more accurate at 7 compared to 6 for Nottingham Forest. Nottingham Forest had a slight edge in expected goals, 2.95 compared to 2.42.

Crystal Palace won 5 corner kicks compared to 8 for Nottingham Forest, while the home side committed 11 fouls compared to 10 for their visitors, and the match recorded two offside incidents for Crystal Palace compared to one for Nottingham Forest.

With this result, Nottingham Forest raised their tally to 5 points to sit in 13th place after playing 5 matches, winning one, drawing two and losing two, with a goal difference of 4 scored against 5 conceded. In contrast, Crystal Palace's tally remained frozen at 4 points in 15th place after 5 matches, winning one, drawing one and losing 3, having scored 6 goals and conceded 11.