Crystal Palace v Nottingham Forest Betting Tips [5 May 2025]

Crystal Palace and Nottingham Forest are set to battle in the first of back-to-back London derbies lined up for the teams. This matchday 35 one will be hosted by Palace who arrive placed 12th, while Forest are sixth. Below we have a prediction for the match.

Crystal Palace have hit form in recent times though earlier poor performances mean they remain in the bottom half. Ahead of this game they beat Aston Villa 3-0 to book their slot in the FA Cup final.

While a heartbeat away from their first senior silverware, Palace also have league duties to attend to. They are winless in the last four league matches.

Nottingham Forest fell at the penultimate stage of the FA Cup and will hope their league campaign doesn’t crumble. All season, Forest have seemed like going for a top four finish.

Now they’ve dropped to sixth and are even struggling to get a top five place in a congested race. Nuno Espirito Santo will hope they finally bag three points in their second straight London derby.

This will be a desperate call for the Portuguese manager, who has seen his charges lose four of the last five matches. The most recent was a 2-0 home loss to Brentford.

Two wins in the last three away matches offers some hope for the visitors.

This match brings together two sides with ambitions to bag the three points on offer. Nottingham Forest will be expected to go all the way as they only have their league position to play for.

Palace, on their part, have one mind on the FA Cup final and could hold back on the available resources. Either way, we expect both teams to attack, and another high-scoring match. Our prediction for Crystal Palace v Nottingham Forest is for over 2.5 goals.