Crystal Palace 3-1 Nottingham Forest: Lerma and Kamada turn it around, Pino seals it
Crystal Palace came from behind to beat Nottingham Forest 3-1 at Selhurst Park, with goals from Kamada, Lerma and Pino after an early Ndoye strike.
- Crystal Palace overturned an early deficit after Dan Ndoye's opener
- Kamada and Lerma scored either side of half-time to put Palace ahead
- Forest sit 13th, Palace 15th in the Premier League table
Crystal Palace 3-1 Nottingham Forest
Goals: 3' Ndoye (N), 41' Kamada (C), 45'+4 Lerma (C), 59' Pino (C)
Sunday, 11 October 2026 — Kick-off 14:00 UK time / 15:00 CEST, Selhurst Park, London.
The match
Nottingham Forest made the perfect start, going ahead in the 3rd minute through Dan Ndoye. Crystal Palace responded and levelled the score in the 41st minute when Daichi Kamada converted a pass from Jørgen Strand Larsen. Four minutes into first-half stoppage time, Jefferson Lerma put the hosts in front, sending the sides in at the break 2-1. Lerma had earlier been booked in the 16th minute.
Palace extended their lead early in the second half: Yéremy Pino made it 3-1 in the 59th minute, before being booked himself a minute later.
Nottingham Forest tried to respond through substitutions. Ibrahim Sangaré came on for Xaver Schlager in the 66th minute. In the 72nd minute, Callum Hudson-Odoi and Chris Wood replaced Dan Ndoye and Liam Delap respectively. Ola Aina was booked in the 73rd minute and was withdrawn in the 83rd for Arnaud Kalimuendo.
Crystal Palace managed the closing stages with their own changes: Jefferson Lerma was replaced by Honest Ahanor in the 72nd minute, while Eddie Nketiah and Ismaïla Sarr came on in the 83rd minute for Jørgen Strand Larsen and Yéremy Pino. Dwight McNeil replaced Daichi Kamada in the 90th minute. Deep into stoppage time, in the 90th+5, Nottingham Forest's Murillo was also booked.
The numbers
Nottingham Forest dominated possession (57% to 43%) and had far more shots overall, 24 to Crystal Palace's 13. The visitors also edged the corner count, 8 to 5. However, the hosts were more clinical, registering 7 shots on target compared to Forest's 6. Fouls were close, 11 for Palace and 10 for Forest, with two bookings on each side.
Table and next fixture
Nottingham Forest remain on 5 points in 13th place, with a record of 1 win, 2 draws and 2 defeats, 4 goals scored and 5 conceded. Crystal Palace move up to 4 points in 15th, with 1 win, 1 draw and 3 defeats, 6 goals scored and 11 conceded.
At the top of the table, Manchester City and Arsenal share the lead on 15 points each, ahead of Brighton & Hove Albion on 13 and Brentford on 10.
In the next round, Crystal Palace travel to Brighton & Hove Albion on Sunday 18 October at 15:00 UK time. On the same day, at 17:30, Nottingham Forest host Arsenal.