Our prediction for this Premier League match:
Nottingham Forest and Crystal Palace take on each other at the City Ground in the Premier League round 16. The Reds scored a late equalizer to save one point from the Brentford game, but they need to start winning on a regular basis if they are to secure the elite division survival. All Richards, Niakhate, Toffolo, Biancone, and Colback are out of contention with injuries, while Taiwo Awoniyi is pushing for a start.
The Eagles, on the other hand, aim to build on back-to-back wins over Southampton and West Ham United, and given Forest’s difficulties at the back, away win seems like a good betting option. All McArthur, Richards, and Ferguson are out of contention with injuries, but there are no suspended players in the capital side. Wilfried Zaha is widely expected to lead the line for visitors.
Highlighted Player (Jack Colback):
After spending nine years at Sunderland youth academy, Jack Colback signed a loan deal with Ipswich Town on 6 August, 2009. The left-footed midfielder, who is capable of playing at left back as well, made 37 appearances for the Championship side, scoring four goals in the English second tier.
Against all odds, Colback decided to sign for Sunderland’s bitterest rivals Newcastle United on 9 June, 2014 and it has to be noted he became the first player to move directly from Sunderland to Newcastle since 1998 when Lionel Perez did the same. In 2015 Sunderland fans created a sick banner depicting Colback hanging with a noose around his neck and that caused uproar on social media.
Colback and his teammates from Newcastle dropped to the Championship at the end of the 2015/2016 season, but he decided not to leave the club. Colback scored 5 goals in 64 appearances for Newcastle United in the Premier League. He is well known for his passing skills, he rarely gives the ball away and journalist often compare him with Italy ace Andrea Pirlo.
Highlighted Team (Crystal Palace):
Crystal Palace Football Club is an English football club which was founded in 1905. The original headquarters of Crystal Palace was based in Sydenham. After being forced to move in 1915 the club settled in Selhurst Park which currently holds a capacity of 27 000 seats. The club Crystal Palace was named after a building which was placed on the Sydenham.
The club colors of Crystal Palace are blue and red. The supporters of Crystal Palace call their team the Eagles or the Glaziers. Crystal Palace is one of the many clubs from London. Crystal Palace never managed to win any trophy in any English football division. The best performance of Crystal Palace was in 2014/2015 where the club managed to end 10th in the Premier League.