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Crystal Palace v Nottingham Forest: head-to-head record

Crystal Palace have played Nottingham Forest 70 times in competitive football, winning 16, drawing 25 and losing 29, first meeting on 27 Aug 1921 and most recently on 1 Feb 2026. Every meeting is listed below.

Every Crystal Palace v Nottingham Forest match

DateSeasonCompetitionVenueOpponentScoreScorersAtt
27 Aug 19211921–22Second DivisionHNottingham Forest4–1Joey Jones 26, Ted Smith 49, Joey Jones, John Whibley 84
3 Sep 19211921–22Second DivisionANottingham Forest1–2Alan Wood 71
5 Nov 19491949–50Third Division SouthANottingham Forest0–2
25 Mar 19501949–50Third Division SouthHNottingham Forest1–1
6 Jan 19511950–51Third Division SouthANottingham Forest0–1
27 Jan 19511950–51Third Division SouthHNottingham Forest1–6
20 Feb 19651964–65FA CupHNottingham Forest3–1
27 Sep 19691969–70First DivisionANottingham Forest0–0
17 Jan 19701969–70First DivisionHNottingham Forest1–1
5 Sep 19701970–71First DivisionHNottingham Forest2–0
27 Mar 19711970–71First DivisionANottingham Forest1–3
28 Aug 19711971–72First DivisionHNottingham Forest1–1
8 Jan 19721971–72First DivisionANottingham Forest1–0
3 Nov 19731973–74Second DivisionHNottingham Forest0–1
30 Mar 19741973–74Second DivisionANottingham Forest2–1
8 Dec 19791979–80First DivisionHNottingham Forest1–0Ian Walsh 42
3 May 19801979–80First DivisionANottingham Forest0–4
6 Dec 19801980–81First DivisionANottingham Forest0–3
25 Apr 19811980–81First DivisionHNottingham Forest1–3Smillie 65
29 Oct 19861986–87League CupHNottingham Forest2–2Alan Irvine 14, Andy Gray 69
5 Nov 19861986–87League CupANottingham Forest0–1
11 Jan 19871986–87FA CupHNottingham Forest1–0Alan Irvine 23
23 Sep 19891989–90First DivisionHNottingham Forest1–0Ian Wright12,899
24 Oct 19891989–90League CupHNottingham Forest0–014,250
1 Nov 19891989–90League CupANottingham Forest0–518,625
3 Feb 19901989–90First DivisionANottingham Forest1–3John Salako19,739
15 Sep 19901990–91First DivisionHNottingham Forest2–2Richard Shaw, Geoff Thomas20,545
6 Jan 19911990–91FA CupHNottingham Forest0–015,396
21 Jan 19911990–91FA CupANottingham Forest2–2Ian Wright, John Salako23,301
28 Jan 19911990–91FA CupANottingham Forest0–322,164
2 Feb 19911990–91First DivisionANottingham Forest1–0Eric Young17,045
23 Nov 19911991–92First DivisionANottingham Forest1–5Geoff Thomas22,387
8 Jan 19921991–92League CupHNottingham Forest1–114,941
5 Feb 19921991–92League CupANottingham Forest2–418,918
3 Mar 19921991–92First DivisionHNottingham Forest0–012,608
21 Nov 19921992–93Premier LeagueHNottingham Forest1–1Chris Armstrong15,330
3 Mar 19931992–93Premier LeagueANottingham Forest1–1Gareth Southgate20,603
24 Aug 19931993–94First DivisionHNottingham Forest2–0Eric Young, Dean Gordon15,048
19 Feb 19941993–94First DivisionANottingham Forest1–1Damian Matthew24,232
2 Jan 19951994–95Premier LeagueANottingham Forest0–121,326
28 Jan 19951994–95FA CupANottingham Forest2–1Chris Armstrong, Iain Dowie16,790
29 Apr 19951994–95Premier LeagueHNottingham Forest1–2Iain Dowie15,886
27 Nov 19991999–00First DivisionHNottingham Forest2–0Leon McKenzie, Mathias Svensson15,920
19 Feb 20001999–00First DivisionANottingham Forest0–216,421
28 Aug 20002000–01First DivisionHNottingham Forest2–3Tommy Black, Fan Zhiyi18,865
14 Jan 20012000–01First DivisionANottingham Forest3–0Mikael Forssell, Mikael Forssell, Dougie Freedman21,198
25 Aug 20012001–02First DivisionANottingham Forest2–4Dougie Freedman, Dougie Freedman18,239
20 Dec 20012001–02First DivisionHNottingham Forest1–1Clinton Morrison15,645
9 Nov 20022002–03First DivisionHNottingham Forest0–0
8 Feb 20032002–03First DivisionANottingham Forest1–2
13 Dec 20032003–04First DivisionHNottingham Forest1–0Andrew Johnson16,935
13 Mar 20042003–04First DivisionANottingham Forest2–3Neil Shipperley, Danny Granville28,306
4 Oct 20082008–09ChampionshipANottingham Forest2–0Paul Ifill 4, Shefki Kuqi 8122,811
28 Oct 20082008–09ChampionshipHNottingham Forest1–2Shefki Kuqi 7515,162
24 Oct 20092009–10ChampionshipHNottingham Forest1–1Darren Ambrose 4015,692
23 Mar 20102009–10ChampionshipANottingham Forest0–220,025
18 Dec 20102010–11ChampionshipANottingham Forest0–322,359
7 May 20112010–11ChampionshipHNottingham Forest0–318,443
10 Dec 20112011–12ChampionshipANottingham Forest1–0Glenn Murray 5621,405
31 Mar 20122011–12ChampionshipHNottingham Forest0–314,928
18 Sep 20122012–13ChampionshipHNottingham Forest1–1Kagisho Dikgacoi 5013,153
29 Dec 20122012–13ChampionshipANottingham Forest2–2Glenn Murray 9, Glenn Murray 8123,703
12 Nov 20222022–23Premier LeagueANottingham Forest0–129,045
28 May 20232022–23Premier LeagueHNottingham Forest1–1Will Hughes 6625,198
7 Oct 20232023–24Premier LeagueHNottingham Forest0–025,017
30 Mar 20242023–24Premier LeagueANottingham Forest1–1Jean-Philippe Mateta 1129,520
21 Oct 20242024–25Premier LeagueANottingham Forest0–129,443
5 May 20252024–25Premier LeagueHNottingham Forest1–1Eberechi Eze 6025,096
24 Aug 20252025–26Premier LeagueHNottingham Forest1–1Ismaïla Sarr 3724,876
1 Feb 20262025–26Premier LeagueANottingham Forest1–1Ismaïla Sarr 45+230,334

See also: the Nottingham Forest archive and Nottingham Forest v Crystal Palace.

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