Nottm Forest v Palace

City Ground, Saturday 3.00pm

Team news

Neil Danns came through a midweek reserve game without any adverse reaction to his groin injury that has kept him out sice March.

Boss Neil Warnock won't rush him back to action but he could be named on the bench for the City Ground encounter.

Craig Beattie will keep his place in attack after scoring against Charlton on Tuesday due to the injuries of Alan Lee, James Scowcroft (both hamstring) and Calvin Andrew (knee).

Clint Hill has a groin problem and will play through the pain barrier.

Nottingham Forest striker Robert Earnshaw will face a late fitness test after missing the last two matche with a hamstring injury.

"I think Robert has a 50-50 chance of playing at the moment," said boss Colin Calderwood.

"We've got to be 100 per cent sure that we're not going to really damage him and have him unavailable for six to eight weeks if he were to rip that hamstring."

Defender Wes Morgan is back after a one-match ban and on-loan Brighton defender Joel Lynch may start.

Lewis McGugan (thigh), Paul Anderson (thigh) and Joe Garner (knee) are all sidelined.

Quotes

Roy Hodgson

"We have played well away at home but we have never created chances like we did at Ipswich. It was football and creating good chances against a good team so it has been a great week. And now we haven't got to let it end there.

"We have got to go Forest, who are down there but, having watched them against Wednesday, they were very unlucky with a fluke goal that cost them the game - a richochet. And they had three or four chances with Nathan Tyson playing well, Earnshaw probably back and Andy Cole.

They have some good players up there so I am looking for another good performance for us and to come away with some sort of result. Yes we will look for a win but with two weeks rest it will just be good to be ticking on now."

Colin Calderwood

"Frustration is growing, especially with the manner of the goals we have conceded in the last two games. At the moment we are finding it hard to get a victory, but we can't afford to feel sorry for ourselves."

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Nottm Forest - league stats

Position	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	Points
24th	9	1	2	6	5

Full league table

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Nottm Forest - current form

Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	For	Against
5	0	1	4	7	16

Full form table

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Our away record v Nottm Forest

Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	For	Against
26	5	4	17	24	54

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Last five results

Date	Type	Home Team	Score	Away Team
13/03/2004	League	Nottm Forest	3 - 2	Crystal Palace
13/12/2003	League	Crystal Palace	1 - 0	Nottm Forest
08/02/2003	League	Nottm Forest	2 - 1	Crystal Palace
09/11/2002	League	Crystal Palace	0 - 0	Nottm Forest
20/12/2001	League	Crystal Palace	1 - 1	Nottm Forest

All time results

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One to watch

Robert Earnshaw

The Welsh international is reborn at Forest after a nightmare spell with Derby County. He's got off to a flyer and the Palace defence will have to be on their guard.

Ref watch

R Beeby.

Last meeting

Nottm Forest 3-2 Palace

Saturday March 13 2004

Nottm Forest: Roche, Louis-Jean, Morgan, Dawson, Rogers (Walker, 53), Sonner, Williams (Thompson, 89), Jess, Reid, Taylor, Barmby (Johnson, 85)

Subs not used: Formann, Westcarr

Bookings: Barmby, Johnson, Sonner

Goals: Williams 4, Reid 13, Williams 74

Palace: Berthelin, Butterfield, Popovic, Leigertwood, Granville, Routledge, Derry (Freedman, 76), Hughes, Gray, Shipperley, Johnson

Subs not used: Black, Smith, Borrowdale, Togwell

Bookings: Popovic, Shipperley

Goals: Shipperley 58, Granville 76

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