Nottm Forest v Palace

City Ground, Saturday 5.35pm

Dougie Freedman

Team news

Crystal Palace almost have a clean bill of health in the squad for the Forest match. Dougie Freedman will be free to play against his old side before facing a suspension after getting sent off against Liverpool on Wednesday night.

Steve Thomson returns to the squad from injury. Aki Riihilahti is doubtful as he recovers from a thigh strain, while Curtis Fleming is out with a knee problem.

Cedric Berthelin will keep his place in goal after Alex Kolinko has refused to play for the club.

Nottingham Forest boss Paul Hart is set to name an unchanged side from the 3-2 win over Wimbledon last Saturday.

Striker David Johnson should be passed fit to play while the veteran Des Walker remains absent with a torn thigh muscle.

Nottm Forest - league stats

Position	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	Points
4th	30	13	9	8	48

Full league table

Nottm Forest - current form

Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	For	Against
5	1	3	1	8	8

Full form table

Our away record v Nottm Forest

Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	For	Against
24	5	4	15	21	49

Last five results

Date	Type	Home Team	Score	Away Team
09/11/2002	League	Crystal Palace	0 - 0	Nottm Forest
20/12/2001	League	Crystal Palace	1 - 1	Nottm Forest
25/08/2001	League	Nottm Forest	4 - 2	Crystal Palace
14/01/2001	League	Nottm Forest	0 - 3	Crystal Palace
28/08/2000	League	Crystal Palace	2 - 3	Nottm Forest

All time results

One to watch

David Johnson

Nottm Forest's top scorer

David Johnson - 23 goals

Nottm Forest's bad boy

Marlon Harewood - 5 2

Palace old boys

None

Johnson has endeared himself to the City Ground faithful this season with a hatful of goals, and he'll be keen to make up for his blank show at Selhurst with some more to add to his tally.

Probable line-up

Johnson

Adebola

Mullins

Black

Derry

Granville

Symons

Powell

Popovic

Butterfield

Berthelin

Last meeting

Palace 0-0 Nottm Forest

Saturday November 09 2002

Palace: Michopoulos, Granville, Popovic, Powell, Butterfield, Gray (Riihilahti, 72), Derry, Mullins, Thomson (Symons, 58), Adebola (Kabba, 65), Johnson

Subs not used: Kolinko, Black

Bookings: Derry, Granville, Popovic

Nottm Forest: Ward, Louis-Jean, Walker, Dawson, Brennan, Scimeca, Williams, Prutton, Lester, Johnson (Jess, 31), Harewood

Subs not used: Roche, Hjelde, Doig, Westcarr

Bookings: Lester, Walker