Selhurst Park hosted a match that felt like a sequel to a summer off-field dispute. The Eagles looked to get their own back after Forest\u2019s complaint saw them relegated from the Europa League, and the fixture was billed as El CASico, as they\u2019re calling it.<\/p>\n
Security was increased, with a visible Met Police presence and heightened player protection. Behind one goal Palace supporters displayed a graphic banner depicting the Forest owner Evangelos Marinakis and repeatedly chanted “F*** UEFA, F*** John Textor, F*** Marinakis”. Supporters of Europa League Forest were seated quietly at the other end and largely said little, apart from the occasional remark that Marinakis is “one of own”. Marinakis did not remain in view in the director\u2019s box; cameras instead found England manager Thomas Tuchel among the stands.<\/p>\n
The match itself was competitive and, at times, unrefined. Sarr brought a moment of relief for Palace when he swept home from Daniel Munoz\u2019s cut-back to score Palace\u2019s first home league goal of the campaign. The goal provided the clearest example of Palace\u2019s attacking quality during a game in which neither side moved freely through the lines.<\/p>\n
Both clubs arrived under pressure. Palace had opened their Conference League campaign with a nervy 1-0 play-off win at home to Fredrikstad on Thursday, the club\u2019s first match in Europe in its long history. Eberechi Eze did not play that night and is now an Arsenal player, a departure that represents a \u00a367.5million loss for Palace. For Forest, confidence from a win over Brentford was tempered by Nuno Espirito Santo\u2019s admission in a press conference that he and Evangelos Marinakis do not speak as they used to, leaving Nuno\u2019s position under threat as Forest prepare for European football.<\/p>\n
Glasner\u2019s selection decisions underlined Palace\u2019s thin resources. Justin Devenny started and academy players Kaden Rodney and Rio Cardines were named, while Forest\u2019s bench included Douglas Luiz, Omari Hutchinson and James McAtee. Nuno\u2019s first substitutions removed Ndoye and Hudson-Odoi, the pair who had combined for Forest\u2019s second-half equaliser.<\/p>\n
By the final whistle the legal drama had faded into the background and the match finished as a draw, a fair result on the day. That\u2019s not to say Palace have forgotten about the summer they were relegated without playing a game.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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