Nuno Espirito Santo has selected what could be his final Nottingham Forest starting lineup for the Premier League fixture at Crystal Palace.
The game at Selhurst Park was already highly-anticipated due to the recent implications of Crystal Palace being demoted from the Europa League to Conference League, Forest taking their place in the superior competition.
However, this could plausibly be Nuno's final match in charge of Forest after he acknowledged that his relationship with owner Evangelos Marinakis has broken down.
Although Nuno had the option of handing first Premier League starts to five of his summer signings, he has opted to retain the same XI from the win over Brentford last weekend.
That leaves Douglas Luiz, James McAtee, Omari Hutchinson, Igor Jesus and Arnaud Kalimuendo all on the substitutes' bench.
Crystal Palace's Marc Guehi on August 21, 2025
Does Guehi start for Palace?
Meanwhile, Crystal Palace head coach Oliver Glasner has continued to select Marc Guehi despite the ongoing speculation regarding his future.
Guehi could be sold for the right place before the end of the summer transfer window, but Glasner has persisted with keeping the club captain in the starting lineup.
Glasner has made two changes from the team that was selected for Thursday's 1-0 victory over Fredrikstad in the first leg of their Conference League playoff tie.
Chris Richards and Tyrick Mitchell have both been recalled, with Jefferson Lerma and Borna Sosa only being selected among the replacements.
Crystal Palace XI: Henderson; Munoz, Richards, Lacroix, Guehi, Mitchell; Wharton, Hughes; Sarr, Devenny; Mateta
Subs: Matthews, Benitez, Lerma, Clyne, Esse, Edouard, Sosa, Rodney, Cardines
Nottingham Forest XI: Sels; Aina, Milenkovic, Murillo, Williams; Sangare, Anderson; Ndoye, Gibbs-White, Hudson-Odoi; Wood
Subs: Gunn, Morato, Luiz, Kalimuendo, Jesus, Hutchinson, Yates, McAtee, Boly
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