Callum Hudson-Odoi shines, 4/10 flops: Nottingham Forest player ratings vs Crystal Palace
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(Credit: Imago)
Edward Bazeley
Sun 24 August 2025 16:06, UK
Nottingham Forest were held to a 1-1 draw by Crystal Palace in the Premier League on Sunday.
Crystal Palace established the lead at Selhurst Park on 24 August when Ismaila Sarr steered Daniel Munoz’s cross beyond the reach of Matz Sels in the 37th minute.
Nuno Espirito Santo’s men were hoping to continue their strong form after beating Brentford 3-1 on the Premier League’s opening weekend, but were 1-0 down at halftime.
The visitors found their equaliser through Callum Hudson-Odoi, who successfully latched onto new acquisition Dan Ndoye’s searching pass three minutes shy of the hour mark.
Espirito Santo steered Forest to a draw at Selhurst Park (Credit: Hasan Karim, Breaking Media)
Matz Sels – 5
The Nottingham Forest goalkeeper couldn’t prevent Sarr’s opening goal on an otherwise average afternoon for the 33-year-old.
Ola Aina – 6
Ola Aina looked comfortable in possession and was also solid defensively.
Nikola Milenkovic – 6
A strong afternoon’s work from the centre-back who rarely put a foot wrong either in or out of possession.
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Murillo – 7
The Brazilian’s defensive interventions prevented the Eagles from inflicting more damage on Forest, while he was composed on the ball as usual.
Neco Williams – 5
A largely unspectacular afternoon for the Wales international who struggles to keep Sarr and Munoz quiet.
Ibrahim Sangare – 5
Ibrahim Sangare endured a quiet afternoon and was outshone by central midfield partner Elliot Anderson.
Elliot Anderson – 7
The midfield metronome made a largely strong account of himself under the watchful eye of England boss Thomas Tuchel.
Dan Ndoye – 7
After scoring against Brentford, Ndoye maintained his strong form for his new club, notching the assist for Hudson-Odoi’s goal.
Callum Hudson-Odoi – 8
The former Chelsea man showed plenty of composure when he scored and was a constant threat for Forest before being subbed off.
Morgan Gibbs-White – 4
Morgan Gibbs-White was far below his usual standards and gave possession away in the lead up to Crystal Palace’s goal.
Chris Wood – 5
Similarly to Gibbs-White, Wood has been one of Forest’s best players in recent seasons but he could not show his class against Palace.
The 33-year-old was well dealt with by Maxence Lacroix and Marc Guehi.
Gibbs-White didn’t play well against Palace (Credit: Imago)
Arnaud Kalimuendo (for Ndoye, 71) – 5
Nottingham Forest summer signing Arnaud Kalimuendo would have liked more time to show his capabilities on his Premier League debut.
James McAtee (for Hudson-Odoi, 72) – 6
The former Manchester City man had a tough act to follow in replacing Hudson-Odoi on his Forest debut, but showed glimpses of his quality.
Omari Hutchinson (for Gibbs-White, 81) – 4
After joining Nottingham Forest from Ipswich Town, Omari Hutchinson didn’t have an ideal debut, firing a shot over the bar on the rebound from Igor Jesus’ attempt before missing another great chance.
Igor Jesus (for Wood, 88) – 6
Rattled the crossbar with a good effort in added time.
Ryan Yates (for Sangare, 88) – 5
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