Pino seals Crystal Palace win over Nottingham Forest on Glasner's unhappy Selhurst return
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Crystal Palace defeated Nottingham Forest in the Premier League, with Pino scoring the decisive goal against a Forest side now managed by Oliver Glasner, who endured a difficult return to his former club.
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Attributed to original sourceIt’s fair to say Oliver Glasner has had more enjoyable afternoons. The Nottingham Forest head coach arrived in south London dressed like a bouncer from All Bar One in a black bomber jacket as if he was anticipating trouble but was given a rapturous reception by the home fans who used to worship him.
The generosity towards their former manager seemed to have extended to Crystal Palace’s players as Dan Ndoye was handed a goal in the third minute with Pierre Sage’s side awful in the opening half hour. Yet Forest could not put a second goal past Walter Benítez and the Argentina goalkeeper’s heroics inspired a thrilling comeback that secured Sage’s first home victory in the Premier League since taking over from Glasner in the summer. The irony that Daichi Kamada, who won the Europa League under Glasner while they were at Eintracht Frankfurt before he brought him to Selhurst Park on a free transfer, should score his first Premier League goal to equalise in his 68th appearance was surely not lost on the Austrian.
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What happened
Crystal Palace claimed a Premier League victory over Nottingham Forest, capping the result with a late finish from Pino to settle the contest. The match carried extra narrative weight as Forest manager Oliver Glasner made an unhappy return to Selhurst Park, the ground where he previously managed Crystal Palace. The defeat leaves Forest in a difficult position while Palace continue to build momentum. The result is a blow for Glasner's early tenure at the City Ground and raises further questions about Forest's direction this season.
Chance analysis
Crystal Palace secured a meaningful Premier League win at Selhurst Park, with Pino's late strike putting the result beyond doubt against a Nottingham Forest side still finding its feet under Oliver Glasner. The subplot was Glasner's return to his former club, a fixture that always carries emotional weight for a manager and his former players, and one that ended in frustration for the visiting boss. Defeat deepens the scrutiny on Forest's start to the campaign and hands Palace a confidence boost as they push up the table.
Crystal Palace gain a positive Premier League result at home while Nottingham Forest suffer another defeat under Glasner, worsening their early-season form.