Hudson-odoi Earns Nottingham Forest A Point In ‘el Casico’ At Crystal Palace

It had been billed arsenic “El Casico”. But aft crossing swords pinch Nottingham Forest astatine nan tribunal of arbitration for sport pursuing Uefa’s determination to demote them from nan Europa League, Crystal Palace couldn’t find a measurement to hit them connected nan pitch.

Public force No 1 successful this portion of southbound London aft his perceived domiciled successful nan Cas verdict, Forest proprietor Evangelos Marinakis was conspicuous by his absence astatine Selhurst Park, though a phalanx of beefy information guards accompanied nan visiting players erstwhile they arrived. A banner that was unveiled midway done nan first half made clear nan animosity of nan Palace fans towards Marinakis.

But having fallen down to Ismaïla Sarr’s opener, a 57th-minute equaliser from Callum Hudson-Odoi earned a constituent for Nuno Espírito Santo’s broadside aft a week that has seen nan Forest head astatine loggerheads pinch his owner. It would person been immoderate irony if substitute Igor Jesus – who arrived from Botafogo, 1 of Palace’s erstwhile part-owner John Textor’s different clubs successful his multi-club web that caused each nan problems pinch Uefa – had scored alternatively than striking nan station successful wounded clip erstwhile cleanable through.

But successful their first lucifer since Eberechi Eze’s departure to Arsenal was confirmed, Oliver Glasner will person been near concerned that his broadside ran retired of steam successful nan 2nd half pursuing their exertions successful nan Conference League playoff successful midweek. New signings are imperative earlier nan model closes.

Nuno had insisted beforehand that he wants to transportation connected astatine Forest contempt revealing connected Friday that his narration pinch Marinakis is “not nan same”, amid reports of disagreements pinch caller sporting head Edu Gaspar. He said they are readying to beryllium down this week to effort to robust things out: “We person to pass and attack nan last days of nan market.”

Ismaïla Sarr puts Crystal Palace successful beforehand successful nan 37th infinitesimal pinch a changeable from adjacent range. Photograph: Eddie Keogh/Getty Images

The signing of 4 caller players past week for much than £90m does not look to person been capable to fulfill Nuno’s demands, pinch each of them named connected nan bench. In comparison, arsenic if to underline their deficiency of activity successful nan transportation marketplace aft Eze’s departure, Glasner selected 2 goalkeepers and academy postgraduate Kaden Rodney.

Palace’s supporters unveiled a typical tifo arsenic nan teams emerged pinch a elephantine image of erstwhile skipper Joel Ward lifting nan FA Cup pinch nan message: “Built from solid – etched successful silver.”

It didn’t return agelong for Forest’s travelling supporters to make themselves heard. “Marinakis he does what he wants” was fixed an early airing, pinch virtually each of Palace’s fans responding pinch a chant astir Uefa that has go nan anthem of their summer.

Temperatures weren’t rather arsenic raised connected nan pitch, pinch Forest making nan much promising commencement successful a fixture that is not usually noted for being a goalfest, pinch Chris Wood firing wide from adjacent range. Palace slow recovered their hit and Jean-Philippe Mateta forced Matz Sels into a prevention pinch a changeable from extracurricular nan area. Gibbs-White should person done amended from Wood’s clever cutback but could only clear nan crossbar by a mile.

Palace took nan lead 8 minutes earlier half-time erstwhile Forest grounded to clear Tyrick Mitchell’s transverse and it was quickly recycled to Daniel Muñoz by Adam Wharton. The Colombian’s transverse was inch-perfect for Sarr to tuck home. It could person sewage moreover amended for nan hosts had a powerful thrust from Will Hughes not whistled conscionable past a station earlier skipper Marc Guéhi struck a station pinch a header conscionable earlier half-time.

Forest are ever a vulnerable proposition connected nan break, however, and aft a beardown commencement to nan 2nd half, Palace were deed by a sucker punch. Dan Ndoye’s crossfield shot caught Mitchell napping and Hudson-Odoi was capable to musculus his measurement into nan area and hit Dean Henderson astatine his adjacent post. Watching connected from nan stands, Thomas Tuchel will person been intrigued to spot nan midfield conflict betwixt Wharton and nan awesome Elliot Anderson, pinch honours conscionable astir shared.

James McAtee – who captained England’s Under-21s to clasp their European title successful nan summer – made his debut arsenic Forest smelled blood, pinch chap caller boys Arnaud Kalimuendo and Omari Hutchinson besides being introduced.

Glasner had been downbeat connected Romain Esse’s chances of filling Eze’s boots but nan 20-year-old, who joined from Millwall successful January, showed glimpses of his talent erstwhile he came connected that could bode good for nan future. Yet Forest could person snatched it astatine nan decease done Igor Jesus, though they still maintained their grounds of not having mislaid present since 2003.