With Crystal Palace’s hopes of securing a European place via the league looking increasingly unlikely, the Eagles’ main attention for the season turns to the FA Cup final.
Winning the club’s first FA Cup would see them grab a spot in the Europa League and it seems like every Premier League game is an audition for that moment now.
Against Nottingham Forest, Oliver Glasner named an unchanged side from the one that dismantled Aston Villa at Wembley.
And they raced out of the blocks at Selhurst Park, keen to impress their home fans and continue the feel-good factor around the club after their FA Cup exploits.
But Forest recovered and grew into the game, and the visitors were able to bite back immediately after Eberechi Eze’s penalty.
There will be frustration that Palace did not go on to win the game. Eze, Eddie Nketiah and Maxence Lacroix all had great chances to snatch it at the death.
While the FA Cup final will be the focus, Palace still have a league-high finish to aim for, with just three more points needed to beat last season’s club record points tally of 49.
