Palace faces Nottingham Forest on Sunday in its first home game of the 2025-2026 Premier League season.

The Eagles come into the clash off the back of a goalless draw with Chelsea, a match overshadowed by a controversial video assistant referee (VAR) decision, in its league opener, but it did claim a 1-0 win over Fredrikstad in the first leg of the UEFA Conference League qualifier.

Star playmaker Eberechi Eze missed that victory over Fredrikstad, as he closes in on a transfer to Arsenal.

Although Eze's departure will leave Palace with a huge void to fill, goalkeeper Henderson is confident the Eagles can push on this season.

"The reality is we're excited for the journey we're going to go on this season. Obviously, bringing European football to the fans for the first time in all these years is exciting for everyone involved with the club – and we're really looking forward to it," Henderson said.

"We’ve just got to go out and enjoy it. As we spoke about, we've earned the right to be in this competition now, and that's the norm for Crystal Palace's season.

“The culture and the togetherness here are phenomenal and I speak for everyone when I say this. We are so together as a group, and you can see that with what we have achieved over the last 12 to 18 months.

“That will continue and hopefully we can take it into this season, because it’s stronger than anything else, really.”

Sunday's clash with Forest comes with added spice after Palace's contentious demotion to the UEFA Conference League.

Palace was removed from the UEFA Europa League because of its former co-owner John Textor's involvement in Ligue 1 club Lyon.

Forest subsequently took Palace's place in UEFA's secondary club competition, albeit the Tricky Trees were thrown into chaos on Friday when Nuno Espirito Santo suggested his relationship with owner Evangelos Marinakis was at a low point.

A brace from Chris Wood and a debut goal from Dan N’Doye helped Forest to a 3-1 win over Brentford in its Premier League curtain-raiser last week.