Palace fights back for first win
Crystal Palace came from behind to pick up its maiden Premier League victory over Nottingham Forest.
Forest needed only three minutes to break the deadlock as Dan Ndoye capitalised on a careless back-pass from Anan Khalaili before driving a fine strike beyond Walter Benitez to stun Selhurst Park.
Palace nearly found an immediate response, though, as Jorgen Strand Larsen twice threatened to restore parity, only to be denied by a sharp Matz Sels save and a timely block from Murillo.
Forest regained control and enjoyed a host of chances. Ndoye headed straight at Benitez before Daniel Munoz failed to get one over his old side, swiping a dipping effort inches wide.
The Tricky Trees should have doubled their lead when Morgan Gibbs-White's long-range clip crashed against the crossbar, with the rebound falling invitingly to Liam Delap, whose close-range volley was superbly kept out by Benitez.
Forest's wastefulness eventually came back to haunt them as Palace staged a remarkable first-half fightback, with Kamada capping off a fine team move to level the score with his first Premier League goal.
There was still time for the Eagles to turn the contest completely on its head on the stroke of half-time, as Sels parried Tyrick Mitchell's wicked volley, and Lerma bundled the resulting corner through Sels' legs.
Forest emerged from the break seeking a response, but its wastefulness persisted as Xaver Schlager and Gibbs-White squandered promising openings. Palace remained dangerous, though, with Sels denying Lerma a second header with a timely save.
Palace made its next opportunity count and extended the lead just before the hour mark as Pino capitalised on slack defending, slotting home after Sels parried Strand Larsen's effort into the Spaniard’s path.
Sage's side continued to push for a fourth, but Strand Larsen failed to trouble Sels before Benitez once again denied Forest, parrying Chris Wood's header late on.
