Nottingham Forest vs Crystal Palace - Premier League: Live score

I am not going to beat around the bush, Crystal Palace are in desperate need of some points.

For a team of their quality, there is no way that they should be fighting around the bottom.

Well, they are...

Palace are yet to win a league game this season and have just three points to their name. In reality, that needs to change tonight.

It's not going to be easy, Nottingham Forest are a tough team to break down - just ask Liverpool.

But if Palace are handed another loss today, fans will start to get restless. I would never have thought I'd be writing that sentence at the start of the season.

Their campaign truly starts this evening.

I'll be the first to admit, I did not expect just how good Nottingham Forest would be under Nuno Espirito Santo.

They have been utterly superb under the Portuguese manager so far this season, their recent rise has been so impressive.

Prior to this weekend, they were sitting pretty in 10th place. Not bad after the last two seasons they've had, right?

While I heap praise on them, we are only seven games in...

Tonight they have the chance to leap back above Manchester United with a victory over Crystal Palace.

Based on how differently the two teams have started this season, you'd expect Forest to be favourites to win this one.

But football isn't played on paper (I love that saying).

We know Palace won't continue to be poor forever, so Forest will have to be at their best tonight to pick up the points.

Will they continue their fine form? I guess we will have to wait and see.

As I have already said, the Premier League returned with a bang.

We saw red cards, penalties, comebacks, and last-minute winners. The drama was unparalleled.

And while I would love to go through each match in detail, I think it would take a little too long and you might get bored.

Instead, let's just have a look at the scores:

The football just keeps coming, doesn't it?

I love being a reporter this time of year, every day seems to be a matchday in some regard.

We have already been treated to a belting weekend of Premier League action, and tonight is the cherry on top.

Nuno Espirito Santo's high-flying Nottingham Forest hosts a struggling Crystal Palace.

On their day, these are two teams that can serve up a cracker. Let's hope they are both on it tonight, eh?

Let's get the ball rolling!

Crystal Palace's recent record against Nottingham Forest is pretty pants, in truth.

That may be blunt, but it's true.

The Eagles have failed to beat Forest in their last seven league fixtures against them.

However, five of those were draws. These two sides absolutely love sharing the points. They are practically friends at this point.

Hopefully, there is a bit more needle in this match tonight.