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The City Ground: Nottingham Forest secured their first home win of the Premier League season as they defeated Crystal Palace 1-0 under the lights at The City Ground.

The narrow victory lifted battling Forest - who were helped by Sels’ heroics in goal - to eighth in the table, while Palace sit 18th, a point adrift of Ipswich Town.

The opening 10 minutes were tightly contested as both teams attempted to gain a foothold early on. The Reds ever present pace on the counter attack resulting in an early booking for Palace midfielder Lerma after he dragged down Ola Aina on the wing.