"Neco Williams was a very relieved man at the final whistle after his Nottingham Forest teammates held on against Crystal Palace to move a point further away from the relegation zone. The full-back produced a fantastic save and some amateur dramatics but was dismissed, having given away a penalty, in a game his side looked favourites to win."
"There was plenty of animosity between the two clubs before kick-off. Forest took Crystal Palace's place in the Europa League after the Eagles were demoted to the Conference League, creating a bitter feud in the process. This week's intense chase for Jean-Philippe Mateta's services did little to bring harmony. His name appeared on the back page of the match programme but that is unlikely to be a regular feature because the French striker is seemingly heading to Milan instead, lured by a Serie A title battle, rather than English relegation fight."
Neco Williams received a red card after giving away a penalty but produced a remarkable save and some theatrical actions before dismissal. Ismaila Sarr converted the spot-kick to cancel out Morgan Gibbs-White's opener, leaving Forest pinned on the backfoot for much of the afternoon. Crystal Palace failed to capitalise on their one-man advantage partly due to striker shortage and ongoing transfer uncertainty. Tensions between the clubs remained high following European-place swaps and a fierce chase for Jean-Philippe Mateta, with owner Evangelos Marinakis and recent signing Stefan Ortega present at the match.
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