Oliver Glasner receives a standing ovation and applause from the Crystal Palace fans as he walks out at his old club.

A really nice reception for the man who is probably the club's most successful manager.

The Austrian waves and returns the applause.

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Hull City's unbeaten start ended at Newcastle United last time out, but even then they almost snatched a point after going 2-0 down early on.

The Tigers deserved something from the game for the way they finished it - I had gone for them to get a draw with my prediction and I should have been right.

This game smells of a really obvious 1-1 draw to me too.

A win would be massive for Hull's confidence, as well as their hopes of staying up, but Everton already look like they are just going to grind through the season and I don't see them losing this.

Sutton's prediction: 1-1

Teams are out.

We're very nearly ready to go in these two earlier games.

Pat Nevin
Former Everton winger on BBC Radio 5 Live

Not surprised about the Friedkin Group news. After what happened at the end of the transfer window made it very clear that there wasn't going to be a massive input of time, effort or money put in from the Friedkin Group.

I think there was a bad feeling before that but when that happened Evertonian's looked at each other and thought, you know when the new owners came in they thought, 'great, fantastic.'

Out of the frying pan and into the fire, that's where they feel they've gone. Everton is a club that's ready to grow, ready to explode into a new era with a new stadium.

They need backers that are going to do it the right way and be fully committed.

Only Arsenal (4.0) have a lower expected goals against figure in the Premier League this season than Nottingham Forest (4.8), who have faced the fewest shots of any side in the division in 2026-27 (52). Meanwhile, Crystal Palace’s xGA of 9.5 is the highest of any side.

Converting that to goals is a different issue for the Eagles.

Everton come into this game as one of the four sides who are yet to taste defeat in the Premier League this season and a win today will take them fourth.

It feels like David Moyes' team are going under the radar but they could avoid defeat in their first six matches in the league for the first time since 2013-14.

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Crystal Palace have started slowly under Pierre Sage but he is not the only new manager who has not really settled in yet.

Nottingham Forest lost at home to Coventry City last time out, and they have been a bit up and down under Oliver Glasner so far.

But I'm expecting Glasner to get a decent reception on his return to his old club, and I have a feeling he will take home the three points too.

Sutton's prediction: 0-1

Jonathan Cooper
Stats Perform

Hull have eight points from five games so far and in all 20-team Premier League seasons since 1995-96, 251 teams have had eight or more points at this stage and only 1.2% - or three teams - have been relegated.

Crystal Palace have lost both of their Premier League games at Selhurst Park this season; only in 1997-98, 2004-05, and 2017-18 have they ever lost their opening three home matches of a league campaign.

Home not so sweet home.

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Feel like we've been building up to these games for ages now.

Anyway, less than 20 minutes to go. Stick in there, guys.

Conor Coady
Former Everton defender on BBC Radio 5Live

What will never get old in football is watching a player for 90 minutes give absolutely everything.

As a football fan, if you're a Hull City fan and you watch Oli McBurnie run his socks off, I played against him last year and honestly he was a nightmare to play against.

I played against him at Charlton. He's just everywhere. You know when you want a little bit of time on the ball to breathe, you can't because he's there.

He comes out of nowhere and his elbow is in your nose, and you're thinking 'oh my word, leave me alone.' I don't think that'll ever get old.

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Tom McCoy
BBC Sport journalist

"If you can't beat 'em, join 'em." That seems to have been the approach of Oliver Glasner, who failed to win any of his five games against Forest as Palace boss before swapping Selhurst Park for the City Ground this summer.

Palace's poor record in this fixture predates Glasner's appointment in 2024, with the Londoners winless in all 12 Premier League meetings. That is the most they have faced an opponent in the competition without winning, and likewise the most games Forest have played against one side without losing.

A convincing case can be made that Glasner is the most successful manager in Palace's history. The Austrian led them to their first two major honours - the FA Cup in 2025 and the Conference League a year later.

Some supporters may have been disappointed that he left to join a club who finished one place below Palace last season. However, owner Steve Parish has urged fans to give him a "fantastic reception" and ignore the "pantomime narratives".

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Two wins and three draws for Everton in their opening five games.

Happy with that, Toffees fans?

Crystal Palace have only kept three clean sheets in their last 16 Premier League games with Jefferson Lerma starting in defence.

Ouch.

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Only Erling Haaland (4.43) and Alexander Isak (3.54) have a higher expected goals tally than Everton’s Thierno Barry (3.50) in the Premier League this season. However, Barry’s xG underperformance of -1.5 (2 goals) is the third-biggest of any player in the competition this season.

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Oliver Glasner hasn't enjoyed the greatest start to life at Nottingham Forest with just one win in their opening five games.

But the disappointing 1-0 home loss to Coventry before the break was a real blow and Glasner will be wanting them to bounce back at his former club.