Crystal Palace and Nottingham Forest held each other to a 1-1 draw in a game that was billed as the “battle of the boardrooms” after the controversy over their European football status this season.
Ismaïla Sarr opened the scoring for Palace in the first half, but Callum Hudson-Odoi levelled in the secind period.
The game was staged in the backfrop of off-field drama. Forest replaced Palace in the Europa League after the latter were deemed to have breached UEFA’s multi-club ownership rules.
There was also drama surrounding the Forest dugout, with manager Nuno Espirito Santo reportedly having fallen out of favour with owner Evangelos Marinakis.
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When asked before the game if his comments that the pair are “not as close” could be perceived as him trying to engineer a departure from the club, Nuno told Sky Sports: “That is nonsense. That does not make any kind of sense.
“The state is that we are focused on the game, that is more important. We have to make sure the players are ready to play, because this game is going to be very tough.”
Asked if he wanted to continue in his role, the Forest boss added: “Of course. Of course.”
Information from PA contributed to this report.