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Taiwo Awoniyi put Nottingham Forest ahead with his sixth goal in four gamesNottingham Forest striker Taiwo Awoniyi continued his excellent late-season form with the opening goal in a final-day draw at Crystal Palace.
With Forest having secured their Premier League status last weekend and Palace long since safe, there was a celebratory atmosphere at Selhurst Park before kick-off.
Awoniyi kept the away fans in good spirits when he raced on to Morgan Gibbs-White's superb through ball, twisted and turned before firing into the bottom corner on 31 minutes.
It came just a minute after Eberechi Eze had seen his close-range effort blocked on the line by his own team-mate, Jordan Ayew, at the other end.
Palace were on top for much of the second half and found the equaliser after 66 minutes when Will Hughes headed in from Michael Olise's cross.
Neither side was able to find a winner and both teams can begin their plans for next season in earnest, although for Palace it remains to be seen whether that will be with Roy Hodgson at the helm.
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Crystal Palace
Squad number21Player nameJohnstone
Squad number2Player nameWard
Squad number16Player nameAndersen
Squad number6Player nameGuéhi
Squad number3Player nameMitchell
Squad number28Player nameDoucouré
Squad number19Player nameHughes
Squad number7Player nameOlise
Squad number10Player nameEze
Squad number9Player nameJ Ayew
Squad number22Player nameÉdouard
Squad number14Player nameMateta
Squad number18Player nameMcArthur
Squad number29Player nameAhamada
Squad number44Player nameRiedewald
Nottingham Forest
Squad number13Player nameHennessey
Squad number4Player nameWorrall
Squad number30Player nameBoly
Squad number19Player nameNiakhaté
Squad number24Player nameAurier
Squad number22Player nameYates
Squad number5Player nameMangala
Squad number32Player nameRenan Lodi
Squad number20Player nameJohnson
Squad number10Player nameGibbs-White
Squad number9Player nameAwoniyi
Squad number15Player nameToffolo
Squad number16Player nameSurridge
Squad number21Player nameKouyaté
Squad number25Player nameDennis
Squad number34Player nameA Ayew
Line-ups
Crystal Palace
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 21Johnstone
- 2Ward
- 16Andersen
- 6Guéhi
- 3Mitchell
- 28DoucouréSubstituted forMcArthurat 68'minutes
- 19HughesSubstituted forRiedewaldat 90'minutes
- 7OliseSubstituted forAhamadaat 90'minutes
- 10Eze
- 9J Ayew
- 22ÉdouardSubstituted forMatetaat 67'minutes
Substitutes
- 8Sambi Lokonga
- 14Mateta
- 17Clyne
- 18McArthur
- 26Richards
- 29Ahamada
- 38Adaramola
- 41Whitworth
- 44Riedewald
Nottm Forest
Formation 3-4-2-1
- 13Hennessey
- 4Worrall
- 30BolySubstituted forDennisat 72'minutes
- 19Niakhaté
- 24Aurier
- 22YatesBooked at 80mins
- 5MangalaSubstituted forKouyatéat 72'minutes
- 32LodiSubstituted forToffoloat 45'minutes
- 20Johnson
- 10Gibbs-WhiteBooked at 43minsSubstituted forA Ayewat 89'minutes
- 9AwoniyiSubstituted forSurridgeat 89'minutes
Substitutes
- 11Lingard
- 15Toffolo
- 16Surridge
- 17Mighten
- 21Kouyaté
- 23Freuler
- 25Dennis
- 34A Ayew
- 43Shelvey
Referee:Thomas Bramall
Attendance:25,198
Live Text
Match ends, Crystal Palace 1, Nottingham Forest 1.
Second Half ends, Crystal Palace 1, Nottingham Forest 1.
Jordan Ayew (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Sèrge Aurier (Nottingham Forest).
Foul by Eberechi Eze (Crystal Palace).
Moussa Niakhaté (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt saved. Eberechi Eze (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Joachim Andersen with a through ball.
Joel Ward (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Emmanuel Dennis (Nottingham Forest).
Substitution, Crystal Palace. Jairo Riedewald replaces Will Hughes.
Substitution, Crystal Palace. Naouirou Ahamada replaces Michael Olise.
Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Sam Surridge replaces Taiwo Awoniyi.
Substitution, Nottingham Forest. André Ayew replaces Morgan Gibbs-White.
Foul by Jean-Philippe Mateta (Crystal Palace).
Cheikhou Kouyaté (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt blocked. Marc Guéhi (Crystal Palace) header from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Michael Olise with a cross.
Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Joe Worrall.
Attempt blocked. Jean-Philippe Mateta (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Michael Olise.
Jean-Philippe Mateta (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Cheikhou Kouyaté (Nottingham Forest).
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