Banner of Nottingham Forest owner held up in 1-1 draw
Tension between clubs over Palace’s lost Europa spot
Crystal Palace face an investigation from the Football Association after their fans held up a graphic banner about the Nottingham Forest owner, Evangelos Marinakis, during the 1-1 draw at Selhurst Park on Sunday.
There has been tension between the clubs all summer after both clubs indirectly went head-to-head for a place in this season’s Europa League and only this month it was decided Forest would enter Uefa’s second-tier competition at the expense of Palace.
A white-hot atmosphere was anticipated for this fixture and Palace supporters in the Holmesdale End held aloft a banner of Marinakis. It is understood the FA will look into the incident.
