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Forest owner sues Crystal Palace over defamation banner

By Drooid · Oct 9, 2026, 10:58 AM UTC · How we work

Summary

Glasner urges unity

Oliver Glasner returns to Crystal Palace with Nottingham Forest for a Premier League match.
Forest owner Evangelos Marinakis is suing Crystal Palace for defamation over a fan banner.
Glasner urged unity after Forest’s home loss to Coventry, rejecting blame-shifting.
Forest signed Xaver Schlager, Ousmane Diomande, Steven Benda, Liam Delap and Daniel Munoz before Sept 1.
Nikola Milenkovic is fit after a friendly.

Summary

Nottingham Forest expands

The £790 million redevelopment will raise City Ground capacity to 52,000 seats.
The project forecasts a 68 percent increase in matchday footfall, raising congestion concerns.
Nottingham Forest has pledged £4.17 million for transport upgrades, including £424,900 for walking and cycling routes.
A £990,000 allocation creates a controlled parking zone covering about 4,800 spaces within a 25-minute walk.

History

Historical Context

After the 1989 Hillsborough disaster that killed 96 fans, Lord Justice Taylor’s 1990 report mandated all-seater stadiums for top English divisions by August 1994. This sparked a wave of stadium rebuilds, from Old Trafford’s 1992 conversion to new venues like the Emirates. Nottingham Forest’s City Ground expansion to 52,000 seats continues that safety-driven modernization.

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Glasner urges unity

Oliver Glasner returns to Crystal Palace with Nottingham Forest for a Premier League match.
Forest owner Evangelos Marinakis is suing Crystal Palace for defamation over a fan banner.
Glasner urged unity after Forest’s home loss to Coventry, rejecting blame-shifting.
Forest signed Xaver Schlager, Ousmane Diomande, Steven Benda, Liam Delap and Daniel Munoz before Sept 1.
Nikola Milenkovic is fit after a friendly.

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