Crystal Palace vs Nottingham Forest: Benítez's stop set up the comeback

Walter Benítez made the save that framed Crystal Palace's 3-1 comeback over Nottingham Forest. He kept out Liam Delap from four yards when Forest were leading 1-0, and Palace then hit back through Daichi Kamada, Jefferson Lerma and Yéremy Pino.

Benítez finished with 4 saves and a 6.84 rating. Kamada's equaliser in the 41st minute came after a move involving Quinten Timber, Lerma put Palace ahead from a corner in 45+4, and Pino wrapped it up in the 59th minute after a scramble in Forest's defence.

Forest's early lead and Delap's miss

Dan Ndoye gave Forest the lead in the 3rd minute, which made the missed chance for Delap even bigger. Danny Gabbidon said: "Liam Delap has to score. He goes for power. It’s point-blank range and Walter Benitez doesn’t know much about it. It sits nicely for him and if he just side-foots it down, it’s 2-0."

That version of the move came from the Independent report, while Foot Mercato placed the decisive stop in the 34th minute. However the timing is read, the point stays the same, Palace escaped a second goal and then turned the match around.

Palace's response after the save

Kamada's 7.54 rating matched the way he shifted the game once Palace settled. Lerma's 6.63 came with the goal that completed the first-half turnaround, and Pino was Palace's top-rated player at 8.08 after adding the third. Pierre Sage was watching from the touchline as Palace moved through the game far more cleanly after the equaliser.

The result leaves Palace 15th and Forest 13th in the Premier League, but the main memory from Crystal Palace vs Nottingham Forest is still Benítez's stop and the three goals that followed.