Overview
- The FA alleges Crystal Palace failed to ensure spectators did not behave in an improper, offensive, abusive, insulting or provocative way during the 24 August Premier League fixture.
- Supporters at Selhurst Park displayed a banner depicting Nottingham Forest owner Evangelos Marinakis holding a gun to captain Morgan Gibbs-White’s head during the 1-1 draw.
- The FA notice does not specify the banner as the reason for the charge, though regulations restrict defamatory, political and offensive messaging.
- Crystal Palace must submit its response by Tuesday 11 November 2025 as the disciplinary process moves forward.
- The incident followed summer friction after UEFA awarded Forest a Europa League place at Palace’s expense due to John Textor’s prior control of Lyon, and Marinakis has denied wrongdoing referenced in the banner’s text.