Sunday , 16 August 2026

Nottingham Forest FC vs Preston North End FC, Championship 2019-20 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2019-20
Nottingham Forest FC
1 – 1
Full Time
Preston North End FC
Sat 31 Aug 2019 · 14:00 UTC HT 45+2' · FT 45+9'
Y 50' Joshua Harrop
Lewis Grabban 70' Y
Tiago Silva 74' Y
Samba Sow 83' Y
Carl Jenkinson 89' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Nottingham Forest FC vs Preston North End FC — Championship .

Match Details

  • Referee Geoff Eltringham
  • Referee Adrian Waters
  • Referee Jonathan Hunt
  • Referee David Richardson

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Coventry City FC 46 95
2 Ipswich Town FC 46 84
3 Hull City AFC 46 73
4 Oxford United FC 46 47
5 Leicester City FC 46 46
6 Blackburn Rovers FC 1 1
7 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 1 1
8 Queens Park Rangers FC 0 0
9 Millwall FC 0 0
10 Middlesbrough FC 0 0
11 Swansea City AFC 0 0
12 Charlton Athletic FC 0 0
13 West Bromwich Albion FC 0 0
14 Bolton Wanderers FC 0 0
15 Birmingham City FC 0 0
16 Sheffield United FC 0 0
17 Southampton FC 0 0
18 Wrexham AFC 0 0
19 Watford FC 0 0
20 Burnley FC 0 0
21 Cardiff City FC 0 0
22 West Ham United FC 0 0
23 Derby County FC 0 0
24 Norwich City FC 0 0
25 Preston North End FC 0 0
26 Stoke City FC 0 0
27 Lincoln City FC 0 0
28 Portsmouth FC 0 0
29 Bristol City FC 0 0
30 Sheffield Wednesday FC 46 0

Head-to-Head

2
4
2
Nottingham Forest FC 8 games · Avg 1.5 goals Preston North End FC
Last 5 meetings
2019-08-31 Nottingham Forest FC 1–1 Preston North End FC 2019-02-16 Preston North End FC 0–0 Nottingham Forest FC 2018-12-08 Nottingham Forest FC 0–1 Preston North End FC

Recent Form

Nottingham Forest FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
31 Aug Preston North End FC H 1–1 D
24 Aug Fulham FC A 2–1 W
21 Aug Charlton Athletic FC A 1–1 D
17 Aug Birmingham City FC H 3–0 W
10 Aug Leeds United FC A 1–1 D
03 Aug West Bromwich Albion FC H 1–2 L
Preston North End FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
31 Aug Nottingham Forest FC A 1–1 D
24 Aug Sheffield Wednesday FC H 2–1 W
21 Aug Stoke City FC H 3–1 W
17 Aug Swansea City AFC A 2–3 L
10 Aug Wigan Athletic FC H 3–0 W
03 Aug Millwall FC A 0–1 L

Key Stats

38% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)
25% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Preston North End FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Preston North End FC
0-15
–/1
16-30
–/1
31-45
–/–
46-60
–/–
61-75
–/–
76+
1/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — Nottingham Forest FC and Preston North End FC get this one started.
  • 5' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Preston North End FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 10' Jayden Stockley is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Preston North End FC tonight.
  • 15' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Ryan Ledson made 378 appearances and scored 7 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 20' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 25' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 30' Joe Rafferty is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Preston North End FC so far.
  • 35' The 30-year-old Joshua Harrop has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 40' Brilliant from the ! Billy Bodin makes it 0-1 with a superb finish on 40.
  • 45' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 46' Another change for Nottingham Forest FC made on 46 minute. Alfa Semedo leaves to be changed by Samba Sow.
  • 50' Poor challenge from Joshua Harrop. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 55' It is a cagey affair so far. Nottingham Forest FC in their trying to find a way past Preston North End FC's compact .
  • 60' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 65' A tactical swap from Preston North End FC — Jayden Stockley on, Billy Bodin off on 65 minutes.
  • 66' The supporters are chanting for Ryan Ledson. He replaces Paul Gallagher on 66 minute.
  • 68' Ben Watson makes way for Joao Carvalho at the 68 minute mark. A tactical switch from Nottingham Forest FC.
  • 70' Poor challenge from Lewis Grabban. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 74' Poor challenge from Tiago Silva. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 77' Another change for Nottingham Forest FC made on 77 minute. Sammy Ameobi leaves to be changed by Albert Adomah.
  • 79' GOAL! Albert Adomah scores on 79. Assisted by Joao Carvalho
  • 83' Nottingham Forest FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 83.
  • 84' A change in the Preston North End FC ranks — Daniel Johnson exits the field as Andre Green enters on 84.
  • 89' Carl Jenkinson picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from to claim maximum points.

Lineups

Nottingham Forest FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Sabri Lamouchi

Preston North End FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Alex Neil

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Lewis Grabban 5
Liam Lindsay 1
Tom Bayliss 1
James Garner 1
Jack Colback 1
Louis Moult 1
Billy Bodin 1
Albert Adomah 1

Head to Head

2019-08-31 Nottingham Forest FC 1–1 Preston North End FC 2019-02-16 Preston North End FC 0–0 Nottingham Forest FC 2018-12-08 Nottingham Forest FC 0–1 Preston North End FC

Nottingham Forest FC Form

2019-08-31 Nottingham Forest FC 1–1 Preston North End FC D 2019-08-24 Fulham FC 1–2 Nottingham Forest FC W 2019-08-21 Charlton Athletic FC 1–1 Nottingham Forest FC D 2019-08-17 Nottingham Forest FC 3–0 Birmingham City FC W 2019-08-10 Leeds United FC 1–1 Nottingham Forest FC D 2019-08-03 Nottingham Forest FC 1–2 West Bromwich Albion FC L

Preston North End FC Form

2019-08-31 Nottingham Forest FC 1–1 Preston North End FC D 2019-08-24 Preston North End FC 2–1 Sheffield Wednesday FC W 2019-08-21 Preston North End FC 3–1 Stoke City FC W 2019-08-17 Swansea City AFC 3–2 Preston North End FC L 2019-08-10 Preston North End FC 3–0 Wigan Athletic FC W 2019-08-03 Millwall FC 1–0 Preston North End FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.23 Nottingham Forest FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.98 Preston North End FC xG
I would bet for: Nottingham Forest FC or Draw 72% + Under 2.5 goals 62%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Nottingham Forest FC41% Draw30% Preston North End FC29%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes45% 0% No55%
Avg goals/match: 2.21
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 87%
13%
± 1.5 65%
35%
± 2.5 38%
62%
± 3.5 19%
81%
± 4.5 8%
92%

Double Chance

Nottingham Forest FC or Draw
72%
Draw or Preston North End FC
59%
Nottingham Forest FC or Preston North End FC
70%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Nottingham Forest FC28% Draw52% Preston North End FC20%
Actual: Preston North End FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
0 – 0
13.3%
1 – 0
12.3%
0 – 1
9.5%
2 – 0
8%
2 – 1
7.9%
1 – 2
6.3%
0 – 2
5.1%
2 – 2
4%
3 – 1
3.3%
3 – 0
3.2%
1 – 3
2.1%

Asian Handicap — Nottingham Forest FC

Handicap Nottingham Forest FC covers Push Preston North End FC covers
-2.5 6% — 94%
-2 6% 12% 82%
-1.5 18% — 82%
-1 18% 22% 60%
-0.5 40% — 60%
+0.5 72% — 28%
+1 72% 17% 10%
+1.5 90% — 10%
+2 90% 8% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Nottingham Forest FC keeps clean sheet
38% ✓
Preston North End FC keeps clean sheet
30% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.