Saturday , 14 November 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 Birmingham City FC 15 29
2 Middlesbrough FC 15 29
3 Stoke City FC 15 29
4 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 15 28
5 West Bromwich Albion FC 15 28
6 Swansea City AFC 15 26
7 Southampton FC 15 24
8 Queens Park Rangers FC 15 24
9 West Ham United FC 15 23
10 Sheffield United FC 15 22
11 Portsmouth FC 15 22
12 Norwich City FC 15 21
13 Blackburn Rovers FC 15 21
14 Cardiff City FC 15 18
15 Wrexham AFC 15 18
16 Millwall FC 15 18
17 Bristol City FC 15 18
18 Bolton Wanderers FC 15 17
19 Charlton Athletic FC 15 17
20 Watford FC 15 15
21 Lincoln City FC 15 15
22 Burnley FC 15 10
23 Derby County FC 15 10
24 Preston North End FC 15 8

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
7% Clean Sheets
Preston North End FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Preston North End FC
0-15
4/3
16-30
2/3
31-45
2/6
46-60
1/3
61-75
–/4
76+
4/9
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Preston North End FC
Callum Lang 4 G
Jordan Thompson 1 G
Jusef Erabi 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The game is set. Nottingham Forest FC kicks off things out of here…
  • 5' Ryan Ledson has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 10' The energy levels are beginning to show. Sabri Lamouchi might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 15' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Nottingham Forest FC and Preston North End FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 20' Tiago Silva is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Preston North End FC so far.
  • 25' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Nottingham Forest FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 30' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Alex Neil will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 35' It’s high time Alex Neil made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 40' Against the run of play, Billy Bodin has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 45' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Preston North End FC that had 393 games and scored 428 goals.
  • 46' The supporters are chanting for Samba Sow. He replaces Alfa Semedo on 46 minute.
  • 50' Joshua Harrop has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 50.
  • 55' Both keepers have barely been tested. Nottingham Forest FC and Preston North End FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 60' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 65' Time for substitution for Preston North End FC. Billy Bodin is replaced by Jayden Stockley.
  • 66' The whistle greets Paul Gallagher as he departs to be replaced by Ryan Ledson.
  • 68' The supporters are chanting for Joao Carvalho. He replaces Ben Watson on 68 minute.
  • 70' A meaty challenge results in booking for Lewis Grabban on 70.
  • 74' Controversy at the stadium! Tiago Silva argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 77' Nottingham Forest FC ring the changes. Sammy Ameobi has done his job and it is now time for Albert Adomah to step up.
  • 79' The Ghana Albert Adomah breaks the deadlock on 79 minutes. 1-1!
  • 83' Nottingham Forest FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 83.
  • 84' Andre Green has so much to prove this time. He replaces Daniel Johnson on 84 minute.
  • 89' Controversy at the stadium! Carl Jenkinson argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • will have plenty to reflect on. were simply the better side today.

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
Billy Bodin 1
Albert Adomah 1
Jayden Stockley 1
Liam Lindsay 1
Tom Bayliss 1
James Garner 1
Jack Colback 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.