Wednesday , 30 September 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 Swansea City AFC 8 17
2 West Ham United FC 8 15
3 Middlesbrough FC 8 15
4 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 7 14
5 West Bromwich Albion FC 8 14
6 Queens Park Rangers FC 8 13
7 Stoke City FC 8 13
8 Bristol City FC 8 13
9 Charlton Athletic FC 8 12
10 Birmingham City FC 8 11
11 Millwall FC 8 11
12 Lincoln City FC 8 11
13 Southampton FC 8 10
14 Wrexham AFC 8 10
15 Bolton Wanderers FC 8 10
16 Blackburn Rovers FC 8 9
17 Norwich City FC 8 9
18 Sheffield United FC 8 9
19 Portsmouth FC 7 8
20 Watford FC 8 8
21 Cardiff City FC 8 7
22 Derby County FC 8 5
23 Preston North End FC 8 4
24 Burnley FC 8 4

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
3/3
16-30
2/1
31-45
–/–
46-60
1/1
61-75
–/3
76+
2/6
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Preston North End FC
Callum Lang 3 G
Jordan Thompson 1 G
Jusef Erabi 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' That's the starting whistle at . Ninety minutes of football awaits between Nottingham Forest FC and Preston North End FC.
  • 5' Preston North End FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 10' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 15' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 20' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Alex Neil will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 25' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Nottingham Forest FC and Preston North End FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 30' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 35' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 40' Against the run of play, Billy Bodin has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 45' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 46' Nottingham Forest FC ring the changes. Alfa Semedo has done his job and it is now time for Samba Sow to step up.
  • 50' Joshua Harrop was booked on 50.
  • 55' Paul Gallagher has been relatively quiet despite scoring 15 goals in his last 382 appearances.
  • 60' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Daniel Johnson suffering a number of foals already.
  • 65' A change in the Preston North End FC ranks — Billy Bodin exits the field as Jayden Stockley enters on 65.
  • 66' Time for substitution for Preston North End FC. Paul Gallagher is replaced by Ryan Ledson.
  • 68' The crowd applauds Ben Watson as he leaves the pitch. Joao Carvalho steps in for Nottingham Forest FC.
  • 70' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Lewis Grabban.
  • 74' Controversy at the stadium! Tiago Silva argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 77' The crowd applauds Sammy Ameobi as he leaves the pitch. Albert Adomah steps in for Nottingham Forest FC.
  • 79' Albert Adomah does the damage! The net is bulging and Nottingham Forest FC surge ahead!
  • 83' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Samba Sow.
  • 84' The supporters are chanting for Andre Green. He replaces Daniel Johnson on 84 minute.
  • 89' Nottingham Forest FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 89.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 1-1.

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
Jack Colback 1
Louis Moult 1
Billy Bodin 1
Albert Adomah 1
Jayden Stockley 1
Liam Lindsay 1
Tom Bayliss 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.