Nottingham Forest FC vs Preston North End FC, Championship 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2021-22

Nottingham Forest FC

3 – 0

Full Time

Preston North End FC

Sat 6 Nov 2021 · 15:00 UTC City Ground, Nottingham HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 26' Andrew Hughes

Y 27' Andrew Hughes

Y 31' Ben Whiteman

Y 32' Ben Whiteman

Y 43' Alistair McCann

Y 44' Alistair McCann

Lewis Grabban 51' Y

Y 52' Jordan Storey

Lyle Taylor 90' Y

Overview

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Nottingham Forest FC vs Preston North End FC — Championship at City Ground, Nottingham.

Nottingham Forest FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
Preston North End FC 46 games · 60 pts (2026/27)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Coventry City FC	46	95
2	Ipswich Town FC	46	84
3	Millwall FC	46	83
4	Southampton FC	46	80
5	Middlesbrough FC	46	80
6	Hull City AFC	46	73
7	Wrexham AFC	46	71
8	Derby County FC	46	69
9	Norwich City FC	46	65
10	Birmingham City FC	46	64
11	Swansea City AFC	46	64
12	Bristol City FC	46	62
13	Sheffield United FC	46	60
14	Preston North End FC	46	60
15	Queens Park Rangers FC	46	58
16	Watford FC	46	57
17	Stoke City FC	46	55
18	Portsmouth FC	46	55
19	Charlton Athletic FC	46	53
20	Blackburn Rovers FC	46	52
21	West Bromwich Albion FC	46	51
22	Oxford United FC	46	47
23	Leicester City FC	46	46
24	Sheffield Wednesday FC	46	0

Head-to-Head

Nottingham Forest FC 8 games · Avg 1.5 goals Preston North End FC

Last 5 meetings

2021-11-06 Nottingham Forest FC 3–0 Preston North End FC 2021-05-08 Nottingham Forest FC 1–2 Preston North End FC 2021-01-02 Preston North End FC 0–1 Nottingham Forest FC 2020-07-11 Preston North End FC 1–1 Nottingham Forest FC 2019-08-31 Nottingham Forest FC 1–1 Preston North End FC

Recent Form

Nottingham Forest FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
06 Nov	Preston North End FC	H	3–0	W
02 Nov	Sheffield United FC	H	1–1	D
29 Oct	Queens Park Rangers FC	A	1–1	D
24 Oct	Fulham FC	H	0–4	L
19 Oct	Bristol City FC	A	2–1	W
16 Oct	Blackpool FC	H	2–1	W

Preston North End FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
06 Nov	Nottingham Forest FC	A	0–3	L
03 Nov	AFC Bournemouth	A	2–1	W
30 Oct	Luton Town FC	H	2–0	W
23 Oct	Blackpool FC	A	0–2	L
20 Oct	Coventry City FC	H	2–1	W
16 Oct	Derby County FC	H	0–0	D

Key Stats

38% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)

25% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

0' The game is set. Preston North End FC kicks off things out of here…
5' Supporters expect more eagerness from Scott McKenna, as he is very good at scoring at City Ground, Nottingham with 2 goals in the last 2 games.
10' 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.
15' The travelling Preston North End FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
20' Jordan Storey is replacing Patrick Bauer for the Preston North End FC side.
21' Another change for Preston North End FC made on 21 minute. Patrick Bauer leaves to be changed by Jordan Storey.
26' Andrew Hughes is having his name booked by the referee on 26.
27' A meaty challenge results in booking for Andrew Hughes on 27.
31' Nottingham Forest FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Lewis Grabban on 31.
31' A meaty challenge results in booking for Ben Whiteman on 31.
32' Ben Whiteman was booked on 32.
32' Goal! Lewis Grabban scores his 60 goal in 372 matches.
37' It’s high time Steve Cooper made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
41' What a strike from Jack Colback! The score is 3-0.
43' Preston North End FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 43.
44' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Alistair McCann.
49' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
51' Lewis Grabban is having his name booked by the referee on 51.
52' Jordan Storey was booked on 52.
56' Greg Cunningham has so much to prove this time. He replaces Joshua Earl on 56 minute.
57' Preston North End FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Greg Cunningham is hanging Joshua Earl on the field on 57 minute.
62' Ben Whiteman needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
63' Joe Lolley is replacing Alexander Mighten for the Nottingham Forest FC side.
68' Another change for Nottingham Forest FC made on 68 minute. Philip Zinckernagel leaves to be changed by James Garner.
70' Lyle Taylor is replacing Lewis Grabban for the Nottingham Forest FC side.
70' What a strike from Lewis Grabban! The score is 4-0.
71' It is a substitution in Nottingham Forest FC team. Lewis Grabban is replaced by Lyle Taylor on 71 minute.
76' It looks like no one’s ball. Nottingham Forest FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
81' Nottingham Forest FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
86' 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 Djed Spence suffering a number of foals already.
90' Nottingham Forest FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 90.
Full Time. Nottingham Forest FC beats Preston North End FC

Lineups

Nottingham Forest FC Lineups

Starting XI

7
Lewis Grabban ↓ Lyle Taylor 71'
22
Ryan Yates
8
Jack Colback
2
Djed Spence
30
Brice Samba
15
Max Lowe
26
Scott McKenna
4
Joe Worrall
20
Brennan Johnson
17
Alexander Mighten ↓ Joe Lolley 63'
11
Philip Zinckernagel ↓ James Garner 68'

Bench

Coach Steve Cooper

Preston North End FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
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

Nottingham Forest FC Form

2021-11-06 Nottingham Forest FC 3–0 Preston North End FC W 2021-11-02 Nottingham Forest FC 1–1 Sheffield United FC D 2021-10-29 Queens Park Rangers FC 1–1 Nottingham Forest FC D 2021-10-24 Nottingham Forest FC 0–4 Fulham FC L 2021-10-19 Bristol City FC 1–2 Nottingham Forest FC W 2021-10-16 Nottingham Forest FC 2–1 Blackpool FC W

Preston North End FC Form

2021-11-06 Nottingham Forest FC 3–0 Preston North End FC L 2021-11-03 AFC Bournemouth 1–2 Preston North End FC W 2021-10-30 Preston North End FC 2–0 Luton Town FC W 2021-10-23 Blackpool FC 2–0 Preston North End FC L 2021-10-20 Preston North End FC 2–1 Coventry City FC W 2021-10-16 Preston North End FC 0–0 Derby County FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

1 / 4

1.52 Nottingham Forest FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.01 Preston North End FC xG

I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct

Nottingham Forest FC49% Draw27% Preston North End FC24%

Actual: Nottingham Forest FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes50% 0% No50%

Avg goals/match: 2.53

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	90%	10%
± 1.5	72%	28%
± 2.5	46%	54%
± 3.5	25%	75%
± 4.5	12%	88%

Double Chance

Nottingham Forest FC or Draw

76%

Draw or Preston North End FC

51%

Nottingham Forest FC or Preston North End FC

73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Nottingham Forest FC33% Draw48% Preston North End FC19%

Actual: Nottingham Forest FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13.1%

1 – 0

11.2%

0 – 0

10.1%

2 – 0

2 – 1

8.9%

0 – 1

1 – 2

5.9%

2 – 2

4.6%

3 – 1

4.6%

3 – 0

Actual

0 – 2

3 – 2

2.4%

Asian Handicap — Nottingham Forest FC

Handicap	Nottingham Forest FC covers	Push	Preston North End FC covers
-2.5	10%	—	90%
-2	10%	15%	75%
-1.5	25%	—	75%
-1	25%	23%	53%
-0.5	47%	—	53%
+0.5	76%	—	24%
+1	76%	15%	9%
+1.5	91%	—	9%
+2	91%	6%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

Nottingham Forest FC keeps clean sheet

37% ✗

Preston North End FC keeps clean sheet

23% ✓

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