Preston North End FC vs Nottingham Forest FC, Championship 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2020-21

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Sat 2 Jan 2021 · 15:00 UTC Deepdale Stadium HT 45+4' · FT 45+9'

Y 21' Samba Sow

Ryan Ledson 24' Y

Y 52' Tobias Figueiredo

Y 90' Lyle Taylor

Overview

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Preston North End FC vs Nottingham Forest FC — Championship at Deepdale Stadium.

Preston North End FC 8 games · 4 pts (2026/27)
Nottingham Forest FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Wade Smith
Referee Anthony Backhouse
Referee Tim Robinson
Referee Andrew Fox

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

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

Last 5 meetings

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 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

Preston North End FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
02 Jan	Nottingham Forest FC	H	0–1	L
29 Dec	Coventry City FC	H	2–0	W
26 Dec	Derby County FC	A	1–0	W
18 Dec	Bristol City FC	H	1–0	W
15 Dec	Barnsley FC	A	1–2	L
12 Dec	Luton Town FC	A	0–3	L

Nottingham Forest FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
02 Jan	Preston North End FC	A	1–0	W
29 Dec	Stoke City FC	A	1–1	D
26 Dec	Birmingham City FC	H	0–0	D
19 Dec	Millwall FC	A	1–1	D
15 Dec	Sheffield Wednesday FC	H	2–0	W
12 Dec	Brentford FC	H	1–3	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' Temperatures are rising at Deepdale Stadium as Preston North End FC face off against Nottingham Forest FC in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
5' Nottingham Forest FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
10' Daniel Johnson has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 5 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
15' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Preston North End FC and Nottingham Forest FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
20' Over 20 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
21' Samba Sow picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
24' Ryan Ledson picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
29' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Preston North End FC that had 382 games and scored 417 goals.
34' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
39' Nottingham Forest FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
44' Portugal international Yuri Ribeiro has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
49' Both keepers have barely been tested. Preston North End FC and Nottingham Forest FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
52' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Tobias Figueiredo.
57' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 57 minutes.
62' It’s high time Alex Neil made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
63' Sammy Ameobi makes way for Joe Lolley at the 63 minute mark. A tactical switch from Nottingham Forest FC.
68' The travelling Nottingham Forest FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
70' GOAL! Lewis Grabban scores on 70.
75' Nottingham Forest FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 75.
77' The Preston North End FC manager makes a substitution. Tom Bayliss departs to be replaced by Paul Gallagher.
82' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Chris Hughton will be considering his options from the bench.
87' Another substitution for Preston North End FC to replace Sean Maguire by Jayden Stockley on 87 minute.
88' Nottingham Forest FC make a change. Cafu trudges off to be replaced by Harry Arter on 88 minutes.
90' Lyle Taylor gets the nod from Nottingham Forest FC. He replaces Lewis Grabban and will look to change the dynamic.
90' Lyle Taylor was booked on 90.
The points are shared — Preston North End FC 0-1 Nottingham Forest FC. Honours even.

Lineups

Preston North End FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Alex Neil

Nottingham Forest FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Chris Hughton

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
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

Preston North End FC Form

2021-01-02 Preston North End FC 0–1 Nottingham Forest FC L 2020-12-29 Preston North End FC 2–0 Coventry City FC W 2020-12-26 Derby County FC 0–1 Preston North End FC W 2020-12-18 Preston North End FC 1–0 Bristol City FC W 2020-12-15 Barnsley FC 2–1 Preston North End FC L 2020-12-12 Luton Town FC 3–0 Preston North End FC L

Nottingham Forest FC Form

2021-01-02 Preston North End FC 0–1 Nottingham Forest FC W 2020-12-29 Stoke City FC 1–1 Nottingham Forest FC D 2020-12-26 Nottingham Forest FC 0–0 Birmingham City FC D 2020-12-19 Millwall FC 1–1 Nottingham Forest FC D 2020-12-15 Nottingham Forest FC 2–0 Sheffield Wednesday FC W 2020-12-12 Nottingham Forest FC 1–3 Brentford FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.02 Preston North End FC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.87 Nottingham Forest FC xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 71% + Preston North End FC or Draw 70%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Preston North End FC37% Draw34% Nottingham Forest FC29%

Actual: Nottingham Forest FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes38% 0% No62%

Avg goals/match: 1.89

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	82%	18%
± 1.5	57%	43%
± 2.5	29%	71%
± 3.5	13%	87%
± 4.5	5%	95%

Double Chance

Preston North End FC or Draw

70%

Draw or Nottingham Forest FC

63%

Preston North End FC or Nottingham Forest FC

66%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Preston North End FC24% Draw56% Nottingham Forest FC20%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 0

17.7%

1 – 1

14.4%

1 – 0

14%

0 – 1

Actual

2 – 0

7.4%

2 – 1

6.7%

1 – 2

5.7%

0 – 2

5.4%

2 – 2

3.1%

3 – 0

2.5%

3 – 1

2.3%

1 – 3

1.7%

Asian Handicap — Preston North End FC

Handicap	Preston North End FC covers	Push	Nottingham Forest FC covers
-2.5	4%	—	96%
-2	4%	10%	86%
-1.5	14%	—	86%
-1	14%	22%	64%
-0.5	36%	—	64%
+0.5	72%	—	28%
+1	72%	19%	10%
+1.5	90%	—	10%
+2	90%	7%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

Preston North End FC keeps clean sheet

42% ✓

Nottingham Forest FC keeps clean sheet

37% ✗

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