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 0 games · 0 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	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

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

–/1

16-30

–/1

31-45

–/–

46-60

–/–

61-75

–/–

76+

1/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' Welcome to Deepdale Stadium that hosts another battle between Preston North End FC and Nottingham Forest FC.
5' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
10' Nottingham Forest FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
15' Preston North End FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
20' Nottingham Forest FC have won 433 goals from 372 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
21' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Samba Sow.
24' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Ryan Ledson on 24 minutes.
29' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
34' It looks surprising Nottingham Forest FC does not make any changes. Andrew Hughes has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
39' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
44' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
49' Nottingham Forest FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
52' Tobias Figueiredo picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
57' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
62' Yuri Ribeiro, a Portugal , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
63' Nottingham Forest FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Joe Lolley is hanging Sammy Ameobi on the field on 63 minute.
68' 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.
70' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Lewis Grabban makes no mistake. 0-1!
75' It’s high time Chris Hughton made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
77' Paul Gallagher is ready to make an impact after coming on for Tom Bayliss at the 77 minute mark.
82' Nottingham Forest FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
87' Sean Maguire makes way for Jayden Stockley at the 87 minute mark. A tactical switch from Preston North End FC.
88' A tactical swap from Nottingham Forest FC — Harry Arter on, Cafu off on 88 minutes.
90' Lyle Taylor is ready to make an impact after coming on for Lewis Grabban at the 90 minute mark.
90' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Lyle Taylor.
The referee brings this contest to a close. Nottingham Forest FC take all three points.

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
James Garner	1
Jack Colback	1
Louis Moult	1
Billy Bodin	1
Albert Adomah	1
Jayden Stockley	1
Liam Lindsay	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.