Saturday , 14 November 2026

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

Championship · 2020-21
Preston North End FC
0 – 1
Full Time
Nottingham Forest FC
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

Match Preview

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

Match Details

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

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
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
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' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at Deepdale Stadium!
  • 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' Harry Arter has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 15' It looks surprising Nottingham Forest FC does not make any changes. Sean Maguire has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 20' The 29-year-old Ryan Ledson has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 3 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 21' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Samba Sow.
  • 24' The referee calls foul for Ryan Ledson. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 29' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Nottingham Forest FC that had 382 games and scored 443 goals.
  • 34' Preston North End FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 39' England international Joe Lolley has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 44' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 49' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Ben Davies made 393 appearances and scored 8 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 52' That is a Yellow card for Nottingham Forest FC. Tobias Figueiredo will be fuming at that decision.
  • 57' Over 57 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 62' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 63' It is a substitution in Nottingham Forest FC team. Sammy Ameobi is replaced by Joe Lolley on 63 minute.
  • 68' With 0 assists to his name this season, Yuri Ribeiro is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Nottingham Forest FC.
  • 70' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Lewis Grabban makes no mistake. 0-1!
  • 75' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 77' It is a substitution in Preston North End FC team. Tom Bayliss is replaced by Paul Gallagher on 77 minute.
  • 82' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Preston North End FC and Nottingham Forest FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 87' Sean Maguire makes way for Jayden Stockley at the 87 minute mark. A tactical switch from Preston North End FC.
  • 88' A change in the Nottingham Forest FC ranks — Cafu exits the field as Harry Arter enters on 88.
  • 90' Time for substitution for Nottingham Forest FC. Lewis Grabban is replaced by Lyle Taylor.
  • 90' Lyle Taylor was booked on 90.
  • The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Preston North End FC.

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

PlayerGoals
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

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

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.