English League Championship

Nottingham Forest vs Preston North End, 2020-21 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship
Nottingham Forest
  • 17': James Garner
FT
1 - 2
Preston North End
  • 53': Tom Bayliss
  • 67': Liam Lindsay

About

Nottingham Forest are hosting Preston North End at The City Ground, Nottingham, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English League Championship.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Alan Browne (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 1': Foul by Ryan Yates (Nottingham Forest).
  • 4': Attempt missed. Ryan Yates (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by James Garner.
  • 5': Foul by Ched Evans (Preston North End).
  • 5': Ryan Yates (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 5': Offside, Nottingham Forest. Yuri Ribeiro tries a through ball, but Lyle Taylor is caught offside.
  • 6': Filip Krovinovic (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 6': Foul by Jordan Storey (Preston North End).
  • 9': Attempt missed. Ched Evans (Preston North End) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Greg Cunningham with a cross.
  • 13': Ched Evans (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 13': Foul by James Garner (Nottingham Forest).
  • 14': Attempt missed. Filip Krovinovic (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right.
  • 15': Foul by Ched Evans (Preston North End).
  • 15': Ryan Yates (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 17': Goal! Nottingham Forest 1, Preston North End 0. James Garner (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Filip Krovinovic.
  • 20': Attempt missed. Ryan Yates (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Cyrus Christie with a cross.
  • 22': Attempt saved. Lewis Grabban (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Anthony Knockaert.
  • 23': Attempt missed. Ched Evans (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
  • 26': Attempt blocked. Ryan Yates (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 27': Attempt blocked. Filip Krovinovic (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Anthony Knockaert.
  • 27': Attempt blocked. Cyrus Christie (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Yuri Ribeiro.
  • 27': Foul by Ryan Ledson (Preston North End).
  • 27': James Garner (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 31': Foul by Ched Evans (Preston North End).
  • 31': Loïc Mbe Soh (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 32': Foul by Yuri Ribeiro (Nottingham Forest).
  • 32': Tom Bayliss (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 34': Offside, Preston North End. Ryan Ledson tries a through ball, but Scott Sinclair is caught offside.
  • 36': Attempt missed. Anthony Knockaert (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
  • 39': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Daniel Iversen.
  • 40': Attempt missed. Ryan Yates (Nottingham Forest) header from very close range misses to the left. Assisted by James Garner with a cross following a corner.
  • 42': Foul by Ryan Ledson (Preston North End).
  • 42': Ryan Yates (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 42': Foul by Ryan Ledson (Preston North End).
  • 42': Ryan Yates (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 42': Foul by Lewis Grabban (Nottingham Forest).
  • 42': Ryan Ledson (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 43': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Liam Lindsay.
  • 43': Alan Browne (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 43': Foul by Joe Worrall (Nottingham Forest).
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Nottingham Forest 1, Preston North End 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Nottingham Forest 1, Preston North End 0.
  • 50': Alan Browne (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 50': Foul by Ryan Yates (Nottingham Forest).
  • 50': Attempt missed. Filip Krovinovic (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Anthony Knockaert following a fast break.
  • 52': Attempt blocked. Lyle Taylor (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 53': Goal! Nottingham Forest 1, Preston North End 1. Tom Bayliss (Preston North End) with an attempt from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Scott Sinclair.
  • 53': Brice Samba (Nottingham Forest) is shown the yellow card.
  • 54': Foul by Cyrus Christie (Nottingham Forest).
  • 54': Scott Sinclair (Preston North End) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 58': Brice Samba (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 58': Foul by Tom Bayliss (Preston North End).
  • 58': Foul by Lewis Grabban (Nottingham Forest).
  • 58': Liam Lindsay (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 60': Offside, Preston North End. Ryan Ledson tries a through ball, but Scott Sinclair is caught offside.
  • 60': Attempt saved. Lewis Grabban (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Loïc Mbe Soh with a through ball.
  • 62': Attempt missed. Ryan Yates (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Anthony Knockaert.
  • 63': Foul by Ryan Ledson (Preston North End).
  • 63': Yuri Ribeiro (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 63': Ryan Ledson (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card.
  • 64': Attempt missed. Lyle Taylor (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Filip Krovinovic.
  • 65': Ched Evans (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 65': Foul by James Garner (Nottingham Forest).
  • 66': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Loïc Mbe Soh.
  • 67': Goal! Nottingham Forest 1, Preston North End 2. Liam Lindsay (Preston North End) header from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Ched Evans with a headed pass following a corner.
  • 68': Attempt saved. Ched Evans (Preston North End) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jordan Storey.
  • 69': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Brice Samba.
  • 70': Substitution, Preston North End. Benjamin Whiteman replaces Ryan Ledson.
  • 70': Substitution, Preston North End. Tom Barkhuizen replaces Tom Bayliss.
  • 70': Attempt missed. Alan Browne (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
  • 73': Foul by Ched Evans (Preston North End).
  • 73': James Garner (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 74': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Alex Mighten replaces Filip Krovinovic.
  • 76': Offside, Preston North End. Greg Cunningham tries a through ball, but Ched Evans is caught offside.
  • 77': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Liam Lindsay.
  • 78': Attempt blocked. Lyle Taylor (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by James Garner with a cross.
  • 81': Foul by Sepp van den Berg (Preston North End).
  • 81': Yuri Ribeiro (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 82': Substitution, Preston North End. Brad Potts replaces Scott Sinclair.
  • 82': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Glenn Murray replaces Lewis Grabban.
  • 85': Ched Evans (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 85': Foul by Joe Worrall (Nottingham Forest).
  • 87': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Sepp van den Berg.
  • 89': Substitution, Preston North End. Sean Maguire replaces Ched Evans.
  • 90': Attempt blocked. Brad Potts (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Sean Maguire.
  • 90'+1': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Yuri Ribeiro.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Brad Potts (Preston North End).
  • 90'+1': Ryan Yates (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Nottingham Forest 1, Preston North End 2.
  • 0': Match ends, Nottingham Forest 1, Preston North End 2.

Statistics

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12 Fouls 10
1 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
3 Offsides 1
3 Corner Kicks 4
2 Saves 1
43.9 Possession 56.1
7 SHOTS 16
3 ON GOAL 3
0.4 On Target % 0.2
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
269 Accurate Passes 381
366 Passes 474
0.7 Pass Completion % 0.8
3 Accurate Crosses 5
16 Crosses 16
0.2 Cross % 0.3
63 Long Balls 62
28 Accurate Long Balls 23
0.4 Long Balls % 0.4
1 Blocked Shots 5
16 Effective Tackles 7
22 Tackles 11
0.7 Tackle % 0.6
10 Interceptions 8
14 Effective Clearances 23
14 Clearances 23

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: The City Ground
Location: Nottingham, England

EFL Championship Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Birmingham City 0 0 0
2 Blackburn Rovers 0 0 0
3 Bolton Wanderers 0 0 0
4 Bristol City 0 0 0
Full Table

Line-Ups

NFO Nottingham Forest (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
30 Brice Samba (GK) Yellow Card
4 Joe Worrall
6 Loïc Mbe Soh
5 Yuri Ribeiro
2 Cyrus Christie
7 Lewis Grabban
37 James Garner
22 Ryan Yates
33 Lyle Taylor
27 Filip Krovinovic
28 Anthony Knockaert
Nottingham Forest Substitutes:
Jack Colback, Alex Mighten, Jordan Smith, Scott McKenna, Tyler Blackett, Cafú, Carl Jenkinson, Tobias Figueiredo, Glenn Murray.

PNE Preston North End (3-4-1-2)

No. Name
22 Daniel Iversen (GK)
6 Liam Lindsay
16 Andrew Hughes
14 Jordan Storey
7 Tom Bayliss
18 Ryan Ledson Yellow Card
8 Alan Browne
37 Greg Cunningham
2 Sepp van den Berg
31 Scott Sinclair
26 Ched Evans
Preston North End Substitutes:
Paul Huntington, Jayson Molumby, Emil Riis Jakobsen, Anthony Gordon, Benjamin Whiteman, Sean Maguire, Brad Potts, Tom Barkhuizen, Connor Ripley.

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