English League Championship

Nottingham Forest vs Preston North End, 2021-22 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship
Nottingham Forest
  • 32': Lewis Grabban (P)
  • 41': Jack Colback
  • 70': Lewis Grabban
FT
3 - 0
Preston North End

    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.
    • 2': Attempt blocked. Alex Mighten (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jack Colback.
    • 3': Foul by Patrick Bauer (Preston North End).
    • 3': Scott McKenna (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 5': Attempt blocked. Lewis Grabban (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alex Mighten with a cross.
    • 10': Attempt saved. Brad Potts (Preston North End) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Tom Barkhuizen.
    • 10': Foul by Lewis Grabban (Nottingham Forest).
    • 10': Patrick Bauer (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 11': Foul by Djed Spence (Nottingham Forest).
    • 11': Joshua Earl (Preston North End) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 12': Brennan Johnson (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 12': Foul by Daniel Johnson (Preston North End).
    • 14': Attempt blocked. Philip Zinckernagel (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Alex Mighten.
    • 14': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Andrew Hughes.
    • 17': Foul by Brad Potts (Preston North End).
    • 17': Ryan Yates (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 18': Foul by Patrick Bauer (Preston North End).
    • 18': Philip Zinckernagel (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 20': Substitution, Preston North End. Jordan Storey replaces Patrick Bauer because of an injury.
    • 21': Attempt missed. Ryan Yates (Nottingham Forest) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Philip Zinckernagel with a cross following a set piece situation.
    • 21': Foul by Emil Riis Jakobsen (Preston North End).
    • 21': Ryan Yates (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 22': Djed Spence (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 22': Foul by Joshua Earl (Preston North End).
    • 26': Brennan Johnson (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 26': Foul by Andrew Hughes (Preston North End).
    • 26': Andrew Hughes (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 28': Attempt missed. Philip Zinckernagel (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Ryan Yates.
    • 29': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Andrew Hughes.
    • 30': Attempt blocked. Scott McKenna (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lewis Grabban.
    • 31': Penalty Nottingham Forest. Brennan Johnson draws a foul in the penalty area.
    • 31': Penalty conceded by Benjamin Whiteman (Preston North End) after a foul in the penalty area.
    • 31': Benjamin Whiteman (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 32': Goal! Nottingham Forest 1, Preston North End 0. Lewis Grabban (Nottingham Forest) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.
    • 34': Foul by Jordan Storey (Preston North End).
    • 34': Lewis Grabban (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 35': Attempt missed. Ryan Yates (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Brennan Johnson.
    • 36': Attempt saved. Benjamin Whiteman (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Tom Barkhuizen.
    • 39': Foul by Jack Colback (Nottingham Forest).
    • 39': Tom Barkhuizen (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 40': Brennan Johnson (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 40': Foul by Daniel Johnson (Preston North End).
    • 41': Goal! Nottingham Forest 2, Preston North End 0. Jack Colback (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner following a set piece situation.
    • 43': Foul by Alistair McCann (Preston North End).
    • 43': Philip Zinckernagel (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 43': Alistair McCann (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 45'+2': Attempt missed. Brad Potts (Preston North End) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Emil Riis Jakobsen.
    • 45'+3': First Half ends, Nottingham Forest 2, Preston North End 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Nottingham Forest 2, Preston North End 0.
    • 46': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Jordan Storey.
    • 50': Foul by Lewis Grabban (Nottingham Forest).
    • 50': Tom Barkhuizen (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 50': Lewis Grabban (Nottingham Forest) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 52': Foul by Jordan Storey (Preston North End).
    • 52': Philip Zinckernagel (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 52': Jordan Storey (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 53': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Brennan Johnson.
    • 56': Substitution, Preston North End. Greg Cunningham replaces Joshua Earl.
    • 57': Substitution, Preston North End. Scott Sinclair replaces Brad Potts.
    • 63': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Joe Lolley replaces Alex Mighten.
    • 65': Attempt blocked. Benjamin Whiteman (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Sepp van den Berg.
    • 68': Foul by Daniel Johnson (Preston North End).
    • 68': Joe Lolley (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 68': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. James Garner replaces Philip Zinckernagel.
    • 70': Goal! Nottingham Forest 3, Preston North End 0. Lewis Grabban (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
    • 71': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Lyle Taylor replaces Lewis Grabban.
    • 72': Foul by Joe Lolley (Nottingham Forest).
    • 72': Greg Cunningham (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 74': Andrew Hughes (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 74': Foul by Lyle Taylor (Nottingham Forest).
    • 84': Offside, Nottingham Forest. Ryan Yates tries a through ball, but Brennan Johnson is caught offside.
    • 87': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Sepp van den Berg.
    • 88': Attempt saved. Djed Spence (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Brennan Johnson.
    • 89': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Jordan Storey.
    • 90'+2': Foul by Jordan Storey (Preston North End).
    • 90'+2': Lyle Taylor (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 90'+2': Foul by Greg Cunningham (Preston North End).
    • 90'+2': Joe Lolley (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 90'+3': Foul by Ryan Yates (Nottingham Forest).
    • 90'+3': Greg Cunningham (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+3': Lyle Taylor (Nottingham Forest) is shown the yellow card.
    • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Nottingham Forest 3, Preston North End 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Nottingham Forest 3, Preston North End 0.

    Statistics

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    15 Fouls 7
    4 Yellow Cards 2
    0 Red Cards 0
    0 Offsides 1
    1 Corner Kicks 5
    1 Saves 2
    60.3 Possession 39.7
    4 SHOTS 11
    2 ON GOAL 4
    0.5 On Target % 0.4
    0 Penalty Goals 1
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
    448 Accurate Passes 275
    562 Passes 366
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
    3 Accurate Crosses 2
    12 Crosses 9
    0.3 Cross % 0.2
    65 Long Balls 57
    31 Accurate Long Balls 22
    0.5 Long Balls % 0.4
    1 Blocked Shots 4
    11 Effective Tackles 12
    18 Tackles 19
    0.6 Tackle % 0.6
    11 Interceptions 15
    12 Effective Clearances 16
    12 Clearances 16

    Game Information

    Competition: English League Championship

    Venue: The City Ground
    Location: Nottingham, England
    Attendance: 27,129

    EFL Championship Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Coventry City 37 +39 77
    2 Middlesbrough 37 +22 69
    3 Millwall 37 +10 68
    4 Ipswich Town 36 +26 65
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    Line-Ups

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

    No. Name
    30 Brice Samba (GK)
    26 Scott McKenna
    4 Joe Worrall
    15 Max Lowe
    2 Djed Spence
    11 Philip Zinckernagel
    8 Jack Colback
    22 Ryan Yates
    7 Lewis Grabban
    17 Alex Mighten
    20 Brennan Johnson
    Nottingham Forest Substitutes:
    Tobias Figueiredo, Gaëtan Bong, James Garner, Braian Ojeda, Ethan Horvath, Joe Lolley, Lyle Taylor.

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

    No. Name
    12 Daniel Iversen (GK)
    5 Patrick Bauer
    16 Andrew Hughes Yellow Card
    2 Sepp van den Berg
    4 Benjamin Whiteman Yellow Card
    13 Alistair McCann Yellow Card
    44 Brad Potts
    32 Joshua Earl
    29 Tom Barkhuizen
    11 Daniel Johnson
    19 Emil Riis Jakobsen
    Preston North End Substitutes:
    Scott Sinclair, Greg Cunningham, Ryan Ledson, Jordan Storey, Paul Huntington, Matthew Hudson, Sean Maguire.

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