Preston 1-1 Nottingham Forest — EFL Championship, 23 Dec 2017
Preston and Nottingham Forest drew 1-1 in the EFL Championship on 23 December 2017 at Deepdale Stadium, Preston. P. Huntington scored for Preston; Benjamin Brereton for Nottingham Forest. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, Preston have won 1 and Nottingham Forest 2, 2 draws.
· kickoff·Deepdale Stadium · Preston·Match Finished
Match timeline
- 31'David Vaughan
- 42'Liam Bridcutt
- Half-time0-0
- 49'Benjamin Brereton
- 0-158'Benjamin Breretonassist: Kieran Dowell
- 59'Callum Robinsonout: Daryl Horgan
- 62'Alan Browneout: J. Harrop
- 62'Benjamin Breretonout: J. Ward
- 63'M. Carayolout: Matthew Cash
- 68'Benjamin Osborn
- 1-175'P. Huntington
- 84'D. Vaughanout: A. Bouchalakis
- 86'Benjamin Pearson
- 89'Paul Gallagher
- Full-time1-1
Player ratings
7.7
Top rated
Paul Huntington · Preston
Preston
- 7.7Paul HuntingtonD
- 7.4Paul GallagherM
- 7.3Benjamin PearsonM
- 7.0Tom ClarkeD
- 7.0Jordan HugillF
- 6.9Benjamin DaviesD
- 6.9Chris MaxwellG
- 6.7Daryl HorganM
- 6.6Kevin O'ConnorD
- 6.6Tom BarkhuizenM
- 6.5Callum RobinsonM
- 6.5Alan BrowneM
- 6.4Josh HarropM
Nottingham Forest
- 7.2Jordan SmithG
- 7.2Kieran DowellM
- 7.2Joseph WorrallD
- 7.1Benjamin OsbornM
- 7.1Benjamin BreretonF
- 6.9Michael MancienneD
- 6.8Mustapha CarayolM
- 6.8Liam BridcuttM
- 6.8Andreas BouchalakisM
- 6.6Jamie WardM
- 6.6Eric LichajD
- 6.5Matthew CashM
- 6.5David VaughanM
- 6.4Daryl MurphyF
Line-ups
Nottingham Forest4-2-3-1
Preston4-2-3-1
Substitutes
PrestonA. Neil
Substitutes
- 27Stephy MavididiF
- 1D. RuddG
- 10J. Harrop62'M6.4
- 11D. JohnsonM
- 7Daryl Horgan59'M6.7
- 6A. BoyleD
- 19J. WelshM
Nottingham ForestM. Warburton
Substitutes
- 31A. Bouchalakis84'M6.8
- 14Matthew Cash63'M6.5
- 19J. Ward62'M6.6
- 10B. McKayM
- 16Z. CloughF
- 6A. TraoréD
- 30S. HendersonG
Team statistics
53%Possession47%
15Total shots11
5Shots on target5
6Shots off target3
4Blocked shots3
9Corners5
1Offsides1
6Fouls12
2Yellow cards4
0Red cards0
4Goalkeeper saves5
449Total passes387
341Accurate passes285
76%Pass accuracy74%
Preston
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Huntington | 90 | 1 | – | 3 | 1 | – | 1 | 7.7 |
| Paul Gallagher | 90 | – | – | 1 | 6 | – | 0 | 7.4 |
| Benjamin Pearson | 90 | – | – | 0 | 1 | – | 2 | 7.3 |
| Tom Clarke | 90 | – | – | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 7.0 |
| Jordan Hugill | 90 | – | – | 3 | 2 | – | 0 | 7.0 |
| Benjamin Davies | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.9 |
| Chris Maxwell | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.9 |
| Daryl Horgan | 31 | – | – | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.7 |
| Kevin O'Connor | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.6 |
| Tom Barkhuizen | 90 | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 3 | 6.6 |
| Callum Robinson | 59 | – | – | 2 | 0 | – | 1 | 6.5 |
| Alan Browne | 62 | – | – | 2 | 0 | – | 3 | 6.5 |
| Josh Harrop | 28 | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | 6.4 |
Nottingham Forest
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jordan Smith | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 7.2 |
| Kieran Dowell | 90 | – | 1 | 2 | 3 | – | 1 | 7.2 |
| Joseph Worrall | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 7.2 |
| Benjamin Osborn | 90 | – | – | 0 | 3 | – | 1 | 7.1 |
| Benjamin Brereton | 62 | 1 | – | 1 | 0 | – | 3 | 7.1 |
| Michael Mancienne | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.9 |
| Mustapha Carayol | 63 | – | – | 2 | 0 | – | 1 | 6.8 |
| Liam Bridcutt | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 6.8 |
| Andreas Bouchalakis | 6 | – | – | 1 | 0 | – | 1 | 6.8 |
| Jamie Ward | 28 | – | – | 0 | 1 | – | 0 | 6.6 |
| Eric Lichaj | 90 | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 0 | 6.6 |
| Matthew Cash | 27 | – | – | 3 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.5 |
| David Vaughan | 84 | – | – | 1 | 0 | – | 1 | 6.5 |
| Daryl Murphy | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 6.4 |
Recent Form
PrestonWWWDW
- W16 Dec 17HSheffield Utd1-0
- W09 Dec 17ABurton Albion2-1
- W02 Dec 17HQPR1-0
- D25 Nov 17ANorwich1-1
- W21 Nov 17ABristol City2-1
Head-to-head
- 01 Apr 17Preston1-1Nottingham Forest
- 14 Dec 16Nottingham Forest1-1Preston
- 08 Mar 16Nottingham Forest1-0Preston
- 03 Nov 15Preston1-0Nottingham Forest
- 05 Feb 14Preston0-2Nottingham Forest
- 24 Jan 14Nottingham Forest0-0Preston
Most recent meetings
Final table, EFL Championship 2017/18
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Fulham | 31 | +16 | 52 |
| 6 | Bristol City | 31 | +9 | 52 |
| 7 | Preston | 31 | +8 | 49 |
| 8 | Sheffield Utd | 31 | +7 | 49 |
| 9 | Middlesbrough | 31 | +11 | 48 |
| 15 | Sheffield Wednesday | 32 | -4 | 37 |
| 16 | QPR | 31 | -11 | 36 |
| 17 | Nottingham Forest | 31 | -15 | 35 |
| 18 | Reading | 31 | -7 | 32 |
| 19 | Bolton | 31 | -21 | 30 |
Before and after
Preston
- Previous: Preston 1-0 Sheffield Utd, 16 Dec 2017 · EFL Championship
- Next: Barnsley 0-0 Preston, 26 Dec 2017 · EFL Championship
Nottingham Forest
- Previous: Bristol City 2-1 Nottingham Forest, 16 Dec 2017 · EFL Championship
- Next: Nottingham Forest 0-3 Sheffield Wednesday, 26 Dec 2017 · EFL Championship
Data updated