Nottingham Forest 1-2 Preston — EFL Championship, 8 May 2021
Preston beat Nottingham Forest 2-1 in the EFL Championship on 8 May 2021 at The City Ground, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire. James Garner, Thomas Bayliss, Liam Lindsay got on the scoresheet. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, Nottingham Forest have won 1 and Preston 1, 3 draws.
· kickoff·The City Ground · Nottingham, Nottinghamshire·Match Finished
Match timeline
- 1-017'assist: Filip Krovinović
- Half-time1-0
- 53'Argument
- 1-153'assist: S. Sinclair
- 63'Persistent fouling
- 1-267'assist: Chedwyn Evans
- 70'
- 70'
- 74'
- 82'out: G. Murray
- 82'out: B. Potts
- 89'
- Full-time1-2
Player ratings
7.9
Top rated
Nottingham Forest
- 7.7James GarnerM
- 7.5Ryan YatesM
- 7.2Filip KrovinovićM
- 7.0Loïc Mbe SohD
- 6.9Cyrus ChristieD
- 6.7Yuri RibeiroD
- 6.6Lyle TaylorF
- 6.5Alexander MightenF
- 6.3Anthony KnockaertM
- 6.3Joseph WorrallD
- 6.2Lewis GrabbanM
- 6.2Glenn MurrayF
- 6.2Brice SambaG
Preston
- 7.9Liam LindsayD
- 7.7Thomas BaylissM
- 7.2Alan BrowneF
- 7.2Chedwyn EvansF
- 7.0Andrew HughesD
- 6.9Scott SinclairF
- 6.9Greg CunninghamM
- 6.9Jordan StoreyD
- 6.7Benjamin WhitemanM
- 6.7Tom BarkhuizenF
- 6.7Ryan LedsonM
- 6.6Sepp van den BergM
- 6.5Brad PottsM
- 6.3Daniel IversenG
Line-ups
Preston3-4-1-2
Nottingham Forest4-2-3-1
Substitutes
Nottingham ForestC. Hughton
Substitutes
- 16C. JenkinsonD
- 12Jordan SmithG
- 25G. Murray82'F6.2
- 3Tobias FigueiredoD
- 8J. ColbackM
- 24T. BlackettD
- 18CafúM
- 26Scott McKennaD
- 17Alexander Mighten74'F6.5
PrestonF. McAvoy
Substitutes
- 19Emil RiisF
- 21Jayson MolumbyM
- 25Connor RipleyG
- 23P. HuntingtonD
- 29T. Barkhuizen70'F6.7
- 44B. Potts82'M6.5
- 24S. Maguire89'F
- 17Benjamin Whiteman70'M6.7
- 42Anthony GordonM
Team statistics
56%Possession44%
16Total shots7
3Shots on target3
8Shots off target3
5Blocked shots1
4Corners3
1Offsides3
10Fouls12
1Yellow cards1
1Goalkeeper saves2
474Total passes366
381Accurate passes269
80%Pass accuracy73%
Nottingham Forest
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Garner | 90 | 1 | – | 1 | 3 | 2 | – | 7.7 |
| Ryan Yates | 90 | – | – | 4 | – | 2 | 1 | 7.5 |
| Filip Krovinović | 74 | – | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | – | 7.2 |
| Loïc Mbe Soh | 90 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 7.0 |
| Cyrus Christie | 90 | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6.9 |
| Yuri Ribeiro | 90 | – | – | – | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6.7 |
| Lyle Taylor | 90 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 2 | 6.6 |
| Alexander Mighten | 16 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 6.5 |
| Anthony Knockaert | 90 | – | – | 1 | 4 | – | 5 | 6.3 |
| Joseph Worrall | 90 | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | 6.3 |
| Lewis Grabban | 82 | – | – | 2 | – | – | 2 | 6.2 |
| Glenn Murray | 8 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.2 |
| Brice Samba | 90 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.2 |
Preston
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liam Lindsay | 90 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 2 | – | 7.9 |
| Thomas Bayliss | 70 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | 7.7 |
| Alan Browne | 90 | – | – | 1 | – | 3 | 1 | 7.2 |
| Chedwyn Evans | 89 | – | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7.2 |
| Andrew Hughes | 90 | – | – | – | – | 3 | – | 7.0 |
| Scott Sinclair | 82 | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | 6.9 |
| Greg Cunningham | 90 | – | – | – | 1 | 3 | – | 6.9 |
| Jordan Storey | 90 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 6.9 |
| Benjamin Whiteman | 20 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.7 |
| Tom Barkhuizen | 20 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.7 |
| Ryan Ledson | 70 | – | – | – | – | 7 | – | 6.7 |
| Sepp van den Berg | 90 | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | 6.6 |
| Brad Potts | 8 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.5 |
| Daniel Iversen | 90 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
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