Nottingham Forest 0-1 Preston — EFL Championship, 8 Dec 2018
Preston beat Nottingham Forest 1-0 in the EFL Championship on 8 December 2018 at City Ground, Nottingham. L. Moult scored for Preston. 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·City Ground · Nottingham·Match Finished
Match timeline
- 25'
- Half-time0-0
- 0-156'
- 64'out: Gil Dias
- 73'out: Ryan Ledson
- 74'
- 77'out: D. Murphy
- 87'
- 90+3'
- Full-time0-1
Player ratings
7.8
Top rated
Nottingham Forest
- 7.4Joe LolleyM
- 7.3Tendayi DarikwaD
- 7.2Lewis GrabbanF
- 7.1Benjamin OsbornM
- 6.9Claudio YacobM
- 6.9Jack ColbackM
- 6.8Daryl MurphyF
- 6.7Michael HefeleD
- 6.6Gil DiasM
- 6.5Jack RobinsonD
- 6.5Costel PantilimonG
- 6.4João CarvalhoM
- 6.4Matthew CashM
Preston
- 7.8Declan RuddG
- 7.5Benjamin DaviesD
- 7.4Lukas NmechaF
- 7.3Louis MoultF
- 7.3Paul GallagherM
- 7.3Paul HuntingtonD
- 7.2Tom ClarkeD
- 7.0Andrew HughesD
- 6.8Ryan LedsonM
- 6.7Alan BrowneM
- 6.5Tom BarkhuizenM
- 6.4Brandon BarkerF
- 6.3Daniel JohnsonM
Line-ups
Preston4-2-3-1
Nottingham Forest4-2-3-1
Substitutes
Nottingham ForestKaranka
Substitutes
- 31Gil Dias64'M6.6
- 37K. AnsarifardF
- 15L. SteeleG
- 21Saidy JankoD
- 5A. GuédiouraM
- 43A. AppiahF
- 9D. Murphy77'F6.8
PrestonA. Neil
Substitutes
- 22C. MaxwellG
- 2D. FisherD
- 14Jordan StoreyD
- 18Ryan Ledson73'M6.8
- 19Graham Burke90+3'F
- 45L. Nmecha25'F7.4
- 15C. WoodsD
Team statistics
61%Possession39%
14Total shots8
3Shots on target3
6Shots off target2
5Blocked shots3
10Corners2
2Offsides2
11Fouls12
1Yellow cards1
0Red cards0
1Goalkeeper saves3
490Total passes323
375Accurate passes202
77%Pass accuracy63%
Nottingham Forest
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Lolley | 90 | – | – | 4 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7.4 |
| Tendayi Darikwa | 90 | – | – | 2 | 0 | – | 1 | 7.3 |
| Lewis Grabban | 90 | – | – | 0 | 2 | – | 2 | 7.2 |
| Benjamin Osborn | 90 | – | – | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7.1 |
| Claudio Yacob | 90 | – | – | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6.9 |
| Jack Colback | 77 | – | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6.9 |
| Daryl Murphy | 13 | – | – | 2 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.8 |
| Michael Hefele | 90 | – | – | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.7 |
| Gil Dias | 26 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.6 |
| Jack Robinson | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6.5 |
| Costel Pantilimon | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.5 |
| João Carvalho | 90 | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | 6.4 |
| Matthew Cash | 64 | – | – | 3 | 1 | – | 2 | 6.4 |
Preston
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Declan Rudd | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 7.8 |
| Benjamin Davies | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7.5 |
| Lukas Nmecha | 65 | – | 1 | 2 | 2 | – | 1 | 7.4 |
| Louis Moult | 73 | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 0 | 7.3 |
| Paul Gallagher | 90 | – | – | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 7.3 |
| Paul Huntington | 90 | – | – | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 7.3 |
| Tom Clarke | 90 | – | – | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7.2 |
| Andrew Hughes | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7.0 |
| Ryan Ledson | 17 | – | – | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.8 |
| Alan Browne | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.7 |
| Tom Barkhuizen | 90 | – | – | 1 | 0 | – | 2 | 6.5 |
| Brandon Barker | 25 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.4 |
| Daniel Johnson | 89 | – | – | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6.3 |
Recent Form
Nottingham ForestWDWDW
- W01 Dec 18HIpswich2-0
- D28 Nov 18AAston Villa5-5
- W24 Nov 18AHull City2-0
- D10 Nov 18HStoke City0-0
- W03 Nov 18HSheffield Utd1-0
PrestonLDWWD
- L01 Dec 18ABirmingham0-3
- D27 Nov 18HMiddlesbrough1-1
- W24 Nov 18HBlackburn4-1
- W10 Nov 18ABristol City1-0
- D03 Nov 18AIpswich1-1
Head-to-head
- 30 Jan 18Nottingham Forest0-3Preston
- 23 Dec 17Preston1-1Nottingham Forest
- 01 Apr 17Preston1-1Nottingham Forest
- 14 Dec 16Nottingham Forest1-1Preston
- 08 Mar 16Nottingham Forest1-0Preston
- 03 Nov 15Preston1-0Nottingham Forest
Most recent meetings
Final table, EFL Championship 2018/19
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Middlesbrough | 46 | +8 | 73 |
| 8 | Bristol City | 46 | +6 | 70 |
| 9 | Nottingham Forest | 46 | +7 | 66 |
| 10 | Swansea | 46 | +3 | 65 |
| 11 | Brentford | 46 | +14 | 64 |
| 12 | Sheffield Wednesday | 46 | -2 | 64 |
| 13 | Hull City | 46 | -2 | 62 |
| 14 | Preston | 46 | 0 | 61 |
| 15 | Blackburn | 46 | -5 | 60 |
| 16 | Stoke City | 46 | -7 | 55 |
Before and after
Nottingham Forest
- Previous: Nottingham Forest 2-0 Ipswich, 1 Dec 2018 · EFL Championship
- Next: Derby 0-0 Nottingham Forest, 17 Dec 2018 · EFL Championship
Preston
- Previous: Birmingham 3-0 Preston, 1 Dec 2018 · EFL Championship
- Next: Preston 3-2 Millwall, 15 Dec 2018 · EFL Championship
Data updated