Match

Preston vs Nottingham Forest: result 1-1 and analysis

ChampionshipRegular Season - 23Kick-off on December 23, 2017 at 03:00 PM (UTC)Deepdale, Preston

Preston
1-1
Nottingham Forest

Full time

What was the result of Preston vs Nottingham Forest?

Preston and Nottingham Forest drew 1-1 on December 23, 2017.

Goalscorers

  • 58′B. BreretonNottingham Forest
  • 75′P. HuntingtonPreston

Official lineup for Preston vs Nottingham Forest

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Preston

4-2-3-1
  1. 9J. Hugill
  1. 37C. Robinson
  2. 8A. Browne
  3. 4B. Pearson
  1. 29T. Barkhuizen
  2. 12P. Gallagher
  1. 20B. Davies
  2. 25Kevin Patrick O'Connor
  3. 5T. Clarke
  4. 23P. Huntington
  1. 22C. Maxwell

Nottingham Forest

4-2-3-1
  1. 17B. Brereton
  1. 9Daryl Michael Murphy
  2. 20K. Dowell
  3. 11B. Osborn
  1. 18M. Carayol
  2. 7L. Bridcutt
  1. 24D. Vaughan
  2. 42J. Worrall
  3. 2E. Lichaj
  4. 4M. Mancienne
  1. 43J. Smith
Ask the AI a questionSign-in required.

What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Preston have 6 wins, 5 draws and 4 defeats; Nottingham Forest have 6, 0 and 9.

The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.

Preston
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Dec 16, 2017Sheffield Utd(home)1-0Championship
Dec 9, 2017Burton Albion(away)2-1Championship
Dec 2, 2017QPR(home)1-0Championship
Nov 25, 2017Norwich(away)1-1Championship
Nov 21, 2017Bristol City(away)2-1Championship
Nottingham Forest
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Dec 16, 2017Bristol City(away)1-2Championship
Dec 9, 2017Bolton(home)3-2Championship
Dec 2, 2017Ipswich(away)2-4Championship
Nov 26, 2017Cardiff(home)0-2Championship
Nov 21, 2017Norwich(home)1-0Championship

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 6 meetings: 1 Preston win, 3 draws, 2 Nottingham Forest wins.

DateScoreCompetition
Apr 1, 2017Preston 1-1 Nottingham ForestChampionship
Dec 14, 2016Nottingham Forest 1-1 PrestonChampionship
Mar 8, 2016Nottingham Forest 1-0 PrestonChampionship
Nov 3, 2015Preston 1-0 Nottingham ForestChampionship
Feb 5, 2014Preston 0-2 Nottingham ForestFA Cup
Jan 24, 2014Nottingham Forest 0-0 PrestonFA Cup

Last archived meeting: Preston vs Nottingham Forest on Apr 1, 2017

How many goals should we expect?

Preston score 1.3 and concede 1.3 goals per match over their last 15; Nottingham Forest score 1.5 and concede 1.9.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Preston1.31.349/159/15
Nottingham Forest1.51.939/1510/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

2026-27 standings
#ClubPWDLGFGAPts
24Preston91178164

A question about Preston vs Nottingham Forest?

Ask Footlab AI: lineups, absences, player form, stats, how the match could unfold.

Sign-in required. No odds displayed, no affiliation: the method is published and the accuracy is measured.

How does Footlab AI compute this prediction?

The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy

Other matches in the same round

Next match: Preston and Nottingham Forest

Ready to know everything about football?