Nottingham Forest v Preston result

Full-time · Nottingham Forest 0–3 Preston

Championship · Tue, 30 Jan 2018 19:45 GMT

Updated 15 May 2026, 04:47 UK · refreshed continuously

Nottingham Forest 0–3 Preston — Preston won this Championship match.

Next for Nottingham Forest: Ipswich v Nottingham Forest, Friday 23 October — the preview. Next for Preston: Preston v West Brom, Saturday 24 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Nottingham Forest 0–3 Preston · Championship
Referee: Geoff Eltringham, England
Head-to-head (last 1): Nottingham Forest 0 · draws 1 · Preston 0 · 2 goals/game
Recent form: Nottingham Forest 2W 1D 2L · Preston 1W 2D 2L

Nottingham Forest 0–3 Preston (Championship): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across every major market, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 15 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

1 / 1.38

Goals

against 1.25 / 1 · 2 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

5.2 / 6.2

Corners

against 5 / 4.4 · 1 of the last 2 over 9.5

over 5 matches

3.8 / 4.2

Shots on target

against 4.4 / 3.4 · 0 of the last 2 over 8.5

over 5 matches

2.4 / 2.6

Cards

against 1.4 / 2.6 · 2 of the last 2 over 3.5

over 5 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 27 January 2018. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 27 January 2018. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Nottingham Forest for / against	Line	Preston for / against
Goals scored	1 for · 1.25 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1.38 for · 1 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	5.2 for · 5 against n 5 Last 5	9.5standard	6.2 for · 4.4 against n 5 Last 5
Shots	12.4 for · 12 against n 5 Last 5	19.5standard	13.4 for · 10.6 against n 5 Last 5
Shots on target	3.8 for · 4.4 against n 5 Last 5	8.5standard	4.2 for · 3.4 against n 5 Last 5
Fouls committed	11.4 for · 9.8 against n 5 Last 5	21.5standard	11.4 for · 10.8 against n 5 Last 5
Cards shown	2.4 for · 1.4 against n 5 Last 5	3.5standard	2.6 for · 2.6 against n 5 Last 5

Nottingham Forest

Nottingham Forest — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 27 January 2018. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
J. Ward n 8	23.3	2.4 3/1	1.5 3/0	—
A. Traoré n 8	76	2.1 6/4	1.2 5/3	—
M. Carayol n 8	34.5	2 3/1	1.6 5/0	—
L. Bridcutt n 8	77.3	1.9 7/4	1.2 5/2	—
B. Brereton n 8	62.9	1.6 6/2	2 5/4	—

Nottingham Forest — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 27 January 2018. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
M. Carayol n 8	34.5	3.9 6/4	1.3 3/1
J. Cummings n 8	50.8	3.8 7/3	0.9 3/1
D. Murphy n 8	84.9	2.9 6/5	1.3 5/2
Zach Clough n 8	26.3	2.6 4/1	0.9 2/0
M. Cash n 6	53.5	2.2 4/3	0.8 3/0

Nottingham Forest — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 27 January 2018. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
T. Walker n 8	79.6	0.4 2/1	0.1 1/0
K. Dowell n 8	89.1	0.3 2/0	0.1 1/0
L. Bridcutt n 8	77.3	0 0/0	0.4 3/0
B. Brereton n 8	62.9	0.4 2/0	0 0/0
M. Cash n 6	53.5	0 0/0	0.3 1/0

Nottingham Forest — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 27 January 2018. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
M. Mancienne n 8	90	0 0/0
E. Lichaj n 8	90	0 0/0
J. Worrall n 8	90	0 0/0
K. Dowell n 8	89.1	0 0/0
D. Murphy n 8	84.9	0 0/0

Nottingham Forest — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 27 January 2018. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
J. Smith n 8	90	3 5/4

Preston

Preston — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 27 January 2018. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
J. Earl n 8	78.8	2.7 8/6	1.1 5/2	—
J. Harrop n 8	46.4	2.7 6/5	1.2 3/1	—
J. Hugill n 8	82.4	2.6 7/5	1.8 8/2	—
Daniel Johnson n 8	69.5	2.1 4/4	0.8 2/2	—
S. Mavididi n 8	38.6	1.7 3/2	2 5/1	—

Preston — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 27 January 2018. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
D. Horgan n 8	32.9	4.8 7/4	1 2/1
C. Robinson n 8	73.3	3.1 6/6	1.7 6/4
B. Bodin n 3	75.3	2.8 3/3	0.8 1/1
J. Hugill n 8	82.4	2 7/5	0.5 3/1
P. Gallagher n 8	72.1	1.9 6/4	0.3 2/0

Preston — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 27 January 2018. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
C. Robinson n 8	73.3	0.3 2/0	0.2 1/0
T. Clarke n 8	83.1	0.3 2/0	0 0/0
J. Hugill n 8	82.4	0.3 2/0	0 0/0
D. Horgan n 8	32.9	0.3 1/0	0 0/0
G. Cunningham n 6	89	0 0/0	0.2 1/0

Preston — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 27 January 2018. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
P. Huntington n 8	90	0 0/0
G. Cunningham n 6	89	0 0/0
B. Pearson n 8	88.4	0 0/0
B. Davies n 8	84.4	0 0/0
T. Clarke n 8	83.1	0 0/0

Preston — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 27 January 2018. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
C. Maxwell n 8	90	2.3 5/3

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Nottingham Forest		Preston
54%	Possession	46%
11	Shots	15
0	Shots on target	7
9	Shots off target	7
2	Blocked shots	1
5	Shots inside the box	8
4	Corners	5
0	Offsides	2
15	Fouls	10
3	Yellow cards	1
0	Red cards	0
4	Saves	0
408	Passes	339
67%	Pass accuracy	60%

Nottingham Forest player stats

Player	Min	Sh	KP	Cards	Rating
J. Smith	90	0	0	0	6.3
T. Darikwa	90	0	0	Y	6.1
J. Worrall	90	0	1	0	6.6
M. Mancienne	90	1	0	0	5.7
D. Fox	90	2	0	Y	6.2
D. Vaughan	90	0	0	Y	7.1
B. Osborn	90	1	0	0	5.8
M. Cash	90	2	3	0	6.7
K. Dowell	90	0	3	0	7.2
Apostolos Vellios	77	4	1	0	7
B. McKay	62	1	1	0	6.4
B. Brereton sub	28	0	0	0	6.5
J. Ward sub	13	0	0	0	6.4

Preston player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Cards	Rating
D. Rudd	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.8
D. Fisher	90	0	0	0	0	1	0	7
T. Clarke	90	0	0	2	0	0	0	6.8
P. Huntington	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.7
J. Earl	90	0	0	0	0	1	0	7.5
B. Bodin	90	1	0	2	2	0	Y	6.9
A. Browne	90	0	0	1	0	1	0	7.2
T. Barkhuizen	90	1	0	4	2	2	0	7.9
C. Robinson	88	0	1	1	1	1	0	7.3
B. Pearson	85	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.6
P. Gallagher	80	0	1	3	0	4	0	7.5
Daniel Johnson	10	1	0	1	1	1	0	7.5
L. Moult	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.5
D. Horgan	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	–

Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.

Form, head-to-head & standings

The numbers behind Nottingham Forest v Preston — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

Nottingham ForestDWLWL

Last 5: 2W 1D 2L · 1.4 scored / 1 conceded per game

PrestonLWDDL

Last 5: 1W 2D 2L · 1.8 scored / 1.4 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 1

Nottingham Forest 0 · 1 draw · Preston 0 · 2 goals/game

2017-12-23 Preston 1–1 Nottingham Forest

League standing · 2017/18

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Nottingham Forest#17 pos35 pts31 pl-15 GD

Preston#7 pos49 pts31 pl+8 GD

Goals per game

Nottingham Forest scored1.13

Preston scored1.23

Nottingham Forest conceded1.61

Preston conceded0.97

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Frequently asked questions

What is the head-to-head record between Nottingham Forest and Preston?: In their last 1 meetings, Nottingham Forest won 0, Preston won 0 and there was 1 draw, averaging 2 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Nottingham Forest and Preston?: Recent form — Nottingham Forest 2W 1D 2L; Preston 1W 2D 2L.

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