On the 22nd of February, Preston North End and Nottingham Forest will play a match in Preston in a clash of the Championship. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 5 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. Preston North End sits at 11th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-0 shutout win against Peterborough United. Cameron Archer scored the first goal for Preston North End in the 80th minute, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, Peterborough United was frustrated by Preston North End’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Preston North End ended the match with the shutout victory. With 17 points in their last 10 matches Preston North End should be reasonably happy with their performance, while 7th placed Nottingham Forest is fresh off their 2-2 draw against Stoke City. Brennan Johnson scored the first goal for Nottingham Forest in the 56th minute, but Josh Maja got the equalizer for Stoke City in the 68th minute . Nottingham Forest should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 19 points in their last 10 matches.
On Saturday Nov 6th, Nottingham Forest hosted Preston North End at the The City Ground in their last match together. Nottingham Forest won by a score of 3 to 0. Lewis Grabban scored the first goal for Nottingham Forest in the 32nd minute on a penalty shot, then Jack Colback added another in the 41st minute In the end, Preston North End couldn’t muster any offence and Nottingham Forest ran away with the shutout win.
Brennan Johnson has been on a hot streak lately. In the last 5 games, the midfielder has scored four goals for Nottingham Forest. For Preston North End, their top scorers are Emil Riis and Cameron Archer, each having 2 goals in their last five matches.