Nottingham Forest returns to action on Tuesday following the postponement of their clash with Bournemouth at the weekend, when they travel to Deepdale to face Preston North End with kickoff at 10:45 pm.
Despite defeat to Reading on Saturday, the home side are 12th in the Championship table, just three points outside the playoffs, while the Reds currently find themselves ninth.
New Preston North End boss Ryan Lowe has guided his side to 20 points from their first 12 games in the Championship, with the Lillywhites picking up five victories during this time. One of those was over Reading, who came to Deepdale at the weekend, having gone unbeaten for six games and taken 12 points as a result.
It wasn’t all bad for the home side, as Burnley managed to pull two goals back as second-half goals from Daniel Johnson and Cameron Archer weren’t enough to prevent them from falling 3-2 to Barnsley.
Nottingham Forest, who was due to face Bournemouth away from home on Friday night, had the game postponed due to the effects of Storm Eunice.
The missed fixture denied them the opportunity to stretch an impressive run of results, as Steve Cooper’s side has won six of their last eight games in all competitions.
Thus, including eye-catching FA Cup wins over Arsenal and defending champions Leicester City alongside league victories over Millwall, Derby County, and Barnsley.
Preston North End vs. Nottingham Forest Head to Head
Both sides have 22 games against each other, with hosts taking six wins while visitors with eight wins. Here is a look at their previous encounters:
Home
- Preston North End 2-3 Reading
- Peterborough 0-1 Preston North
- Preston North 0-0 Huddersfield
- Hull City 0-1 Preston North
- Millwall 0-0 Preston North
Away
- Nottingham Forest 2-2 Stoke City
- Blackburn Rovers 0-2 Nottingham
- Nottingham 4-1 Leicester
- Cardiff City 2-1 Nottingham Forest
- Nottingham 3-0 Barnsley
Preston North End Team News
Due to injuries, the hosts are still without Greg Cunningham, Josh Murphy, and Tom Barkhuizen while Neil Aspin will likely make changes after a recent defeat. Since his loan arrival in January, Cameron Archer has impressed, scoring four goals in seven appearances, so he should keep his place beside Emil Riis Jakobsen.
Nottingham Forest Team News
Nottingham Forest will be without Brice Samba, suspended after the goalkeeper was sent off against Stoke City last weekend, but Joe Worrall will be available to play in defense. Ethan Horvath will start in goal.
Prediction and Odds
This should be an interesting Championship encounter, and we can’t quite decide who will win at Deepdale.
- Draw
- Double Chance
- Goals Under 2.5
