Match Report


Nottingham ForestNottingham Forest     Preston North EndPreston North End
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Edward ClarkeE. Clarke48
G
1
G
52Dennis WhelanD. Whelan
Malcolm FentonM. Fenton45
D
2
D
56Leon JessL. Jess
Tony KirklandT. Kirkland43
D
3
D
45Ashley Wright-PhillipsA. Wright-Phillips
Jermaine KoncheskyJ. Konchesky39
D
4
D
43Stanley GoldbergS. Goldberg
Graeme CarterG. Carter38
D
5
M
65Paul HurstP. Hurst
David BarryD. Barry51
M
6captain
M
47Ledley BloomerL. Bloomer
Harvey MiddletonH. Middleton43
M
7
M
40Paolo LofthouseP. Lofthouse
Damien MannD. Mann43
M
captain8
M
39Les EvansL. Evans
Trevor FlintlockT. Flintlock58
A
9
A
48Gilles JobsonG. Jobson
Jason BrittonJ. Britton53
A
10
A
45Ledley BrownL. Brown
Shaun WetherallS. Wetherall42
A
11
A
42Gavin KingG. King
 
Trevor Le SauxT. Le Saux41
M
12
G
50Harvey BarmbyH. Barmby
Neil MontagueN. Montague40
G
13
G
42Terry BowerT. Bower
Simon HuntS. Hunt39
G
14
M
38Tommy FletcherT. Fletcher

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Match Report
An overcast sky looms overhead here at City Ground where Nottingham Forest play host to Preston North End. A crowd of 2,759 fill this 3,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Nottingham Forest are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Preston North End appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Wayne Granville.


0.00
Nottingham Forest kick off and get the first half underway!
2.05
Jermaine Konchesky deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Harvey Middleton. Harvey Middleton hits a low pass to Shaun Wetherall. Shaun Wetherall whips in a cross ball towards Jason Britton. Jason Britton beats his man to it with a header. Dennis Whelan is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
6.24
Stanley Goldberg hits a low pass to Ledley Bloomer. Ledley Bloomer makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Ledley Brown. Ledley Brown runs straight at the defence! Ledley Brown shoots from just inside the box. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is on top of it. Nice keeping!
9.16
Damien Mann comes in with a late challenge on Paul Hurst. The referee calls over Damien Mann and warns him to calm down! Paul Hurst hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
10.33
Damien Mann deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Trevor Flintlock. Trevor Flintlock plays a quick one-two with Jason Britton and rushes in on goal... Trevor Flintlock comes in from the right and smashes a shot from 11 yards out. It's there!! Dennis Whelan has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
14.42
Harvey Middleton catches Ledley Bloomer on the ankles. Harvey Middleton is warned by the referee! Ledley Bloomer hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
15.20
Ledley Bloomer sees Gilles Jobson in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Gilles Jobson cuts inside the box! Gilles Jobson side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
16.34
Leon Jess makes a probing pass to Les Evans. With imagination, Les Evans plays the ball forward to Gilles Jobson. Gilles Jobson tries a spectacular long range effort but it flies wide!
20.58
Les Evans flicks a high pass forward. Gavin King holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Gavin King knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Edward Clarke who gathers it comfortably.
21.23
David Barry barges into Paolo Lofthouse. David Barry is given a warning by the referee! Paolo Lofthouse stretches but gets up unharmed.
22.13
Harvey Middleton makes a simple pass to Shaun Wetherall. Shaun Wetherall knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
24.51
Harvey Middleton flicks a high pass forward. Jason Britton holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Jason Britton flicks a high pass forward. Trevor Flintlock controls it well on his chest and turns goalwards. Trevor Flintlock rockets a shot on goal. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
28.27
David Barry flicks a high pass forward to Trevor Flintlock who brings the ball under control. Trevor Flintlock plays the ball forward to Shaun Wetherall who has made a great run into the box. Shaun Wetherall strikes a beautiful right-footed shot at goal. The ball swerves in the air but Stanley Goldberg is standing on the goal line and blocks what would otherwise have been a goal!
34.04
Tony Kirkland flicks a high pass forward. David Barry holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. David Barry threads a neat ball through to Jason Britton. Jason Britton knocks in a cross ball towards Trevor Flintlock. With a superhuman jump, Trevor Flintlock connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. The ball strikes Stanley Goldberg's outstretched foot and is deflected wide.
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Nottingham Forest appear unchanged since the first half. Preston North End also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Preston North End kick off!
47.22
David Barry clumsily knocks into Stanley Goldberg. The referee calls over David Barry and shows him a yellow card! Stanley Goldberg runs off the knock.
49.49
Ledley Bloomer knocks the ball to his team mate, Ledley Brown. Ledley Brown shoots from long range. It's miles wide!
51.16
Ledley Bloomer flicks the ball to his team mate, Gilles Jobson. Gilles Jobson skips past Malcolm Fenton! Gilles Jobson shows great control and tries a shot on goal but it's a woeful effort!
55.11
Harvey Middleton flicks the ball to his team mate, Shaun Wetherall. Shaun Wetherall kicks a strong pass forward to Trevor Flintlock but the referee indicates it's offside!
57.54
Ledley Bloomer flicks a high pass forward to Gilles Jobson who brings the ball under control. Gilles Jobson knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Graeme Carter.
59.24
David Barry flicks the ball to his team mate, Jason Britton. Jason Britton lofts in a cross ball towards Trevor Flintlock. Trevor Flintlock outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward his aim is horrendously poor!
60.34
Nottingham Forest have made 3 substitutions with Trevor Le Saux replacing Trevor Flintlock, Neil Montague replacing Jason Britton and Simon Hunt replacing Shaun Wetherall .
63.55
Les Evans threads a neat ball through to Gavin King. Gavin King plays a one-two with Ledley Brown and rushes in on goal... Gavin King shoots from just inside the box which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
71.46
With imagination, Paolo Lofthouse plays the ball forward to Gilles Jobson. Gilles Jobson flicks a high pass forward. Ledley Brown controls it well on his chest and turns goalwards. Ledley Brown looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. Edward Clarke is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
77.40
Paul Hurst flicks a high pass forward. Ledley Brown holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Ledley Brown makes a probing pass between the defence to Gilles Jobson. Gilles Jobson takes a shot at goal. It's miles wide!
79.14
Les Evans makes an attacking run forward. Les Evans plays a quick one-two with Gavin King and rushes in on goal... Les Evans shoots from just inside the box but it's well over the bar!
84.51
Les Evans kicks a strong pass forward to Gavin King. Gavin King finds some space and shoots from distance but it flies just wide!
85.44
Graeme Carter catches Ledley Brown on the ankles. The referee brings Graeme Carter to one side and gives him a warning! Ledley Brown hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
89.56
Ledley Bloomer comes in with a late challenge on Harvey Middleton. Ledley Bloomer is given a warning by the referee! Harvey Middleton runs off the knock.
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

Nottingham Forest

Preston North End
Goals
2
2
Shots on Target
4
3
Shots off Target
2
7
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
5
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
31.2%
68.8%
Play Area
26.2%
48.8%
25%

Scorers
Jason Britton 2
Trevor Flintlock 10
Gavin King 64
Ledley Brown 71

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Ledley Brown of Preston North End

Match Ratings
1.Edward Clarke (GK)
6
2.Malcolm Fenton (DEF)
6
3.Tony Kirkland (DEF)
6
4.Jermaine Konchesky (DEF)
6
5.Graeme Carter (DEF)
5
6.David Barry (MID)yellow card
5
7.Harvey Middleton (MID)
6
8.Damien Mann (MID)
6
9.Trevor Flintlock (ATT)goal scored
8
10.Jason Britton (ATT)goal scored
8
11.Shaun Wetherall (ATT)
6
 
12.Trevor Le Saux (MID)
6
13.Neil Montague (GK)
6
14.Simon Hunt (GK)
6

1.Dennis Whelan (GK)
6
2.Leon Jess (DEF)
6
3.Ashley Wright-Phillips (DEF)
6
4.Stanley Goldberg (DEF)
7
5.Paul Hurst (MID)
6
6.Ledley Bloomer (MID)
7
7.Paolo Lofthouse (MID)
6
8.Les Evans (MID)
8
9.Gilles Jobson (ATT)
7
10.Ledley Brown (ATT)goal scored
9
11.Gavin King (ATT)goal scored
8
 
12.Harvey Barmby (GK)
0
13.Terry Bower (GK)
0
14.Tommy Fletcher (MID)
0