Our prediction for this Championship match:
Nottingham Forest
Match Time & Date:
08/05/2021
07:30 AM
Prediction: 1-2
Preston
After spoiling Sheffield Wednesday’s party at Hillsborough, Nottingham Forest will be aiming to finish the season in style when they take on Preston at the City Ground. The Reds failed to win the previous five league fixtures, and we are positive that they will go all guns blazing at the Lilywhites. Despite failing to convert a penalty in the goalless draw with Wednesday, Lewis Grabban should continue to lead the line for the hosts.
Preston, on the other hand, are on a three-game winning run in the Championship ahead of the trip to West Bridgford. The Lilywhites obviously to finish the season in great manner, and seeing that they are likely to go for a win in Saturday’s game as well, over 2.5 goals betting option should be considered. Keep in mind, though, that six goals in total have been netted in the previous five meetings between the two sides.
Highlighted Player (Jack Colback):
After spending nine years at Sunderland youth academy, Jack Colback signed a loan deal with Ipswich Town on 6 August, 2009. The left-footed midfielder, who is capable of playing at left back as well, made 37 appearances for the Championship side, scoring four goals in the English second tier.
Against all odds, Colback decided to sign for Sunderland’s bitterest rivals Newcastle United on 9 June, 2014 and it has to be noted he became the first player to move directly from Sunderland to Newcastle since 1998 when Lionel Perez did the same. In 2015 Sunderland fans created a sick banner depicting Colback hanging with a noose around his neck and that caused uproar on social media.
Colback and his teammates from Newcastle dropped to the Championship at the end of the 2015/2016 season, but he decided not to leave the club. Colback scored 5 goals in 64 appearances for Newcastle United in the Premier League. He is well known for his passing skills, he rarely gives the ball away and journalist often compare him with Italy ace Andrea Pirlo.
Highlighted Team (Preston):
Preston North End or Preston were founded in 1880. The Lilywhites or the Invincibles play their home games at Deepdale, the stadium that was built in 1875 and opened three years later.
In 1889 Preston won their first FA Cup trophy and they did well to beat Huddersfield Town in the final of the 1938 FA Cup final. However, the club’s biggest success came in 1889 and 1890 when they won back-to-back domestic trophies (First Division).
Preston have yet to win the League Cup title, but they were runners-up in 1888, 1922, 1937, 1954, 1964. Preston’s main rivals are Blackpool and the two teams square off against each other in the West Lancashire derby. In their first ever meeting in the West Lancashire derby (1901) Preston recorded a 4-1 win over Blackpool.
Burnley and Blackburn Rovers are considered Preston’s big rivals as well. The colour of Preston’s shirts is white and they wear dark blue shorts.
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