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Preston 0-0 Nottingham Forest: Martin O'Neill's side suffer dent in play-off hopes after goalless draw at Deepdale The visitors enjoyed the better of the game as they missed a number of chances Alex Milosevic, Joe Lolley and Yohan Benalouane had opportunities to score Brad Potts had two good chances to give the home side the victory at Deepdale

By Press Association Reporter

Published: 17:35 GMT, 16 February 2019 | Updated: 18:55 GMT, 16 February 2019

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Nottingham Forest's play-off hopes suffered a dent after they were held to a 0-0 draw at Preston.

The visitors enjoyed the better of the game as they watched a number of first-half chances go begging.

Alex Milosevic, Joe Lolley and Yohan Benalouane all had opportunities before the break, while Lewis Grabban and Lolley had goals ruled out.

Nottingham Forest's play-off hopes suffered a dent after they were held to a 0-0 draw

Nottingham Forest's play-off hopes suffered a dent after they were held to a 0-0 draw

Despite their lacklustre display, Preston could themselves have won it, with Brad Potts having two good chances to give his side all three points.

But both sides lacked real quality as the game aimlessly drifted towards a stalemate in the final 15 minutes.

Potts had a fierce shot blocked in the second minute as Preston enjoyed a good spell of early pressure.

Jordan Storey headed over from a Paul Gallagher corner

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