English League Championship

FT Saturday, April 2, 2016
Preston North End LDLWD 2
–
Blackburn Rovers LWLLW 1
1st2ndT
PNE202
BLK101
Ewood Park · 21,029 att.

Match Report

Team Stats

11
Fouls
8
2
Yellow Cards
3
0
Red Cards
1
3
Offsides
1
4
Corner Kicks
4
2
Saves
5
59.1
Possession
40.9
16
SHOTS
6
7
ON GOAL
3
0.4
On Target %
0.5
1
Penalty Goals
0
1
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
368
Accurate Passes
207
460
Passes
320
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.6
5
Accurate Crosses
3
28
Crosses
20
0.2
Cross %
0.2
94
Long Balls
89
54
Accurate Long Balls
34
0.6
Long Balls %
0.4
6
Blocked Shots
1
7
Effective Tackles
10
10
Tackles
19
0.7
Tackle %
0.5
0
Interceptions
0
24
Effective Clearances
15
30
Clearances
23

Head to Head

BLK leads series 1-0

Lineups

BLK · 4-4-2

  1. 30Jason SteeleG
  2. 15Elliott WardCD-L
  3. 22Shane DuffyCD-R
  4. 3Thomas SpurrLB
  5. 10Ben MarshallRB
  6. 21Hope AkpanCM-L
  7. 26Darragh LenihanCM-R
  8. 14Jordi GómezLM
  9. 31Elliott BennettRM
  10. 8Tony WattCF-L
  11. 12Danny GrahamCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 16Matt GrimesSUB
  2. 35Simeon JacksonSUB
  3. 9Chris BrownSUB
  4. 32Craig ConwaySUB
  5. 33David RayaSUB
  6. 4Matthew KilgallonSUB
  7. 2Adam HenleySUB

PNE · 4-4-2

  1. 1Anders LindegaardG
  2. 6Bailey WrightCD-L
  3. 5Tom ClarkeCD-R
  4. 3Greg CunninghamLB
  5. 15Calum WoodsRB
  6. 16Alan BrowneCM-L
  7. 4Ben PearsonCM-R
  8. 32Adam ReachLM
  9. 12Paul GallagherRM
  10. 25Jordan HugillCF-L
  11. 14Joe GarnerCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 13Eoin DoyleSUB
  2. 23Paul HuntingtonSUB
  3. 2Marnick VermijlSUB
  4. 11Daniel JohnsonSUB
  5. 37Callum RobinsonSUB
  6. 10Jermaine BeckfordSUB
  7. 43Chris KirklandSUB

Timeline

  1. 7' Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Simeon Jackson replaces Tony Watt because of an injury.
  2. 13' Goal! Blackburn Rovers 1, Preston North End 0. Elliott Ward (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner following a corner.
  3. 24' Shane Duffy (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the red card.
  4. 25' Goal! Blackburn Rovers 1, Preston North End 1. Joe Garner (Preston North End) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  5. 27' Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Matthew Kilgallon replaces Simeon Jackson.
  6. 37' Paul Gallagher (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card.
  7. 43' Goal! Blackburn Rovers 1, Preston North End 2. Jordan Hugill (Preston North End) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Paul Gallagher.
  8. 57' Ben Pearson (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card.
  9. 57' Elliott Bennett (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card.
  10. 57' Elliott Ward (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card.
  11. 63' Substitution, Preston North End. Daniel Johnson replaces Ben Pearson.
  12. 71' Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Chris Brown replaces Hope Akpan.
  13. 75' Danny Graham (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card.
  14. 80' Substitution, Preston North End. Paul Huntington replaces Adam Reach.
  15. 86' Substitution, Preston North End. Jermaine Beckford replaces Joe Garner.

EFL Championship News

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