English League Championship

Preston North End vs Blackburn Rovers, 2018-19 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship
Preston North End
  • 2': Tom Barkhuizen
  • 10': Callum Robinson
  • 74': Louis Moult
  • 85': Alan Browne
FT
4 - 1
Blackburn Rovers
  • 48': Danny Graham

About

Preston North End are hosting Blackburn Rovers at Deepdale, Preston, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English League Championship.

Match Timeline

  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 2': Goal! Preston North End 1, Blackburn Rovers 0. Tom Barkhuizen (Preston North End) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Alan Browne with a cross.
  • 3': Offside, Blackburn Rovers. Derrick Williams tries a through ball, but Adam Armstrong is caught offside.
  • 3': Attempt blocked. Callum Robinson (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Alan Browne.
  • 4': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Charlie Mulgrew.
  • 6': Attempt blocked. Callum Robinson (Preston North End) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tom Barkhuizen.
  • 6': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Ryan Nyambe.
  • 10': Goal! Preston North End 2, Blackburn Rovers 0. Callum Robinson (Preston North End) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Alan Browne with a through ball.
  • 11': Attempt saved. Bradley Dack (Blackburn Rovers) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Elliott Bennett.
  • 11': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Declan Rudd.
  • 12': Attempt saved. Kasey Palmer (Blackburn Rovers) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Harrison Reed with a cross.
  • 16': Foul by Kasey Palmer (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 16': Tom Barkhuizen (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 19': Darragh Lenihan (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 19': Foul by Lukas Nmecha (Preston North End).
  • 22': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Ben Davies.
  • 22': Attempt missed. Darragh Lenihan (Blackburn Rovers) header from very close range is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Harrison Reed with a cross following a corner.
  • 23': Foul by Adam Armstrong (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 23': Tom Clarke (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 26': Hand ball by Paul Gallagher (Preston North End).
  • 27': Adam Armstrong (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 27': Foul by Ben Pearson (Preston North End).
  • 28': Attempt saved. Charlie Mulgrew (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner.
  • 28': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Declan Rudd.
  • 29': Attempt missed. Derrick Williams (Blackburn Rovers) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Harrison Reed with a cross following a corner.
  • 30': Delay in match Darragh Lenihan (Blackburn Rovers) because of an injury.
  • 31': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 35': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Ben Pearson.
  • 37': Attempt saved. Bradley Dack (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kasey Palmer.
  • 37': Foul by Joshua Earl (Preston North End).
  • 37': Ryan Nyambe (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 38': Attempt blocked. Charlie Mulgrew (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the right is blocked.
  • 39': Foul by Callum Robinson (Preston North End).
  • 39': Ryan Nyambe (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 40': Foul by Callum Robinson (Preston North End).
  • 40': Kasey Palmer (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 41': Foul by Derrick Williams (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 41': Joshua Earl (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 43': Richard Smallwood (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card.
  • 43': Attempt missed. Alan Browne (Preston North End) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
  • 43': Offside, Preston North End. Paul Huntington tries a through ball, but Tom Clarke is caught offside.
  • 44': Delay in match Lukas Nmecha (Preston North End) because of an injury.
  • 45'+1': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 45'+2': Attempt missed. Lukas Nmecha (Preston North End) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Tom Barkhuizen.
  • 45'+3': Attempt missed. Lukas Nmecha (Preston North End) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Tom Barkhuizen with a cross.
  • 45'+4': First Half ends, Preston North End 2, Blackburn Rovers 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Preston North End 2, Blackburn Rovers 0.
  • 45': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Danny Graham replaces Richard Smallwood.
  • 47': Foul by Joshua Earl (Preston North End).
  • 47': Ryan Nyambe (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 48': Goal! Preston North End 2, Blackburn Rovers 1. Danny Graham (Blackburn Rovers) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Harrison Reed with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 51': Alan Browne (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 51': Foul by Harrison Reed (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 52': Attempt missed. Paul Gallagher (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left from a direct free kick.
  • 54': Attempt saved. Elliott Bennett (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Harrison Reed.
  • 56': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Tom Clarke.
  • 59': Attempt missed. Bradley Dack (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Ryan Nyambe.
  • 60': Attempt missed. Callum Robinson (Preston North End) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Ben Pearson.
  • 60': Substitution, Preston North End. Louis Moult replaces Lukas Nmecha.
  • 62': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Ryan Nyambe.
  • 63': Delay in match Harrison Reed (Blackburn Rovers) because of an injury.
  • 65': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 66': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Joe Rothwell replaces Adam Armstrong.
  • 67': Delay in match Callum Robinson (Preston North End) because of an injury.
  • 69': Substitution, Preston North End. Brandon Barker replaces Callum Robinson because of an injury.
  • 69': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 69': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Ben Brereton replaces Kasey Palmer.
  • 70': Alan Browne (Preston North End) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 70': Foul by Ryan Nyambe (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 71': Attempt saved. Paul Gallagher (Preston North End) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 72': Delay in match Ben Pearson (Preston North End) because of an injury.
  • 73': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 74': Attempt blocked. Brandon Barker (Preston North End) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tom Barkhuizen.
  • 74': Goal! Preston North End 3, Blackburn Rovers 1. Louis Moult (Preston North End) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the top right corner.
  • 76': Attempt blocked. Bradley Dack (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Danny Graham with a headed pass.
  • 76': Offside, Blackburn Rovers. Danny Graham tries a through ball, but Ben Brereton is caught offside.
  • 76': Darragh Lenihan (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 76': Foul by Louis Moult (Preston North End).
  • 79': Hand ball by Ben Brereton (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 80': Offside, Preston North End. Ben Pearson tries a through ball, but Tom Barkhuizen is caught offside.
  • 81': Attempt blocked. Tom Barkhuizen (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Paul Gallagher.
  • 83': Substitution, Preston North End. Ryan Ledson replaces Ben Pearson.
  • 84': Attempt missed. Louis Moult (Preston North End) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Brandon Barker following a fast break.
  • 85': Goal! Preston North End 4, Blackburn Rovers 1. Alan Browne (Preston North End) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Louis Moult.
  • 89': Alan Browne (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 89': Foul by Harrison Reed (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 89': Ryan Ledson (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90': Elliott Bennett (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'+4': Attempt blocked. Brandon Barker (Preston North End) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Paul Gallagher.
  • 90'+4': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Ryan Nyambe.
  • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Preston North End 4, Blackburn Rovers 1.
  • 90'+6': Match ends, Preston North End 4, Blackburn Rovers 1.

Statistics

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7 Fouls 8
2 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 2
5 Corner Kicks 4
1 Saves 5
57.2 Possession 42.8
11 SHOTS 16
6 ON GOAL 5
0.5 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
332 Accurate Passes 230
460 Passes 349
0.7 Pass Completion % 0.7
4 Accurate Crosses 3
11 Crosses 9
0.4 Cross % 0.3
94 Long Balls 95
39 Accurate Long Balls 32
0.4 Long Balls % 0.3
2 Blocked Shots 5
10 Effective Tackles 15
13 Tackles 20
0.8 Tackle % 0.8
9 Interceptions 6
14 Effective Clearances 21
14 Clearances 21

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: Deepdale
Location: Preston, England
Attendance: 19,912

EFL Championship Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Millwall 2 +5 6
2 West Bromwich Albion 2 +3 6
3 Charlton Athletic 2 +2 6
4 Wolverhampton Wanderers 2 +2 4
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Line-Ups

PNE Preston North End (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Declan Rudd (GK)
1 Declan Rudd (GK)
6 Ben Davies
23 Paul Huntington
3 Joshua Earl
5 Tom Clarke
8 Alan Browne
4 Ben Pearson
12 Paul Gallagher
45 Lukas Nmecha
7 Callum Robinson
29 Tom Barkhuizen
Preston North End Substitutes:
Darnell Fisher, Brandon Barker, Graham Burke, Andrew Hughes, Chris Maxwell, Louis Moult, Ryan Ledson.

BLK Blackburn Rovers (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 David Raya (GK)
1 David Raya (GK)
14 Charlie Mulgrew
26 Darragh Lenihan
3 Derrick Williams
2 Ryan Nyambe
23 Bradley Dack
6 Richard Smallwood Yellow Card
4 Harrison Reed
7 Adam Armstrong
45 Kasey Palmer
31 Elliott Bennett Yellow Card
Blackburn Rovers Substitutes:
Ben Brereton Díaz, Craig Conway, Jack Rodwell, Jayson Leutwiler, Amari'i Bell, Joe Rothwell, Danny Graham.

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