English League Championship

Preston North End vs Rotherham United, 2020-21 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship
Preston North End
  • 65': Ched Evans
FT
1 - 2
Rotherham United
  • 1': Joseph Rafferty (OG)
  • 55': Ben Wiles

About

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

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Attempt blocked. Freddie Ladapo (Rotherham United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lewis Wing.
  • 1': Own Goal by Joseph Rafferty, Preston North End. Preston North End 0, Rotherham United 1.
  • 3': Angus MacDonald (Rotherham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 3': Foul by Ched Evans (Preston North End).
  • 5': Attempt missed. Ched Evans (Preston North End) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Andrew Hughes with a cross.
  • 8': Foul by Jayson Molumby (Preston North End).
  • 8': Michael Ihiekwe (Rotherham United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 8': Attempt missed. Clark Robertson (Rotherham United) header from the left side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Daniel Barlaser following a set piece situation.
  • 9': Dangerous play by Anthony Gordon (Preston North End).
  • 9': Wes Harding (Rotherham United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 10': Attempt blocked. Clark Robertson (Rotherham United) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 12': Benjamin Whiteman (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 12': Foul by Jamie Lindsay (Rotherham United).
  • 14': Substitution, Rotherham United. Ben Wiles replaces Jamie Lindsay because of an injury.
  • 16': Attempt missed. Jayson Molumby (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Anthony Gordon.
  • 17': Foul by Freddie Ladapo (Rotherham United).
  • 17': Paul Huntington (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 17': Foul by Lewis Wing (Rotherham United).
  • 17': Ryan Ledson (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 20': Anthony Gordon (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 20': Foul by Daniel Barlaser (Rotherham United).
  • 21': Attempt missed. Anthony Gordon (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right from a direct free kick.
  • 23': Foul by Liam Lindsay (Preston North End).
  • 23': George Hirst (Rotherham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 24': Attempt blocked. Ben Wiles (Rotherham United) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Freddie Ladapo.
  • 25': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Michael Ihiekwe.
  • 26': Foul by Daniel Barlaser (Rotherham United).
  • 26': Jayson Molumby (Preston North End) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 26': Daniel Barlaser (Rotherham United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 27': Offside, Preston North End. Anthony Gordon tries a through ball, but Paul Huntington is caught offside.
  • 30': Foul by Benjamin Whiteman (Preston North End).
  • 30': George Hirst (Rotherham United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 34': Attempt missed. Anthony Gordon (Preston North End) right footed shot from the left side of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Tom Barkhuizen.
  • 34': Foul by Freddie Ladapo (Rotherham United).
  • 34': Liam Lindsay (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 35': Attempt saved. Ched Evans (Preston North End) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Joseph Rafferty with a cross.
  • 36': Attempt saved. Tom Barkhuizen (Preston North End) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ryan Ledson.
  • 36': Foul by Ched Evans (Preston North End).
  • 36': Viktor Johansson (Rotherham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 37': Ched Evans (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 42': Attempt blocked. Freddie Ladapo (Rotherham United) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ben Wiles.
  • 42': Corner, Rotherham United. Conceded by Ryan Ledson.
  • 43': Offside, Rotherham United. George Hirst tries a through ball, but Freddie Ladapo is caught offside.
  • 44': Foul by Clark Robertson (Rotherham United).
  • 44': Jayson Molumby (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 45': Benjamin Whiteman (Preston North End) hits the left post with a right footed shot from outside the box from a direct free kick.
  • 45': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Viktor Johansson.
  • 45'+2': Foul by Lewis Wing (Rotherham United).
  • 45'+2': Ryan Ledson (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+6': Corner, Rotherham United. Conceded by Andrew Hughes.
  • 45'+6': First Half ends, Preston North End 0, Rotherham United 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Preston North End 0, Rotherham United 1.
  • 46': Foul by Liam Lindsay (Preston North End).
  • 46': George Hirst (Rotherham United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 47': Attempt missed. Ben Wiles (Rotherham United) left footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Daniel Barlaser.
  • 50': Attempt missed. Benjamin Whiteman (Preston North End) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Jayson Molumby.
  • 50': Foul by Ben Wiles (Rotherham United).
  • 50': Liam Lindsay (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 52': Anthony Gordon (Preston North End) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 52': Foul by Michael Ihiekwe (Rotherham United).
  • 54': Attempt missed. Freddie Ladapo (Rotherham United) header from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Ryan Giles with a cross.
  • 55': Goal! Preston North End 0, Rotherham United 2. Ben Wiles (Rotherham United) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Lewis Wing.
  • 57': Attempt missed. George Hirst (Rotherham United) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Daniel Barlaser.
  • 61': Attempt saved. Tom Barkhuizen (Preston North End) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Joseph Rafferty.
  • 62': Attempt saved. George Hirst (Rotherham United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ben Wiles.
  • 62': Attempt blocked. Anthony Gordon (Preston North End) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jayson Molumby.
  • 62': Hand ball by Joseph Rafferty (Preston North End).
  • 63': Attempt saved. Ben Wiles (Rotherham United) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lewis Wing with a through ball.
  • 63': Corner, Rotherham United. Conceded by Daniel Iversen.
  • 64': Foul by Freddie Ladapo (Rotherham United).
  • 64': Joseph Rafferty (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 65': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Lewis Wing.
  • 65': Goal! Preston North End 1, Rotherham United 2. Ched Evans (Preston North End) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner following a corner.
  • 66': Substitution, Preston North End. Daniel Johnson replaces Ryan Ledson.
  • 66': Substitution, Preston North End. Brad Potts replaces Jayson Molumby.
  • 66': Substitution, Preston North End. Scott Sinclair replaces Anthony Gordon.
  • 66': Substitution, Rotherham United. Matthew Olosunde replaces Ryan Giles.
  • 66': Substitution, Rotherham United. Michael Smith replaces Freddie Ladapo.
  • 67': Substitution, Rotherham United. Matt Crooks replaces George Hirst.
  • 68': Attempt saved. Michael Smith (Rotherham United) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Matt Crooks.
  • 70': Attempt blocked. Tom Barkhuizen (Preston North End) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
  • 72': Foul by Michael Ihiekwe (Rotherham United).
  • 72': Scott Sinclair (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 72': Michael Ihiekwe (Rotherham United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 72': Substitution, Preston North End. Sepp van den Berg replaces Paul Huntington.
  • 73': Attempt saved. Andrew Hughes (Preston North End) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
  • 73': Foul by Michael Smith (Rotherham United).
  • 73': Liam Lindsay (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 75': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Wes Harding.
  • 76': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Michael Ihiekwe.
  • 77': Attempt missed. Ben Wiles (Rotherham United) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Lewis Wing.
  • 78': Offside, Preston North End. Daniel Johnson tries a through ball, but Tom Barkhuizen is caught offside.
  • 80': Offside, Rotherham United. Lewis Wing tries a through ball, but Michael Smith is caught offside.
  • 81': Substitution, Preston North End. Sean Maguire replaces Joseph Rafferty.
  • 83': Offside, Preston North End. Daniel Johnson tries a through ball, but Scott Sinclair is caught offside.
  • 84': Clark Robertson (Rotherham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 84': Foul by Ched Evans (Preston North End).
  • 85': Hand ball by Lewis Wing (Rotherham United).
  • 86': Attempt saved. Michael Smith (Rotherham United) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Lewis Wing.
  • 86': Attempt missed. Matt Crooks (Rotherham United) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is too high. Assisted by Michael Smith.
  • 90': Attempt saved. Daniel Johnson (Preston North End) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Sean Maguire.
  • 90'+2': Substitution, Rotherham United. Richard Wood replaces Daniel Barlaser.
  • 90'+3': Foul by Matt Crooks (Rotherham United).
  • 90'+3': Sepp van den Berg (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+3': Matt Crooks (Rotherham United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Preston North End 1, Rotherham United 2.
  • 0': Match ends, Preston North End 1, Rotherham United 2.

Statistics

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15 Fouls 9
3 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 3
3 Corner Kicks 5
5 Saves 4
39.9 Possession 60.1
15 SHOTS 14
5 ON GOAL 6
0.3 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
159 Accurate Passes 278
273 Passes 395
0.6 Pass Completion % 0.7
1 Accurate Crosses 3
11 Crosses 24
0.1 Cross % 0.1
82 Long Balls 98
30 Accurate Long Balls 41
0.4 Long Balls % 0.4
4 Blocked Shots 2
6 Effective Tackles 6
12 Tackles 10
0.5 Tackle % 0.6
20 Interceptions 8
29 Effective Clearances 14
29 Clearances 14

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: Deepdale
Location: Preston, England

EFL Championship Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Coventry City 39 +41 80
2 Millwall 40 +10 72
3 Middlesbrough 40 +21 71
4 Ipswich Town 38 +28 69
Full Table

Line-Ups

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

No. Name
22 Daniel Iversen (GK)
6 Liam Lindsay
23 Paul Huntington
16 Andrew Hughes
15 Joseph Rafferty
21 Jayson Molumby
18 Ryan Ledson
17 Benjamin Whiteman
26 Ched Evans Yellow Card
42 Anthony Gordon
29 Tom Barkhuizen
Preston North End Substitutes:
Sepp van den Berg, Paul Gallagher, Sean Maguire, Brad Potts, Greg Cunningham, Daniel Johnson, Scott Sinclair, Connor Ripley, Emil Riis Jakobsen.

ROT Rotherham United (3-5-2)

No. Name
1 Viktor Johansson (GK)
21 Angus MacDonald
15 Clark Robertson
20 Michael Ihiekwe Yellow Card
16 Jamie Lindsay
5 Lewis Wing
26 Daniel Barlaser Yellow Card
30 Ryan Giles
19 Wes Harding
9 George Hirst
10 Freddie Ladapo
Rotherham United Substitutes:
Florian Jozefzoon, Ben Wiles, Matt Crooks, Josh Vickers, Matthew Olosunde, Richard Wood, Trevor Clarke, Michael Smith, Shaun MacDonald.

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