English League Championship

Preston North End vs Blackburn Rovers, 2020-21 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship
Preston North End
  • Red Card 44': Joseph Rafferty
FT
0 - 3
Blackburn Rovers
  • 45': Adam Armstrong (P)
  • 53': Ben Brereton Díaz
  • 76': Tyrhys Dolan

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': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Joseph Rafferty.
  • 3': Ben Brereton (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 3': Foul by Daniel Johnson (Preston North End).
  • 5': Alan Browne (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 5': Foul by Joe Rothwell (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 9': Attempt missed. Ben Brereton (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Adam Armstrong.
  • 10': Barry Douglas (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 10': Foul by Darnell Fisher (Preston North End).
  • 12': Attempt blocked. Adam Armstrong (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Joe Rothwell.
  • 13': Offside, Preston North End. Alan Browne tries a through ball, but Tom Barkhuizen is caught offside.
  • 15': Darnell Fisher (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 15': Foul by Ben Brereton (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 16': Foul by Daniel Johnson (Preston North End).
  • 16': Ryan Nyambe (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 17': Ben Brereton (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 17': Foul by Paul Huntington (Preston North End).
  • 18': Attempt saved. Darragh Lenihan (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 18': Attempt blocked. Adam Armstrong (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 22': Barry Douglas (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 22': Foul by Alan Browne (Preston North End).
  • 22': Alan Browne (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 24': Foul by Alan Browne (Preston North End).
  • 24': Lewis Holtby (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 25': Ben Brereton (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 25': Foul by Darnell Fisher (Preston North End).
  • 28': Foul by Adam Armstrong (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 28': Ryan Ledson (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 31': Darnell Fisher (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 31': Foul by Ben Brereton (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 33': Attempt blocked. Adam Armstrong (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Barry Douglas.
  • 33': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Darnell Fisher.
  • 34': Attempt missed. Adam Armstrong (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Ben Brereton.
  • 36': Daniel Johnson (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 36': Foul by Tom Trybull (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 36': Tom Trybull (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 38': Ben Brereton (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 38': Foul by Daniel Johnson (Preston North End).
  • 40': Attempt blocked. Adam Armstrong (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ryan Nyambe.
  • 40': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Patrick Bauer.
  • 41': Attempt missed. Joe Rothwell (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Barry Douglas following a corner.
  • 44': Attempt blocked. Daniel Johnson (Preston North End) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tom Barkhuizen.
  • 44': Attempt blocked. Daniel Johnson (Preston North End) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
  • 44': Penalty Blackburn Rovers. Sam Gallagher draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 44': Penalty conceded by Joseph Rafferty (Preston North End) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 44': Joseph Rafferty (Preston North End) is shown the red card.
  • 45': Goal! Preston North End 0, Blackburn Rovers 1. Adam Armstrong (Blackburn Rovers) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  • 45'+3': Alan Browne (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+3': Foul by Ben Brereton (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 45'+4': First Half ends, Preston North End 0, Blackburn Rovers 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Preston North End 0, Blackburn Rovers 1.
  • 45': Substitution, Preston North End. Brad Potts replaces Scott Sinclair.
  • 49': Offside, Blackburn Rovers. Sam Gallagher tries a through ball, but Adam Armstrong is caught offside.
  • 51': Attempt missed. Tom Barkhuizen (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Daniel Johnson.
  • 52': Attempt blocked. Adam Armstrong (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 53': Goal! Preston North End 0, Blackburn Rovers 2. Ben Brereton (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Joe Rothwell with a through ball.
  • 56': Attempt blocked. Joe Rothwell (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Adam Armstrong.
  • 60': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Jacob Davenport replaces Tom Trybull.
  • 61': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Harvey Elliott replaces Joe Rothwell.
  • 62': Attempt blocked. Ben Brereton (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Harvey Elliott.
  • 68': Attempt missed. Sam Gallagher (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Barry Douglas.
  • 68': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Stewart Downing replaces Lewis Holtby.
  • 68': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Tyrhys Dolan replaces Adam Armstrong.
  • 69': Darragh Lenihan (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 69': Foul by Emil Riis Jakobsen (Preston North End).
  • 73': Foul by Harvey Elliott (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 73': Tom Barkhuizen (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 74': Barry Douglas (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 74': Foul by Alan Browne (Preston North End).
  • 76': Goal! Preston North End 0, Blackburn Rovers 3. Tyrhys Dolan (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Ben Brereton.
  • 78': Foul by Brad Potts (Preston North End).
  • 78': Harvey Elliott (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 79': Substitution, Preston North End. Jordan Storey replaces Darnell Fisher.
  • 80': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. John Buckley replaces Harvey Elliott because of an injury.
  • 80': Substitution, Preston North End. Sean Maguire replaces Emil Riis Jakobsen.
  • 82': Substitution, Preston North End. Jayden Stockley replaces Daniel Johnson.
  • 86': Attempt blocked. John Buckley (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jacob Davenport.
  • 86': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Jordan Storey.
  • 87': Attempt missed. Jacob Davenport (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ben Brereton.
  • 89': Offside, Blackburn Rovers. John Buckley tries a through ball, but Barry Douglas is caught offside.
  • 90'+1': Offside, Preston North End. Brad Potts tries a through ball, but Sean Maguire is caught offside.
  • 90'+2': Foul by Jacob Davenport (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 90'+2': Sean Maguire (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+4': Foul by Darragh Lenihan (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 90'+4': Jayden Stockley (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+4': Attempt missed. Alan Browne (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left from a direct free kick.
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Preston North End 0, Blackburn Rovers 3.
  • 0': Match ends, Preston North End 0, Blackburn Rovers 3.

Statistics

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9 Fouls 12
1 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 1
2 Offsides 2
4 Corner Kicks 0
0 Saves 1
75 Possession 25
17 SHOTS 4
4 ON GOAL 0
0.2 On Target % 0.0
1 Penalty Goals 0
1 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
573 Accurate Passes 127
652 Passes 218
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.6
1 Accurate Crosses 0
12 Crosses 2
0.1 Cross % 0.0
81 Long Balls 69
47 Accurate Long Balls 17
0.6 Long Balls % 0.2
8 Blocked Shots 2
7 Effective Tackles 8
9 Tackles 15
0.8 Tackle % 0.5
6 Interceptions 14
9 Effective Clearances 19
9 Clearances 19

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: Deepdale
Location: Preston, England

EFL Championship Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Coventry City 41 +42 84
2 Ipswich Town 39 +29 72
3 Middlesbrough 41 +21 72
4 Millwall 41 +9 72
Full Table

Line-Ups

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

No. Name
1 Declan Rudd (GK)
23 Paul Huntington
5 Patrick Bauer
15 Joseph Rafferty Red Card
2 Darnell Fisher
11 Daniel Johnson
18 Ryan Ledson
8 Alan Browne Yellow Card
19 Emil Riis Jakobsen
31 Scott Sinclair
29 Tom Barkhuizen
Preston North End Substitutes:
Jayden Stockley, Brad Potts, Tom Bayliss, Jordan Storey, Connor Ripley, Jacob Holland-Wilkinson, Adam O'Reilly, Sean Maguire, Lewis Coulton.

BLK Blackburn Rovers (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 Thomas Kaminski (GK)
28 Scott Wharton
26 Darragh Lenihan
15 Barry Douglas
2 Ryan Nyambe
19 Tom Trybull Yellow Card
8 Joe Rothwell
10 Lewis Holtby
7 Adam Armstrong
20 Ben Brereton Díaz
9 Sam Gallagher
Blackburn Rovers Substitutes:
Harvey Elliott, Aynsley Pears, John Buckley, Harry Chapman, Amari'i Bell, Stewart Downing, Jacob Davenport, Tyrhys Dolan, Hayden Carter.

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