English League Championship

Preston North End vs Blackburn Rovers, 2021-22 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship
Preston North End
  • 29': Alan Browne
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1 - 4
Blackburn Rovers
  • 9': Sam Gallagher
  • 12': John Buckley
  • 37': Darragh Lenihan
  • 52': Lewis Travis

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': Brad Potts (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 1': Foul by Harry Pickering (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 1': Harry Pickering (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 2': Foul by Ryan Hedges (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 2': Greg Cunningham (Preston North End) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 6': Attempt saved. Joe Rothwell (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Lewis Travis.
  • 8': Ben Brereton Díaz (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 8': Foul by Sepp van den Berg (Preston North End).
  • 9': Ben Brereton Díaz (Blackburn Rovers) hits the right post with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Harry Pickering with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 9': Goal! Preston North End 0, Blackburn Rovers 1. Sam Gallagher (Blackburn Rovers) header from very close range to the bottom left corner following a set piece situation.
  • 11': Foul by Greg Cunningham (Preston North End).
  • 11': Ryan Hedges (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 11': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Sepp van den Berg.
  • 12': Goal! Preston North End 0, Blackburn Rovers 2. John Buckley (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ben Brereton Díaz.
  • 17': Attempt blocked. Ryan Hedges (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lewis Travis.
  • 17': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Daniel Johnson.
  • 21': Brad Potts (Preston North End) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 21': Foul by Sam Gallagher (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 21': Sam Gallagher (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 22': Foul by Patrick Bauer (Preston North End).
  • 22': Sam Gallagher (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 22': Foul by Sam Gallagher (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 22': Greg Cunningham (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 23': Foul by Daniel Johnson (Preston North End).
  • 23': Ryan Hedges (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 28': Offside, Blackburn Rovers. John Buckley tries a through ball, but Ben Brereton Díaz is caught offside.
  • 29': Goal! Preston North End 1, Blackburn Rovers 2. Alan Browne (Preston North End) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Greg Cunningham.
  • 31': Attempt blocked. Lewis Travis (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ryan Hedges.
  • 33': Offside, Blackburn Rovers. Lewis Travis tries a through ball, but Ryan Hedges is caught offside.
  • 34': Attempt missed. Emil Riis Jakobsen (Preston North End) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Brad Potts with a cross.
  • 35': Foul by Andrew Hughes (Preston North End).
  • 35': Ryan Hedges (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 36': Foul by Patrick Bauer (Preston North End).
  • 36': Ryan Hedges (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 37': Goal! Preston North End 1, Blackburn Rovers 3. Darragh Lenihan (Blackburn Rovers) header from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Joe Rothwell following a set piece situation.
  • 38': Alan Browne (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card.
  • 39': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Thomas Kaminski.
  • 40': Attempt missed. Cameron Archer (Preston North End) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Daniel Johnson with a cross following a corner.
  • 41': Attempt blocked. Daniel Johnson (Preston North End) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 41': Darragh Lenihan (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 41': Foul by Greg Cunningham (Preston North End).
  • 42': Foul by Patrick Bauer (Preston North End).
  • 42': Sam Gallagher (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, Preston North End 1, Blackburn Rovers 3.
  • 45': Second Half begins Preston North End 1, Blackburn Rovers 3.
  • 45': Substitution, Preston North End. Sean Maguire replaces Greg Cunningham.
  • 47': Alan Browne (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 47': Foul by John Buckley (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 49': Attempt missed. Sean Maguire (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Andrew Hughes.
  • 50': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Patrick Bauer.
  • 51': Attempt missed. Darragh Lenihan (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Joe Rothwell following a corner.
  • 52': Goal! Preston North End 1, Blackburn Rovers 4. Lewis Travis (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ben Brereton Díaz.
  • 56': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Patrick Bauer.
  • 57': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Daniel Iversen.
  • 58': Attempt missed. Ryan Hedges (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Scott Wharton with a headed pass following a corner.
  • 58': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Harry Pickering.
  • 59': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Darragh Lenihan.
  • 59': Attempt blocked. Patrick Bauer (Preston North End) header from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 59': Attempt saved. Emil Riis Jakobsen (Preston North End) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Cameron Archer.
  • 60': Alan Browne (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 60': Foul by John Buckley (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 61': Attempt saved. Benjamin Whiteman (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
  • 62': Foul by Benjamin Whiteman (Preston North End).
  • 62': Joe Rothwell (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 62': Benjamin Whiteman (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 62': Hand ball by Ben Brereton Díaz (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 63': Alan Browne (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 63': Foul by John Buckley (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 63': John Buckley (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 65': Attempt blocked. Daniel Johnson (Preston North End) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Alan Browne.
  • 65': Attempt blocked. Andrew Hughes (Preston North End) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
  • 67': Attempt saved. Sam Gallagher (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Darragh Lenihan with a through ball.
  • 67': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Daniel Iversen.
  • 68': Andrew Hughes (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 68': Foul by Scott Wharton (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 68': Foul by Cameron Archer (Preston North End).
  • 68': Jan Paul van Hecke (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 71': Substitution, Preston North End. Joseph Rafferty replaces Andrew Hughes because of an injury.
  • 71': Foul by Patrick Bauer (Preston North End).
  • 71': Sam Gallagher (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 74': Ben Brereton Díaz (Blackburn Rovers) hits the bar with a header from very close range. Assisted by Darragh Lenihan with a cross.
  • 76': Offside, Preston North End. Daniel Johnson tries a through ball, but Emil Riis Jakobsen is caught offside.
  • 77': Foul by Benjamin Whiteman (Preston North End).
  • 77': John Buckley (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 79': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Ian Poveda-Ocampo replaces Sam Gallagher because of an injury.
  • 82': Substitution, Preston North End. Alistair McCann replaces Benjamin Whiteman.
  • 85': Foul by Sean Maguire (Preston North End).
  • 85': John Buckley (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 86': Foul by Alistair McCann (Preston North End).
  • 86': Joe Rothwell (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 87': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Bradley Dack replaces John Buckley.
  • 87': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Tayo Edun replaces Joe Rothwell.
  • 90': Hand ball by Joseph Rafferty (Preston North End).
  • 90'+1': Offside, Blackburn Rovers. Darragh Lenihan tries a through ball, but Ben Brereton Díaz is caught offside.
  • 90'+2': Attempt missed. Brad Potts (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
  • 90'+3': Foul by Emil Riis Jakobsen (Preston North End).
  • 90'+3': Lewis Travis (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 90'+4': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Darragh Lenihan.
  • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Preston North End 1, Blackburn Rovers 4.
  • 0': Match ends, Preston North End 1, Blackburn Rovers 4.

Statistics

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9 Fouls 16
3 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
3 Offsides 1
6 Corner Kicks 4
3 Saves 2
45.3 Possession 54.7
12 SHOTS 11
6 ON GOAL 3
0.5 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
235 Accurate Passes 284
315 Passes 372
0.7 Pass Completion % 0.8
2 Accurate Crosses 4
10 Crosses 19
0.2 Cross % 0.2
70 Long Balls 61
32 Accurate Long Balls 26
0.5 Long Balls % 0.4
2 Blocked Shots 4
6 Effective Tackles 6
13 Tackles 16
0.5 Tackle % 0.4
5 Interceptions 9
14 Effective Clearances 13
14 Clearances 13

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: Deepdale
Location: Preston, England
Attendance: 15,229

EFL Championship Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Coventry City 36 +36 74
2 Middlesbrough 35 +19 66
3 Millwall 36 +9 65
4 Ipswich Town 35 +26 64
Full Table

Line-Ups

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

No. Name
12 Daniel Iversen (GK)
5 Patrick Bauer
16 Andrew Hughes
2 Sepp van den Berg
4 Benjamin Whiteman Yellow Card
11 Daniel Johnson
8 Alan Browne
3 Greg Cunningham
44 Brad Potts
21 Cameron Archer
19 Emil Riis Jakobsen
Preston North End Substitutes:
Mikey O'Neill, Joseph Rafferty, Scott Sinclair, Alistair McCann, Sean Maguire, Liam Lindsay, Connor Ripley.

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

No. Name
1 Thomas Kaminski (GK)
16 Scott Wharton
25 Jan Paul van Hecke
3 Harry Pickering Yellow Card
26 Darragh Lenihan
21 John Buckley
8 Joe Rothwell
27 Lewis Travis
9 Sam Gallagher
22 Ben Brereton Díaz
19 Ryan Hedges
Blackburn Rovers Substitutes:
Bradley Dack, Tayo Edun, Aynsley Pears, Daniel Ayala, Tyrhys Dolan, Ian Poveda-Ocampo, Deyovaiso Zeefuik.

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