English League Championship

Blackburn Rovers vs Preston North End, 2022-23 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship
Blackburn Rovers
  • 55': Bradley Dack
FT
1 - 4
Preston North End
  • 16': Ben Woodburn
  • 47': Ched Evans
  • 63': Ched Evans
  • 65': Benjamin Whiteman

About

Blackburn Rovers are hosting Preston North End at Ewood Park, Blackburn, 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.
  • 2': Offside, Preston North End. Álvaro Fernández tries a through ball, but Daniel Johnson is caught offside.
  • 5': Offside, Blackburn Rovers. Sammie Szmodics tries a through ball, but Bradley Dack is caught offside.
  • 8': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Clinton Mola replaces Callum Brittain because of an injury.
  • 8': Ben Woodburn (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 8': Foul by Lewis Travis (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 9': Foul by Bradley Dack (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 9': Ryan Ledson (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 10': Foul by Brad Potts (Preston North End).
  • 10': Hayden Carter (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 11': Ched Evans (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 11': Foul by Sammie Szmodics (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 12': Foul by Ryan Hedges (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 12': Greg Cunningham (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 15': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Álvaro Fernández.
  • 15': Attempt missed. Hayden Carter (Blackburn Rovers) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Tyler Morton with a cross following a corner.
  • 16': Goal! Blackburn Rovers 0, Preston North End 1. Ben Woodburn (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ched Evans following a fast break.
  • 19': Ched Evans (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 19': Foul by Hayden Carter (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 20': Ben Woodburn (Preston North End) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 20': Foul by Lewis Travis (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 21': Attempt saved. Ched Evans (Preston North End) header from very close range is saved in the bottom right corner.
  • 23': Foul by Ben Woodburn (Preston North End).
  • 23': Ryan Hedges (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 28': Attempt blocked. Daniel Johnson (Preston North End) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is blocked.
  • 28': Attempt blocked. Benjamin Whiteman (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 32': Attempt missed. Ryan Hedges (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Tyler Morton.
  • 35': Hand ball by Hayden Carter (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 35': Hayden Carter (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
  • 36': Attempt blocked. Brad Potts (Preston North End) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ched Evans.
  • 36': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Dominic Hyam.
  • 41': Foul by Álvaro Fernández (Preston North End).
  • 41': Ryan Hedges (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 44': Foul by Ched Evans (Preston North End).
  • 44': Scott Wharton (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 44': Ched Evans (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 45': Benjamin Whiteman (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45': Foul by Bradley Dack (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, Blackburn Rovers 0, Preston North End 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Blackburn Rovers 0, Preston North End 1.
  • 47': Goal! Blackburn Rovers 0, Preston North End 2. Ched Evans (Preston North End) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Daniel Johnson.
  • 49': Foul by Lewis Travis (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 49': Greg Cunningham (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 50': Attempt blocked. Ben Woodburn (Preston North End) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 53': Attempt missed. Benjamin Whiteman (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Daniel Johnson.
  • 55': Goal! Blackburn Rovers 1, Preston North End 2. Bradley Dack (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ben Brereton.
  • 57': Attempt saved. Brad Potts (Preston North End) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Daniel Johnson.
  • 57': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Thomas Kaminski.
  • 57': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Tyrhys Dolan replaces Sammie Szmodics.
  • 58': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Sam Gallagher replaces Ben Brereton.
  • 58': Attempt missed. Liam Lindsay (Preston North End) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Daniel Johnson with a cross following a corner.
  • 59': Offside, Blackburn Rovers. Bradley Dack tries a through ball, but Sam Gallagher is caught offside.
  • 60': Attempt missed. Ched Evans (Preston North End) right footed shot from more than 35 yards misses to the right.
  • 63': Goal! Blackburn Rovers 1, Preston North End 3. Ched Evans (Preston North End) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Greg Cunningham with a cross.
  • 65': Goal! Blackburn Rovers 1, Preston North End 4. Benjamin Whiteman (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Daniel Johnson.
  • 68': Offside, Blackburn Rovers. Tyrhys Dolan tries a through ball, but Sam Gallagher is caught offside.
  • 70': Attempt missed. Tyler Morton (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
  • 71': Attempt missed. Ryan Hedges (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Lewis Travis.
  • 74': Ben Woodburn (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 74': Foul by Lewis Travis (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 76': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Jordan Storey.
  • 79': Offside, Blackburn Rovers. Dominic Hyam tries a through ball, but Sam Gallagher is caught offside.
  • 81': Foul by Tyrhys Dolan (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 81': Jordan Storey (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 82': Attempt blocked. Tyrhys Dolan (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Tyler Morton.
  • 85': Attempt saved. Sam Gallagher (Blackburn Rovers) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Hayden Carter with a cross.
  • 87': Substitution, Preston North End. Finlay Cross-Adair replaces Ched Evans.
  • 90'+1': Substitution, Preston North End. Jacob Slater replaces Álvaro Fernández.
  • 90'+2': Foul by Sam Gallagher (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 90'+2': Jordan Storey (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+3': Daniel Johnson (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'+3': Substitution, Preston North End. Noah Mawene replaces Ben Woodburn.
  • 90'+3': Substitution, Preston North End. Mikey O'Neill replaces Daniel Johnson.
  • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Blackburn Rovers 1, Preston North End 4.
  • 0': Match ends, Blackburn Rovers 1, Preston North End 4.

Statistics

https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/soccer/500/394.png&h=25&scale=crop&w=25&location=originPNE BLKhttps://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/soccer/500/365.png&h=25&scale=crop&w=25&location=origin
4 Fouls 12
2 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 4
2 Corner Kicks 2
1 Saves 2
35.6 Possession 64.4
13 SHOTS 7
6 ON GOAL 2
0.5 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
191 Accurate Passes 438
291 Passes 530
0.7 Pass Completion % 0.8
3 Accurate Crosses 4
8 Crosses 14
0.4 Cross % 0.3
73 Long Balls 50
20 Accurate Long Balls 22
0.3 Long Balls % 0.4
4 Blocked Shots 1
13 Effective Tackles 5
18 Tackles 12
0.7 Tackle % 0.4
11 Interceptions 7
13 Effective Clearances 11
13 Clearances 11

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: Ewood Park
Location: Blackburn, England
Attendance: 17,690

EFL Championship Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Coventry City 27 +29 55
2 Middlesbrough 27 +12 49
3 Ipswich Town 26 +21 47
4 Millwall 27 -2 46
Full Table

Line-Ups

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

No. Name
1 Thomas Kaminski (GK)
5 Dominic Hyam
16 Scott Wharton
17 Hayden Carter Yellow Card
27 Lewis Travis
6 Tyler Morton
8 Sammie Szmodics
19 Ryan Hedges
2 Callum Brittain
22 Ben Brereton Díaz
23 Bradley Dack
Blackburn Rovers Substitutes:
Clinton Mola, Daniel Ayala, George Hirst, Sam Gallagher, Aynsley Pears, John Buckley, Tyrhys Dolan.

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

No. Name
1 Freddie Woodman (GK)
6 Liam Lindsay
3 Greg Cunningham
14 Jordan Storey
18 Ryan Ledson
4 Benjamin Whiteman
2 Álvaro Carreras
44 Brad Potts
9 Ched Evans
20 Ben Woodburn
10 Daniel Johnson
Preston North End Substitutes:
Jacob Slater, Finlay Cross-Adair, Patrick Bauer, Mikey O'Neill, David Cornell, Noah Mawene, Bambo Diaby.

EFL Championship News

Wrexham's unbeaten home run snapped by Norwich
Wrexham's unbeaten home run snapped by Norwich

Norwich inflicted Wrexham's first English League Championship home defeat since September with a 2-1 victory at the SToK Cae Ras.

USMNT's Haji Wright nets crucial winner for Coventry vs. Leicester
USMNT's Haji Wright nets crucial winner for Coventry vs. Leicester

Haji Wright scored for the first time since early October as Sky Bet Championship leaders Coventry came from behind to beat local rivals Leicester 2-1.

USMNT's Sargent banished to Norwich U21s amid transfer standoff
USMNT's Sargent banished to Norwich U21s amid transfer standoff

Norwich City manager Philippe Clement revealed that USMNT striker Josh Sargent has been sent to play with the club's under-21s following his refusal to take part in last weekend's FA Cup match against Walsall.

Minnesota United boss Eric Ramsay set for West Brom job - source
Minnesota United boss Eric Ramsay set for West Brom job - source

Minnesota United head coach Eric Ramsay is set to join English Championship side West Bromwich Albion, a source has confirmed to ESPN.

Wrexham hero Paul Mullin returns to club after Wigan loan cut short
Wrexham hero Paul Mullin returns to club after Wigan loan cut short

Paul Mullin has returned to Wrexham after his loan spell at Wigan Athletic was cut short halfway through the season.