Championship
·Matchday 30
Featured match
- M. Gueye 39'
- T. Cantwell 78' (pen)
- B. Potts 90+3'
- Pre-match
- First half
- Half-time
- Second half
- Full-time
The match in brief
Blackburn beat Preston 2-1. Scorers for Blackburn: M. Gueye 39', T. Cantwell 78' (pen). Scorers for Preston: B. Potts 90+3'. Preston had 60% of possession.
Blackburn
Preston
- Full-time 2 - 1
Added time: 9 minutes
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90+9'
J. Whatmough Yellow card · Preston Yellow card for J. Whatmough (Preston)
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90+3'
B. Potts 2-1 Goal · Assist: S. Þórðarson · Preston S. Þórðarson provides, B. Potts finishes for Preston (2-1)
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90'
D. Sanderson Out: T. Dolan · Blackburn Substitution for Blackburn: D. Sanderson comes on for T. Dolan
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90'
A. Forshaw Out: R. Hedges · Blackburn Substitution for Blackburn: A. Forshaw comes on for R. Hedges
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82'
J. Rankin-Costello Out: L. Travis · Blackburn Substitution for Blackburn: J. Rankin-Costello comes on for L. Travis
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79'
C. Evans Out: S. Greenwood · Preston Substitution for Preston: C. Evans comes on for S. Greenwood
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79'
D. Holmes Out: M. Frøkjær-Jensen · Preston Substitution for Preston: D. Holmes comes on for M. Frøkjær-Jensen
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78'
T. Cantwell 2-0 Penalty goal · Blackburn Goal! T. Cantwell scores a penalty for Blackburn. It is 2-0
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68'
T. Cantwell Out: Andreas Weimann · Blackburn Substitution for Blackburn: T. Cantwell comes on for Andreas Weimann
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64'
B. Potts Out: J. Meghoma · Preston Substitution for Preston: B. Potts comes on for J. Meghoma
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64'
S. Þórðarson Out: R. Ledson · Preston Substitution for Preston: S. Þórðarson comes on for R. Ledson
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63'
J. Buckley Yellow card · Blackburn Yellow card for J. Buckley (Blackburn)
- Half-time 1 - 0
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39'
M. Gueye 1-0 Goal · Assist: T. Dolan · Blackburn T. Dolan provides, M. Gueye finishes for Blackburn (1-0)
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30'
J. Whatmough Out: J. Storey · Preston Substitution for Preston: J. Whatmough comes on for J. Storey
- Kick-off
The teams before the match
Blackburn
Preston
WWLLL
Last 5 matches DWDWW
0.8Goals scored per match1.4
1.1Goals conceded per match1.1
2Clean sheets2
From each team's last 10 matches before this one, in all competitions.
Blackburn4-2-3-1
Preston3-4-1-2
16
6.9
Hughes
A. Hughes
Player profile
19
6.9
Gibson
L. Gibson
Player profile
14
6.9
Storey
30'
J. Storey
- 30'Out
19
6.9
Hedges
90'
R. Hedges
- 90'Out
- 68'Out
- 90'Out
21
6.3
Buckley
63'
J. Buckley
- 63'Yellow card
- 82'Out
Blackburn4-2-3-1
Coach: J. Eustace
Starting XI
- 1GK A. Pears 6.5
- 2DF C. Brittain 6.6
- 5DF Dominic Hyam 7.5
- 15DF D. Batth 7.2
- 24DF O. Beck 7.2
- 27MF L. Travis82' 6.3
- 21MF J. Buckley63' 6.3
- 10MF T. Dolan90' 6.9
- 14MF Andreas Weimann68' 7.0
- 19MF R. Hedges90' 6.9
- 9FW M. Gueye39' 7.2
Substitutes
- 8MF T. Cantwell68'78' 6.9
- 11MF J. Rankin-Costello82' 6.7
- 28MF A. Forshaw90' 6.2
- 31DF D. Sanderson90' 6.2
- 49MF F. Vare
- 46MF I. Dunn
- 12GK Balázs Tóth
- 48DF Tom Atcheson
- 33MF A. Cozier-Duberry
Preston3-4-1-2
Coach: P. Heckingbottom
Starting XI
- 1GK F. Woodman 6.5
- 14DF J. Storey30' 6.9
- 19DF L. Gibson 6.9
- 16DF A. Hughes 6.9
- 29MF K. Kessler 6.9
- 8MF A. McCann 6.9
- 18MF R. Ledson64' 7.2
- 3MF J. Meghoma64' 6.9
- 20FW S. Greenwood79' 7.0
- 10FW M. Frøkjær-Jensen79' 6.6
- 9FW E. Riis 6.6
Substitutes
- 5DF J. Whatmough30'90+9' 6.7
- 22MF S. Þórðarson64' 7.3
- 44MF B. Potts64'90+3' 7.3
- 25MF D. Holmes79' 7.2
- 12FW C. Evans79' 6.9
- 13GK D. Cornell
- 24FW Felipe
- 6DF Liam Lindsay
- 28FW M. Osmajić
Blackburn
Preston
40%
60%
13
Shots
10
2
On target
1
5
Off target
6
7
Corners
3
13
Fouls
6
1
Offsides
2
1
Yellow cards
1
321
Passes
470
73%
Pass accuracy
79%
1.67
Expected goals
0.93
| Pos | Team | P | GF | GA | GF:GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Leeds
|
46 | 95 | 30 | 95:30 | +65 | 100 |
| 2 |
Burnley
|
46 | 69 | 16 | 69:16 | +53 | 100 |
| 3 |
Sheffield Utd
|
46 | 63 | 36 | 63:36 | +27 | 90 |
| 4 |
Sunderland
|
46 | 58 | 44 | 58:44 | +14 | 76 |
| 5 |
Coventry
|
46 | 64 | 58 | 64:58 | +6 | 69 |
| 6 |
Bristol City
|
46 | 59 | 55 | 59:55 | +4 | 68 |
| 7 |
Blackburn
|
46 | 53 | 48 | 53:48 | +5 | 66 |
| 8 |
Millwall
|
46 | 47 | 49 | 47:49 | -2 | 66 |
| 9 |
West Brom
|
46 | 57 | 47 | 57:47 | +10 | 64 |
| 10 |
Middlesbrough
|
46 | 64 | 56 | 64:56 | +8 | 64 |
| 11 |
Swansea
|
46 | 51 | 56 | 51:56 | -5 | 61 |
| 12 |
Sheffield Wednesday
|
46 | 60 | 69 | 60:69 | -9 | 58 |
| 13 |
Norwich
|
46 | 71 | 68 | 71:68 | +3 | 57 |
| 14 |
Watford
|
46 | 53 | 61 | 53:61 | -8 | 57 |
| 15 |
QPR
|
46 | 53 | 63 | 53:63 | -10 | 56 |
| 16 |
Portsmouth
|
46 | 58 | 71 | 58:71 | -13 | 54 |
| 17 |
Oxford United
|
46 | 49 | 65 | 49:65 | -16 | 53 |
| 18 |
Stoke City
|
46 | 45 | 62 | 45:62 | -17 | 51 |
| 19 |
Derby
|
46 | 48 | 56 | 48:56 | -8 | 50 |
| 20 |
Preston
|
46 | 48 | 59 | 48:59 | -11 | 50 |
| 21 |
Hull City
|
46 | 44 | 54 | 44:54 | -10 | 49 |
| 22 |
Luton
|
46 | 45 | 69 | 45:69 | -24 | 49 |
| 23 |
Plymouth
|
46 | 51 | 88 | 51:88 | -37 | 46 |
| 24 |
Cardiff
|
46 | 48 | 73 | 48:73 | -25 | 44 |
QualificationPlay-offsRelegation
Blackburn wins2Draws3
Preston wins2Last meetings
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22 September 2024 · Championship
Preston
0-0
Blackburn
-
17 February 2024 · Championship
Preston
2-2
Blackburn
-
10 November 2023 · Championship
Blackburn
1-2
Preston
-
22 April 2023 · Championship
Preston
1-1
Blackburn
-
10 December 2022 · Championship
Blackburn
1-4
Preston
-
25 April 2022 · Championship
Preston
1-4
Blackburn
-
4 December 2021 · Championship
Blackburn
1-0
Preston