PRESTON. Preston North End bounces back against Blackburn Rovers with a goal on the S. Szmodics 7′ and a goal on the S. Gallagher 23′. Preston North End was unquestionably superior in terms of ball possession (64%)
The match was played at the Deepdale stadium in Preston on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. In front of 20,924 spectators. The referee was David Webb who was helped by Rob Smith and Nigel Lugg. The 4th official was Peter Wright. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was cold at 11.9 degrees Celsius or 53.42 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 93%.
Match Statistics
- ! 64 Ball Possession 36
Shots
- 16 Total 6
- 8 On Target 3
- 3 Off Target 1
- 5 Shots blocked 2
- 148 Attack 79
- 53 Dangerous attack 37
- 56 Ball safe 41
- 0 Penalties 0
- 7 Corners 3
- 1 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 5 Total 8
- 0 Yellow Cards 0
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
Preston North End had a superior ball possession 64% while Blackburn Rovers was struggling with a 36% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Preston North End was putting more pressure with 53 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 8 were on target. Notwithstanding, that was not enough Preston North End to win the match.
Preston North End shot 16 times, 8 on target, 3 off target. On the opposite side, Blackburn Rovers shot 6 times, 3 on target, 1 off target.
Cards
None of the teams received any yellow card.
Match Timeline
Standings
After this contest, Preston North End has 49 points to remain in the 9th place. On the other side, Blackburn Rovers will has 37 points like Plymouth Argyle to hold in the 17th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Championship, Preston North End will play away with Coventry City on the 24th of February with a 15-1 head to head in favor of Preston North End (9 draws).
Blackburn Rovers will play away against Cardiff City on the 20th of February with a 6-6 head to head statistic.
Preston North End – Formation
Preston North End started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
The manager Ryan Lowe decided to play with the following team: Freddie Woodman
, Jordan Storey , Liam Lindsay , Andrew Hughes , Ben Whiteman , Liam Millar , Alan Browne , Mads Frokjaer-Jensen , Robbie Brady , Emil Riis and Will Keane .The home team had on the bench: Greg Cunningham, Ali McCann
, Layton Stewart , Ryan Ledson, Ben Woodburn, David Cornell, Jack Whatmough, Milutin Osmajić and Josh Seary.Preston North End could not rely on the presence of Ali McCann (injured).
Substitutions
Preston North End made 3 changes: Robbie Brady for Ali McCann (81′), Will Keane for Layton Stewart (69′) and Emil Riis for Milutin Osmajić (82′).
Player of the match: Robbie Brady
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Preston North End was Robbie Brady.
His rating is
with 1 goal, 49 passes (71% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 8 duels out of 18. He performed 7 crosses.Blackburn Rovers – Formation
Blackburn Rovers started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
John Eustace played with: Aynsley Pears
, Dominic Hyam , Kyle McFadzean , Scott Wharton , Callum Brittain , John Fleck , Sondre Tronstad , Ryan Hedges , Tyrhys Dolan , Sammie Szmodics and Sam Gallagher .These were the players on the bench: Jake Garrett
, Ben Chrisene , Connor O’Riordan, Arnór Sigurdsson , Leopold Wahlstedt, Dilan Markanday, Andrew Moran, Semir Telalović and Yasin Ayari.Blackburn Rovers could not rely on the presence of Jake Garrett (injured).
Substitutions
Blackburn Rovers made 3 changes: John Fleck for Jake Garrett (17′), Ryan Hedges for Ben Chrisene (64′) and Tyrhys Dolan for Arnór Sigurdsson (64′).
Player of the match: Sam Gallagher
The player that probably impressed the most for Blackburn Rovers was Sam Gallagher.
His rating is
with 1 goal, 17 passes (35% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 10 duels out of 21.Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Championship.
- Swansea City – Ipswich Town – 1-2
- Stoke City – Coventry City – 0-1
- Rotherham United – Watford – 0-1
- Preston North End – Blackburn Rovers – 2-2
- Plymouth Argyle – Leeds United – 0-2
- Norwich City – Cardiff City – 4-1
- Millwall – Sheffield Wednesday – 0-2
- Leicester City – Middlesbrough – 1-2
- Huddersfield Town – Hull City – 1-2
- Bristol City – Queens Park Rangers – 0-1
- Birmingham City – Sunderland – 2-1