PRESTON. Preston North End prevails over Blackpool 3-1. Preston North End was just to good to grab a decisive 3-0 lead with Brad Potts (12′), Ben Whiteman (26′) and Thomas Cannon (52′). Blackpool reduced the distance with a goal (89′) by Jerry Yates, but there was not much to do for them.
The match was played at the Deepdale stadium in Preston on Saturday and it started at 12:30 pm local time. The referee was Andre Marriner who was helped by Richard West and Wade Smith. The 4th official was Adam Herczeg. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 10.3 degrees Celsius or 50.52 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 74%.
Match Statistics
- 49 Ball Possession 51
Shots
- 9 Total 12
- 7 On Target 5
- 1 Off Target 3
- 1 Shots blocked 4
- 97 Attack 114
- 25 Dangerous attack 62
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 6 Corners 8
- 3 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 10 Total 13
- 3 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. Preston North End was in possession of the ball for 49% of the time vs. Blackpool that controlled the ball for 51% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Blackpool had a more offensive attitude with 62 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 5 were on target. Even so, Preston North End managed to find the solution to win this contest.
Preston North End shot 9 times, 7 on target, 1 off target. On the opposite side, Blackpool shot 12 times, 5 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Preston North End received 3 yellow cards (Brad Potts, Liam Lindsay and Daniel Johnson). On the opposite side, Blackpool received 3 yellow cards (Callum Connolly, C. Patino and C. Nelson).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this encounter, Preston North End will have 56 points like West Bromwich Albion to hold in the 10th place. Regarding the opposition, Blackpool will stay with 35 points to hold in the 23rd place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Championship, Preston North End will host Sunderland on the 6th of May with a 4-0 head to head stats in favor of Preston North End (2 draws).
Blackpool will play away agasint Norwich City on the 6th of May with a 4-2 head to head stats in favor of Norwich City (3 draws).
Preston North End – Formation
Preston North End
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12'
Preston North End started with a 3-1-4-2 line-up (3-1-4-2).
The manager Ryan Lowe decided to play with the following team: Freddie Woodman , Jordan Storey , Liam Lindsay , Andrew Hughes , Benjamin Whiteman , Brad Potts , Alan Browne , Daniel Johnson , Álvaro Fernandez , Troy Parrott and Thomas Cannon .
The home team had on the bench: Ben Woodburn, David Cornell, Patrick Bauer, Robbie Brady, Liam Delap, Ryan Ledson and Joshua Onomah.
Substitutions
Preston North End made 4 changes: Troy Parrott for Liam Delap (67′), Brad Potts for Ryan Ledson (74′), Álvaro Fernandez for Robbie Brady (83′) and Daniel Johnson for Joshua Onomah (83′).
Best player: Benjamin Whiteman
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Preston North End was Benjamin Whiteman.
His rating is with 1 goal, 31 passes (64% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 12.
Blackpool – Formation
Blackpool
Blackpool started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).
Mick McCarthy played with: Chris Maxwell , Jordan Lawrence-Gabriel , Curtis Nelson , James Husband , Andy Lyons , Callum Connolly , Kenneth Dougall , CJ Hamilton , Keshi Anderson , Jerry Yates and Morgan Rogers .
These were the players on the bench: Sonny Carey, Dominic Thompson, Ian Carlo Poveda , Charlie Patino , Luke Garbutt, Josh Bowler and Daniel Grimshaw.
Substitutions
Blackpool made 3 changes: Kenny Dougall for Charlie Patino (46′), Keshi Anderson for Ian Poveda-Ocampo (46′) and CJ Hamilton for Josh Bowler (46′).
Best player: Keshi Anderson
The player that probably impressed the most for Blackpool was Keshi Anderson.
His rating is with 17 passes (88% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 1 duel out of 3. He hit the woodwork once times.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Championship.
- Wigan Athletic – Queens Park Rangers – 1-0
- West Bromwich Albion – Millwall – 0-0
- Preston North End – Blackpool – 3-1
- Norwich City – Sheffield United – 0-1
- Luton Town – Watford – 2-0
- Hull City – Rotherham United – 0-0
- Huddersfield Town – Middlesbrough – 4-2
- Coventry City – Stoke City – 0-4
- Cardiff City – Swansea City – 2-3
- Bristol City – Reading – 1-1
- Birmingham City – Blackburn Rovers – 1-0
