PRESTON. Preston North End was able to capture a draw against Blackburn Rovers with a late goal from D. Hyam scored in the (90′) after Blackburn Rovers got a lead with a goal from S. Szmodics (80′). Blackburn Rovers was not able to win even if it was better in terms of ball possession (56%)
The match was played at the Deepdale stadium in Preston on Saturday and it started at 5:30 pm local time. The referee was Robert Jones with the support of Constantine Hatzidakis and Wade Smith. The 4th official was Geoff Eltringham. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 11.7 degrees Celsius or 53.13 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 69%.
Match Statistics
- 45 Ball Possession 55
Shots
- 13 Total 9
- 4 On Target 3
- 3 Off Target 3
- 6 Shots blocked 3
- 131 Attack 64
- 76 Dangerous attack 41
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 4 Corners 3
- 1 Off Sides 5
Fouls
- 13 Total 11
- 1 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
Blackburn Rovers was in firm control of the ball 56% while Preston North End was struggling with a 44% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Preston North End had a more offensive attitude with 76 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 4 were on target. Nonetheless, that was not enough Preston North End to win the match.
Preston North End shot 13 times, 4 on target, 3 off target. On the opposite side, Blackburn Rovers shot 9 times, 3 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Preston North End received 1 yellow card (Daniel Johnson). Regarding the opposition, Blackburn Rovers received 2 yellow cards (S. Szmodics and J. Rankin-Costello).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this contest, Preston North End will have 63 points like West Bromwich Albion to sit in the 9th place. Talking about the opposition, Blackburn Rovers will have 65 points like Millwall to hold in the 7th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Championship, Preston North End will host Sunderland on the 8th of May with a 4-0 head to head stats in favor of Preston North End (2 draws).
Blackburn Rovers will play away agasint Millwall on the 8th of May with a 8-3 head to head record in favor of Blackburn Rovers (6 draws).
Preston North End – Formation
Preston North End
76'
59'
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 , Patrick Bauer , Andrew Hughes , Benjamin Whiteman , Brad Potts , Joshua Onomah , Daniel Johnson , Álvaro Fernández , Troy Parrott and Thomas Cannon .
The home team had on the bench: Ryan Ledson, David Cornell, Liam Lindsay, Jacob Slater, Alistair McCann , Liam Delap and Ben Woodburn .
Substitutions
Preston North End made 3 changes: Daniel Johnson for Alistair McCann (70′), Patrick Bauer for Ben Woodburn (76′) and Josh Onomah for Liam Delap (83′).
Best player: Benjamin Whiteman
The most impressive player for Preston North End was Benjamin Whiteman.
His rating is with 42 passes (69% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 5. He performed 6 crosses.
Blackburn Rovers – Formation
Blackburn Rovers
80'
Blackburn Rovers started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Jon Dahl Tomasson played with: Aynsley Pears , Joe Rankin-Costello , Hayden Carter , Dominic Hyam , Harry Pickering , Lewis Travis , Tyler Morton , Adam Wharton , Sorba Thomas , Sammie Szmodics and Tyrhys Dolan .
These were the players on the bench: Jake Garrett, Scott Wharton, Callum Brittain, Thomas Kaminski, Ben Brereton Díaz , Ryan Hedges and Bradley Dack.
Substitutions
Blackburn Rovers made 4 changes: Tyrhys Dolan for Ben Brereton (46′), Sorba Thomas for Ryan Hedges (46′), T. Morton for Callum Brittain (89′) and T. Morton for Scott Wharton (90′).
Best player: Dominic Hyam
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Blackburn Rovers was Dominic Hyam.
His rating is with 46 passes (67% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 13 duels out of 16.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Championship.
- Wigan Athletic – Millwall – 2-1
- Preston North End – Blackburn Rovers – 1-1
- Norwich City – Swansea City – 0-3
- Hull City – Watford – 1-0
- Coventry City – Reading – 2-1
- Cardiff City – Stoke City – 1-1
- Burnley – Queens Park Rangers – 1-2
- Bristol City – Rotherham United – 2-1
- Birmingham City – Blackpool – 0-1
