Preston North End defeats AFC Bournemouth 2-1. HIGHLIGHTS

BOURNEMOUTH. Preston North End bested AFC Bournemouth to win 2-1.

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Preston North End defeats AFC Bournemouth 2-1. HIGHLIGHTS

BOURNEMOUTH. Preston North End beat AFC Bournemouth to win 2-1. All goals were scored in the second half.​ It was Preston North End to strike first with a goal of B. Whiteman at the 52′. Then it was a goal in the 60′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, A. McCann gave the win to Preston North End in the 78′ minute with a goal. AFC Bournemouth was vastly superior in terms of ball possession (62%).​

The match was played at the Vitality Stadium stadium in Bournemouth on Wednesday and it started at 7:45 pm local time. The referee was David Webb who was helped by George Byrne and Daniel Leach. The 4th official was Samuel Allison. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 7.1 degrees Celsius or 44.74 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 86%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

AFC Bournemouth

1 - 2

Team 1

Preston North End

  • ! 62 Ball Possession 38
Shots
  • 10 Total 8
  • 5 On Target 3
  • 4 Off Target 3
  • 1 Shots blocked 2
  • 163 Attack 71
  • 82 Dangerous attack 44
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 9 Corners 2
Fouls
  • 10 Total 10
  • 3 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 3 Substitutions 3

Ball possession

AFC Bournemouth was in firm control of the ball 62% while Preston North End was struggling with a 38% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

AFC Bournemouth was more aggressive with 82 dangerous attacks and 10 shots of which 5 were on target. Anyhow, Preston North End was capable to find the solution to win this match.​

AFC Bournemouth shot 10 times, 5 on target, 4 off target. Regarding the opposition, Preston North End shot 8 times, 3 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

AFC Bournemouth received 3 yellow cards (P. Billing, C. Mepham and J. Lerma). On the other side, Preston North End received 1 yellow card (T. Barkhuizen).

Match Timeline

52'
Ben Whiteman(goal)
58'
Philip Billing(goal)
60'
Chris Mepham- Yellow
62'
66'
74'
Brad Potts- sub ->S. Maguire
75'
Greg Cunningham- sub ->J. Earl
77'
78'
Ali McCann(goal)
Philip Billing- Yellow
84'
84'
84'
89'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Fulham
90
46
AFC Bournemouth
88
46
Huddersfield Town
82
46
Nottingham Forest
80
46
Sheffield United
75
46
Luton Town
75
46
Middlesbrough
70
46
Blackburn Rovers
69
46
Millwall
69
46
West Bromwich Albion
67
46
Queens Park Rangers
66
46
Coventry City
64
46
Preston North End
64
46
Stoke City
62
46
Swansea City
61
46
Blackpool
60
46
Bristol City
55
46
Cardiff City
53
46
Hull City
51
46
Birmingham City
47
46
Reading
41
46
Peterborough United
37
46
Derby County
34
46
Barnsley
30
46

After playing this match, AFC Bournemouth will stay with 37 points to stay in the 1st place. Regarding the opposition, Preston North End will have 21 points like Middlesbrough to stay in the 15th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Championship, AFC Bournemouth will host Swansea City on the 6th of November with a 6-4 head to head in favor of AFC Bournemouth (4 draws).

Preston North End will play away agasint Nottingham Forest on the 6th of November with a 7-6 head to head record in favor of Nottingham Forest (8 draws).

AFC Bournemouth – Formation

AFC Bournemouth
G
Mark Travers 42.Republic of Ireland
6.2
D
G. Cahill 24.England
6.2
D
Jack Stacey 17.England
7.1
D
Lloyd Kelly  5.England
6.8
D
Chris Mepham 6.Wales
7.6
77' 62'
M
Ben Pearson 22.England
6.8
66'
M
Jefferson Lerma 8.Colombia
6.8
58'
M
Philip Billing 29.Denmark
7.8
84' Goals60'
F
Dominic Solanke 9.England
5.9
F
Ryan Christie 10.Scotland
7.1
84'
F
Jamal Lowe 18.Jamaica
6.3
Substitutes
G
Will Dennis 40.England
M
Emiliano Marcondes 11.Denmark
6.2
84'
M
Lewis Cook 4.England
M
Robbie Brady 12.Republic of Ireland
M
Gavin Kilkenny 26.Republic of Ireland
F
Jaidon Anthony 32.England
7.0
66'
F
Morgan Rogers 27.England
6.6
77'

AFC Bournemouth started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

The manager Scott Parker decided to play with the following team: Mark Travers (6.2), Jack Stacey (7.1), Gary Cahill (6.2), Lloyd Kelly (6.8), Chris Mepham (7.6), Jefferson Lerma (6.8), Ben Pearson (6.8), Philip Billing (7.8), Ryan Christie (7.1), Dominic Solanke (5.9) and Jamal Lowe (6.3).

The home team had on the bench: Emiliano Marcondes (6.2), W. Dennis, L. Cook, R. Brady, Jaidon Anthony (7.0), Morgan Rogers (6.6) and G. Kilkenny.

Substitutions

AFC Bournemouth made 3 changes: B. Pearson for J. Anthony (66′), C. Mepham for M. Rogers (77′) and R. Christie for E. Marcondes (84′).

Best player: Philip Billing​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for AFC Bournemouth was Philip Billing.

His rating is (7.8) with 1 goal, 29 passes (79% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 9 duels out of 12. He performed 4 crosses.

Preston North End – Formation

Preston North End
G
Daniel Iversen 12.Denmark
6.8
D
Andrew Hughes 16.Wales
6.5
D
Patrick Bauer 5.Germany
7.1
D
Sepp van den Berg 2.Netherlands
7.1
M
Josh Earl 32.England
6.4
75'
M
Tom Barkhuizen 29.England
6.3
84'
M
Ben Whiteman 4.England
8.3
Goals52'
M
Ali McCann 13.Scotland
7.4
89' Goals78'
F
Alan Browne   8.Republic of Ireland
7.1
F
Sean Maguire 24.Republic of Ireland
6.3
74'
F
Emil Riis 19.Denmark
7.4
Substitutes
G
D. Rudd 1.England
D
Jordan Storey 14.England
D
Greg Cunningham 3.Republic of Ireland
6.7
75'
M
Brad Potts 44.England
6.2
74'
M
Ryan Ledson 18.England
M
Daniel Johnson 11.Jamaica
6.4
89'
F
S. Sinclair 31.England

Preston North End started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).

On the opposite side, Frankie McAvoy played with: Daniel Iversen (6.8), Sepp van den Berg (7.1), Patrick Bauer (7.1), Andrew Hughes (6.5), Tom Barkhuizen (6.3), Alistair McCann (7.4), Benjamin Whiteman (8.3), Joshua Earl (6.4), Alan Browne (7.1), Emil Riis (7.4) and Sean Maguire (6.3).

They had on the bench: Brad Potts (6.2), Scott Sinclair, Jordan Storey, Ryan Ledson, Daniel Johnson (6.4), Greg Cunningham (6.7) and Declan Rudd.

Substitutions

Preston North End made 3 changes: S. Maguire for B. Potts (74′), J. Earl for G. Cunningham (75′) and A. McCann for D. Johnson (89′).

Best player: Benjamin Whiteman​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Preston North End was Benjamin Whiteman.

His rating is (8.3) with 1 goal, 38 passes (84% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 4 duels out of 5. He performed 4 crosses.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Championship.​