BLACKBURN. Preston North End bested Blackburn Rovers to win 2-1. A goal from L. Lindsay was decisive in the 90min. It was Preston North End to strike first with a goal of Alan Browne at the 35′. Then it was a goal in the 49′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Liam Lindsay gave the win to Preston North End in the 90′ minute with a goal. Blackburn Rovers lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (60%).
The match was played at the Ewood Park stadium in Blackburn on Friday and it started at 8:00 pm local time. In front of 20,596 spectators. The referee was Thomas Bramall with the help of Matthew Wilkes and Steve Meredith. The 4th official was Andrew Kitchen. The weather was light rain. The temperature was cold at 9.45 degrees Celsius or 49.01 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 77%.
Match Statistics
- 60 Ball Possession 40
Shots
- 22 Total 9
- 5 On Target 4
- 10 Off Target 4
- 7 Shots blocked 1
- 108 Attack 109
- 86 Dangerous attack 42
- 73 Ball safe 94
- 0 Penalties 0
- 7 Corners 2
- 3 Off Sides 3
Fouls
- 9 Total 11
- 0 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 2 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
Blackburn Rovers had a strong ball possession 60% while Preston North End was struggling with a 40% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Blackburn Rovers was more pushing with 86 dangerous attacks and 22 shots of which 5 were on target. Anyway, Preston North End managed to find the solution to win this match.
Blackburn Rovers shot 22 times, 5 on target, 10 off target. Talking about the opposition, Preston North End shot 9 times, 4 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Blackburn Rovers didn’t receive any yellow card. Talking about the opposition, Preston North End received 1 yellow card (Ben Whiteman).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Blackburn Rovers will stay with 22 points to remain in the 10th place. Regarding the opposition, Preston North End will have 28 points like Leeds United to remain in the 4th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Championship, Blackburn Rovers will play away with Bristol City on the 10th of April with a 6-6 head to head record.
Preston North End will host Huddersfield Town on the 9th of April with a 10-5 head to head record in favor of Preston North End (2 draws).
Blackburn Rovers – Formation
Blackburn Rovers
49'
77'
Blackburn Rovers started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Jon Dahl Tomasson decided to play with the following team: Harry Pickering, Dominic Hyam, Joe Rankin-Costello, Leopold Wahlstedt , Lewis Travis , James Hill , Scott Wharton , Callum Brittain , Adam Wharton , Sondre Tronstad , Arnór Sigurdsson , Sammie Szmodics , Andrew Moran and Tyrhys Dolan .
The home team had on the bench: Niall Ennis, Patrick Gamble, Dilan Markanday , Harry Leonard , Jake Batty, Jake Garrett, Tom Atcheson, Semir Telalović and Joe Hilton.
Blackburn Rovers could not rely on the presence of Harry Leonard (injured).
Substitutions
Blackburn Rovers made 2 changes: Arnór Sigurdsson for Dilan Markanday (77′) and Tyrhys Dolan for Harry Leonard (77′).
Best player: Sammie Szmodics
The player that probably impressed the most for Blackburn Rovers was Sammie Szmodics.
His rating is with 1 goal, 29 passes (93% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 3 duels out of 6. He performed 3 crosses.
Preston North End – Formation
Preston North End
72'
Preston North End started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
Ryan Lowe played with: Freddie Woodman , Jordan Storey , Liam Lindsay , Kian Best , Brad Potts , Ben Whiteman , Alan Browne , Liam Millar , Duane Holmes , Will Keane , Milutin Osmajić .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Mads Frökjaer-Jensen , Patrick Bauer, Ched Evans , Robbie Brady , Layton Stewart, Ryan Ledson, Ben Woodburn, David Cornell and Noah Mawene.
Preston North End could not rely on the presence of Mads Frökjaer-Jensen (injured).
Substitutions
Preston North End made 3 changes: Duane Holmes for Robbie Brady (69′), Will Keane for Ched Evans (61′) and Liam Millar for Mads Frökjaer-Jensen (69′).
Best player: Alan Browne
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Preston North End was Alan Browne.
His rating is with 1 goal, 31 passes (74% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 12 duels out of 14.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Championship.
