Preston North End manages to draw 2-2 with Blackburn Rovers after recovering a 0-2 deficit. HIGHLIGHTS

PRESTON. Preston North End finds its way back against Blackburn Rovers with a goal on the S. Szmodics 7' and a goal on the S. Gallagher 23'.

David Brown

February 18, 2024

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

Preston North End

2 - 2

Blackburn Rovers

! 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

Sammie Szmodics(goal)Sam Gallagher

17'

J. Garrett- sub ->John Fleck

23'

Sam Gallagher(goal)Callum Brittain

Robbie Brady(goal)Andrew Hughes

39'

Emil Riis(goal)

43'

64'

B. Chrisene- sub ->Ryan Hedges

64'

A. Sigurðsson- sub ->Tyrhys Dolan

Layton Stewart- sub ->Will Keane

69'

Ali McCann- sub ->Robbie Brady

81'

Milutin Osmajic- sub ->Emil Riis

82'

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

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

Freddie Woodman 1.England

6.3

Andrew Hughes 16.Wales

6.7

Liam Lindsay 6.Scotland

7.1

Jordan Storey 14.England

6.4

Ben Whiteman 4.England

7.3

Alan Browne 8.Republic of Ireland

7.5

Mads Frøkjaer-Jensen 10.Denmark

6.7

Robbie Brady 11.Republic of Ireland

7.9

81'

39'

L. Millar 23.Canada

7.0

Will Keane 7.England

6.7

69'

Emil Riis 19.Denmark

7.5

82'

43'

Substitutes

David Cornell 21.Wales

Jack Whatmough 26.England

J. Seary 36.England

Greg Cunningham 3.Republic of Ireland

Ryan Ledson 18.England

Ben Woodburn 20.Wales

Ali McCann 13.Scotland

6.4

81'

Layton Stewart 17.England

6.8

69'

Milutin Osmajic 28.Montenegro

6.8

82'

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 (6.3), Jordan Storey (6.4), Liam Lindsay (7.1), Andrew Hughes (6.7), Ben Whiteman (7.3), Liam Millar (7.0), Alan Browne (7.5), Mads Frokjaer-Jensen (6.7), Robbie Brady (7.9), Emil Riis (7.5) and Will Keane (6.7).

The home team had on the bench: Greg Cunningham, Ali McCann (6.4), Layton Stewart (6.8), Ryan Ledson, Ben Woodburn, David Cornell, Jack Whatmough, Milutin Osmajić (6.8) 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 7.9 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

A. Pears 1.England

7.5

S. Wharton 16.England

7.1

Dominic Hyam 5.Scotland

6.7

Kyle McFadzean 55.England

6.3

John Fleck 23.Scotland

6.4

17'

Callum Brittain 2.England

7.9

S. Tronstad 6.Norway

6.6

Sammie Szmodics 8.England

7.3

T. Dolan 10.England

7.0

64'

Ryan Hedges 19.Wales

7.1

64'

Sam Gallagher 9.England

8.5

23'

Substitutes

Leopold Wahlstedt 12.Sweden

C. O'Riordan 4.England

B. Chrisene 45.England

6.7

64'

A. Sigurðsson 7.Iceland

6.8

64'

Andrew Moran 24.Republic of Ireland

Y. Ayari 44.Sweden

J. Garrett 30.England

7.0

17'

D. Markanday 18.England

S. Telalović 33.Germany

Blackburn Rovers started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).

John Eustace played with: Aynsley Pears (7.5), Dominic Hyam (6.7), Kyle McFadzean (6.3), Scott Wharton (7.1), Callum Brittain (7.9), John Fleck (6.4), Sondre Tronstad (6.6), Ryan Hedges (7.1), Tyrhys Dolan (7.0), Sammie Szmodics (7.3) and Sam Gallagher (8.5).

These were the players on the bench: Jake Garrett (7.0), Ben Chrisene (6.7), Connor O’Riordan, Arnór Sigurdsson (6.8), Leopold Wahlstedt, Dilan Markanday, Andrew Moran, Semir Telalović and Yasin Ayari.

Blackburn Rovers could not rely on the presence of Jake Garrett (injured).