Blackburn Rovers FC vs Preston North End FC, Championship 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2021-22

Blackburn Rovers FC

1 – 0

Full Time

Preston North End FC

Sat 4 Dec 2021 · 15:00 UTC Ewood Park HT 45' · FT 45'

Darragh Lenihan 16' Y

Jan Paul van Hecke 65' Y

Y 65' Emil Riis Jakobsen

Lewis Travis 69' Y

Y 83' Daniel Johnson

Overview

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Blackburn Rovers FC vs Preston North End FC — Championship at Ewood Park.

Blackburn Rovers FC 1 games · 1 pts (2026/27)
Preston North End FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Coventry City FC	46	95
2	Ipswich Town FC	46	84
3	Hull City AFC	46	73
4	Oxford United FC	46	47
5	Leicester City FC	46	46
6	Blackburn Rovers FC	1	1
7	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	1	1
8	Queens Park Rangers FC	0	0
9	Millwall FC	0	0
10	Middlesbrough FC	0	0
11	Swansea City AFC	0	0
12	Charlton Athletic FC	0	0
13	West Bromwich Albion FC	0	0
14	Bolton Wanderers FC	0	0
15	Birmingham City FC	0	0
16	Sheffield United FC	0	0
17	Southampton FC	0	0
18	Wrexham AFC	0	0
19	Watford FC	0	0
20	Burnley FC	0	0
21	Cardiff City FC	0	0
22	West Ham United FC	0	0
23	Derby County FC	0	0
24	Norwich City FC	0	0
25	Preston North End FC	0	0
26	Stoke City FC	0	0
27	Lincoln City FC	0	0
28	Portsmouth FC	0	0
29	Bristol City FC	0	0
30	Sheffield Wednesday FC	46	0

Head-to-Head

Blackburn Rovers FC 16 games · Avg 2.9 goals Preston North End FC

Last 5 meetings

2021-12-04 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–0 Preston North End FC 2021-02-12 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–2 Preston North End FC 2020-11-24 Preston North End FC 0–3 Blackburn Rovers FC 2020-01-11 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–1 Preston North End FC 2019-10-26 Preston North End FC 3–2 Blackburn Rovers FC

Recent Form

Blackburn Rovers FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
04 Dec	Preston North End FC	H	1–0	W
27 Nov	Stoke City FC	A	1–0	W
24 Nov	Peterborough United FC	H	4–0	W
20 Nov	Bristol City FC	A	1–1	D
06 Nov	Sheffield United FC	H	3–1	W
03 Nov	Fulham FC	H	0–7	L

Preston North End FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
04 Dec	Blackburn Rovers FC	A	0–1	L
27 Nov	Fulham FC	H	1–1	D
23 Nov	Middlesbrough FC	A	2–1	W
20 Nov	Cardiff City FC	H	1–2	L
06 Nov	Nottingham Forest FC	A	0–3	L
03 Nov	AFC Bournemouth	A	2–1	W

Season Stats

Blackburn Rovers FC		Preston North End FC
#6	Position	#25
1	Points	0
1	Played	0
0 / 1 / 0	W / D / L	0 / 0 / 0
2	Scored	0
2	Conceded	0
+0	GD	+0
1.00	PPG	–
0%	Win %	–

Key Stats

69% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)

63% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

0% Clean Sheets
Blackburn Rovers FC this season

0% Clean Sheets
Preston North End FC this season

Blackburn Rovers FC are 6th (1 pts). Preston North End FC are 25th (0 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Blackburn Rovers FC

0-15

–/–

16-30

1/1

31-45

–/–

46-60

1/–

61-75

–/–

76+

–/1

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Preston North End FC

0-15

–/1

16-30

–/1

31-45

–/–

46-60

–/–

61-75

–/–

76+

1/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and Blackburn Rovers FC launch into their encounter with Preston North End FC.
5' The energy levels are beginning to show. Tony Mowbray might look to freshen things up shortly.
10' Blackburn Rovers FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 10.
15' Blackburn Rovers FC have won 469 goals from 382 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
16' Darragh Lenihan has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 16.
21' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
26' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Ryan Nyambe suffering a number of foals already.
31' Preston North End FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
36' With 0 assists to his name this season, Joshua Earl is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Blackburn Rovers FC.
41' Blackburn Rovers FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Preston North End FC's shape.
46' The home supporters are growing impatient. Blackburn Rovers FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
51' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Blackburn Rovers FC and Preston North End FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
53' GOAL! Ben Brereton fires home to make it 1-0!
58' The travelling Preston North End FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
63' Scott Sinclair is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Preston North End FC so far.
65' The referee calls foul for Jan Paul van Hecke. He receives a Yellow card.
66' Blackburn Rovers FC make a change. John Buckley trudges off to be replaced by Bradley Johnson on 66 minutes.
69' Blackburn Rovers FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 69.
74' England international Scott Wharton has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
76' Blackburn Rovers FC ring the changes. Reda Khadra has done his job and it is now time for Tyrhys Dolan to step up.
78' The Preston North End FC manager makes a substitution. Greg Cunningham departs to be replaced by Scott Sinclair.
82' Ryan Ledson has so much to prove this time. He replaces Matthew Olosunde on 82 minute.
83' A meaty challenge results in booking for Daniel Johnson on 83.
85' Time for substitution for Blackburn Rovers FC. Joe Rothwell is replaced by Tayo Edun.
90' Aynsley Pears, a England , has 4 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
The points are shared — Blackburn Rovers FC 1-0 Preston North End FC. Honours even.

Lineups

Blackburn Rovers FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Tony Mowbray

Preston North End FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Alan Browne	4
Sam Gallagher	3
Adam Armstrong	3
Samuel Szmodics	3
Tom Barkhuizen	3
Daniel Johnson	2
John Buckley	2
Ben Whiteman	2

Head to Head

Blackburn Rovers FC Form

2021-12-04 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–0 Preston North End FC W 2021-11-27 Stoke City FC 0–1 Blackburn Rovers FC W 2021-11-24 Blackburn Rovers FC 4–0 Peterborough United FC W 2021-11-20 Bristol City FC 1–1 Blackburn Rovers FC D 2021-11-06 Blackburn Rovers FC 3–1 Sheffield United FC W 2021-11-03 Blackburn Rovers FC 0–7 Fulham FC L

Preston North End FC Form

2021-12-04 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–0 Preston North End FC L 2021-11-27 Preston North End FC 1–1 Fulham FC D 2021-11-23 Middlesbrough FC 1–2 Preston North End FC W 2021-11-20 Preston North End FC 1–2 Cardiff City FC L 2021-11-06 Nottingham Forest FC 3–0 Preston North End FC L 2021-11-03 AFC Bournemouth 1–2 Preston North End FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

0.87 Blackburn Rovers FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

0.6 Preston North End FC xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 81% + Blackburn Rovers FC or Draw 78%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Blackburn Rovers FC43% Draw35% Preston North End FC22%

Actual: Blackburn Rovers FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes28% 0% No72%

Avg goals/match: 1.47

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	74%	26%
± 1.5	44%	56%
± 2.5	19%	81%
± 3.5	7%	93%
± 4.5	2%	98%

Double Chance

Blackburn Rovers FC or Draw

78%

Draw or Preston North End FC

57%

Blackburn Rovers FC or Preston North End FC

65%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Blackburn Rovers FC23% Draw63% Preston North End FC14%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 0

25.6%

1 – 0

Actual

1 – 1

13%

0 – 1

12.2%

2 – 0

8.1%

2 – 1

5.3%

0 – 2

3.8%

1 – 2

3.6%

3 – 0

2.3%

2 – 2

1.8%

3 – 1

1.6%

0 – 3

0.7%

Asian Handicap — Blackburn Rovers FC

Handicap	Blackburn Rovers FC covers	Push	Preston North End FC covers
-2.5	3%	—	97%
-2	3%	10%	87%
-1.5	13%	—	87%
-1	13%	24%	62%
-0.5	38%	—	62%
+0.5	78%	—	22%
+1	78%	16%	6%
+1.5	94%	—	6%
+2	94%	5%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

Blackburn Rovers FC keeps clean sheet

55% ✓

Preston North End FC keeps clean sheet

42% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.