Blackburn Rovers FC vs Preston North End FC, Championship 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2022-23

Blackburn Rovers FC

1 – 4

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Preston North End FC

Sat 10 Dec 2022 · 12:00 UTC Ewood Park HT 45' · FT 45'

Hayden Carter 35' Y

Y 44' Ched Evans

Y 90' Daniel Johnson

Overview

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

Blackburn Rovers FC 46 games · 52 pts (2026/27)
Preston North End FC 46 games · 60 pts (2026/27)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Coventry City FC	46	95
2	Ipswich Town FC	46	84
3	Millwall FC	46	83
4	Southampton FC	46	80
5	Middlesbrough FC	46	80
6	Hull City AFC	46	73
7	Wrexham AFC	46	71
8	Derby County FC	46	69
9	Norwich City FC	46	65
10	Birmingham City FC	46	64
11	Swansea City AFC	46	64
12	Bristol City FC	46	62
13	Sheffield United FC	46	60
14	Preston North End FC	46	60
15	Queens Park Rangers FC	46	58
16	Watford FC	46	57
17	Stoke City FC	46	55
18	Portsmouth FC	46	55
19	Charlton Athletic FC	46	53
20	Blackburn Rovers FC	46	52
21	West Bromwich Albion FC	46	51
22	Oxford United FC	46	47
23	Leicester City FC	46	46
24	Sheffield Wednesday FC	46	0

Head-to-Head

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

Last 5 meetings

2022-12-10 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–4 Preston North End FC 2022-04-25 Preston North End FC 1–4 Blackburn Rovers FC 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

Recent Form

Blackburn Rovers FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
10 Dec	Preston North End FC	H	1–4	L
13 Nov	Burnley FC	A	0–3	L
05 Nov	Huddersfield Town AFC	H	1–0	W
01 Nov	Coventry City FC	A	0–1	L
29 Oct	Hull City AFC	A	1–0	W
22 Oct	Birmingham City FC	H	2–1	W

Preston North End FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
10 Dec	Blackburn Rovers FC	A	4–1	W
12 Nov	Millwall FC	H	2–4	L
04 Nov	Reading FC	A	2–1	W
01 Nov	Swansea City AFC	H	1–0	W
29 Oct	Middlesbrough FC	H	2–1	W
22 Oct	Blackpool FC	A	2–4	L

Season Stats

Blackburn Rovers FC		Preston North End FC
#20	Position	#14
52	Points	60
46	Played	46
13 / 13 / 20	W / D / L	15 / 15 / 16
42	Scored	55
56	Conceded	62
-14	GD	-7
1.13	PPG	1.30
28%	Win %	33%

Key Stats

69% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)

63% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Blackburn Rovers FC are 20th (52 pts). Preston North End FC are 14th (60 pts).

Events

Match Events

0' The game is set. Blackburn Rovers FC kicks off things out of here…
5' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Blackburn Rovers FC and Preston North End FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
8' The Blackburn Rovers FC bench stirs into life. Callum Brittain is withdrawn and Clinton Mola gets his opportunity.
13' Preston North End FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
17' Goal! Ben Woodburn scores his 4 goal in 366 matches.
22' Supporters expect more eagerness from Samuel Szmodics, as he is very good at scoring at Ewood Park with 19 goals in the last 14 games.
27' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
32' It’s high time Ryan Lowe made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
35' That is a Yellow card for Blackburn Rovers FC. Hayden Carter will be fuming at that decision.
40' Blackburn Rovers FC have won 469 goals from 382 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
44' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Ched Evans.
47' GOAL! Ched Evans fires home to make it 0-2!
52' It is a cagey affair so far. Blackburn Rovers FC in their trying to find a way past Preston North End FC's compact .
55' A goal from the England international Bradley Dack! He fires home on 55 to make it 1-2!
56' A stunning finish from Bradley Dack — that came from absolutely nowhere!
57' Tyrhys Dolan gets the nod from Blackburn Rovers FC. He replaces Samuel Szmodics and will look to change the dynamic.
58' Time for substitution for Blackburn Rovers FC. Samuel Szmodics is replaced by Tyrhys Dolan.
63' Ched Evans puts Preston North End FC on the lead.
65' Ben Whiteman adds to his 0 season tally! Preston North End FC lead 2-4 — and this changes everything.
66' GOAL! Ben Whiteman fires home to make it 2-5!
71' The 30-year-old Dominic Hyam has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
76' Blackburn Rovers FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
81' The energy levels are beginning to show. Jon Dahl Tomasson might look to freshen things up shortly.
86' A change in the Preston North End FC ranks — Ched Evans exits the field as Finlay Cross-Adair enters on 86.
87' Finlay Cross-Adair is ready to make an impact after coming on for Ched Evans at the 87 minute mark.
90' It’s a booking for Preston North End FC player. Daniel Johnson gets a Yellow card.
90' Fresh legs for Preston North End FC! Jacob Slater comes on to replace Alvaro Fernandez.
Game over. The scoreline of 1-4 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

Blackburn Rovers FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jon Dahl Tomasson

Preston North End FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

5
Patrick Bauer
25
David Cornell
23
Bambo Diaby
39
Mikey O'Neill ↑ 90'
31
Jacob Slater ↑ 90'
29
Finlay Cross-Adair ↑ 87'
35
Noah Mawene ↑ 90'

Coach Ryan Lowe

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

2022-12-10 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–4 Preston North End FC L 2022-11-13 Burnley FC 3–0 Blackburn Rovers FC L 2022-11-05 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–0 Huddersfield Town AFC W 2022-11-01 Coventry City FC 1–0 Blackburn Rovers FC L 2022-10-29 Hull City AFC 0–1 Blackburn Rovers FC W 2022-10-22 Blackburn Rovers FC 2–1 Birmingham City FC W

Preston North End FC Form

2022-12-10 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–4 Preston North End FC W 2022-11-12 Preston North End FC 2–4 Millwall FC L 2022-11-04 Reading FC 1–2 Preston North End FC W 2022-11-01 Preston North End FC 1–0 Swansea City AFC W 2022-10-29 Preston North End FC 2–1 Middlesbrough FC W 2022-10-22 Blackpool FC 4–2 Preston North End FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.4 Blackburn Rovers FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.6 Preston North End FC xG

I would bet for: Blackburn Rovers FC or Preston North End FC 73% + Both teams to score 60%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Blackburn Rovers FC34% Draw27% Preston North End FC39%

Actual: Preston North End FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes60% 0% No40%

Avg goals/match: 3

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	80%	20%
± 2.5	57%	43%
± 3.5	35%	65%
± 4.5	19%	81%

Double Chance

Blackburn Rovers FC or Draw

61%

Draw or Preston North End FC

66%

Blackburn Rovers FC or Preston North End FC

73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Blackburn Rovers FC25% Draw44% Preston North End FC31%

Actual: Preston North End FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 1–4 not predicted

1 – 4

Actual

1 – 1

12%

1 – 2

8.6%

2 – 1

7.5%

0 – 1

7.1%

0 – 0

6.7%

0 – 2

6.3%

1 – 0

6.1%

2 – 2

2 – 0

4.8%

1 – 3

4.6%

3 – 1

3.5%

0 – 3

3.3%

Asian Handicap — Blackburn Rovers FC

Handicap	Blackburn Rovers FC covers	Push	Preston North End FC covers
-2.5	6%	—	94%
-2	6%	10%	85%
-1.5	15%	—	85%
-1	15%	17%	68%
-0.5	32%	—	68%
+0.5	59%	—	41%
+1	59%	20%	21%
+1.5	79%	—	21%
+2	79%	13%	9%
+2.5	91%	—	9%

Clean Sheet

Blackburn Rovers FC keeps clean sheet

21% ✓

Preston North End FC keeps clean sheet

25% ✓

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