Sunday , 16 August 2026

Blackburn Rovers FC vs Preston North End FC, Championship 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2023-24
Blackburn Rovers FC
1 – 2
Full Time
Preston North End FC
Fri 10 Nov 2023 · 20:00 UTC Ewood Park 20,596 HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 35' Alan Browne
Samuel Szmodics 49' 1–1
1–2 90+3' Liam Lindsay
Y 72' Ben Whiteman

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Thomas Bramall
  • Assistant 1 Matt Wilkes (England)
  • Assistant 2 Steven Meredith (England)

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 Watford FC 0 0
13 Charlton Athletic FC 0 0
14 West Bromwich Albion FC 0 0
15 Bolton Wanderers FC 0 0
16 Burnley FC 0 0
17 West Ham United FC 0 0
18 Birmingham City FC 0 0
19 Sheffield United FC 0 0
20 Wrexham AFC 0 0
21 Cardiff City FC 0 0
22 Southampton 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

6
4
6
Blackburn Rovers FC 16 games · Avg 2.9 goals Preston North End FC
Last 5 meetings
2023-11-10 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–2 Preston North End FC 2023-04-22 Preston North End FC 1–1 Blackburn Rovers FC 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

Recent Form

Blackburn Rovers FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
10 Nov Preston North End FC H 1–2 L
05 Nov Norwich City FC A 3–1 W
28 Oct Swansea City AFC H 0–1 L
24 Oct Millwall FC A 2–1 W
21 Oct Cardiff City FC H 1–0 W
07 Oct Queens Park Rangers FC A 4–0 W
Preston North End FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
10 Nov Blackburn Rovers FC A 2–1 W
04 Nov Coventry City FC H 3–2 W
28 Oct Hull City AFC A 0–1 L
25 Oct Southampton FC H 2–2 D
21 Oct Millwall FC H 1–1 D
07 Oct Ipswich Town FC A 2–4 L

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' What a night it is going to be! Blackburn Rovers FC welcome Preston North End FC for this crunch clash at Ewood Park.
  • 5' A quiet spell here at Ewood Park. Preston North End FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 10' Kian Best has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 1 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 15' The energy levels are beginning to show. Jon Dahl Tomasson might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 20' Preston North End FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 25' Preston North End FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 30' The home supporters are growing impatient. Blackburn Rovers FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 35' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Alan Browne makes it 0-1.
  • 40' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Blackburn Rovers FC that had 382 games and scored 469 goals.
  • 45' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 49' Samuel Szmodics doubles the advantage! 1-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 54' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 59' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Preston North End FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 61' Another substitution for Preston North End FC to replace Will Keane by Ched Evans on 61 minute.
  • 66' Adam Wharton is a natural midfielder and has been asked to do a very specific job for Preston North End FC tonight.
  • 69' The Preston North End FC manager makes a substitution. Liam Millar departs to be replaced by Mads Frokjaer-Jensen.
  • 72' The referee has no hesitation. Ben Whiteman is booked for Preston North End FC — Yellow card on 72.
  • 77' Preston North End 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.
  • 78' Harry Leonard is ready to make an impact after coming on for Tyrhys Dolan at the 78 minute mark.
  • 83' named a 4-1-4-1 earlier, and opted for a 3-4-2-1 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 88' England international Scott Wharton has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 90' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Liam Lindsay makes no mistake. 1-2!
  • The referee brings this contest to a close. Preston North End FC take all three points.

Lineups

Blackburn Rovers FC Lineups

4-1-4-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jon Dahl Tomasson

Preston North End FC Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ryan Lowe

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Alan Browne 4
Samuel Szmodics 3
Tom Barkhuizen 3
Sam Gallagher 3
Adam Armstrong 3
Liam Lindsay 2
Daniel Johnson 2
John Buckley 2

Head to Head

2023-11-10 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–2 Preston North End FC 2023-04-22 Preston North End FC 1–1 Blackburn Rovers FC 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

Blackburn Rovers FC Form

2023-11-10 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–2 Preston North End FC L 2023-11-05 Norwich City FC 1–3 Blackburn Rovers FC W 2023-10-28 Blackburn Rovers FC 0–1 Swansea City AFC L 2023-10-24 Millwall FC 1–2 Blackburn Rovers FC W 2023-10-21 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–0 Cardiff City FC W 2023-10-07 Queens Park Rangers FC 0–4 Blackburn Rovers FC W

Preston North End FC Form

2023-11-10 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–2 Preston North End FC W 2023-11-04 Preston North End FC 3–2 Coventry City FC W 2023-10-28 Hull City AFC 1–0 Preston North End FC L 2023-10-25 Preston North End FC 2–2 Southampton FC D 2023-10-21 Preston North End FC 1–1 Millwall FC D 2023-10-07 Ipswich Town FC 4–2 Preston North End FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
0 / 4
0.69 Blackburn Rovers FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.72 Preston North End FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 82% + Under — clean sheet likely 72%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Blackburn Rovers FC32% Draw38% Preston North End FC30%
Actual: Preston North End FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes28% 0% No72%
Avg goals/match: 1.41
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 73%
27%
± 1.5 42%
58%
± 2.5 18%
82%
± 3.5 6%
94%
± 4.5 2%
98%

Double Chance

Blackburn Rovers FC or Draw
70%
Draw or Preston North End FC
68%
Blackburn Rovers FC or Preston North End FC
62%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Blackburn Rovers FC17% Draw64% Preston North End FC19%
Actual: Preston North End FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
27%
0 – 1
15.9%
1 – 0
15.1%
1 – 1
13.2%
0 – 2
5.9%
2 – 0
5.3%
1 – 2
Actual
2 – 1
4.3%
2 – 2
1.7%
0 – 3
1.4%
3 – 0
1.2%
1 – 3
1.1%

Asian Handicap — Blackburn Rovers FC

Handicap Blackburn Rovers FC covers Push Preston North End FC covers
-2.5 2% — 98%
-2 2% 6% 92%
-1.5 8% — 92%
-1 8% 20% 72%
-0.5 28% — 72%
+0.5 70% — 30%
+1 70% 21% 9%
+1.5 91% — 9%
+2 91% 7% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Blackburn Rovers FC keeps clean sheet
49% ✓
Preston North End FC keeps clean sheet
51% ✗

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