Blackburn Rovers FC vs Preston North End FC, Championship 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2024-25

Blackburn Rovers FC

2 – 1

Full Time

Preston North End FC

Fri 31 Jan 2025 · 20:00 UTC Ewood Park 21,392 HT 45' · FT 45'

Makhtar Gueye 39' 1–0

Todd Cantwell pen 78' 2–0

2–1 90+3' Brad Potts

John Buckley 63' Y

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)

Match Details

Referee Joshua Smith
Assistant 1 Sam Lewis (England)
Assistant 2 Mark Dwyer

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

2025-01-31 Blackburn Rovers FC 2–1 Preston North End FC 2024-09-22 Preston North End FC 0–0 Blackburn Rovers FC 2024-02-17 Preston North End FC 2–2 Blackburn Rovers FC 2023-11-10 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–2 Preston North End FC 2023-04-22 Preston North End FC 1–1 Blackburn Rovers FC

Recent Form

Blackburn Rovers FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
31 Jan	Preston North End FC	H	2–1	W
25 Jan	Bristol City FC	A	1–2	L
21 Jan	Coventry City FC	H	0–2	L
18 Jan	Oxford United FC	A	0–1	L
15 Jan	Portsmouth FC	H	3–0	W
11 Jan	Middlesbrough FC	A	1–0	W

Preston North End FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
31 Jan	Blackburn Rovers FC	A	1–2	L
25 Jan	Middlesbrough FC	H	2–1	W
21 Jan	Watford FC	A	2–1	W
18 Jan	Luton Town FC	A	0–0	D
14 Jan	Charlton Athletic FC	H	2–1	W
04 Jan	Oxford United FC	H	1–1	D

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' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — Blackburn Rovers FC and Preston North End FC get this one started.
5' Blackburn Rovers FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Preston North End FC backline.
10' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
15' Preston North End FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
20' Preston North End FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
25' The travelling Preston North End FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
30' The crowd applauds Jordan Storey as he leaves the pitch. Jack Whatmough steps in for Preston North End FC.
35' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
39' Assisted by Tyrhys Dolan with the perfectly-timed delivery and Makhtar Gueye makes no mistake. 1-0!
44' Preston North End FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
49' Blackburn Rovers FC is showing some good football. However, Blackburn Rovers FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
54' It is a cagey affair so far. Blackburn Rovers FC in their 4-2-3-1 trying to find a way past Preston North End FC's compact 3-4-1-2.
59' Tyrhys Dolan has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 1 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
63' John Buckley was booked on 63.
64' Another change for Preston North End FC made on 64 minute. Jayden Meghoma leaves to be changed by Brad Potts.
68' Todd Cantwell has so much to prove this time. He replaces Andreas Weimann on 68 minute.
73' Preston North End FC have won 414 goals from 378 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
78' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Todd Cantwell makes no mistake. 2-0!
79' Another change for Preston North End FC made on 79 minute. Mads Frokjaer-Jensen leaves to be changed by Duane Holmes.
82' Blackburn Rovers FC ring the changes. Lewis Travis has done his job and it is now time for Joe Rankin-Costello to step up.
87' 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.
90' Another substitution for Blackburn Rovers FC to replace Tyrhys Dolan by Dion Sanderson on 90 minute.
Game over. The scoreline of 2-1 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

Blackburn Rovers FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

14
Andreas Weimann ↓ Todd Cantwell 68'
2
Callum Brittain
1
Aynsley Pears
19
Ryan Hedges ↓ Adam Forshaw 90'
15
Danny Batth
27
Lewis Travis ↓ Joe Rankin-Costello 82'
5
Dominic Hyam
9
Makhtar Gueye
21
John Buckley
10
Tyrhys Dolan ↓ Dion Sanderson 90'
24
Owen Beck

Bench

Coach John Eustace

Preston North End FC Lineups

3-4-1-2

Starting XI

16
Andrew Hughes
18
Ryan Ledson ↓ Stefan Teitur Thordarson 64'
14
Jordan Storey ↓ Jack Whatmough 30'
8
Alistair McCann
1
Freddie Woodman
19
Lewis Gibson
9
Emil Riis Jakobsen
20
Sam Greenwood ↓ Ched Evans 79'
29
Kaine Kesler
10
Mads Frokjaer-Jensen ↓ Duane Holmes 79'
3
Jayden Meghoma ↓ Brad Potts 64'

Bench

5
Jack Whatmough ↑ 30'
25
Duane Holmes ↑ 79'
6
Liam Lindsay
44
Brad Potts ↑ 64'
12
Ched Evans ↑ 79'
13
David Cornell
28
Milutin Osmajic
22
Stefan Teitur Thordarson ↑ 64'
24
Felipinho

Coach Paul Heckingbottom

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Alan Browne	4
Adam Armstrong	3
Samuel Szmodics	3
Tom Barkhuizen	3
Sam Gallagher	3
Ched Evans	2
Bradley Dack	2
Ben Brereton	2

Head to Head

Blackburn Rovers FC Form

2025-01-31 Blackburn Rovers FC 2–1 Preston North End FC W 2025-01-25 Bristol City FC 2–1 Blackburn Rovers FC L 2025-01-21 Blackburn Rovers FC 0–2 Coventry City FC L 2025-01-18 Oxford United FC 1–0 Blackburn Rovers FC L 2025-01-15 Blackburn Rovers FC 3–0 Portsmouth FC W 2025-01-11 Middlesbrough FC 0–1 Blackburn Rovers FC W

Preston North End FC Form

2025-01-31 Blackburn Rovers FC 2–1 Preston North End FC L 2025-01-25 Preston North End FC 2–1 Middlesbrough FC W 2025-01-21 Watford FC 1–2 Preston North End FC W 2025-01-18 Luton Town FC 0–0 Preston North End FC D 2025-01-14 Preston North End FC 2–1 Charlton Athletic FC W 2025-01-04 Preston North End FC 1–1 Oxford United FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

0 / 4

0.68 Blackburn Rovers FC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.58 Preston North End FC xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 86% + Under — clean sheet likely 76%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Blackburn Rovers FC36% Draw39% Preston North End FC25%

Actual: Blackburn Rovers FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes24% 0% No76%

Avg goals/match: 1.26

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	69%	31%
± 1.5	37%	63%
± 2.5	14%	86%
± 3.5	5%	95%
± 4.5	1%	99%

Double Chance

Blackburn Rovers FC or Draw

75%

Draw or Preston North End FC

64%

Blackburn Rovers FC or Preston North End FC

61%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Blackburn Rovers FC18% Draw67% Preston North End FC15%

Actual: Blackburn Rovers FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 0

31.2%

1 – 0

17.5%

0 – 1

14.7%

1 – 1

12.3%

2 – 0

0 – 2

4.3%

2 – 1

Actual

1 – 2

3.4%

2 – 2

1.3%

3 – 0

1.3%

3 – 1

0.9%

0 – 3

0.8%

Asian Handicap — Blackburn Rovers FC

Handicap	Blackburn Rovers FC covers	Push	Preston North End FC covers
-2.5	2%	—	98%
-2	2%	7%	91%
-1.5	9%	—	91%
-1	9%	22%	69%
-0.5	31%	—	69%
+0.5	76%	—	24%
+1	76%	18%	6%
+1.5	94%	—	6%
+2	94%	5%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

Blackburn Rovers FC keeps clean sheet

56% ✗

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.