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

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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 8 games · 9 pts (2026/27)
Preston North End FC 8 games · 4 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

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

7 games this season 🟨 3.6/game ⚽ 11.6 goals/game

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Swansea City AFC	8	17
2	West Ham United FC	8	15
3	Middlesbrough FC	8	15
4	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	7	14
5	West Bromwich Albion FC	8	14
6	Queens Park Rangers FC	8	13
7	Stoke City FC	8	13
8	Bristol City FC	8	13
9	Charlton Athletic FC	8	12
10	Birmingham City FC	8	11
11	Millwall FC	8	11
12	Lincoln City FC	8	11
13	Southampton FC	8	10
14	Wrexham AFC	8	10
15	Bolton Wanderers FC	8	10
16	Blackburn Rovers FC	8	9
17	Norwich City FC	8	9
18	Sheffield United FC	8	9
19	Portsmouth FC	7	8
20	Watford FC	8	8
21	Cardiff City FC	8	7
22	Derby County FC	8	5
23	Preston North End FC	8	4
24	Burnley FC	8	4

Head-to-Head

Blackburn Rovers FC 17 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
#16	Position	#23
9	Points	4
8	Played	8
2 / 3 / 3	W / D / L	1 / 1 / 6
12	Scored	8
12	Conceded	15
+0	GD	-7
1.13	PPG	0.50
25%	Win %	13%

Key Stats

71% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)

65% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

13% Clean Sheets
Blackburn Rovers FC this season

0% Clean Sheets
Preston North End FC this season

Blackburn Rovers FC are 16th (9 pts). Preston North End FC are 23rd (4 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Blackburn Rovers FC

0-15

1/3

16-30

2/2

31-45

1/2

46-60

6/2

61-75

–/2

76+

1/1

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Preston North End FC

0-15

3/3

16-30

2/1

31-45

–/–

46-60

1/1

61-75

–/3

76+

2/6

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Blackburn Rovers FC

Oladapo Afolayan	3 G	2 A
Andri Gudjohnsen	3 G	1 A
Sean McLoughlin	1 G

Preston North End FC

Callum Lang	3 G
Jordan Thompson	1 G
Jusef Erabi	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' We are underway at Ewood Park. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
5' Mads Frokjaer-Jensen has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
10' Supporters expect more eagerness from Jack Whatmough, as he is very good at scoring at Ewood Park with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
15' Blackburn Rovers FC are deployed in a 4-2-3-1 today, looking to exploit space against Preston North End FC's 3-4-1-2 shape.
20' Kaine Kesler has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
25' Freddie Woodman is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Preston North End FC so far.
30' A change in the Preston North End FC ranks — Jordan Storey exits the field as Jack Whatmough enters on 30.
35' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
39' Makhtar Gueye has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 39 minutes.
44' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
49' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Blackburn Rovers FC and Preston North End FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
54' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
59' Preston North End FC come into this ranked 15 in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
63' That looks like a foul for a card for John Buckley.
64' Brad Potts is ready to make an impact after coming on for Jayden Meghoma at the 64 minute mark.
68' It is a substitution in Blackburn Rovers FC team. Andreas Weimann is replaced by Todd Cantwell on 68 minute.
73' Blackburn Rovers FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Preston North End FC backline.
78' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Todd Cantwell makes no mistake. 2-0!
79' Duane Holmes is ready to make an impact after coming on for Mads Frokjaer-Jensen at the 79 minute mark.
82' It is a substitution in Blackburn Rovers FC team. Lewis Travis is replaced by Joe Rankin-Costello on 82 minute.
87' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
90' Fresh legs for Blackburn Rovers FC! Dion Sanderson comes on to replace Tyrhys Dolan.
The points are shared — Blackburn Rovers FC 2-1 Preston North End FC. Honours even.

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
Sam Gallagher	3
Adam Armstrong	3
Samuel Szmodics	3
Tom Barkhuizen	3
Daniel Johnson	2
John Buckley	2
Callum Lang	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

3 / 4

1.79 Blackburn Rovers FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.07 Preston North End FC xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 55%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Blackburn Rovers FC52% Draw25% Preston North End FC23%

Actual: Blackburn Rovers FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes55% 0% No45%

Avg goals/match: 2.86

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	78%	22%
± 2.5	54%	46%
± 3.5	32%	68%
± 4.5	17%	83%

Double Chance

Blackburn Rovers FC or Draw

77%

Draw or Preston North End FC

48%

Blackburn Rovers FC or Preston North End FC

75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Blackburn Rovers FC38% Draw44% Preston North End FC18%

Actual: Blackburn Rovers FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11.8%

2 – 1

Actual

1 – 0

9.4%

2 – 0

0 – 0

7.5%

1 – 2

5.7%

3 – 1

5.6%

3 – 0

5.3%

0 – 1

5.2%

2 – 2

5.1%

0 – 2

3.2%

3 – 2

3.1%

Asian Handicap — Blackburn Rovers FC

Handicap	Blackburn Rovers FC covers	Push	Preston North End FC covers
-2.5	14%	—	86%
-2	14%	16%	70%
-1.5	30%	—	70%
-1	30%	23%	47%
-0.5	53%	—	47%
+0.5	78%	—	22%
+1	78%	13%	8%
+1.5	92%	—	8%
+2	92%	6%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

Blackburn Rovers FC keeps clean sheet

35% ✓

Preston North End FC keeps clean sheet

18% ✓

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