Thursday , 2 July 2026

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

Championship · 2021-22
Blackpool FC
2 – 0
Full Time
Preston North End FC
Sat 23 Oct 2021 · 14:00 UTC Bloomfield Road HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 31' Scott Sinclair
Y 39' Patrick Bauer
Y 45' Alan Browne
Y 84' Brad Potts
Daniel Grimshaw 88' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Blackpool FC vs Preston North End FC — Championship at Bloomfield Road.

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

2
2
Blackpool FC 4 games · Avg 3.3 goals Preston North End FC
Last 5 meetings
2021-10-23 Blackpool FC 2–0 Preston North End FC

Recent Form

Blackpool FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
23 Oct Preston North End FC H 2–0 W
20 Oct Reading FC A 3–2 W
16 Oct Nottingham Forest FC A 1–2 L
02 Oct Blackburn Rovers FC H 2–1 W
28 Sep Hull City AFC A 1–1 D
25 Sep Barnsley FC H 1–0 W
Preston North End FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
23 Oct Blackpool FC A 0–2 L
20 Oct Coventry City FC H 2–1 W
16 Oct Derby County FC H 0–0 D
02 Oct Queens Park Rangers FC A 2–3 L
28 Sep Stoke City FC H 1–1 D
25 Sep Birmingham City FC A 0–0 D

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' KICK OFF: Blackpool FC gets underway.
  • 5' Blackpool FC is showing some good football. However, Blackpool FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 10' A quiet spell here at Bloomfield Road. Preston North End FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 15' Brad Potts needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 20' Preston North End FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 25' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 25 minutes.
  • 27' The deadlock is broken! Keshi Anderson gets on the scoresheet on 27 minutes.
  • 28' Against the run of play, Keshi Anderson has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 31' That is a Yellow card for Preston North End FC. Scott Sinclair will be fuming at that decision.
  • 36' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 39' Poor challenge from Patrick Bauer. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 44' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Blackpool FC and Preston North End FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 45' The referee has no hesitation. Alan Browne is booked for Preston North End FC — Yellow card on 45.
  • 50' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 55' Preston North End FC have won 414 goals from 378 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 60' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 64' Fresh legs for Preston North End FC! Tom Barkhuizen comes on to replace Daniel Johnson.
  • 65' A tactical swap from Preston North End FC — Sean Maguire on, Joshua Earl off on 65 minutes.
  • 68' Gary Madine adds to his 0 season tally! Blackpool FC lead 3-0 — and this changes everything.
  • 73' It’s high time made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 74' The Preston North End FC manager makes a substitution. Ben Whiteman departs to be replaced by Brad Potts.
  • 79' Sonny Carey has so much to prove this time. He replaces Jerry Yates on 79 minute.
  • 83' Blackpool FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Callum Connolly is hanging Ken Dougall on the field on 83 minute.
  • 84' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Brad Potts.
  • 88' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Daniel Grimshaw on 88 minutes.
  • 88' The Blackpool FC bench stirs into life. Josh Bowler is withdrawn and Demetri Mitchell gets his opportunity.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 2-0 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Blackpool FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Preston North End FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Jerry Yates 3
Ben Whiteman 2
Thomas Cannon 2
Keshi Anderson 2
Cameron Archer 1
Callum Connolly 1
CJ Hamilton 1
Charlie Patino 1

Head to Head

2021-10-23 Blackpool FC 2–0 Preston North End FC

Blackpool FC Form

2021-10-23 Blackpool FC 2–0 Preston North End FC W 2021-10-20 Reading FC 2–3 Blackpool FC W 2021-10-16 Nottingham Forest FC 2–1 Blackpool FC L 2021-10-02 Blackpool FC 2–1 Blackburn Rovers FC W 2021-09-28 Hull City AFC 1–1 Blackpool FC D 2021-09-25 Blackpool FC 1–0 Barnsley FC W

Preston North End FC Form

2021-10-23 Blackpool FC 2–0 Preston North End FC L 2021-10-20 Preston North End FC 2–1 Coventry City FC W 2021-10-16 Preston North End FC 0–0 Derby County FC D 2021-10-02 Queens Park Rangers FC 3–2 Preston North End FC L 2021-09-28 Preston North End FC 1–1 Stoke City FC D 2021-09-25 Birmingham City FC 0–0 Preston North End FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.63 Blackpool FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.67 Preston North End FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 60% + Under — clean sheet likely 60%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Blackpool FC59% Draw25% Preston North End FC16%
Actual: Blackpool FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes40% 0% No60%
Avg goals/match: 2.3
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 88%
12%
± 1.5 67%
33%
± 2.5 40%
60%
± 3.5 21%
79%
± 4.5 9%
91%

Double Chance

Blackpool FC or Draw
84%
Draw or Preston North End FC
41%
Blackpool FC or Preston North End FC
75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Blackpool FC40% Draw49% Preston North End FC11%
Actual: Blackpool FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
15.4%
2 – 0
Actual
0 – 0
12.1%
1 – 1
11.7%
2 – 1
8.7%
3 – 0
6.9%
0 – 1
5.7%
3 – 1
4.8%
1 – 2
3.5%
2 – 2
3%
4 – 0
2.8%
0 – 2
2.1%

Asian Handicap — Blackpool FC

Handicap Blackpool FC covers Push Preston North End FC covers
-2.5 14% — 86%
-2 14% 19% 67%
-1.5 33% — 67%
-1 33% 26% 41%
-0.5 59% — 41%
+0.5 86% — 14%
+1 86% 10% 4%
+1.5 96% — 4%
+2 96% 3% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Blackpool FC keeps clean sheet
51% ✓
Preston North End FC keeps clean sheet
20% ✓

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