Preston North End FC vs Blackburn Rovers FC, Championship 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2018-19

Preston North End FC

4 – 1

Full Time

Blackburn Rovers FC

Sat 24 Nov 2018 · 15:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 43' Richard Smallwood

Ryan Ledson 89' Y

Y 90' Elliott Bennett

Overview

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Preston North End FC vs Blackburn Rovers FC — Championship .

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

Match Details

Referee Geoff Eltringham
Referee Steve Meredith
Referee Andy Madley
Referee Rob Merchant

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

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

Last 5 meetings

2018-11-24 Preston North End FC 4–1 Blackburn Rovers FC

Recent Form

Preston North End FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
24 Nov	Blackburn Rovers FC	H	4–1	W
10 Nov	Bristol City FC	A	1–0	W
03 Nov	Ipswich Town FC	A	1–1	D
27 Oct	Rotherham United FC	H	1–1	D
24 Oct	Brentford FC	H	4–3	W
20 Oct	Hull City AFC	A	1–1	D

Blackburn Rovers FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
24 Nov	Preston North End FC	A	1–4	L
10 Nov	Rotherham United FC	H	1–1	D
03 Nov	Queens Park Rangers FC	H	1–0	W
27 Oct	West Bromwich Albion FC	A	1–1	D
23 Oct	Swansea City AFC	A	1–3	L
20 Oct	Leeds United FC	H	2–1	W

Season Stats

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

Key Stats

69% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)

63% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

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

Events

Match Events

0' Three points are at stake. Preston North End FC host Blackburn Rovers FC — let the battle begin!
2' Brilliant from the ! Tom Barkhuizen makes it 1-0 with a superb finish on 2.
7' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Preston North End FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
10' The Ireland Callum Robinson breaks the deadlock on 10 minutes. 2-0!
15' Blackburn Rovers FC have won 469 goals from 382 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
20' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 20 minutes.
25' It’s high time Tony Mowbray made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
30' Elliott Bennett has been relatively quiet despite scoring 6 goals in his last 382 appearances.
35' Blackburn Rovers FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 35.
40' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Preston North End FC and Blackburn Rovers FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
43' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Richard Smallwood on 43 minutes.
46' Richard Smallwood makes way for Danny Graham at the 46 minute mark. A tactical switch from Blackburn Rovers FC.
48' Assisted by Harrison Reed with the perfectly-timed delivery and Danny Graham makes no mistake. 2-1!
53' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
58' Richard Smallwood has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
60' A tactical swap from Preston North End FC — Louis Moult on, Lukas Nmecha off on 60 minutes.
65' Harrison Reed has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 1 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
66' The whistle greets Adam Armstrong as he departs to be replaced by Joe Rothwell.
69' Ben Brereton is ready to make an impact after coming on for Kasey Palmer at the 69 minute mark.
74' Magnificent from Louis Moult! That is 12 goals in 378 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
79' It looks surprising Blackburn Rovers FC does not make any changes. Lukas Nmecha has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
83' Time for substitution for Preston North End FC. Ben Pearson is replaced by Ryan Ledson.
85' The Ireland Alan Browne breaks the deadlock on 85 minutes. 4-1!
89' A moment of madness from Ryan Ledson on 89 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Preston North End FC will be frustrated.
90' A moment of madness from Elliott Bennett on 90 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Blackburn Rovers FC will be frustrated.
The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Blackburn Rovers FC.

Lineups

Preston North End FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Alex Neil

Blackburn Rovers FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Tony Mowbray

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

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

2.4 Preston North End FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.05 Blackburn Rovers FC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 66% + Preston North End FC to win 63%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Preston North End FC63% Draw20% Blackburn Rovers FC17%

Actual: Preston North End FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes59% 0% No41%

Avg goals/match: 3.45

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	96%	4%
± 1.5	86%	14%
± 2.5	66%	34%
± 3.5	45%	55%
± 4.5	27%	73%

Double Chance

Preston North End FC or Draw

84%

Draw or Blackburn Rovers FC

37%

Preston North End FC or Blackburn Rovers FC

80%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Preston North End FC48% Draw38% Blackburn Rovers FC14%

Actual: Preston North End FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 1

9.3%

2 – 0

9.1%

1 – 1

8.8%

3 – 1

7.4%

1 – 0

7.2%

3 – 0

7.1%

2 – 2

4.8%

0 – 0

4.5%

4 – 1

Actual

4 – 0

4.2%

1 – 2

4.1%

3 – 2

3.9%

Asian Handicap — Preston North End FC

Handicap	Preston North End FC covers	Push	Blackburn Rovers FC covers
-2.5	25%	—	75%
-2	25%	19%	56%
-1.5	44%	—	56%
-1	44%	21%	34%
-0.5	66%	—	34%
+0.5	86%	—	14%
+1	86%	9%	5%
+1.5	95%	—	5%
+2	95%	4%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

Preston North End FC keeps clean sheet

35% ✓

Blackburn Rovers FC keeps clean sheet

10% ✓

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

Preston North End FC vs Blackburn Rovers FC, Championship 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Overview

Match Preview

Match Details

Standings

Head-to-Head

Recent Form

Season Stats

Key Stats

Events

Match Events

Lineups

Preston North End FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Blackburn Rovers FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Head to Head

Preston North End FC Form

Blackburn Rovers FC Form

Predictions

Match Result

Both Teams to Score

Over / Under Goals

Double Chance

Half-Time Result

Correct Score

Asian Handicap — Preston North End FC

Clean Sheet