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

Match Preview

Preston North End FC vs Blackburn Rovers FC — Championship .

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

Match Details

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

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

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

Key Stats

71% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)

65% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

0% Clean Sheets
Preston North End FC this season

13% Clean Sheets
Blackburn Rovers FC this season

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

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

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

Top Scorers (This Season)

Preston North End FC

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

Blackburn Rovers FC

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

Events

Match Events

0' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and Preston North End FC launch into their encounter with Blackburn Rovers FC.
2' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Tom Barkhuizen makes it 1-0.
7' Kasey Palmer has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 2 goals to his name this season.
10' Callum Robinson does the damage! The net is bulging and Preston North End FC surge ahead!
15' Blackburn Rovers FC have won 475 goals from 388 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
20' It looks like no one’s ball. Preston North End FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
25' Tom Clarke has been relatively quiet despite scoring 2 goals in his last 384 appearances.
30' Preston North End FC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Callum Lang scoring 2 goals.
35' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Preston North End FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
40' Preston North End FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
43' Blackburn Rovers FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
46' Another substitution for Blackburn Rovers FC to replace Richard Smallwood by Danny Graham on 46 minute.
48' Danny Graham is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
53' Blackburn Rovers FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
58' Harrison Reed, a England , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
60' The supporters are chanting for Louis Moult. He replaces Lukas Nmecha on 60 minute.
65' Blackburn Rovers FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 65.
66' The Blackburn Rovers FC manager makes a substitution. Adam Armstrong departs to be replaced by Joe Rothwell.
69' Another change for Blackburn Rovers FC made on 69 minute. Kasey Palmer leaves to be changed by Ben Brereton.
74' GOAL! Louis Moult scores on 74.
79' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
83' Time for substitution for Preston North End FC. Ben Pearson is replaced by Ryan Ledson.
85' A stunning finish from Alan Browne — that came from absolutely nowhere!
89' Ryan Ledson has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 89.
90' Controversy at the stadium! Elliott Bennett argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
Full Time. Preston North End FC beats 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
Callum Lang	2

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

2.35 Preston North End FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.53 Blackburn Rovers FC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 73% + Both teams to score 70%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Preston North End FC56% Draw21% Blackburn Rovers FC23%

Actual: Preston North End FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes70% 0% No30%

Avg goals/match: 3.88

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	97%	3%
± 1.5	90%	10%
± 2.5	73%	27%
± 3.5	53%	47%
± 4.5	34%	66%

Double Chance

Preston North End FC or Draw

77%

Draw or Blackburn Rovers FC

44%

Preston North End FC or Blackburn Rovers FC

79%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Preston North End FC41% Draw38% Blackburn Rovers FC21%

Actual: Preston North End FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 1

8.5%

1 – 1

8.2%

3 – 1

6.6%

2 – 2

6.4%

2 – 0

5.8%

1 – 2

5.6%

3 – 2

1 – 0

4.5%

3 – 0

4.4%

4 – 1

Actual

2 – 3

3.3%

0 – 0

3.2%

Asian Handicap — Preston North End FC

Handicap	Preston North End FC covers	Push	Blackburn Rovers FC covers
-2.5	19%	—	81%
-2	19%	16%	65%
-1.5	35%	—	65%
-1	35%	20%	45%
-0.5	55%	—	45%
+0.5	76%	—	24%
+1	76%	13%	11%
+1.5	89%	—	11%
+2	89%	7%	4%
+2.5	96%	—	4%

Clean Sheet

Preston North End FC keeps clean sheet

23% ✓

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

Goal Timing (This Season)

Top Scorers (This Season)

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