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

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Championship · 2024-25

Preston North End FC

0 – 0

Full Time

Blackburn Rovers FC

Sun 22 Sep 2024 · 11:00 UTC Deepdale 20,945 HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 7' Hayden Carter

Ben Whiteman 26' Y

Sam Greenwood 42' R

Andrew Hughes 47' Y

Y 61' Sondre Tronstad

Y 85' Todd Cantwell

Y 86' Andreas Weimann

R 89' Owen Beck

Milutin Osmajic 89' Y

Brad Potts 90' Y

Y 90' Harry Pickering

Overview

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Preston North End FC vs Blackburn Rovers FC — Championship at Deepdale.

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

Match Details

Referee Matt Donohue
Assistant 1 Blake Antrobus (England)
Assistant 2 Matthew Jones

4 games this season 🟨 3.3/game ⚽ 11.0 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

Preston North End FC 17 games · Avg 2.9 goals Blackburn Rovers FC

Last 5 meetings

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 2022-12-10 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–4 Preston North End FC

Recent Form

Preston North End FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
22 Sep	Blackburn Rovers FC	H	0–0	D
14 Sep	Middlesbrough FC	A	1–1	D
31 Aug	Oxford United FC	A	1–3	L
24 Aug	Luton Town FC	H	1–0	W
17 Aug	Swansea City AFC	A	0–3	L
09 Aug	Sheffield United FC	H	0–2	L

Blackburn Rovers FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
22 Sep	Preston North End FC	A	0–0	D
14 Sep	Bristol City FC	H	3–0	W
31 Aug	Burnley FC	A	1–1	D
24 Aug	Oxford United FC	H	2–1	W
17 Aug	Norwich City FC	A	2–2	D
09 Aug	Derby County FC	H	4–2	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' Temperatures are rising at Deepdale as Preston North End FC face off against Blackburn Rovers FC in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
5' With 0 assists to his name this season, Makhtar Gueye is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Preston North End FC.
7' Hayden Carter was booked on 7.
12' Mads Frokjaer-Jensen has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
17' Preston North End FC are deployed in a 4-2-3-1 today, looking to exploit space against Blackburn Rovers FC's 4-2-3-1 shape.
22' Blackburn Rovers FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
26' A moment of madness from Ben Whiteman on 26 minutes earns him a card. Preston North End FC will be frustrated.
31' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
36' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
41' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
42' It’s a booking for Preston North End FC player. Sam Greenwood gets a card.
46' A tactical swap from Blackburn Rovers FC — Makhtar Gueye on, Lewis Baker off on 46 minutes.
47' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Andrew Hughes.
52' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Ben Whiteman made 239 appearances and scored 32 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
57' Harry Pickering has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
61' Blackburn Rovers FC player sees a card in front of him.
63' Another substitution for Preston North End FC to replace Emil Riis Jakobsen by Milutin Osmajic on 63 minute.
65' Blackburn Rovers FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Andreas Weimann is hanging Tyrhys Dolan on the field on 65 minute.
70' Preston North End FC is showing some good football. However, Preston North End FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
75' Supporters expect more eagerness from Aynsley Pears, as he is very good at scoring at Deepdale with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
77' The Blackburn Rovers FC manager makes a substitution. Sondre Tronstad departs to be replaced by Todd Cantwell.
82' It’s high time John Eustace made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
85' A meaty challenge results in booking for Todd Cantwell on 85.
86' Andreas Weimann catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 86.
89' The referee shows Blackburn Rovers FC player a card on 89.
90' The referee shows Preston North End FC player a card on 90.
90' Harry Pickering is ready to make an impact after coming on for Yuki Ohashi at the 90 minute mark.
The referee brings this contest to a close. take all three points.

Lineups

Preston North End FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

6
Liam Lindsay
44
Brad Potts
16
Andrew Hughes
14
Jordan Storey
4
Ben Whiteman
8
Alistair McCann
1
Freddie Woodman
40
Josh Bowler ↓ Kaine Kesler 63'
9
Emil Riis Jakobsen ↓ Milutin Osmajic 63'
20
Sam Greenwood
10
Mads Frokjaer-Jensen ↓ Duane Holmes 63'

Bench

Coach Paul Heckingbottom

Blackburn Rovers FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

1
Aynsley Pears
19
Ryan Hedges ↓ Amario Cozier-Duberry 77'
15
Danny Batth
42
Lewis Baker ↓ Makhtar Gueye 46'
27
Lewis Travis
5
Dominic Hyam
23
Yuki Ohashi ↓ Harry Pickering 90'
6
Sondre Tronstad ↓ Todd Cantwell 77'
17
Hayden Carter
10
Tyrhys Dolan ↓ Andreas Weimann 65'
24
Owen Beck

Bench

Coach John Eustace

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

Preston North End FC Form

2024-09-22 Preston North End FC 0–0 Blackburn Rovers FC D 2024-09-14 Middlesbrough FC 1–1 Preston North End FC D 2024-08-31 Oxford United FC 3–1 Preston North End FC L 2024-08-24 Preston North End FC 1–0 Luton Town FC W 2024-08-17 Swansea City AFC 3–0 Preston North End FC L 2024-08-09 Preston North End FC 0–2 Sheffield United FC L

Blackburn Rovers FC Form

2024-09-22 Preston North End FC 0–0 Blackburn Rovers FC D 2024-09-14 Blackburn Rovers FC 3–0 Bristol City FC W 2024-08-31 Burnley FC 1–1 Blackburn Rovers FC D 2024-08-24 Blackburn Rovers FC 2–1 Oxford United FC W 2024-08-17 Norwich City FC 2–2 Blackburn Rovers FC D 2024-08-09 Blackburn Rovers FC 4–2 Derby County FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.13 Preston North End FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.33 Blackburn Rovers FC xG

I would bet for: Preston North End FC or Blackburn Rovers FC 71% + Under 2.5 goals 56%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Preston North End FC34% Draw29% Blackburn Rovers FC37%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes50% 0% No50%

Avg goals/match: 2.46

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	89%	11%
± 1.5	70%	30%
± 2.5	44%	56%
± 3.5	24%	76%
± 4.5	11%	89%

Double Chance

Preston North End FC or Draw

63%

Draw or Blackburn Rovers FC

66%

Preston North End FC or Blackburn Rovers FC

71%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Preston North End FC22% Draw49% Blackburn Rovers FC29%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13.8%

0 – 0

Actual

0 – 1

10.3%

1 – 0

8.6%

1 – 2

8.2%

0 – 2

7.3%

2 – 1

2 – 0

5.3%

2 – 2

4.7%

1 – 3

3.7%

0 – 3

3.2%

3 – 1

2.7%

Asian Handicap — Preston North End FC

Handicap	Preston North End FC covers	Push	Blackburn Rovers FC covers
-2.5	4%	—	96%
-2	4%	9%	87%
-1.5	13%	—	87%
-1	13%	18%	70%
-0.5	30%	—	70%
+0.5	60%	—	40%
+1	60%	21%	19%
+1.5	81%	—	19%
+2	81%	12%	7%
+2.5	93%	—	7%

Clean Sheet

Preston North End FC keeps clean sheet

27% ✗

Blackburn Rovers FC keeps clean sheet

33% ✗

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