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 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
Blackburn Rovers FC 1 games · 1 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

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

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Coventry City FC	46	95
2	Ipswich Town FC	46	84
3	Hull City AFC	46	73
4	Oxford United FC	46	47
5	Leicester City FC	46	46
6	Blackburn Rovers FC	1	1
7	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	1	1
8	Queens Park Rangers FC	0	0
9	Millwall FC	0	0
10	Middlesbrough FC	0	0
11	Swansea City AFC	0	0
12	Charlton Athletic FC	0	0
13	West Bromwich Albion FC	0	0
14	Bolton Wanderers FC	0	0
15	Birmingham City FC	0	0
16	Sheffield United FC	0	0
17	Southampton FC	0	0
18	Wrexham AFC	0	0
19	Watford FC	0	0
20	Burnley FC	0	0
21	Cardiff City FC	0	0
22	West Ham United FC	0	0
23	Derby County FC	0	0
24	Norwich City FC	0	0
25	Preston North End FC	0	0
26	Stoke City FC	0	0
27	Lincoln City FC	0	0
28	Portsmouth FC	0	0
29	Bristol City FC	0	0
30	Sheffield Wednesday FC	46	0

Head-to-Head

Preston North End FC 16 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
#25	Position	#6
0	Points	1
0	Played	1
0 / 0 / 0	W / D / L	0 / 1 / 0
0	Scored	2
0	Conceded	2
+0	GD	+0
–	PPG	1.00
–	Win %	0%

Key Stats

69% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)

63% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

0% Clean Sheets
Preston North End FC this season

0% Clean Sheets
Blackburn Rovers FC this season

Preston North End FC are 25th (0 pts). Blackburn Rovers FC are 6th (1 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Preston North End FC

0-15

–/1

16-30

–/1

31-45

–/–

46-60

–/–

61-75

–/–

76+

1/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Blackburn Rovers FC

0-15

–/–

16-30

1/1

31-45

–/–

46-60

1/–

61-75

–/–

76+

–/1

■ Scored ■ Conceded

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' Preston North End FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
7' Poor challenge from Hayden Carter. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
12' 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.
17' Preston North End FC currently sit 22 in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
22' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Preston North End FC and Blackburn Rovers FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
26' Preston North End FC player sees a card in front of him.
31' The 28-year-old Makhtar Gueye has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
36' 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.
41' Blackburn Rovers FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
42' The referee calls foul for Sam Greenwood. He receives a card.
46' Makhtar Gueye is ready to make an impact after coming on for Lewis Baker at the 46 minute mark.
47' Andrew Hughes picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
52' Blackburn Rovers FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 52.
57' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Preston North End FC and Blackburn Rovers FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
61' Sondre Tronstad picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
63' Preston North End FC ring the changes. Emil Riis Jakobsen has done his job and it is now time for Milutin Osmajic to step up.
65' Blackburn Rovers FC ring the changes. Tyrhys Dolan has done his job and it is now time for Andreas Weimann to step up.
70' Over 70 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
75' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Todd Cantwell made 368 appearances and scored 32 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
77' Another change for Blackburn Rovers FC made on 77 minute. Sondre Tronstad leaves to be changed by Todd Cantwell.
82' Andreas Weimann needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
85' A moment of madness from Todd Cantwell on 85 minutes earns him a card. Blackburn Rovers FC will be frustrated.
86' It’s gonna be a card for Andreas Weimann.
89' Owen Beck has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 89.
90' Brad Potts was booked on 90.
90' Blackburn Rovers FC make a change. Yuki Ohashi trudges off to be replaced by Harry Pickering on 90 minutes.
The points are shared — Preston North End FC 0-0 Blackburn Rovers FC. Honours even.

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
Sam Gallagher	3
Adam Armstrong	3
Samuel Szmodics	3
Tom Barkhuizen	3
Daniel Johnson	2
John Buckley	2
Ben Whiteman	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

4 / 4

0.54 Preston North End FC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.4 Blackburn Rovers FC xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 92% + Under — clean sheet likely 84%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Preston North End FC33% Draw45% Blackburn Rovers FC22%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes16% 0% No84%

Avg goals/match: 0.94

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	58%	42%
± 1.5	25%	75%
± 2.5	8%	92%
± 3.5	2%	98%
± 4.5	0%	100%

Double Chance

Preston North End FC or Draw

78%

Draw or Blackburn Rovers FC

67%

Preston North End FC or Blackburn Rovers FC

55%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Preston North End FC15% Draw75% Blackburn Rovers FC10%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 0

Actual

1 – 0

19.1%

0 – 1

13.6%

1 – 1

9.8%

2 – 0

0 – 2

2.6%

2 – 1

2.6%

1 – 2

1.9%

3 – 0

0.9%

2 – 2

0.7%

3 – 1

0.5%

0 – 3

0.3%

Asian Handicap — Preston North End FC

Handicap	Preston North End FC covers	Push	Blackburn Rovers FC covers
-2.5	1%	—	99%
-2	1%	6%	93%
-1.5	7%	—	93%
-1	7%	22%	72%
-0.5	28%	—	72%
+0.5	81%	—	19%
+1	81%	16%	3%
+1.5	97%	—	3%
+2	97%	3%	0%
+2.5	100%	—	0%

Clean Sheet

Preston North End FC keeps clean sheet

67% ✓

Blackburn Rovers FC keeps clean sheet

59% ✓

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