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

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
#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' KICK OFF: Preston North End FC gets underway.
5' A quiet spell here at Deepdale. Preston North End FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
7' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Hayden Carter.
12' 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.
17' Blackburn Rovers FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
22' Emil Riis Jakobsen has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
26' The referee has no hesitation. Ben Whiteman is booked for Preston North End FC — card on 26.
31' Both keepers have barely been tested. Preston North End FC and Blackburn Rovers FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
36' 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.
41' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
42' The referee calls foul for Sam Greenwood. He receives a card.
46' The crowd applauds Lewis Baker as he leaves the pitch. Makhtar Gueye steps in for Blackburn Rovers FC.
47' It’s a booking for Preston North End FC player. Andrew Hughes gets a card.
52' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Paul Heckingbottom will be considering his options from the bench.
57' It is a cagey affair so far. Preston North End FC in their 4-2-3-1 trying to find a way past Blackburn Rovers FC's compact 4-2-3-1.
61' Sondre Tronstad picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
63' It is a substitution in Preston North End FC team. Emil Riis Jakobsen is replaced by Milutin Osmajic on 63 minute.
65' Andreas Weimann is replacing Tyrhys Dolan for the Blackburn Rovers FC side.
70' Todd Cantwell has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 3 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
75' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
77' The Blackburn Rovers FC bench stirs into life. Sondre Tronstad is withdrawn and Todd Cantwell gets his opportunity.
82' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
85' It’s gonna be a card for Todd Cantwell.
86' A moment of madness from Andreas Weimann on 86 minutes earns him a card. Blackburn Rovers FC will be frustrated.
89' The referee calls foul for Owen Beck. He receives a card.
90' Brad Potts was booked on 90.
90' Another substitution for Blackburn Rovers FC to replace Yuki Ohashi by Harry Pickering on 90 minute.
Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 0-0 draw is a fair result on the day.

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

3 / 4

1.18 Preston North End FC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.85 Blackburn Rovers FC xG

I would bet for: Preston North End FC or Draw 74% + Under 2.5 goals 67%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Preston North End FC42% Draw32% Blackburn Rovers FC26%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes41% 0% No59%

Avg goals/match: 2.03

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	85%	15%
± 1.5	61%	39%
± 2.5	33%	67%
± 3.5	16%	84%
± 4.5	6%	94%

Double Chance

Preston North End FC or Draw

74%

Draw or Blackburn Rovers FC

58%

Preston North End FC or Blackburn Rovers FC

68%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Preston North End FC28% Draw54% Blackburn Rovers FC18%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 0

Actual

1 – 0

14.2%

1 – 1

14.1%

0 – 1

9.8%

2 – 0

8.7%

2 – 1

7.6%

1 – 2

5.4%

0 – 2

4.5%

3 – 0

3.4%

2 – 2

3.4%

3 – 1

3.1%

1 – 3

1.6%

Asian Handicap — Preston North End FC

Handicap	Preston North End FC covers	Push	Blackburn Rovers FC covers
-2.5	6%	—	94%
-2	6%	12%	82%
-1.5	18%	—	82%
-1	18%	23%	58%
-0.5	42%	—	58%
+0.5	75%	—	25%
+1	75%	16%	8%
+1.5	92%	—	8%
+2	92%	6%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

Preston North End FC keeps clean sheet

43% ✗

Blackburn Rovers FC keeps clean sheet

31% ✗

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