Preston vs Blackburn
Ref: Paul Tierney, EnglandDeepdale, Preston · 23,408 cap
Match recap
Blackburn beat Preston 2–1 in their Championship fixture. Devine scored for Preston; Miller and Guðjohnsen replied for Blackburn. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 1.70 for Preston versus 1.23 for Blackburn. Preston sit 14th in the Championship table while Blackburn are 20th.
First Half
45'
⚽
Miller
Assist: Hedges
⚽
Devine
Assist: Dobbin
Second Half
⇄
Dobbin
⇄
Þórðarson
62'
⚽
Guðjohnsen
Assist: Morishita
⇄
Storey
84'
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Guðjohnsen
85'
⇄
Morishita
85'
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Montgomery
Whiteman
Yellow Card
Match Statistics
PrestonBlackburn
4Won
Statistical edge
4–10
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
1.70VS1.23
Attack3 · 3 won
15
Shots
12
4
Shots on target
6
12
Shots in the box
8
3
Shots outside box
4
5
Shots off goal
4
3
Corners
7
Possession & Passing0 · 4 won
46%
Possession
54%
351
Total passes
419
257
Accurate passes
326
73%
Pass accuracy
78%
Discipline0 · 3 won
11
Fouls
3
1
Yellow cards
0
2
Offsides
1
Goalkeeping & Defence1 · 0 won
4
Goalkeeper saves
4
6
Blocked shots
2
0.53
Goals prevented
0.53
Preston
3-1-4-2
Blackburn
3-4-1-2Preston
3-1-4-2Starting XI
- 1D. IversenG
- 4B. WhitemanM
- 6L. LindsayD
- 14J. StoreyD
- 16A. HughesD
- 17L. DobbinF
- 21A. DevineM
- 22S. ÞórðarsonM
- 24M. SmithF
- 26T. SmallM
- 42O. OffiahM
Substitutes
- 2Pol ValentínD
- 7W. KeaneF
- 9D. JebbisonF
- 10M. Frøkjær-JensenM
- 12J. WaltonG
- 15J. ThompsonM
- 18J. LewisD
- 35N. MaweneM
- 36Ed NolanD
Blackburn
3-4-1-2Starting XI
- 1A. PearsG
- 2R. AlebiosuM
- 6S. TronstadM
- 11A. GuðjohnsenF
- 12L. MillerD
- 15S. McLoughlinD
- 19R. HedgesM
- 23Y. OhashiF
- 25R. MorishitaF
- 31Kristi MontgomeryM
- 43George Christopher John PrattD
Substitutes
- 3H. PickeringD
- 4Yuri RibeiroD
- 8Sidnei TavaresM
- 9M. GueyeF
- 14D. De NeveD
- 18A. HenrikssonM
- 28A. ForshawM
- 35N. MichalskiG
- M. BaradjiM
Preston
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alfie Devine | M | 90 | 8.9 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2/3 |
| Thierry Small | M | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2/2 |
| Liam Lindsay | D | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — |
| Benjamin Whiteman(C) | M | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Michael Smith | F | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Daniel Iversen | G | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Andrew Hughes | D | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Lewis Dobbin | F | 57 | 6.3 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1/2 |
| Odeluga Offiah | M | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Stefán Teitur Þórðarson | M | 57 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jordan Storey | D | 70 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Will Keane | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jack Walton | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jordan Thompson | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pol Valentín | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Noah Mawene | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ed Nolan | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mads Frøkjær-Jensen | M | 33 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Jamal Lewis | D | 20 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Daniel Jebbison | F | 33 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/3 |
Blackburn
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Hedges | M | 90 | 7.9 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1/2 |
| Ryoya Morishita | F | 85 | 7.3 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1/2 |
| Lewis Miller | D | 90 | 7.3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Aynsley Pears | G | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Andri Guðjohnsen | F | 84 | 7.2 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — |
| Ryan Alebiosu | M | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — |
| Sean McLoughlin(C) | D | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| George Pratt | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sondre Tronstad | M | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Kristi Montgomery | M | 85 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/2 |
| Yuki Ohashi | F | 90 | 6.0 | — | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1/1 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Adam Forshaw | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nicholas Michalski | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dion De Neve | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sidnei Tavares | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Yuri Ribeiro | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Harry Pickering | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Moussa Baradji | M | 11 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Axel Henriksson | M | 11 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Makhtar Gueye | F | 12 | 6.2 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1/1 |