Blackburn vs Preston 2021-22 English League Championship, Regular Season
Introduction
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 15': Darragh Lenihan (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 53': Goal! Blackburn Rovers 1, Preston North End 0. Ben Brereton (Blackburn Rovers) header from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Reda Khadra with a cross.
- 65': Jan Paul van Hecke (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card.
- 65': Emil Riis Jakobsen (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card.
- 66': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Bradley Johnson replaces John Buckley.
- 68': Lewis Travis (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 76': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Tyrhys Dolan replaces Reda Khadra.
- 78': Substitution, Preston North End. Scott Sinclair replaces Greg Cunningham.
- 78': Substitution, Preston North End. Daniel Johnson replaces Alistair McCann.
- 82': Substitution, Preston North End. Ryan Ledson replaces Matthew Olosunde because of an injury.
- 83': Ched Evans (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card.
- 85': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Tayo Edun replaces Joe Rothwell.
Game Information
Venue: Ewood Park
Location: Blackburn, England
Attendance: 18,487
English League Championship Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +29 | Coventry City | 27 | 55 | 4 |
| +12 | Middlesbrough | 27 | 49 | 6 |
| +21 | Ipswich Town | 26 | 47 | 5 |
| -2 | Millwall | 27 | 46 | 7 |
Statistics
 PNE |
BLK |
|
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Fouls | 10 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 2 |
| 1 | Corner Kicks | 2 |
| 2 | Saves | 1 |
| 57.1 | Possession | 42.9 |
| 10 | SHOTS | 6 |
| 1 | ON GOAL | 3 |
| 0.1 | On Target % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 208 | Accurate Passes | 112 |
| 378 | Passes | 284 |
| 0.6 | Pass Completion % | 0.4 |
| 5 | Accurate Crosses | 2 |
| 15 | Crosses | 11 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 88 | Long Balls | 99 |
| 20 | Accurate Long Balls | 20 |
| 0.2 | Long Balls % | 0.2 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 16 | Effective Tackles | 10 |
| 24 | Tackles | 16 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 13 | Interceptions | 10 |
| 18 | Effective Clearances | 23 |
| 18 | Clearances | 23 |
Blackburn Rovers (3-4-1-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 13 | Aynsley Pears (GK) |
| 25 | Jan Paul van Hecke  |
| 16 | Scott Wharton |
| 26 | Darragh Lenihan |
| 8 | Joe Rothwell |
| 27 | Lewis Travis |
| 21 | John Buckley |
| 3 | Harry Pickering |
| 2 | Ryan Nyambe |
| 7 | Reda Khadra |
| 22 | Ben Brereton Díaz |
Preston North End (3-4-1-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 12 | Daniel Iversen (GK) |
| 6 | Liam Lindsay |
| 3 | Greg Cunningham |
| 14 | Jordan Storey |
| 4 | Benjamin Whiteman |
| 13 | Alistair McCann |
| 8 | Alan Browne |
| 32 | Joshua Earl |
| 22 | Matthew Olosunde |
| 19 | Emil Riis Jakobsen |
| 9 | Ched Evans |
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