Blackburn vs Preston 2021-22 English League Championship, Regular Season

53': Ben Brereton Díaz

FT
1 - 0

Introduction

Blackburn Rovers are hosting Preston North End at Ewood Park, Blackburn, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English League Championship.

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

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: Ewood Park
Location: Blackburn, England
Attendance: 18,487

English League Championship Standings

POS	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
+20	Coventry City	9	19	0
+6	Middlesbrough	9	18	1
+5	Leicester City	9	16	1
+4	Preston North End	9	16	1

Full Table

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

Line-Ups

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

Substitutes:

Daniel Butterworth, Jacob Davenport, Bradley Johnson, Leighton Clarkson, Tayo Edun, Jordan Eastham, Tyrhys Dolan.

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

Substitutes:

Daniel Johnson, Matthew Hudson, Sean Maguire, Scott Sinclair, Ryan Ledson, Patrick Bauer, Joseph Rafferty.

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