Blackburn vs Preston 2022-23 English League Championship, Regular Season

Blackburn Rovers

55': Bradley Dack

FT
1 - 4

Preston North End

16': Ben Woodburn
47': Ched Evans
63': Ched Evans
65': Benjamin Whiteman

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

8': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Clinton Mola replaces Callum Brittain because of an injury.
16': Goal! Blackburn Rovers 0, Preston North End 1. Ben Woodburn (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ched Evans following a fast break.
35': Hayden Carter (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
44': Ched Evans (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
47': Goal! Blackburn Rovers 0, Preston North End 2. Ched Evans (Preston North End) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Daniel Johnson.
55': Goal! Blackburn Rovers 1, Preston North End 2. Bradley Dack (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ben Brereton.
57': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Tyrhys Dolan replaces Sammie Szmodics.
58': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Sam Gallagher replaces Ben Brereton.
63': Goal! Blackburn Rovers 1, Preston North End 3. Ched Evans (Preston North End) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Greg Cunningham with a cross.
65': Goal! Blackburn Rovers 1, Preston North End 4. Benjamin Whiteman (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Daniel Johnson.
87': Substitution, Preston North End. Finlay Cross-Adair replaces Ched Evans.
90'+1': Substitution, Preston North End. Jacob Slater replaces Álvaro Fernández.
90'+3': Daniel Johnson (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card.
90'+3': Substitution, Preston North End. Noah Mawene replaces Ben Woodburn.
90'+3': Substitution, Preston North End. Mikey O'Neill replaces Daniel Johnson.

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: Ewood Park
Location: Blackburn, England
Attendance: 17,690

English League Championship Standings

POS	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
+47	Leicester City	44	94	10
+39	Leeds United	45	90	9
+32	Ipswich Town	43	89	6
+24	Southampton	44	84	10

Full Table

Statistics

PNE		BLK
4	Fouls	12
2	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
1	Offsides	4
2	Corner Kicks	2
1	Saves	2
35.6	Possession	64.4
13	SHOTS	7
6	ON GOAL	2
0.5	On Target %	0.3
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
191	Accurate Passes	438
291	Passes	530
0.7	Pass Completion %	0.8
3	Accurate Crosses	4
8	Crosses	14
0.4	Cross %	0.3
73	Long Balls	50
20	Accurate Long Balls	22
0.3	Long Balls %	0.4
4	Blocked Shots	1
13	Effective Tackles	5
18	Tackles	12
0.7	Tackle %	0.4
11	Interceptions	7
13	Effective Clearances	11
13	Clearances	11

Line-Ups

Blackburn Rovers (3-4-1-2)

No.	Name
1	Thomas Kaminski (GK)
5	Dominic Hyam
16	Scott Wharton
17	Hayden Carter
27	Lewis Travis
6	Tyler Morton
8	Sammie Szmodics
19	Ryan Hedges
2	Callum Brittain
22	Ben Brereton Díaz
23	Bradley Dack

Substitutes:

Clinton Mola, Daniel Ayala, George Hirst, Sam Gallagher, Aynsley Pears, John Buckley, Tyrhys Dolan.

Preston North End (3-4-2-1)

No.	Name
1	Freddie Woodman (GK)
6	Liam Lindsay
3	Greg Cunningham
14	Jordan Storey
18	Ryan Ledson
4	Benjamin Whiteman
2	Álvaro Fernández
44	Brad Potts
9	Ched Evans
20	Ben Woodburn
10	Daniel Johnson

Substitutes:

Jacob Slater, Finlay Cross-Adair, Patrick Bauer, Mikey O'Neill, David Cornell, Noah Mawene, Bambo Diaby.

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