Blackburn vs Preston 2023-24 English League Championship, Regular Season

Blackburn Rovers

49': Sammie Szmodics

FT
1 - 2

Preston North End

35': Alan Browne
90': Liam Lindsay

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

35': Goal! Blackburn Rovers 0, Preston North End 1. Alan Browne (Preston North End) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Brad Potts with a through ball following a fast break.
45': Second Half begins Blackburn Rovers 0, Preston North End 1.
49': Goal! Blackburn Rovers 1, Preston North End 1. Sammie Szmodics (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Andrew Moran with a through ball.
61': Substitution, Preston North End. Ched Evans replaces Will Keane.
69': Substitution, Preston North End. Mads Frökjaer-Jensen replaces Liam Millar because of an injury.
69': Substitution, Preston North End. Robert Brady replaces Duane Holmes.
72': Benjamin Whiteman (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
77': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Harry Leonard replaces Tyrhys Dolan.
77': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Dilan Markanday replaces Arnór Sigurdsson.
90': Goal! Blackburn Rovers 1, Preston North End 2. Liam Lindsay (Preston North End) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Benjamin Whiteman following a corner.

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: Ewood Park
Location: Blackburn, England
Attendance: 20,596

English League Championship Standings

POS	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
+65	Leeds United	46	100	4
+53	Burnley	46	100	2
+27	Sheffield United	46	90	10
+14	Sunderland	46	76	12

Full Table

Statistics

PNE		BLK
13	Fouls	9
1	Yellow Cards	0
0	Red Cards	0
3	Offsides	3
2	Corner Kicks	7
4	Saves	1
39.8	Possession	60.2
9	SHOTS	22
4	ON GOAL	5
0.4	On Target %	0.2
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
239	Accurate Passes	425
336	Passes	511
0.7	Pass Completion %	0.8
1	Accurate Crosses	3
12	Crosses	17
0.1	Cross %	0.2
71	Long Balls	37
25	Accurate Long Balls	18
0.4	Long Balls %	0.5
1	Blocked Shots	7
11	Effective Tackles	16
23	Tackles	24
0.5	Tackle %	0.7
15	Interceptions	10
16	Effective Clearances	14
16	Clearances	14

Line-Ups

Blackburn Rovers (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
12	Leopold Wahlstedt (GK)
16	Scott Wharton
4	James Hill
2	Callum Brittain
27	Lewis Travis
8	Sammie Szmodics
6	Sondre Tronstad
23	Adam Wharton
10	Tyrhys Dolan
24	Andy Moran
7	Arnór Sigurdsson

Substitutes:

Jake Batty, Semir Telalovic, Niall Ennis, Tom Atcheson, Patrick Gamble, Harry Leonard, Dilan Kumar Markanday, Jake Garrett, Joe Hilton.

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

No.	Name
1	Freddie Woodman (GK)
6	Liam Lindsay
33	Kian Best
14	Jordan Storey
8	Alan Browne
4	Benjamin Whiteman
23	Liam Millar
44	Brad Potts
28	Milutin Osmajic
7	Will Keane
25	Duane Holmes