Blackburn Rovers 1-0 Preston North End: prevails over 1-0 with a goal scored by B. Brereton
BLACKBURN. Blackburn Rovers overcomes Preston North End 1-0 after B. Brereton scored just 1 goal (53').
BLACKBURN. Blackburn Rovers beats Preston North End 1-0 after B. Brereton scored just 1 goal (53′). Preston North End lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (57%).
The match was played at the Ewood Park stadium in Blackburn on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Gavin Ward with the assistance of Steve Meredith and Akil Howson. The 4th official was Geoff Eltringham. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold around 4.8 degrees Celsius or 40.57 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 92%.
Match Statistics
Preston North End was in firm control of the ball 57% while Blackburn Rovers was struggling with a 43% ball possession.
Preston North End was more aggressive with 45 dangerous attacks and 10 shots of which 1 were on target. Notwithstanding, Blackburn Rovers managed to find the solution to win this match.
Blackburn Rovers shot 7 times, 2 on target, 5 off target. On the opposite side, Preston North End shot 10 times, 1 on target, 9 off target.
Cards
Blackburn Rovers received 3 yellow cards (D. Lenihan, J. P. van Hecke and L. Travis). On the other side, Preston North End received 2 yellow cards (E. Riis and D. Johnson).
After this contest, Blackburn Rovers will have 33 points like Coventry City to stay in the 5th place. On the opposite side, Preston North End will stay with 25 points like Luton Town and Nottingham Forest to stay in the 17th place.
Match Events
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16'16'
D. Lenihan
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53'53'
B. Brereton
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65'65'
J. P. van Hecke
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65'65'
E. Riis
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66'66'
B. Johnson
J. Buckley
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69'69'
L. Travis
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76'76'
T. Dolan
R. Khadra
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78'78'
S. Sinclair
G. Cunningham
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78'78'
D. Johnson
G. Cunningham
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82'82'
R. Ledson
M. Olosunde
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83'83'
C. Evans
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85'85'
T. Edun
J. Rothwell
Next match
In the upcoming Championship match, Blackburn Rovers will play away against AFC Bournemouth on the 11th of December with a 3-2 head to head statistic in favor of AFC Bournemouth (1 draw).
Preston North End will host Barnsley on the 11th of December with a 7-7 head to head statistic.
Blackburn Rovers: Formation and Lineups
Blackburn Rovers adopted the 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).
The manager Tony Mowbray chose to play with the following team: Aynsley Pears , Darragh Lenihan , Jan Paul van Hecke , Scott Wharton , Ryan Nyambe , Lewis Travis , Joe Rothwell , Harry Pickering , John Buckley , Ben Brereton and Reda Khadra .
Substitutes
Blackburn Rovers made 3 changes: J. Buckley for B. Johnson (66′), R. Khadra for T. Dolan (76′) and J. Rothwell for T. Edun (85′).
Top player: Lewis Travis
Probably the most impressive player in Blackburn Rovers was Lewis Travis even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.
His rating is with 23 passes (43% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 9 duels out of 13.
Preston North End: Formation and Lineups
Also Preston North End adopted the 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).
On the opposite side, Frankie McAvoy played with: Daniel Iversen , Jordan Storey , Liam Lindsay , Greg Cunningham , Matthew Olosunde , Alistair McCann , Benjamin Whiteman , Josh Earl , Alan Browne , Ched Evans and Emil Riis .
Substitutes
Preston North End made 3 changes: G. Cunningham for S. Sinclair (78′), G. Cunningham for D. Johnson (78′) and M. Olosunde for R. Ledson (82′).
Top player: Alan Browne
Probably the most impressive player in Preston North End was Alan Browne.
His rating is with 35 passes (57% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 7 duels out of 13. He performed 2 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Championship
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