English League Championship

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

· English League Championship
Preston North End
  • 90'+4': Dominic Hyam (OG)
FT
1 - 1
Blackburn Rovers
  • 80': Sammie Szmodics

About

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

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 4': Offside, Blackburn Rovers. Joe Rankin-Costello tries a through ball, but Sammie Szmodics is caught offside.
  • 6': Attempt missed. Thomas Cannon (Preston North End) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Josh Onomah.
  • 7': Andrew Hughes (Preston North End) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 7': Foul by Sorba Thomas (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 9': Foul by Andrew Hughes (Preston North End).
  • 9': Tyrhys Dolan (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 10': Attempt blocked. Tyrhys Dolan (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Sorba Thomas with a cross.
  • 10': Brad Potts (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 10': Foul by Harry Pickering (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 13': Foul by Andrew Hughes (Preston North End).
  • 13': Sorba Thomas (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 15': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Benjamin Whiteman.
  • 16': Benjamin Whiteman (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 16': Foul by Hayden Carter (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 18': Foul by Hayden Carter (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 18': Troy Parrott (Preston North End) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 20': Foul by Hayden Carter (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 20': Troy Parrott (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 21': Offside, Preston North End. Josh Onomah tries a through ball, but Jordan Storey is caught offside.
  • 23': Daniel Johnson (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 23': Foul by Adam Wharton (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 23': Attempt blocked. Troy Parrott (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Daniel Johnson.
  • 24': Attempt saved. Joe Rankin-Costello (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
  • 26': Attempt missed. Brad Potts (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Álvaro Fernández.
  • 27': Attempt blocked. Josh Onomah (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Troy Parrott.
  • 28': Attempt saved. Benjamin Whiteman (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Álvaro Fernández.
  • 29': Offside, Blackburn Rovers. Sorba Thomas tries a through ball, but Lewis Travis is caught offside.
  • 30': Adam Wharton (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 30': Foul by Benjamin Whiteman (Preston North End).
  • 31': Attempt blocked. Tyler Morton (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 32': Delay in match (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 32': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 39': Attempt blocked. Daniel Johnson (Preston North End) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 39': Foul by Daniel Johnson (Preston North End).
  • 39': Sorba Thomas (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 40': Offside, Blackburn Rovers. Sorba Thomas tries a through ball, but Tyrhys Dolan is caught offside.
  • 43': Adam Wharton (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 43': Foul by Josh Onomah (Preston North End).
  • 45': Foul by Tyrhys Dolan (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 45': Troy Parrott (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 45'+2': Attempt saved. Benjamin Whiteman (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Preston North End 0, Blackburn Rovers 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Preston North End 0, Blackburn Rovers 0.
  • 45': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Ben Brereton replaces Tyrhys Dolan.
  • 45': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Ryan Hedges replaces Sorba Thomas.
  • 47': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Benjamin Whiteman.
  • 48': Foul by Dominic Hyam (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 48': Troy Parrott (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 49': Attempt missed. Brad Potts (Preston North End) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Benjamin Whiteman with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 50': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Tyler Morton.
  • 51': Foul by Josh Onomah (Preston North End).
  • 51': Joe Rankin-Costello (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 53': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Patrick Bauer.
  • 55': Attempt missed. Joe Rankin-Costello (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Lewis Travis.
  • 56': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Ryan Hedges.
  • 57': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Dominic Hyam.
  • 57': Attempt blocked. Daniel Johnson (Preston North End) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Benjamin Whiteman.
  • 58': Attempt blocked. Patrick Bauer (Preston North End) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Álvaro Fernández with a cross.
  • 59': Foul by Daniel Johnson (Preston North End).
  • 59': Ryan Hedges (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 59': Daniel Johnson (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 60': Hand ball by Sammie Szmodics (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 60': Sammie Szmodics (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
  • 61': Foul by Thomas Cannon (Preston North End).
  • 61': Lewis Travis (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 62': Foul by Adam Wharton (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 62': Josh Onomah (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 66': Attempt missed. Joe Rankin-Costello (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Sammie Szmodics.
  • 66': Ben Brereton (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 66': Foul by Josh Onomah (Preston North End).
  • 68': Foul by Patrick Bauer (Preston North End).
  • 68': Sammie Szmodics (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 70': Substitution, Preston North End. Alistair McCann replaces Daniel Johnson.
  • 71': Attempt saved. Benjamin Whiteman (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
  • 71': Foul by Patrick Bauer (Preston North End).
  • 71': Sammie Szmodics (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 71': Attempt missed. Ryan Hedges (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Dominic Hyam.
  • 74': Attempt blocked. Joe Rankin-Costello (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
  • 74': Foul by Brad Potts (Preston North End).
  • 74': Harry Pickering (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 75': Offside, Blackburn Rovers. Lewis Travis tries a through ball, but Ryan Hedges is caught offside.
  • 76': Substitution, Preston North End. Ben Woodburn replaces Patrick Bauer.
  • 78': Delay in match because of an injury Ben Brereton (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 79': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 80': Goal! Preston North End 0, Blackburn Rovers 1. Sammie Szmodics (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Lewis Travis with a through ball.
  • 81': Delay in match (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 82': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 83': Substitution, Preston North End. Liam Delap replaces Josh Onomah.
  • 85': Ben Woodburn (Preston North End) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 85': Foul by Joe Rankin-Costello (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 85': Joe Rankin-Costello (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 89': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Callum Brittain replaces Tyler Morton.
  • 89': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Scott Wharton replaces Sammie Szmodics.
  • 90': Foul by Ben Woodburn (Preston North End).
  • 90': Lewis Travis (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+2': Attempt blocked. Ben Woodburn (Preston North End) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Álvaro Fernández.
  • 90'+2': Offside, Blackburn Rovers. Scott Wharton tries a through ball, but Ben Brereton is caught offside.
  • 90'+3': Attempt saved. Alistair McCann (Preston North End) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
  • 90'+3': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Aynsley Pears.
  • 90'+4': Attempt saved. Ryan Hedges (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Adam Wharton with a through ball.
  • 90'+4': Own Goal by Dominic Hyam, Blackburn Rovers. Preston North End 1, Blackburn Rovers 1.
  • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Preston North End 1, Blackburn Rovers 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Preston North End 1, Blackburn Rovers 1.

Statistics

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11 Fouls 13
2 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
5 Offsides 1
3 Corner Kicks 4
4 Saves 2
55.3 Possession 44.7
9 SHOTS 13
3 ON GOAL 4
0.3 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
318 Accurate Passes 226
430 Passes 341
0.7 Pass Completion % 0.7
1 Accurate Crosses 6
9 Crosses 18
0.1 Cross % 0.3
48 Long Balls 69
19 Accurate Long Balls 23
0.4 Long Balls % 0.3
3 Blocked Shots 6
14 Effective Tackles 12
20 Tackles 19
0.7 Tackle % 0.6
18 Interceptions 18
31 Effective Clearances 15
31 Clearances 15

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: Deepdale
Location: Preston, England
Attendance: 20,721

EFL Championship Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Sunderland 13 +14 29
2 Sheffield United 14 +11 28
3 Leeds United 13 +14 26
4 Burnley 13 +11 23
Full Table

Line-Ups

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

No. Name
1 Freddie Woodman (GK)
5 Patrick Bauer
16 Andrew Hughes
14 Jordan Storey
4 Benjamin Whiteman
10 Daniel Johnson Yellow Card
17 Josh Onomah
2 Álvaro Fernández
44 Brad Potts
28 Thomas Cannon
15 Troy Parrott
Preston North End Substitutes:
David Cornell, Jacob Slater, Liam Lindsay, Alistair McCann, Ryan Ledson, Ben Woodburn, Liam Delap.

BLK Blackburn Rovers (4-3-3)

No. Name
13 Aynsley Pears (GK)
5 Dominic Hyam
17 Hayden Carter
3 Harry Pickering
11 Joe Rankin-Costello Yellow Card
6 Tyler Morton
36 Adam Wharton
27 Lewis Travis
8 Sammie Szmodics Yellow Card
10 Tyrhys Dolan
14 Sorba Thomas
Blackburn Rovers Substitutes:
Scott Wharton, Bradley Dack, Ryan Hedges, Callum Brittain, Ben Brereton Díaz, Thomas Kaminski, Jake Garrett.

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