Blackburn Rovers vs Preston North End

Championship - Regular Season 4 Dec 2021, 15:00
Blackburn Rovers
Blackburn Rovers
1–0
HT 0–0
FULL TIME
Preston North End
Preston North End
🏟 Ewood Park (Blackburn, Lancashire) 👤 G. Ward Round 21

Match report

Blackburn Rovers edged past Preston North End 1-0 in the Championship - Regular Season on 4 December 2021. The game was goalless at the break before all 1 goals arrived after half-time.

Preston North End had 10 shots to Blackburn Rovers' 7.

The match was played at Ewood Park (Blackburn, Lancashire), with G. Ward in charge.

Half-time 0-0 Possession 43% - 57% Shots 7 - 10 On target 3 - 1 Corners 2 - 1 Fouls 10 - 9 Yellow cards 5
7
Player of the match
Ben Brereton
Blackburn Rovers · 1 goal
7 Aynsley Pears captained the side
7 Darragh Lenihan captained the side
7 Jan Paul van Hecke captained the side
7 Scott Wharton captained the side
First half vs second half
Blackburn Rovers stepped it up after the break, with 5 shots in the second half compared to 2 in the first.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 2–6 5–4
Shots On Goal 1–1 2–0
Ball Possession 40–60 —
Corners 0–1 2–0
Attacks 52–89 40–52
Match statistics
3 Substitution 3
92 Attacks 141
38 Dangerous Attacks 45
2 On Target 1
5 Off Target 9
7 Shots Total 10
3 Shots On Goal 1
2 Shots Off Goal 6
2 Shots Blocked 3
4 Shots Inside Box 7
3 Shots Outside Box 3
10 Fouls 9
2 Corners 1
2 Offsides 0
43% Ball Possession 57%
3 Yellow Cards 2
1 Saves 2
279 Passes Total 378
111 Passes Accurate 210
Line-ups 3-4-1-2  vs  3-4-1-2
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Blackburn Rovers · 3-4-1-2
13 A. Pears
26 D. Lenihan 25 J. Hecke 16 S. Wharton
2 R. Nyambe 27 L. Travis 8 J. Rothwell 3 H. Pickering
21 J. Buckley
22 B. Brereton 7 R. Khadra
Preston North End · 3-4-1-2
12 D. Iversen
14 J. Storey 6 L. Lindsay 3 G. Cunningham
22 M. Olosunde 13 A. McCann 4 B. Whiteman 32 J. Earl
8 A. Browne
9 C. Evans 19 E. Riis
Blackburn Rovers
Coach
T. Mowbray
Substitutes
  • 45 Jordan Eastham
  • 20 Adetayo Edun
  • 19 Leighton Clarkson
  • 6 Jacob Davenport
  • 10 Tyrhys Dolan
  • 4 Bradley Johnson
  • 14 Daniel Butterworth
Preston North End
Coach
F. McAvoy
Substitutes
  • 28 Matthew Hudson
  • 5 Patrick Bauer
  • 15 Joe Rafferty
  • 11 Daniel Johnson
  • 18 Ryan Ledson
  • 31 Scott Sinclair
  • 24 Sean Maguire
Substitutions
  • 66' ↑ B. Johnson ↓ J. Buckley Blackburn Rovers
  • 76' ↑ T. Dolan ↓ R. Khadra Blackburn Rovers
  • 78' ↑ D. Johnson ↓ A. McCann Preston North End
  • 78' ↑ S. Sinclair ↓ G. Cunningham Preston North End
  • 82' ↑ R. Ledson ↓ M. Olosunde Preston North End
  • 85' ↑ A. Edun ↓ J. Rothwell Blackburn Rovers
Cards
  • 16' D. Lenihan Blackburn Rovers
  • 65' J. P. van Hecke Blackburn Rovers
  • 65' E. Riis Preston North End
  • 68' L. Travis Blackburn Rovers
  • 83' C. Evans Preston North End
Head-to-head
Blackburn Rovers 6 3 draws 3 Preston North End
2026-02-20 Blackburn vs Preston 1 - 0
2025-11-21 Preston vs Blackburn 1 - 2
2025-01-31 Blackburn Rovers vs Preston North End 2 - 1
2024-09-22 Preston North End vs Blackburn Rovers 0 - 0
2024-02-17 Preston North End vs Blackburn Rovers 2 - 2
2023-11-10 Blackburn Rovers vs Preston North End 1 - 2
Recent form
Blackburn Rovers D L D D D
Preston North End L D D W D
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Blackburn Rovers vs Preston North End?
Blackburn Rovers won 1-0 against Preston North End on 4 December 2021.
Who won Blackburn Rovers vs Preston North End?
Blackburn Rovers won the match 1-0.
Where was Blackburn Rovers vs Preston North End played?
The match was played at Ewood Park (Blackburn, Lancashire).
Who had more possession in Blackburn Rovers vs Preston North End?
Preston North End had 57% of possession, compared to 43% for the other side.