Preston North End vs Blackburn Rovers

Championship - Regular Season 25 Apr 2022, 18:30
Preston North End
Preston North End
1–4
HT 1–3
FULL TIME
Blackburn Rovers
Blackburn Rovers
🏟 Deepdale (Preston) 👤 J. Simpson Round 44

Match report

Blackburn Rovers cruised past Preston North End 4-1 in the Championship - Regular Season on 25 April 2022.

Blackburn Rovers had 12 shots to Preston North End's 11.

The match was played at Deepdale (Preston), with J. Simpson in charge.

Half-time 1-3 Possession 54% - 46% Shots 11 - 12 On target 3 - 6 Corners 4 - 6 Fouls 16 - 9 Yellow cards 5
9
Player of the match
Darragh Lenihan
Blackburn Rovers · 1 goal
8 Sam Gallagher 1 goal
7 Alan Browne 1 goal
7 Lewis Travis 1 goal
7 John Buckley 1 goal
First half vs second half
Preston North End stepped it up after the break, with 7 shots in the second half compared to 4 in the first.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 4–7 7–5
Shots On Goal 1–4 2–2
Ball Possession 54–46 —
Corners 1–2 3–4
Attacks 49–55 59–50
Match statistics
4 Substitution 3
108 Attacks 105
29 Dangerous Attacks 40
2 On Target 6
10 Off Target 5
11 Shots Total 12
3 Shots On Goal 6
4 Shots Off Goal 4
4 Shots Blocked 2
7 Shots Inside Box 7
4 Shots Outside Box 5
16 Fouls 9
4 Corners 6
1 Offsides 3
54% Ball Possession 46%
2 Yellow Cards 3
2 Saves 3
368 Passes Total 315
282 Passes Accurate 235
Line-ups 3-1-4-2  vs  4-2-3-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Preston North End · 3-1-4-2
12 D. Iversen
2 S. Berg 5 P. Bauer 16 A. Hughes
4 B. Whiteman
44 B. Potts 8 A. Browne 11 D. Johnson 3 G. Cunningham
19 E. Riis 21 C. Archer
Blackburn Rovers · 4-2-3-1
1 T. Kaminski
26 D. Lenihan 25 J. Hecke 16 S. Wharton 3 H. Pickering
27 L. Travis 8 J. Rothwell
19 R. Hedges 21 J. Buckley 22 B. Díaz
9 S. Gallagher
Preston North End
Coach
R. Lowe
Substitutes
  • 25 Connor Ripley
  • 6 Liam Lindsay
  • 15 Joe Rafferty
  • 13 Alistair McCann
  • 39 Mikey O'Neill
  • 31 Scott Sinclair
  • 24 Sean Maguire
Blackburn Rovers
Coach
T. Mowbray
Substitutes
  • 13 Aynsley Pears
  • 20 Adetayo Edun
  • 5 Daniel Ayala
  • 42 Deyovaisio Zeefuik
  • 23 Bradley Dack
  • 10 Tyrhys Dolan
  • 30 Ian Carlo Poveda
Substitutions
  • 46' ↑ S. Maguire ↓ G. Cunningham Preston North End
  • 71' ↑ J. Rafferty ↓ A. Hughes Preston North End
  • 79' ↑ I. Poveda-Ocampo ↓ S. Gallagher Blackburn Rovers
  • 82' ↑ A. McCann ↓ B. Whiteman Preston North End
  • 87' ↑ A. Edun ↓ J. Rothwell Blackburn Rovers
  • 87' ↑ B. Dack ↓ J. Buckley Blackburn Rovers
Cards
  • 1' H. Pickering Blackburn Rovers
  • 21' S. Gallagher Blackburn Rovers
  • 38' A. Browne Preston North End
  • 62' B. Whiteman Preston North End
  • 63' J. Buckley Blackburn Rovers
Head-to-head
Preston North End 3 3 draws 6 Blackburn Rovers
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
Preston North End D D D D W
Blackburn Rovers D D D W W
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Preston North End vs Blackburn Rovers?
Preston North End lost 1-4 against Blackburn Rovers on 25 April 2022.
Who won Preston North End vs Blackburn Rovers?
Blackburn Rovers won the match 4-1.
Where was Preston North End vs Blackburn Rovers played?
The match was played at Deepdale (Preston).
Who had more possession in Preston North End vs Blackburn Rovers?
Preston North End had 54% of possession, compared to 46% for the other side.