Blackburn Rovers vs Preston North End

Championship 31 Jan 2025, 20:00
Blackburn Rovers
Blackburn Rovers
2–1
HT 1–0
FULL TIME
Preston North End
Preston North End
🏟 Ewood Park (Blackburn, Lancashire) 👤 J. Smith Round 30

Match report

Blackburn Rovers edged past Preston North End 2-1 in the Championship on 31 January 2025.

Blackburn Rovers had 13 shots to Preston North End's 10.

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

Half-time 1-0 Possession 41% - 59% Shots 13 - 10 On target 2 - 1 Corners 7 - 3 Fouls 13 - 6 Yellow cards 2
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Player of the match
Dominic Hyam
Blackburn Rovers · captained the side
8 Stefán Teitur Þórðarson 1 assist
7 Makhtar Gueye 1 goal
7 Todd Cantwell 1 goal
7 Brad Potts 1 goal
First half vs second half
Preston North End came out stronger after half-time, with 8 second-half shots against 2 before the break.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 5–2 8–8
Shots On Goal 1–0 1–1
Ball Possession 46–54 —
Corners 3–1 4–2
Attacks 46–55 33–51
Match statistics
7 Corners 3
1 Penalty 0
4 Substitution 5
79 Attacks 106
33 Dangerous Attacks 59
2 On Target 1
11 Off Target 9
13 Shots Total 10
2 Shots On Goal 1
5 Shots Off Goal 7
6 Shots Blocked 2
9 Shots Inside Box 9
4 Shots Outside Box 1
13 Fouls 6
7 Corners 3
1 Offsides 2
41% Ball Possession 59%
1 Yellow Cards 0
323 Passes Total 469
237 Passes Accurate 370
Line-ups 4-2-3-1  vs  3-4-1-2
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Blackburn Rovers · 4-2-3-1
1 A. Pears
2 C. Brittain 5 D. Hyam 15 D. Batth 24 O. Beck
27 L. Travis 21 J. Buckley
10 T. Dolan 14 A. Weimann 19 R. Hedges
9 M. Gueye
Preston North End · 3-4-1-2
1 F. Woodman
14 J. Storey 19 L. Gibson 16 A. Hughes
29 K. Kesler-Hayden 8 A. McCann 18 R. Ledson 3 J. Meghoma
20 S. Greenwood
10 M. Frøkjær-Jensen 9 E. Jacobsen
Blackburn Rovers
Coach
J. Eustace
Substitutes
  • 8 Todd Cantwell
  • 11 Joe Rankin-Costello
  • 31 Dion Sanderson
  • 28 Adam Forshaw
  • 12 Balázs Tóth
  • 48 Tom Atcheson
  • 46 Isaac Dunn
  • 49 Frank Vare
  • 33 Amario Cozier-Duberry
Preston North End
Coach
P. Heckingbottom
Substitutes
  • 5 Jack Whatmough
  • 22 Stefán Teitur Þórðarson
  • 44 Brad Potts
  • 25 Duane Holmes
  • 12 Ched Evans
  • 13 David Cornell
  • 6 Liam Lindsay
  • 28 Milutin Osmajić
  • 24 Felipe Rodriguez-Gentile
Substitutions
  • 30' ↑ J. Whatmough ↓ J. Storey Preston North End
  • 64' ↑ S. Þórðarson ↓ R. Ledson Preston North End
  • 64' ↑ B. Potts ↓ J. Meghoma Preston North End
  • 68' ↑ T. Cantwell ↓ A. Weimann Blackburn Rovers
  • 79' ↑ D. Holmes ↓ M. Frøkjær-Jensen Preston North End
  • 79' ↑ C. Evans ↓ S. Greenwood Preston North End
  • 82' ↑ J. Rankin-Costello ↓ L. Travis Blackburn Rovers
  • 90' ↑ A. Forshaw ↓ R. Hedges Blackburn Rovers
  • 90' ↑ D. Sanderson ↓ T. Dolan Blackburn Rovers
Cards
  • 63' J. Buckley Blackburn Rovers
  • 90+9' J. Whatmough 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 2-1 against Preston North End on 31 January 2025.
Who won Blackburn Rovers vs Preston North End?
Blackburn Rovers won the match 2-1.
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 59% of possession, compared to 41% for the other side.