Blackburn vs Preston

10 November 2023 · Championship · 2023/24 · Referee Thomas Bramall

Full time 1 – 2

Half-time: 0–1

  • Sammie Szmodics 49’
  • Alan Browne 35’
  • Liam Lindsay 90’

Match summary

Preston beat Blackburn 2-1 on the road, with a late winner. Preston led 1-0 at half-time.

Alan Browne put Preston ahead in the 35th minute, Sammie Szmodics equalised in the 49th minute, and Liam Lindsay won it with a header in the 90th minute.

Blackburn can feel hard done by, creating 1.46 expected goals (xG) from 22 shots to Preston's 1.13 from 9.

Match stats

Blackburn Preston
22 Shots 9
5 Shots on Target 4
7 Corners 2
0 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
1.46 xG 1.13
1.46 Non-penalty xG 1.13

Key events

Blackburn Preston
Kick-off
35’
Alan Browne0-1 (Preston)
Half-time0-1
Sammie Szmodics1-1 (Blackburn)
49’
90’
Liam Lindsay1-2 (Preston)
Full-time1-2

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

Preston
  • Ben Whiteman

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.46 1.13 35’ Alan Browne (Preston), 0-1 35’ 49’ Sammie Szmodics (Blackburn), 1-1 49’ 90’ Liam Lindsay (Preston), 1-2 90’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.46 1.13 35’ Alan Browne (Preston), 0-1 Browne 35’ 49’ Sammie Szmodics (Blackburn), 1-1 Szmodics 49’ 90’ Liam Lindsay (Preston), 1-2 Lindsay 90’
Blackburn 1.46 xGPreston 1.13 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Preston attacking Blackburn attacking 
5’ Duane Holmes (Preston), open play, 0.31 xG, saved 20’ Arnór Sigurðsson (Blackburn), set piece, 0.22 xG, hit the woodwork 35’ Alan Browne (Preston), open play, 0.18 xG, goal 49’ Sammie Szmodics (Blackburn), open play, 0.18 xG, goal 55’ Sammie Szmodics (Blackburn), open play, 0.17 xG, saved 5’ Liam Lindsay (Preston), from a corner, 0.17 xG, off target 62’ Duane Holmes (Preston), open play, 0.15 xG, hit the woodwork 90’ Liam Lindsay (Preston), from a corner, 0.11 xG, goal 41’ Milutin Osmajić (Preston), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 43’ Andrew Moran (Blackburn), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 6’ Sammie Szmodics (Blackburn), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 41’ Arnór Sigurðsson (Blackburn), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 72’ Adam Wharton (Blackburn), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 63’ Scott Wharton (Blackburn), from a corner, 0.07 xG, blocked 6’ Adam Wharton (Blackburn), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 77’ Scott Wharton (Blackburn), set piece, 0.05 xG, off target 87’ Sammie Szmodics (Blackburn), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 23’ Will Keane (Preston), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 90+4’ Sammie Szmodics (Blackburn), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 90+8’ Dilan Markanday (Blackburn), set piece, 0.05 xG, blocked 43’ Sammie Szmodics (Blackburn), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 45’ Andrew Moran (Blackburn), open play, 0.04 xG, hit the woodwork 19’ Duane Holmes (Preston), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 90+8’ Andrew Moran (Blackburn), set piece, 0.03 xG, off target 40’ Liam Millar (Preston), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 86’ Callum Brittain (Blackburn), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 32’ Callum Brittain (Blackburn), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 79’ Callum Brittain (Blackburn), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 14’ Adam Wharton (Blackburn), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 51’ Sondre Tronstad (Blackburn), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 3’ Lewis Travis (Blackburn), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 5’ Duane Holmes (Preston), open play, 0.31 xG, saved 20’ Arnór Sigurðsson (Blackburn), set piece, 0.22 xG, hit the woodwork 35’ Alan Browne (Preston), open play, 0.18 xG, goal 49’ Sammie Szmodics (Blackburn), open play, 0.18 xG, goal 5’ Liam Lindsay (Preston), from a corner, 0.17 xG, off target 55’ Sammie Szmodics (Blackburn), open play, 0.17 xG, saved 62’ Duane Holmes (Preston), open play, 0.15 xG, hit the woodwork 90’ Liam Lindsay (Preston), from a corner, 0.11 xG, goal 41’ Milutin Osmajić (Preston), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 43’ Andrew Moran (Blackburn), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 6’ Sammie Szmodics (Blackburn), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 41’ Arnór Sigurðsson (Blackburn), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 72’ Adam Wharton (Blackburn), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 63’ Scott Wharton (Blackburn), from a corner, 0.07 xG, blocked 6’ Adam Wharton (Blackburn), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 77’ Scott Wharton (Blackburn), set piece, 0.05 xG, off target 87’ Sammie Szmodics (Blackburn), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 23’ Will Keane (Preston), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 90+4’ Sammie Szmodics (Blackburn), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 90+8’ Dilan Markanday (Blackburn), set piece, 0.05 xG, blocked 45’ Andrew Moran (Blackburn), open play, 0.04 xG, hit the woodwork 43’ Sammie Szmodics (Blackburn), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 90+8’ Andrew Moran (Blackburn), set piece, 0.03 xG, off target 19’ Duane Holmes (Preston), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 40’ Liam Millar (Preston), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 86’ Callum Brittain (Blackburn), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 32’ Callum Brittain (Blackburn), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 79’ Callum Brittain (Blackburn), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 14’ Adam Wharton (Blackburn), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 51’ Sondre Tronstad (Blackburn), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 3’ Lewis Travis (Blackburn), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Players13 players
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – 1 0.01 – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – 2 0.12 – – –
90′ – – 3 0.08 – – –
90′ – – 3 0.15 – – –
90′ – – 1 0.01 – – –
Arnór Sigurðsson Taken off
77′ – – 2 0.30 – – –
90′ 1 – 6 0.58 – – –
90′ – – 3 0.17 – – –
Tyrhys Dolan Taken off
77′ – – – – – – –
Dilan Markanday Came on as a substitute
13′ – – 1 0.05 – – –
Harry Leonard Came on as a substitute
13′ – – – – – – –
Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists.

Before kick-off

Blackburn win 47% Avg odds 2.03
Draw 26% Avg odds 3.58
Preston win 27% Avg odds 3.57

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

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Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.