Blackburn vs Preston

31 January 2025 · Championship · 2024/25 · Referee Joshua Smith

Full time 2 – 1

Half-time: 1–0

  • Makhtar Gueye 39’
  • Todd Cantwell 78’ (pen)
  • Brad Potts 90+3’

Match summary

Blackburn won 2-1 at home to Preston. Blackburn led 1-0 at half-time.

Makhtar Gueye put Blackburn ahead with a header in the 39th minute, Todd Cantwell made it 2-0 from the penalty spot in the 78th minute, and Brad Potts pulled one back to make it 2-1 in stoppage time.

The chances backed that up: Blackburn created 1.79 expected goals (xG) from 13 shots to Preston's 0.82 from 11.

Match stats

Blackburn Preston
13 Shots 11
2 Shots on Target 2
7 Corners 4
1 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
1.79 xG 0.82
1.00 Non-penalty xG 0.82

Key events

Blackburn Preston
Kick-off
Makhtar Gueye1-0 (Blackburn)
39’
Half-time1-0
Todd Cantwell
Penalty2-0 (Blackburn)
78’
90+3’
Brad Potts2-1 (Preston)
Full-time2-1

Bookings

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

Blackburn
  • John Buckley
Preston
  • Ali McCann

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 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.79 0.82 39’ Makhtar Gueye (Blackburn), 1-0 39’ 78’ Todd Cantwell (Blackburn), 2-0 78’ 90+3’ Brad Potts (Preston), 2-1 90+3’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.79 0.82 39’ Makhtar Gueye (Blackburn), 1-0 Gueye 39’ 78’ Todd Cantwell (Blackburn), 2-0 Cantwell 78’ 90+3’ Brad Potts (Preston), 2-1 Potts 90+3’
Blackburn 1.79 xGPreston 0.82 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Preston attacking Blackburn attacking 
78’ Todd Cantwell (Blackburn), penalty, 0.79 xG, goal 39’ Makhtar Gueye (Blackburn), open play, 0.38 xG, goal 24’ Owen Beck (Blackburn), open play, 0.23 xG, off target 55’ Ali McCann (Preston), set piece, 0.14 xG, off target 81’ Emil Riis Jacobsen (Preston), set piece, 0.12 xG, off target 43’ Ryan Hedges (Blackburn), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 89’ Jack Whatmough (Preston), from a corner, 0.10 xG, saved 90+3’ Brad Potts (Preston), open play, 0.10 xG, goal 36’ Ryan Ledson (Preston), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 85’ Ched Evans (Preston), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 83’ Emil Riis Jacobsen (Preston), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 73’ Tyrhys Dolan (Blackburn), set piece, 0.06 xG, blocked 49’ Dominic Hyam (Blackburn), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 3’ Makhtar Gueye (Blackburn), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 15’ Emil Riis Jacobsen (Preston), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 51’ Owen Beck (Blackburn), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 71’ Sam Greenwood (Preston), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 90+6’ Emil Riis Jacobsen (Preston), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 31’ Callum Brittain (Blackburn), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 46’ Tyrhys Dolan (Blackburn), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 81’ Ched Evans (Preston), set piece, 0.02 xG, blocked 50’ Makhtar Gueye (Blackburn), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 73’ Callum Brittain (Blackburn), set piece, 0.01 xG, blocked 87’ Makhtar Gueye (Blackburn), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 78’ Todd Cantwell (Blackburn), penalty, 0.79 xG, goal 39’ Makhtar Gueye (Blackburn), open play, 0.38 xG, goal 24’ Owen Beck (Blackburn), open play, 0.23 xG, off target 55’ Ali McCann (Preston), set piece, 0.14 xG, off target 81’ Emil Riis Jacobsen (Preston), set piece, 0.12 xG, off target 43’ Ryan Hedges (Blackburn), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 89’ Jack Whatmough (Preston), from a corner, 0.10 xG, saved 90+3’ Brad Potts (Preston), open play, 0.10 xG, goal 85’ Ched Evans (Preston), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 36’ Ryan Ledson (Preston), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 83’ Emil Riis Jacobsen (Preston), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 73’ Tyrhys Dolan (Blackburn), set piece, 0.06 xG, blocked 49’ Dominic Hyam (Blackburn), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 3’ Makhtar Gueye (Blackburn), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 15’ Emil Riis Jacobsen (Preston), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 51’ Owen Beck (Blackburn), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 71’ Sam Greenwood (Preston), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 90+6’ Emil Riis Jacobsen (Preston), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 31’ Callum Brittain (Blackburn), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 81’ Ched Evans (Preston), set piece, 0.02 xG, blocked 46’ Tyrhys Dolan (Blackburn), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 50’ Makhtar Gueye (Blackburn), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 87’ Makhtar Gueye (Blackburn), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 73’ Callum Brittain (Blackburn), set piece, 0.01 xG, blocked
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Players13 players
Aynsley Pears
90′ – – – – – – –
Callum Brittain
90′ – – 2 0.04 – – –
Dominic Hyam
90′ – – 1 0.05 – – –
Danny Batth
90′ – – – – – – –
Owen Beck
90′ – – 2 0.27 – – –
Lewis Travis Taken off
82′ – – – – – – –
John Buckley
90′ – – – – – –
Tyrhys Dolan Taken off
90′ – – 2 0.08 – – –
Andreas Weimann Taken off
68′ – – – – – – –
Ryan Hedges Taken off
90′ – – 1 0.11 – – –
Makhtar Gueye
90′ 1 – 4 0.46 – – –
Todd Cantwell Came on as a substitute
22′ 1 – 1 0.79 – – –
Joe Rankin-Costello Came on as a substitute
8′ – – – – – – –
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 44% Avg odds 2.17
Draw 30% Avg odds 3.13
Preston win 26% Avg odds 3.67

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

Form going into the game

Blackburn LWLLL
Preston LDDWW

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Preston 0-0 Blackburn, 22 Sep 24 Next meeting: Preston 1-2 Blackburn, 21 Nov 25  All Blackburn vs Preston meetings

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.