Preston vs Blackburn

17 February 2024 · Championship · 2023/24 · Referee David Webb

Full time 2 – 2

Half-time: 2–2

  • Robbie Brady 39’
  • Emil Riis Jacobsen 43’
  • Sammie Szmodics 7’
  • Sam Gallagher 23’

Match summary

Preston and Blackburn drew 2-2. It was 2-2 at half-time.

In the first half, Sammie Szmodics put Blackburn ahead in the 7th minute, Sam Gallagher made it 0-2 in the 23rd minute, Robbie Brady pulled one back to make it 1-2 from a corner in the 39th minute, and Emil Riis Jacobsen equalised from a corner in the 43rd minute.

Preston had the better of the chances, with 1.15 expected goals (xG) from 16 shots to Blackburn's 0.80 from 6.

Match stats

Preston Blackburn
16 Shots 6
8 Shots on Target 3
7 Corners 3
0 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
1.15 xG 0.80
1.15 Non-penalty xG 0.80

Key events

Preston Blackburn
Kick-off
7’
Sammie Szmodics0-1 (Blackburn)
23’
Sam Gallagher0-2 (Blackburn)
Robbie Brady1-2 (Preston)
39’
Emil Riis Jacobsen2-2 (Preston)
43’
Half-time2-2
Full-time2-2

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 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.15 0.80 7’ Sammie Szmodics (Blackburn), 0-1 7’ 23’ Sam Gallagher (Blackburn), 0-2 23’ 39’ Robbie Brady (Preston), 1-2 39’ 43’ Emil Riis Jacobsen (Preston), 2-2 43’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.15 0.80 7’ Sammie Szmodics (Blackburn), 0-1 Szmodics 7’ 23’ Sam Gallagher (Blackburn), 0-2 Gallagher 23’ 39’ Robbie Brady (Preston), 1-2 Brady 39’ 43’ Emil Riis Jacobsen (Preston), 2-2 Jacobsen 43’
Preston 1.15 xGBlackburn 0.80 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Blackburn attacking Preston attacking 
43’ Emil Riis Jacobsen (Preston), from a corner, 0.58 xG, goal 23’ Sam Gallagher (Blackburn), open play, 0.48 xG, goal 7’ Sammie Szmodics (Blackburn), open play, 0.20 xG, goal 53’ Robbie Brady (Preston), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 43’ Liam Lindsay (Preston), from a corner, 0.12 xG, saved 90+3’ Alan Browne (Preston), from a corner, 0.08 xG, saved 74’ Sam Gallagher (Blackburn), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 32’ Alan Browne (Preston), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 59’ Callum Brittain (Blackburn), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 78’ Emil Riis Jacobsen (Preston), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 68’ Alan Browne (Preston), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 55’ Emil Riis Jacobsen (Preston), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 36’ Sammie Szmodics (Blackburn), set piece, 0.02 xG, saved 39’ Robbie Brady (Preston), from a corner, 0.02 xG, goal 87’ Milutin Osmajić (Preston), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 32’ Alan Browne (Preston), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 50’ Robbie Brady (Preston), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 63’ Mads Frøkjær (Preston), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 12’ Liam Millar (Preston), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 90+4’ Liam Millar (Preston), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 12’ Ben Whiteman (Preston), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 4’ Sammie Szmodics (Blackburn), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 43’ Emil Riis Jacobsen (Preston), from a corner, 0.58 xG, goal 23’ Sam Gallagher (Blackburn), open play, 0.48 xG, goal 7’ Sammie Szmodics (Blackburn), open play, 0.20 xG, goal 53’ Robbie Brady (Preston), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 43’ Liam Lindsay (Preston), from a corner, 0.12 xG, saved 90+3’ Alan Browne (Preston), from a corner, 0.08 xG, saved 74’ Sam Gallagher (Blackburn), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 32’ Alan Browne (Preston), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 59’ Callum Brittain (Blackburn), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 78’ Emil Riis Jacobsen (Preston), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 68’ Alan Browne (Preston), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 55’ Emil Riis Jacobsen (Preston), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 36’ Sammie Szmodics (Blackburn), set piece, 0.02 xG, saved 32’ Alan Browne (Preston), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 39’ Robbie Brady (Preston), from a corner, 0.02 xG, goal 50’ Robbie Brady (Preston), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 87’ Milutin Osmajić (Preston), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 63’ Mads Frøkjær (Preston), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 12’ Liam Millar (Preston), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 12’ Ben Whiteman (Preston), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 90+4’ Liam Millar (Preston), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 4’ Sammie Szmodics (Blackburn), open play, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Players14 players
Freddie Woodman
90′ – – – – – – –
Jordan Storey
90′ – – – – – – –
Liam Lindsay
90′ – – 1 0.12 – – –
Andrew Hughes
90′ – – – – – – –
Ben Whiteman
90′ – – 1 0.01 – – –
Liam Millar
90′ – – 2 0.02 – – –
Alan Browne
90′ – – 4 0.16 – – –
Mads Frøkjær
90′ – – 1 0.02 – – –
Robbie Brady Taken off
81′ 1 – 3 0.16 – – –
Emil Riis Jacobsen Taken off
82′ 1 – 3 0.64 – – –
Will Keane Taken off
69′ – – – – – – –
Layton Stewart Came on as a substitute
21′ – – – – – – –
Ali McCann Came on as a substitute
9′ – – – – – – –
Milutin Osmajić Came on as a substitute
8′ – – 1 0.02 – – –
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

Preston win 37% Avg odds 2.58
Draw 28% Avg odds 3.38
Blackburn win 35% Avg odds 2.71

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

Form going into the game

Preston LDWWW
Blackburn LDLWL

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Blackburn 1-2 Preston, 10 Nov 23 Next meeting: Preston 0-0 Blackburn, 22 Sep 24  All Preston vs Blackburn 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.