Blackburn 1-2 Preston — EFL Championship, 2 Apr 2016
Preston beat Blackburn 2-1 in the EFL Championship on 2 April 2016 at Ewood Park, Blackburn, Lancashire. E. Ward scored for Blackburn; J. Garner and J. Hugill for Preston. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 1 meeting, Blackburn have won 1 and Preston 0.
· kickoff·Ewood Park · Blackburn, Lancashire·Match Finished
Match timeline
- 7'out: S. Jackson
- 1-013'
- 24'
- 1-125'Penalty
- 27'
- 37'
- 1-243'assist: P. Gallagher
- Half-time1-2
- 57'
- 57'
- 57'
- 63'
- 71'
- 75'
- 80'
- 86'out: J. Beckford
- Full-time1-2
Player ratings
8.1
Top rated
Blackburn
- 7.7Elliott WardD
- 7.4Darragh LenihanD
- 7.3Matthew KilgallonD
- 6.9Jordi GomezM
- 6.9Chris BrownF
- 6.8Elliott BennettM
- 6.7Tommy SpurrD
- 6.7Ben MarshallM
- 6.6Jason SteeleG
- 6.6Hope AkpanM
- 6.5Danny GrahamF
- 6.4Simeon JacksonF
- 4.5Shane DuffyD
Preston
- 8.1Paul GallagherM
- 7.2Joe GarnerF
- 7.2Greg CunninghamD
- 7.0Bailey WrightD
- 6.9Jordan HugillF
- 6.8Benjamin PearsonM
- 6.8Calum WoodsD
- 6.7Jermaine BeckfordF
- 6.6Tom ClarkeD
- 6.6Alan BrowneM
- 6.6Anders LindegaardG
- 6.5Adam ReachM
- 6.5Paul HuntingtonD
- 6.4Daniel JohnsonM
Line-ups
- 14Jordi GómezM6.9
- 15E. Ward13'D7.7
- 30Jason SteeleG6.6
- 22S. DuffyD4.5
- 3T. SpurrD6.7
- 26D. LenihanD7.4
- 31E. BennettM6.8
- 12D. GrahamF6.5
- 10B. MarshallM6.7
- 21H. Akpan71'M6.6
- 8T. Watt7'F
Substitutes
- 16M. GrimesM
- 33David RayaG
- 32C. ConwayM
- 4M. Kilgallon27'D7.3
- 35S. Jackson27'7'F6.4
- 2A. HenleyD
- 9C. Brown71'6.9
- 1A. LindegaardG6.6
- 3G. CunninghamD7.2
- 25J. Hugill43'F6.9
- 6B. WrightD7.0
- 32Adam Reach80'M6.5
- 5T. ClarkeD6.6
- 16Alan BrowneM6.6
- 12P. GallagherM8.1
- 4Benjamin Pearson57'63'M6.8
- 14J. Garner25'86'F7.2
- 15C. WoodsD6.8
Substitutes
- 10J. Beckford86'F6.7
- 23P. Huntington80'D6.5
- 11D. Johnson63'M6.4
- 37Callum RobinsonM
- 13E. DoyleF
- 2M. VermijlD
- 43C. Kirkland
Team statistics
Blackburn
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elliott Ward | 90 | 1 | – | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 7.7 |
| Darragh Lenihan | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 7.4 |
| Matthew Kilgallon | 63 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 7.3 |
| Jordi Gomez | 90 | – | – | 0 | 1 | – | 0 | 6.9 |
| Chris Brown | 19 | – | – | 1 | 0 | – | 1 | 6.9 |
| Elliott Bennett | 90 | – | – | 0 | 4 | – | 0 | 6.8 |
| Tommy Spurr | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.7 |
| Ben Marshall | 90 | – | – | 1 | 0 | – | 6 | 6.7 |
| Jason Steele | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.6 |
| Hope Akpan | 71 | – | – | 2 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.6 |
| Danny Graham | 90 | – | – | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.5 |
| Simeon Jackson | 20 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.4 |
| Shane Duffy | 24 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 4.5 |
Preston
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Gallagher | 90 | – | 1 | 2 | 3 | – | 0 | 8.1 |
| Joe Garner | 86 | 1 | – | 4 | 1 | – | 1 | 7.2 |
| Greg Cunningham | 90 | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 0 | 7.2 |
| Bailey Wright | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 7.0 |
| Jordan Hugill | 90 | 1 | – | 4 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.9 |
| Benjamin Pearson | 63 | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 0 | 6.8 |
| Calum Woods | 90 | – | – | 1 | 3 | – | 2 | 6.8 |
| Jermaine Beckford | 4 | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 0 | 6.7 |
| Tom Clarke | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.6 |
| Alan Browne | 90 | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 0 | 6.6 |
| Anders Lindegaard | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.6 |
| Adam Reach | 80 | – | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | 6.5 |
| Paul Huntington | 10 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.5 |
| Daniel Johnson | 27 | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 0 | 6.4 |
Recent Form
Head-to-head
Final table, EFL Championship 2015/16
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Brentford | 46 | +5 | 65 |
| 10 | Birmingham | 46 | +4 | 63 |
| 11 | Preston | 46 | 0 | 62 |
| 12 | QPR | 46 | 0 | 60 |
| 13 | Leeds | 46 | -8 | 59 |
| 14 | Wolves | 46 | -5 | 58 |
| 15 | Blackburn | 46 | 0 | 55 |
| 16 | Nottingham Forest | 46 | -4 | 55 |
| 17 | Reading | 46 | -7 | 52 |
Before and after
Blackburn
- Previous: Brentford 0-1 Blackburn, 19 Mar 2016 · EFL Championship
- Next: Sheffield Wednesday 2-1 Blackburn, 5 Apr 2016 · EFL Championship
Preston
- Previous: Preston 1-1 QPR, 19 Mar 2016 · EFL Championship
- Next: Preston 1-2 Fulham, 5 Apr 2016 · EFL Championship
Data updated