Preston North End 1-2 Blackburn Rovers: result and report
Championship · Saturday 21 November 2015
Result
Preston North End 1-2 Blackburn Rovers
Championship · Saturday 21 November 2015, 15:00 UTC · half-time 0-1
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Preston North End 1-2 Blackburn Rovers: match report
Preston North End were beaten by Blackburn Rovers 1-2 in the Championship on Saturday 21 November 2015. It was 0-1 at half-time.
Preston North End's goal came from Joe Garner (67'). Blackburn Rovers scored through an own goal by Jordan Pickford (31') and Jordan Rhodes (52', penalty).
Discipline: Preston North End received 3 yellow cards and 1 red card; Blackburn Rovers received 2 yellow cards.
Going into the game Preston North End were 16th on 17 points from 16 and Blackburn Rovers 15th on 17 points from 16. Preston North End went on to finish that season 11th with 62 points, and Blackburn Rovers 15th with 55.
Preston North End lined up in a 5-3-2 and Blackburn Rovers in a 4-4-2.
Going into the match Preston North End's last five read D-W-D-D-W and Blackburn Rovers's D-D-W-L-D.
Key events
- 31'Own goal · Jordan Pickford
- 37'Yellow card · Corry Evans
- 51'Yellow card · Paul Huntington
- 52'Penalty goal · Jordan Rhodes
- 60'Yellow card · Joe Garner
- 67'Goal · Joe Garner
- 84'Yellow card · Bailey Wright
- 86'Yellow card · Fodé Koita
- 90'Second yellow · Bailey Wright
Team news
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Preston North End expected line-up (5-3-2)
Iain Turner, Billy Jones, Craig Morgan, Bongani Khumalo, Ian Ashbee, Keith Treacy, Iain Edward Hume, Eddie Johnson, Chris Brown, Barry Nicholson, Darren Carter
Blackburn Rovers expected line-up (4-4-2)
Grant Hanley, Shane Duffy, Tommy Spurr, Jason Lowe, Ben Marshall, Josef Dvornik, Tom Cairney, Ryan Tunnicliffe, J. Rhodes, Craig Conway, Rudy Gestede