Match Centre: Blackburn Rovers vs Preston North End
Player of the match Makhtar Gueye 7.8
GolVolt rating 7.9GolVolt rating
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The match in 30 seconds
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90+3'
The winner came late: Todd Cantwell (Blackburn Rovers).
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7 → 5
Blackburn Rovers climb 2 places in the table. Preston North End stay in place 15.
Key stats
Why this rating
Four pillars, each measured against the same league over the last 12 months.
Winner at 90+3′, Lancashire derby.
- Dramaweight 50% Winner at 90+3′.The result hung in the balance and big moments changed the game. Drama: 8.0 out of 10
- Heroesweight 20% Cantwell scored the winner.Solid performances, no single big hero. Heroes: 6.1 out of 10
- Stakesweight 15% Lancashire derby. Stakes: 9.6 out of 10
- Quality of playweight 15% Few chances. Quality of play: 0.8 out of 10
Match ECG
A spike = a twist. The shading = how open the result still was.
GolVolt rating 7.9more watchable than 79% of Championship matches
The GolVolt rating comes from four pillars — drama, heroes, stakes and quality of play — measured against this league's matches of the last 12 months (model nap-v2).
Similar matches
A similar story: twists, the finish, chances. Same league, last 12 months.
How the match went
3 goals2 cards
Counts cover only events captured in the retained timeline.
Timeline
- 30' SubstitutionWhatmough for Storey
- 39' Goal: Makhtar Gueyeassist: Dolan1:0
- Half-time · 1:0
- 63' John Buckleyyellow card
- 63' 2 substitutionsPotts for MeghomaThórdarson for Ledson
- 68' SubstitutionCantwell for Weimann
- 78' Goal: Brad Pottsassist: Thórdarson1:1
- 79' 2 substitutionsEvans for GreenwoodHolmes for Frøkjaer-Jensen
- 82' SubstitutionRankin-Costello for Travis
- 90' 2 substitutionsForshaw for HedgesSanderson for Dolan
- 90+3' Goal: Todd Cantwellpenalty2:1
- 90+9' Jack Whatmoughyellow card
- Full-time · 2:1
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Lineups and ratings
The highlighted rating is the player of the match.
Starting XIs · provider ratings
Blackburn Rovers
Preston North End
Goalkeepers
Defenders
Midfielders
Forwards
Came on
Bench
Blackburn Rovers
- 12 Balázs Tóth GK —
- 31 Dion Sanderson DEF on
- 48 Tom Atcheson DEF —
- 8 Todd Cantwell MID on
- 11 Joe Rankin-Costello MID on
- 28 Adam Forshaw MID on
- 33 Amario Cozier-Duberry MID —
- 46 Isaac Dunn MID —
- 49 Frank Vare MID —
Preston North End
- 13 David Cornell GK —
- 5 Jack Whatmough DEF on
- 6 Liam Lindsay DEF —
- 22 Stefán Teitur Thórdarson MID on
- 25 Duane Holmes MID on
- 44 Brad Potts MID on
- 12 Ched Evans ATT on
- 24 Felipinho ATT —
- 28 Milutin Osmajic ATT —
Match sheet
- Stadium
- Ewood Park, Blackburn
Player ratings
Ratings from the data provider, scale 1–10.
- Player of the match · Blackburn Rovers Makhtar Gueye
- 2. place · Blackburn Rovers Danny Batth
- 3. place · Preston North End Stefán Teitur Thórdarson
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