England flagEFL ChampionshipMatchday 30Full Time
📅 31/01/25🕒 20:00🏟️ Ewood Park🧑‍⚖️ J. Smith
Home team

Blackburn Rovers

Score
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2-1
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Away team

Preston North End

Biggest Swing+1.85 xT78' T. CantwellCards2

Blackburn Rovers 2-1 Preston North End — xTears 10.73 (31/01/25)

Blackburn Rovers beat Preston North End 2-1 on 31 January 2025 during Matchday 30 of EFL Championship. Total xTears: 10.73.

Biggest swings: M. Gueye at 39' goal (+1.41 xT); T. Cantwell at 78' penalty (+1.85 xT).

Control and disruption traded places throughout the match. The bench combined for a decisive goal through B. Potts and S. Þórðarson at 90+3'.

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How it unfolded

Timeline

  1. 39'

    Goal

    1-0

    M. Gueye - Blackburn Rovers

    Assist: T. Dolan

  2. 78'

    Penalty

    2-0

    T. Cantwell - Blackburn Rovers

  3. 90+3'

    Goal

    2-1

    B. Potts - Preston North End

    Assist: S. Þórðarson

Absolute chaos

🧨

6.16

78'

Penalty

+1.85 xT

T. Cantwell - Blackburn Rovers

90+3'

Goal

+1.63 xT

B. Potts - Preston North End

Assist: S. Þórðarson

39'

Goal

+1.41 xT

M. Gueye - Blackburn Rovers

Assist: T. Dolan

90'

Substitution

+0.44 xT

A. Forshaw for R. Hedges - Blackburn Rovers

Late drama

🔥

4.12

90+3'

Goal

+1.63 xT

B. Potts - Preston North End

Assist: S. Þórðarson

90+9'

Yellow card

+1.22 xT

J. Whatmough - Preston North End

90'

Substitution

+0.44 xT

A. Forshaw for R. Hedges - Blackburn Rovers

90'

Substitution

+0.44 xT

D. Sanderson for T. Dolan - Blackburn Rovers

All-out war

🟥

2.07

90+9'

Yellow card

+1.22 xT

J. Whatmough - Preston North End

63'

Yellow card

+0.85 xT

J. Buckley - Blackburn Rovers

Referee scandal

🧑‍⚖️

1.85

78'

Penalty

+1.85 xT

T. Cantwell - Blackburn Rovers

Cruelty

😈

Barely left a bruise

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Crushed hope

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Barely left a bruise

0

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