On Saturday Dec 4th, in week 21, Blackburn Rovers plays host to Preston North End in a clash of these two extremely mismatched Championship teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cold day, with daytime temperatures of only 4 degrees, which will make playing unpleasant. In their last match, Blackburn Rovers recorded a 1-0 shutout win against Stoke City. Reda Jousef Khadra struck first for Blackburn Rovers in the 52nd minute on a feed from John Buckley, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, Stoke City couldn’t muster any offence and Blackburn Rovers ran away with the shutout win. With 17 points in their last 10 matches Blackburn Rovers should be reasonably happy with their performance, while 17th placed Preston North End is fresh off their 1-1 draw against Fulham. Tim Ream scored the first goal for Fulham in the 15th minute, then Ched Evans tied it up for Preston North End in the 72nd minute on a feed from Emil Riis earning Preston North End at least a draw. Preston North End is looking for direction having earned 14 points in their last 10 matches.
This match will be the first time these two teams face eachother this season. Last season these teams were evenly matched with 1 win apiece.
Preston North End’s top weapon lately has been Ched Evans, who has 2 goals in the last 5 matches. Blackburn Rovers is glad to have Ben Brereton in top form. In the last five matches the attacker has scored 4 goals.