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Match report
English Footie
Championship: Round 36 (setup 4, season 27)
Preston North End
v.
Blackburn Rovers
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
14
Overall form:
Home form:
Mario 'Sebastián' VIERA Galaín71Mamadou SAMASSA
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
22
Overall form:
Home form:
Pablo Javier ZABALETA2JORGE Filipe Avelino TEIXEIRA
Javier GARRIDO Behobide73Patrick VAN AANHOLT
MARIO SUÁREZ Mata84Rhys WILLIAMS
Marvin MATIP5Vegard FORREN
Ben DAVIES66Joost VAN AKEN
Alexander TETTEY77Felipe TEIXEIRA
Henri SAIVET8Bryan OVIEDO Jiménez
Morten Duncan RASMUSSEN796Sjoerd ARS
Ilias KYRIAKIDIS10Danny GRAHAM
Salomon KALOU7116Gaizka SAIZAR Lekuona
Manager
Bryan BERGOUGNOUX12Peter WHITTINGHAM
Ryan SMITH13David RAYA Martin
Tony HIBBERT14MIKEL ALONSO Olano
Ricardo Manuel Ferriera Sousa, CADÚ15Keith TREACY
Sergio HELLINGS16Stephen O'LEARY

Preston North End 1 Blackburn Rovers 0
(Half-time: 0-0, Attendance: 26,165, Stadium: Deepdale, Referee: Pavel NOVOTNÝ 6½)
66 RasmussenScorers
74 Matip <=> CadúSubstitutions
Sendings off
90 KalouBookings58 Graham, 65 Van Aken, 77 Saizar
3Corners10
13Fouls9
6Offsides4
8Shots on5
10Shots off8
18Total shots13
5Shots saved4
55%Possession45%
Man of the match: MARIO SUÁREZ Mata
2A perfect strike from RASMUSSEN was dealt with by a fine block from SAMASSA.
8The 'keeper was able to palm clear a weak shot from OVIEDO.
9SAIVET rushed through the Blackburn Rovers defence but shot straight at the 'keeper.
15SAIZAR snapped at a simple chance.
22OVIEDO hoofed the ball wide from just inside the area.
28A shot from KALOU was smothered by SAMASSA.
33SAMASSA saved a curling shot from RASMUSSEN.
40VAN AKEN beat two Preston North End players and blasted a golden opportunity over the bar.
 
56KYRIAKIDIS clipped the ball through a ruck of players but the Blackburn Rovers 'keeper was a match for it as he dived to his right.
58GRAHAM booked.
60A strike from TEIXEIRA held no problem for VIERA.
63The stunned 'keeper was all agog as a backpass from GRAHAM fell just wide.
65A clinical challenge on GARRIDO by VAN AKEN results in a booking.
66GOAL!! A quick-witted RASMUSSEN pounced on a loose ball on the left and made no mistake. (1-0 Preston North End)
77SAIZAR booked for a clinical foul.
80A lovely cross from RASMUSSEN, was placed goalbound by CADÚ only for the 'keeper to palm clear.
80A useful ball from MARIO SUÁREZ on the right was collected by CADÚ who scuffed his shot inches over.
83VAN AANHOLT waltzed round DAVIES and poked a poor shot well wide.
84ARS flicked an easy chance past the righthand post.
85An exceptional effort from RASMUSSEN scraped the outside of the post.
90KALOU booked by the ref.
90+2WILLIAMS ran onto a delightful ball from TEIXEIRA but pulled his effort wide.