PRESTON. Preston North End prevails over Blackpool 3-1. Preston North End was just to good to grab a decisive 3-0 lead with Brad Potts (12′), Ben Whiteman (26′) and Thomas Cannon (52′). Blackpool reduced the distance with a goal (89′) by Jerry Yates, but there was not much to do for them.
The match was played at the Deepdale stadium in Preston on Saturday and it started at 12:30 pm local time. The referee was Andre Marriner who was helped by Richard West and Wade Smith. The 4th official was Adam Herczeg. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 10.3 degrees Celsius or 50.52 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 74%.
Match Statistics
Preston North End
3 - 1
Blackpool
- 49 Ball Possession 51
Shots
- 9 Total 12
- 7 On Target 5
- 1 Off Target 3
- 1 Shots blocked 4
- 97 Attack 114
- 25 Dangerous attack 62
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 6 Corners 8
- 3 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 10 Total 13
- 3 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. Preston North End was in possession of the ball for 49% of the time vs. Blackpool that controlled the ball for 51% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Blackpool had a more offensive attitude with 62 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 5 were on target. Even so, Preston North End managed to find the solution to win this contest.
Preston North End shot 9 times, 7 on target, 1 off target. On the opposite side, Blackpool shot 12 times, 5 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Preston North End received 3 yellow cards (Brad Potts, Liam Lindsay and Daniel Johnson). On the opposite side, Blackpool received 3 yellow cards (Callum Connolly, C. Patino and C. Nelson).
Match Timeline
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After playing this encounter, Preston North End will have 56 points like West Bromwich Albion to hold in the 10th place. Regarding the opposition, Blackpool will stay with 35 points to hold in the 23rd place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Championship, Preston North End will host Sunderland on the 6th of May with a 4-0 head to head stats in favor of Preston North End (2 draws).
Blackpool will play away agasint Norwich City on the 6th of May with a 4-2 head to head stats in favor of Norwich City (3 draws).
