22-09-2024, 17:15
Preston North End 0 Blackburn Rovers 0
PNE line-up: Woodman; Potts, Storey, Lindsay, Hughes; Whiteman, McCann; Frøkjær (Kesler-Hayden, 63), Greenwood, Bowler (Holmes, 63); Riis (Osmajić, 62). Subs not used: Cornell, Whatmough, Keane, Ledson, Thórdarson, Okkels.
Blackburn Rovers line-up: Pears; Carter, Batth, Hyam, Beck; Tronstad (Cantwell, 77), Travis; Hedges (Cozier-Durberry , 77), Dolan (Weimann, 65), Baker (Gueye, 45); Ohashi (Pickering, 90). Subs not used: Tóth, McFadzean, Rankin-Costello, Buckley.
Attendance: 20,945 (5,718 Rovers fans).
Referee: Mr M Donohue.
9 yellows, 2 reds and a bit of canalbalism, just your everyday Lancashire derby, wasn't actually a dirty game by he booked everyone who made a poor tackle.
Dinner time kick offs are usually poorish games this was a rare exception played at a frentic pace in the first period, little in the way of goal mouth action but always an interesting watch. They started slightly the better as befits a side who have not lost this season.
As per some of our passing is absolutely dire at times,, gets us into trouble as Riis nearly did when he passed to Dolan. Started to dominate as the half wore on got into goodish positions but final ball well defended by the odd folk from the East.
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Getting towards half time the first semblence of a chance a Hedges shot palmed away by Woodman, straight to ex player, he hit the post, shocking miss and then the first red, not seen it but it's a tackle from the side gets player a ball and then Greenwood collects a red. Well that makes it harder but it actually didn't, had the chance to lead at half time good saved by Pears from both Potts and Hughes
Although a man light in the second half hey never really troubled us, had plenty of the ball but found it hard to get past our 441 line up. We defended the box excellently and got stuck in denying them any space in midfield. Actually looked dangerous when we ventured forward. Then it was ten a side Beck hacking Holmes to the ground after the whistle had gone, sparked a massive hand bag scenario(Fine incoming) Beck was sent off correctly and Osmajic decides to eat a bit of him during the ensuing scuffle, a holiday for Milli will be on the cards a lengthy one at thst.
Whitman good effort saved by Pears would have been off the scale if we had won it late on but it's a great point.
McCann truly tremendous game.
Credit the manager substitutions worked as well.
Eustace
John Eustace felt Rovers didn’t do enough to win the game and that the draw was the fairest outcome following the 0-0 stalemate against Preston North End.
Both teams ended a man light with Sam Greenwood shown red for a high lunge on Lewis Baker before half time before Owen Beck was given an early bath just moments before the end of the encounter - which looked very harsh.
Rovers probed, with Tyrhys Dolan hitting the post in the first half - and Eustace threw on Todd Cantwell, Makhtar Gueye, Andi Weimann and Amario Cozier-Duberry in a bid to produce a match-winning moment that never came.
At the other end, Rovers were thankful to Aynsley Pears, who produced some good stops to earn a second successive clean sheet and earn a point on the road.
“I thought it was a really difficult game for us but we battled really well,” the 44-year-old said to RoversTV when reflecting on the Lancashire derby.
“I didn’t think we were good enough on the ball but we dug deep in the difficult moments, particularly in the first half.
“We had almost 6,000 fans behind us to keep the ball out of the net and we did limit them to next to nothing, even though there was a lot of pressure on us.
“We had the best chance of the game with Ty hitting the post but there’s a lot to work on because we weren’t good enough in the final third.
“Overall, I’m happy with the fight on display, I’m happy with the point because it’s six unbeaten now in the league.
“We’re up against a very experienced Preston team who enjoy defending their box and we couldn’t come up with a solution today.
“On a positive, it’s another clean sheet - our second in a row - and it’s six unbeaten.”
PNE line-up: Woodman; Potts, Storey, Lindsay, Hughes; Whiteman, McCann; Frøkjær (Kesler-Hayden, 63), Greenwood, Bowler (Holmes, 63); Riis (Osmajić, 62). Subs not used: Cornell, Whatmough, Keane, Ledson, Thórdarson, Okkels.
Blackburn Rovers line-up: Pears; Carter, Batth, Hyam, Beck; Tronstad (Cantwell, 77), Travis; Hedges (Cozier-Durberry , 77), Dolan (Weimann, 65), Baker (Gueye, 45); Ohashi (Pickering, 90). Subs not used: Tóth, McFadzean, Rankin-Costello, Buckley.
Attendance: 20,945 (5,718 Rovers fans).
Referee: Mr M Donohue.
9 yellows, 2 reds and a bit of canalbalism, just your everyday Lancashire derby, wasn't actually a dirty game by he booked everyone who made a poor tackle.
Dinner time kick offs are usually poorish games this was a rare exception played at a frentic pace in the first period, little in the way of goal mouth action but always an interesting watch. They started slightly the better as befits a side who have not lost this season.
As per some of our passing is absolutely dire at times,, gets us into trouble as Riis nearly did when he passed to Dolan. Started to dominate as the half wore on got into goodish positions but final ball well defended by the odd folk from the East.
Getting towards half time the first semblence of a chance a Hedges shot palmed away by Woodman, straight to ex player, he hit the post, shocking miss and then the first red, not seen it but it's a tackle from the side gets player a ball and then Greenwood collects a red. Well that makes it harder but it actually didn't, had the chance to lead at half time good saved by Pears from both Potts and Hughes
Although a man light in the second half hey never really troubled us, had plenty of the ball but found it hard to get past our 441 line up. We defended the box excellently and got stuck in denying them any space in midfield. Actually looked dangerous when we ventured forward. Then it was ten a side Beck hacking Holmes to the ground after the whistle had gone, sparked a massive hand bag scenario(Fine incoming) Beck was sent off correctly and Osmajic decides to eat a bit of him during the ensuing scuffle, a holiday for Milli will be on the cards a lengthy one at thst.
Whitman good effort saved by Pears would have been off the scale if we had won it late on but it's a great point.
McCann truly tremendous game.
Credit the manager substitutions worked as well.
Eustace
John Eustace felt Rovers didn’t do enough to win the game and that the draw was the fairest outcome following the 0-0 stalemate against Preston North End.
Both teams ended a man light with Sam Greenwood shown red for a high lunge on Lewis Baker before half time before Owen Beck was given an early bath just moments before the end of the encounter - which looked very harsh.
Rovers probed, with Tyrhys Dolan hitting the post in the first half - and Eustace threw on Todd Cantwell, Makhtar Gueye, Andi Weimann and Amario Cozier-Duberry in a bid to produce a match-winning moment that never came.
At the other end, Rovers were thankful to Aynsley Pears, who produced some good stops to earn a second successive clean sheet and earn a point on the road.
“I thought it was a really difficult game for us but we battled really well,” the 44-year-old said to RoversTV when reflecting on the Lancashire derby.
“I didn’t think we were good enough on the ball but we dug deep in the difficult moments, particularly in the first half.
“We had almost 6,000 fans behind us to keep the ball out of the net and we did limit them to next to nothing, even though there was a lot of pressure on us.
“We had the best chance of the game with Ty hitting the post but there’s a lot to work on because we weren’t good enough in the final third.
“Overall, I’m happy with the fight on display, I’m happy with the point because it’s six unbeaten now in the league.
“We’re up against a very experienced Preston team who enjoy defending their box and we couldn’t come up with a solution today.
“On a positive, it’s another clean sheet - our second in a row - and it’s six unbeaten.”
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