"Preston looked the more dangerous side in the opening stages, with Lewis Dobbin and Liam Lindsay both going close before Michael Smith and Odeluga Offiah both saw efforts blocked in quick succession. Andrew Hughes tested Aynsley Pears in the Blackburn goal before Offiah had another chance in the box, though this time his strike failed to hit the target, but a frantic end to the first half followed."
"Miller broke the deadlock against the run of play, converting from Ryan Hedges' pass in the 45th minute, but Devine restored parity just 80 seconds later for Preston after his shot just about crossed the line. But the deciding moment in the second half went Blackburn's way, with Gudjohnsen heading past Daniel Iversen from close range after the forward lost his marker and connected with Ryoya Morishita's pinpoint free-kick."
Blackburn Rovers won 2-1 at Preston North End at Deepdale, with Andri Gudjohnsen's second-half header securing a third consecutive away Championship victory. Lewis Miller opened the scoring in the 45th minute from Ryan Hedges' pass, but Alfie Devine levelled about 80 seconds later. Preston were more threatening early and finished the first half with 1.7 expected goals from 15 shots, while Blackburn had 1.23 xG from 12 attempts. Gudjohnsen has now scored four of Blackburn's seven Championship goals, and Ryan Hedges led his side for touches, final-third passes and regains.
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