Championship
·Matchday 5
Featured match
- C. Lang 9'
- C. Lang 27'
- S. Mills 51' (og)
- Pre-match
- First half
- Half-time
- Second half
- Full-time
The match in brief
Preston beat Blackburn 2-1. Scorers for Preston: C. Lang 9', C. Lang 27'. Scorers for Blackburn: S. Mills 51' (og). Blackburn had 67% of possession.
Preston
Blackburn
- Full-time 2 - 1
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88'
J. Thompson Yellow card · Preston J. Thompson of Preston is booked
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74'
Harvey Higgins Out: Sam Morsy · Blackburn Substitution for Blackburn: Harvey Higgins comes on for Sam Morsy
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74'
L. Gibbs Out: A. Devine · Preston Substitution for Preston: L. Gibbs comes on for A. Devine
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69'
O. Offiah Out: S. Mills · Preston Substitution for Preston: O. Offiah comes on for S. Mills
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65'
H. Clarke Yellow card · Preston H. Clarke of Preston is booked
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64'
J. Fevrier Out: O. Afolayan · Blackburn Substitution for Blackburn: J. Fevrier comes on for O. Afolayan
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64'
H. Carter Out: A. Forshaw · Blackburn Substitution for Blackburn: H. Carter comes on for A. Forshaw
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59'
J. Erabi Out: D. Burgzorg · Preston Substitution for Preston: J. Erabi comes on for D. Burgzorg
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59'
J. Kenny Out: C. Lang · Preston Substitution for Preston: J. Kenny comes on for C. Lang
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59'
A. Vukčević Out: C. Wiley · Preston Substitution for Preston: A. Vukčević comes on for C. Wiley
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52'
S. Mills Yellow card · Preston S. Mills of Preston is booked
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51'
S. Mills 2-1 Own goal · Blackburn Own goal! An own goal by S. Mills counts for Blackburn. It is 2-1
- Half-time 2 - 0
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42'
D. Burgzorg Yellow card · Preston D. Burgzorg of Preston is booked
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40'
Sam Morsy Yellow card · Blackburn Yellow card for Sam Morsy (Blackburn)
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27'
C. Lang 2-0 Goal · Assist: J. Thompson · Preston J. Thompson provides, C. Lang finishes for Preston (2-0)
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25'
Yuri Ribeiro Yellow card · Blackburn Yellow card for Yuri Ribeiro (Blackburn)
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9'
C. Lang 1-0 Goal · Assist: D. Burgzorg · Preston Goal for Preston! C. Lang turns in the pass from D. Burgzorg (1-0)
- Kick-off
The teams before the match
Preston
Blackburn
LLLLL
Last 5 matches DWLLD
0.6Goals scored per match1.4
2.2Goals conceded per match1.2
0Clean sheets3
From each team's last 10 matches before this one, in all competitions.
Preston4-4-2
Blackburn3-4-2-1
4
5.9
Ribeiro
25'
Yuri Ribeiro
- 25'Yellow card
37
6.6
Burgzorg
42'59'
D. Burgzorg
- 42'Yellow card
- 59'Out
- 9'Goal
- 27'Goal
- 59'Out
7
6.3
Devine
74'
A. Devine
- 74'Out
- 88'Yellow card
- 51'Own goal
- 52'Yellow card
- 69'Out
Preston4-4-2
Coach: Paul Heckingbottom
Starting XI
- 1GK D. Iversen 7.9
- 4DF H. Clarke65' 7.5
- 14DF J. Storey 6.6
- 19DF L. Gibson 6.6
- 12DF C. Wiley59' 6.7
- 17MF S. Mills51'52'69' 6.7
- 27MF L. Leroy 7.2
- 15MF J. Thompson88' 8.0
- 7MF A. Devine74' 6.3
- 10FW C. Lang9'27'59' 8.2
- 37FW D. Burgzorg42'59' 6.6
Substitutes
- 21GK L. Nicholls
- 3DF A. Vukčević59' 6.9
- 24DF O. Offiah69' 6.9
- 6DF Liam Lindsay
- 11DF T. Small
- 23MF A. Moran
- 20MF L. Gibbs74' 6.9
- 38FW J. Kenny59' 6.2
- 9FW J. Erabi59' 6.5
Blackburn3-4-2-1
Coach: Tony Mowbray
Starting XI
- 1GK A. Pears 6.9
- 31DF Kristi Montgomery 6.2
- 15DF S. McLoughlin 6.9
- 4DF Yuri Ribeiro25' 5.9
- 2MF Ryan Alebiosu 6.6
- 28MF A. Forshaw64' 6.5
- 8MF Sam Morsy40'74' 6.2
- 21MF O. Afolayan64' 6.3
- 25FW Ryoya Morishita 5.9
- 10FW T. Cantwell 6.2
- 9FW A. Guðjohnsen 6.9
Substitutes
- 37GK F. Goddard
- 17DF H. Carter64' 7.3
- 39DF H. Pates
- 47DF L. Houghton
- 46DF M. Decandia
- 30MF J. Garrett
- 53MF F. Vare
- 11FW J. Fevrier64' 6.7
- 45FW Harvey Higgins74' 6.3
Preston
Blackburn
33%
67%
8
Shots
12
3
On target
5
3
Off target
5
3
Corners
11
11
Fouls
9
1
Offsides
5
4
Yellow cards
2
5
Saves
1
243
Passes
518
65%
Pass accuracy
81%
2.19
Expected goals
1.09
| Pos | Team | P | GF | GA | GF:GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Swansea
|
9 | 15 | 7 | 15:7 | +8 | 20 |
| 2 |
Middlesbrough
|
9 | 17 | 12 | 17:12 | +5 | 18 |
| 3 |
West Ham
|
9 | 23 | 12 | 23:12 | +11 | 16 |
| 4 |
Stoke City
|
9 | 15 | 13 | 15:13 | +2 | 16 |
| 5 |
Wolves
|
8 | 15 | 11 | 15:11 | +4 | 14 |
| 6 |
QPR
|
9 | 11 | 8 | 11:8 | +3 | 14 |
| 7 |
Birmingham
|
9 | 13 | 11 | 13:11 | +2 | 14 |
| 8 |
Millwall
|
9 | 16 | 15 | 16:15 | +1 | 14 |
| 9 |
West Brom
|
9 | 10 | 9 | 10:9 | +1 | 14 |
| 10 |
Bristol City
|
9 | 12 | 13 | 12:13 | -1 | 14 |
| 11 |
Southampton
|
9 | 20 | 10 | 20:10 | +10 | 13 |
| 12 |
Charlton
|
9 | 8 | 11 | 8:11 | -3 | 13 |
| 13 |
Blackburn
|
9 | 14 | 13 | 14:13 | +1 | 12 |
| 14 |
Sheffield Utd
|
9 | 12 | 11 | 12:11 | +1 | 12 |
| 15 |
Wrexham
|
9 | 10 | 13 | 10:13 | -3 | 11 |
| 16 |
Lincoln
|
9 | 7 | 11 | 7:11 | -4 | 11 |
| 17 |
Bolton
|
9 | 12 | 17 | 12:17 | -5 | 10 |
| 18 |
Norwich
|
9 | 17 | 19 | 17:19 | -2 | 9 |
| 19 |
Portsmouth
|
8 | 9 | 11 | 9:11 | -2 | 8 |
| 20 |
Watford
|
9 | 7 | 14 | 7:14 | -7 | 8 |
| 21 |
Cardiff
|
9 | 11 | 14 | 11:14 | -3 | 7 |
| 22 |
Burnley
|
9 | 13 | 17 | 13:17 | -4 | 7 |
| 23 |
Derby
|
9 | 8 | 15 | 8:15 | -7 | 6 |
| 24 |
Preston
|
9 | 8 | 16 | 8:16 | -8 | 4 |
QualificationPlay-offsRelegation
Preston wins2Draws3
Blackburn wins5Last meetings
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20 February 2026 · Championship
Blackburn
1-0
Preston
-
21 November 2025 · Championship
Preston
1-2
Blackburn
-
31 January 2025 · Championship
Blackburn
2-1
Preston
-
22 September 2024 · Championship
Preston
0-0
Blackburn
-
17 February 2024 · Championship
Preston
2-2
Blackburn
-
10 November 2023 · Championship
Blackburn
1-2
Preston
-
22 April 2023 · Championship
Preston
1-1
Blackburn
-
10 December 2022 · Championship
Blackburn
1-4
Preston
-
25 April 2022 · Championship
Preston
1-4
Blackburn
-
4 December 2021 · Championship
Blackburn
1-0
Preston