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Preston North End

23rd · 1-1-6 · 4 pts · -7
YES!
Preston North End beat Blackburn Rovers
Blackburn Rovers1-2-2 1 – 2 Preston North End1-0-4
FT · Sat, Sep 5

Match Details

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Commentary

  • ·Match ends, Preston North End 2, Blackburn Rovers 1.
  • 90'+5'Second Half ends, Preston North End 2, Blackburn Rovers 1.
  • 90'+4'Foul by Todd Cantwell (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 90'+4'Jusef Erabi (Preston North End) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 90'+1'Yuri Ribeiro (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+1'Foul by Johnny Kenny (Preston North End).
  • 90'+1'Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
  • 90'Attempt missed. Jusef Erabi (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
  • 89'Foul by Kristi Montgomery (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 89'Lewis Gibson (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 89'Jordan Thompson (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card.
  • 88'Foul by Harvey Higgins (Blackburn Rovers).

Line Score

12T
BLK 01 1
PNE 20 2

Match Leaders

Blackburn Rovers
Preston North End

League Table · 2026-27 English League Championship
TeamGPWDLGDPtsForm
1 Swansea 8 5 2 1 +7 17
2 West Ham 8 4 3 1 +11 15
3 Boro 8 4 3 1 +4 15
4 Wolves 7 4 2 1 +5 14
5 West Brom 8 4 2 2 +2 14
6 QPR 8 3 4 1 +3 13
7 Stoke 8 4 1 3 +1 13
8 Bristol City 8 4 1 3 -1 13
9 Charlton 8 3 3 2 -3 12
10 Birmingham 8 2 5 1 +1 11
11 Millwall 8 3 2 3 0 11
12 Lincoln City 8 3 2 3 -1 11
13 Southampton 8 4 2 2 +9 10
14 Wrexham 8 2 4 2 -3 10
15 Bolton 8 3 1 4 -4 10
16 Blackburn 8 2 3 3 0 9
17 Norwich City 8 3 0 5 -1 9
18 Sheffield Utd 8 2 3 3 -2 9
19 Portsmouth 7 2 2 3 -1 8
20 Watford 8 2 2 4 -3 8
21 Cardiff 8 1 4 3 -2 7
22 Derby 8 1 2 5 -7 5
23 Preston 8 1 1 6 -7 4
24 Burnley 8 0 4 4 -8 4
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Key Events

89'Jordan Thompson (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card.
74'Substitution, Preston North End. Liam Gibbs replaces Alfie Devine.
74'Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Harvey Higgins replaces Sam Morsy.
69'Substitution, Preston North End. Odeluga Offiah replaces Stanley Mills.
65'Harry Clarke (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card.
64'Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Hayden Carter replaces Adam Forshaw.
64'Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Jayden Fevrier replaces Oladapo Afolayan.
59'Substitution, Preston North End. Jusef Erabi replaces Delano Burgzorg.
59'Substitution, Preston North End. Johnny Kenny replaces Callum Lang.
59'Substitution, Preston North End. Andrija Vukcevic replaces Caleb Wiley.
52'Stanley Mills (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
51'Own Goal by Stanley Mills, Preston North End. Preston North End 2, Blackburn Rovers 1.
42'Delano Burgzorg (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card.
40'Sam Morsy (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
27'Goal! Preston North End 2, Blackburn Rovers 0. Callum Lang (Preston North End) header from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Jordan Thompson with a cross following a set piece situation.
25'Yuri Ribeiro (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
9'Goal! Preston North End 1, Blackburn Rovers 0. Callum Lang (Preston North End) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Delano Burgzorg.

Team Stats

Blackburn RoversPreston North End
General
67.2 Possession % 32.8
12 Shots 8
5 On Target 3
5 Offsides 1
11 Corners 3
9 Fouls 11
Passing & Defense
420 Passes Completed 161
2 Crosses Won 2
6 Tackles Won 12
7 Interceptions 13
21 Clearances 28
Discipline
2 Yellow Cards 4
0 Red Cards 0
1 Saves 5

Recent Form

Preston North End L L L L L
Blackburn Rovers D W L L D

Starting Lineups

Blackburn Rovers3-4-2-1
1 Pears
31 Montgomery 15 McLoughlin 4 Ribeiro
2 Alebiousu 28 Forshaw 8 Morsy 21 Afolayan
25 Morishita 9 Gudjohnsen
10 Cantwell
37 Burgzorg A 10 Lang 9'27'
7 Devine 15 Thompson A 27 Leroy 17 Mills 51' OG
12 Wiley 19 Gibson 14 Storey 4 Clarke
1 Iversen
Preston North End4-4-2
Full lineups and substitutes

Preston North End

  1. DI #1 Daniel IversenG
  2. LG #19 Lewis GibsonCD-L
  3. JS #14 Jordan StoreyCD-R
  4. #12 Caleb WileyLB
  5. HC #4 Harrison ClarkeRB
  6. JT #15 Jordan ThompsonCM-L
  7. LL #27 Leo LeroyCM-R
  8. AD #7 Alfie DevineLM
  9. SM #17 Stanley MillsRM51' OG
  10. #37 Delano BurgzorgCF-L
  11. CL #10 Callum LangCF-R9'27'
Substitutes · 5 used

Blackburn Rovers

  1. AP #1 Aynsley PearsG
  2. SM #15 Sean McLoughlinCD
  3. YR #4 Yuri RibeiroCD-L
  4. KM #31 Kristi MontgomeryCD-R
  5. SM #8 Sam MorsyCM-L
  6. AF #28 Adam ForshawCM-R
  7. OA #21 Oladapo AfolayanLM
  8. RA #2 Ryan AlebiousuRM
  9. AG #9 Andri GudjohnsenF
  10. TC #10 Todd CantwellCF-L
  11. RM #25 Ryoya MorishitaCF-R
Substitutes · 3 used

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