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Blackburn Rovers vs Preston North End

Championship
Blackburn
13-6-11
2-1
Final
Preston
8-13-9
Ewood Park

Match pulse

BLKAttacking pressure by 5 minutes
0'PNE
0Shots0
0On target0
0Corners0
0Saves0
0Fouls0
63'John BuckleyBLK90'+9'Alistair McCannPNE
Team1H2HT
BLK112
PNE011

Who won: Blackburn 2-1

Blackburn Rovers beat Preston North End 2-1 on Friday, January 31, 2025 at Ewood Park. Goals for Blackburn: Makhtar Gueye (39') and Todd Cantwell (78' pen). Goals for Preston: Brad Potts (90'+3').

What it means

  • Blackburn has lost 3 straight.

Latest headlines

ESPN · Oct 2
Sir Alex Ferguson on David Beckham's Preston loan: 'He thought I wanted him gone but that's not true'
ESPN · Aug 14
Raúl Jiménez marks Wolves return by rescuing draw with Blackburn
ESPN · Aug 14
Wolves 2-2 Blackburn: Raúl Jiménez converts last minute penalty to rescue point in curtain raiser - as it happened
ESPN · Aug 7
Wrexham make Preston captain Ben Whiteman 2nd summer signing
ESPN · Feb 17
What's happened to Blackburn Rovers' Ryan Alebiosu since his injury on debut for Nigeria at AFCON?
Recap · Feb 14
Socceroos right back Lewis Miller appears to injure Achilles in Blackburn win
Recap · Jan 1
Wrexham boost playoff chances with 2-0 win against tepid Blackburn
Recap · Dec 29
Wrexham inches closer to playoff spots with win over Preston

Lineups

Preston24th in English League Championship
Lineup (3-4-1-2)
  1. 1Freddie WoodmanG
  2. 2Lewis GibsonCD
  3. 3Andrew HughesCD-L
  4. 4Jordan StoreyCD-R
  5. 5Ryan LedsonCM-L
  6. 6Alistair McCannCM-R
  7. 7Sam GreenwoodAM
  8. 8Jayden MeghomaLM
  9. 9Kaine Kesler HaydenRM
  10. 10Emil Riis JakobsenCF-L
  11. 11Mads FrökjaerCF-R
Blackburn13th in English League Championship
Lineup (4-2-3-1)
  1. 1Aynsley PearsG
  2. 2Danny BatthCD-L
  3. 3Dominic HyamCD-R
  4. 4Owen BeckLB
  5. 5Callum BrittainRB
  6. 6Andreas WeimannAM
  7. 7John BuckleyLM
  8. 8Lewis TravisRM
  9. 9Makhtar GueyeF
  10. 10Ryan HedgesAM-L
  11. 11Tyrhys DolanAM-R

Head to head

PNE leads series 2-0-3
Last meeting: Preston 4, Blackburn 1 (Dec 10)

Last 5

PNE
  • Wvs MID2-1
  • W@ WAT2-1
  • T@ LTN0-0
  • Wvs CHA2-1
  • Tvs OXF1-1
BLK
  • L@ BRC1-2
  • Lvs COV0-2
  • L@ OXF0-1
  • Wvs POR3-0
  • W@ MID1-0

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Game info

Venue
Ewood Park, Blackburn, England · Attendance 21,392
Officials
Josh Smith

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Season seriesPNE leads series 2-0-3