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Blackburn Rovers vs Preston North End

Championship
Blackburn
10-8-15
1-0
Final
Preston
12-12-9
Ewood Park

Match pulse

BLKAttacking pressure by 5 minutes
0'PNE
44%Possession56%
13Shots3
3On target2
5Corners3
2Saves2
8Fouls10
40'Hayden CarterBLK70'Callum LangPNE90'+1'Eiran CashinBLK90'+7'Thierry SmallPNE
Team1H2HT
BLK011
PNE000

Who won: Blackburn 1-0

Blackburn Rovers beat Preston North End 1-0 on Friday, February 20, 2026 at Ewood Park. Goals for Blackburn: Yuki Ohashi (90'+5').

Play by play

  1. Match ends, Blackburn Rovers 1, Preston North End 0.
  2. Second Half ends, Blackburn Rovers 1, Preston North End 0.
  3. 90'+7'

    Yellow card

    Thierry Small (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card.

    T. Small

  4. 90'+7'

    Free kick won

    Oladapo Afolayan (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  5. 90'+7'

    Foul

    Foul by Thierry Small (Preston North End).

  6. GOAL90'+5'

    Goal! Header

    Y. Ohashi · ast E. Cashin

    Goal! Blackburn Rovers 1, Preston North End 0. Yuki Ohashi (Blackburn Rovers) header from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Eiran Cashin with a cross.

    BLK 1 - 0 PNE
  7. 90'+3'

    Free kick won

    Yuki Ohashi (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  8. 90'+3'

    Foul

    Foul by Jamal Lewis (Preston North End).

  9. 90'+1'

    Yellow card

    Eiran Cashin (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

    E. Cashin

  10. 90'+1'

    Free kick won

    Thierry Small (Preston North End) wins a free kick on the right wing.

  11. 90'+1'

    Foul

    Foul by Eiran Cashin (Blackburn Rovers).

  12. 90'

    Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.

  13. 90'

    Delay over. They are ready to continue.

  14. 89'

    Delay in match because of an injury David Cornell (Preston North End).

  15. 87'

    Corner awarded

    Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Benjamin Whiteman.

  16. 87'

    Right footed shot blocked

    Attempt blocked. Kristi Montgomery (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.

    K. Montgomery

  17. 85'

    Offside

    Offside, Blackburn Rovers. Oladapo Afolayan is caught offside.

  18. 84'
    Sub

    Subbed on for H. Pickering

    Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Oladapo Afolayan replaces Harry Pickering.

    O. Afolayan

  19. 84'
    Sub

    Subbed on for M. Baradji

    Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Kristi Montgomery replaces Moussa Baradji because of an injury.

    K. Montgomery

  20. 80'

    Delay over. They are ready to continue.

  21. 79'

    Delay in match (Preston North End).

  22. 79'

    Header saved

    Attempt saved. Yuki Ohashi (Blackburn Rovers) header from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom left corner by David Cornell (Preston North End). Assisted by Ryoya Morishita with a cross.

    Y. Ohashi

  23. 79'

    Corner awarded

    Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Lewis Gibson.

  24. 76'

    Free kick won

    Yuki Ohashi (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  25. 76'

    Foul

    Foul by Benjamin Whiteman (Preston North End).

Leaders

BLKPNE
Total Shots
Ryoya Morishita
3
Alfie Devine
1
Accurate Passes
Sondre Tronstad
55
Lewis Gibson
58
Saves
Balazs Toth
2
David Cornell
2

Season seriesBLK leads series 2-1-2