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

Team	1H	2H	T
BLK	0	1	1
PNE	0	0	0

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

Match ends, Blackburn Rovers 1, Preston North End 0.
Second Half ends, Blackburn Rovers 1, Preston North End 0.
90'+7'
Yellow card
Thierry Small (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card.
T. Small
90'+7'
Free kick won
Oladapo Afolayan (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+7'
Foul
Foul by Thierry Small (Preston North End).
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
90'+3'
Free kick won
Yuki Ohashi (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+3'
Foul
Foul by Jamal Lewis (Preston North End).
90'+1'
Yellow card
Eiran Cashin (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
E. Cashin
90'+1'
Free kick won
Thierry Small (Preston North End) wins a free kick on the right wing.
90'+1'
Foul
Foul by Eiran Cashin (Blackburn Rovers).
90'
Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
90'
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
89'
Delay in match because of an injury David Cornell (Preston North End).
87'
Corner awarded
Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Benjamin Whiteman.
87'
Right footed shot blocked
Attempt blocked. Kristi Montgomery (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
K. Montgomery
85'
Offside
Offside, Blackburn Rovers. Oladapo Afolayan is caught offside.
84'
Sub
Subbed on for H. Pickering
Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Oladapo Afolayan replaces Harry Pickering.
O. Afolayan
84'
Sub
Subbed on for M. Baradji
Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Kristi Montgomery replaces Moussa Baradji because of an injury.
K. Montgomery
79'
Delay in match (Preston North End).
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
79'
Corner awarded
Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Lewis Gibson.
76'
Foul
Foul by Benjamin Whiteman (Preston North End).
75'
Foul
Foul by Harry Pickering (Blackburn Rovers).
74'
Shot off target
Attempt missed. Moussa Baradji (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Mathias Jørgensen with a cross following a fast break.

Leaders

BLKPNE

Total Shots

Ryoya Morishita

Alfie Devine

Accurate Passes

Sondre Tronstad

Lewis Gibson

Saves

Balazs Toth

David Cornell