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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').

What it means

  • Preston has dropped 4 of the last 5.

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 (5-3-2)
  1. 1David CornellG
  2. 2Lewis GibsonCD
  3. 3Andrew HughesCD-L
  4. 4Jordan StoreyCD-R
  5. 5Andrija VukcevicLB
  6. 6Pol ValentínRB
  7. 7Benjamin WhitemanCM
  8. 8Alfie DevineCM-L
  9. 9Alistair McCannCM-R
  10. 10Lewis DobbinCF-L
  11. 11Milutin OsmajicCF-R
Blackburn13th in English League Championship
Lineup (5-3-2)
  1. 1Balazs TothG
  2. 2Sean McLoughlinCD
  3. 3Eiran CashinCD-L
  4. 4Hayden CarterCD-R
  5. 5Harry PickeringLB
  6. 6Ryan AlebiousuRB
  7. 7Sondre TronstadCM
  8. 8Ryoya MorishitaCM-L
  9. 9Moussa BaradjiCM-R
  10. 10Andri GudjohnsenCF-L
  11. 11Mathias JørgensenCF-R

Head to head

BLK leads series 2-1-2
Last meeting: Preston 2, Blackburn 1 (Nov 10)

Last 5

PNE
  • Tvs WAT2-2
  • Wvs POR1-0
  • T@ IPS1-1
  • L@ MID0-4
  • Lvs HUL0-3
BLK
  • W@ QPR3-1
  • L@ NOR0-2
  • Wvs SHW1-0
  • Lvs HUL0-1
  • Tvs WAT1-1

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Game info

Venue
Ewood Park, Blackburn, England · Attendance 19,792
Officials
Anthony Backhouse

Injuries, starters, headlines and game info from ESPN. Headlines open on ESPN.

Season seriesBLK leads series 2-1-2