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Preston North End vs Blackburn Rovers

Championship
Preston
1-0-4
2-1
Final
Blackburn
1-2-2
Deepdale

Match pulse

PNEAttacking pressure by 5 minutes
0'BLK
33%Possession67%
8Shots12
3On target5
3Corners11
5Saves1
11Fouls9
25'Yuri RibeiroBLK40'Sam MorsyBLK42'Delano BurgzorgPNE52'Stanley MillsPNE65'Harrison ClarkePNE89'Jordan ThompsonPNE
Team1H2HT
PNE202
BLK011

Who won: Preston 2-1

Preston North End beat Blackburn Rovers 2-1 on Saturday, September 5, 2026 at Deepdale. Goals for Preston: Callum Lang (9', 27'). Goals for Blackburn: Stanley Mills (own goal) (51').

Play by play

  1. Match ends, Preston North End 2, Blackburn Rovers 1.
  2. Second Half ends, Preston North End 2, Blackburn Rovers 1.
  3. 90'+4'

    Foul

    Foul by Todd Cantwell (Blackburn Rovers).

  4. 90'+4'

    Free kick won

    Jusef Erabi (Preston North End) wins a free kick on the left wing.

  5. 90'+1'

    Free kick won

    Yuri Ribeiro (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  6. 90'+1'

    Foul

    Foul by Johnny Kenny (Preston North End).

  7. 90'+1'

    Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.

  8. 90'

    Right footed shot just wide

    Attempt missed. Jusef Erabi (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.

    J. Erabi

  9. 89'

    Foul

    Foul by Kristi Montgomery (Blackburn Rovers).

  10. 89'

    Free kick won

    Lewis Gibson (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

  11. 89'

    Yellow card

    Jordan Thompson (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card.

    J. Thompson

  12. 88'

    Foul

    Foul by Harvey Higgins (Blackburn Rovers).

  13. 88'

    Free kick won

    Lewis Gibson (Preston North End) wins a free kick on the left wing.

  14. 83'BLK

    Corner awarded

    Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Johnny Kenny.

  15. 83'BLK

    Corner awarded

    Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Jordan Thompson.

  16. 81'

    Foul

    Foul by Harvey Higgins (Blackburn Rovers).

  17. 81'

    Free kick won

    Jordan Storey (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  18. 79'

    Offside

    Offside, Blackburn Rovers. Harvey Higgins is caught offside.

  19. 78'

    Free kick won

    Kristi Montgomery (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  20. 78'PNE

    Foul

    Foul by Léo Leroy (Preston North End).

  21. 77'

    Left footed shot saved

    Attempt saved. Jayden Fevrier (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Daniel Iversen (Preston North End). Assisted by Todd Cantwell.

    J. Fevrier

  22. 77'

    Right footed shot saved

    Attempt saved. Andri Gudjohnsen (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Daniel Iversen (Preston North End). Assisted by Todd Cantwell.

    A. Gudjohnsen

  23. 76'

    Free kick won

    Todd Cantwell (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

  24. 76'

    Foul

    Foul by Liam Gibbs (Preston North End).

  25. 74'
    Sub

    Subbed on for A. Devine

    Substitution, Preston North End. Liam Gibbs replaces Alfie Devine.

    L. Gibbs

Leaders

PNEBLK
Total Shots
Jordan Thompson
2
Jayden Fevrier
3
Accurate Passes
Jordan Thompson
25
Sean McLoughlin
67
Defensive Interventions
Jordan Storey
11
Sean McLoughlin
15
Saves
Daniel Iversen
5
Aynsley Pears
1

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