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

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

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

Match ends, Preston North End 2, Blackburn Rovers 1.
Second Half ends, Preston North End 2, Blackburn Rovers 1.
90'+4'
Foul
Foul by Todd Cantwell (Blackburn Rovers).
90'+4'
Free kick won
Jusef Erabi (Preston North End) wins a free kick on the left wing.
90'+1'
Free kick won
Yuri Ribeiro (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+1'
Foul
Foul by Johnny Kenny (Preston North End).
90'+1'
Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
90'
Shot off target
Attempt missed. Jusef Erabi (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
89'
Foul
Foul by Kristi Montgomery (Blackburn Rovers).
89'
Free kick won
Lewis Gibson (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
89'
Yellow card
Jordan Thompson (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card.
J. Thompson
88'
Foul
Foul by Harvey Higgins (Blackburn Rovers).
88'
Free kick won
Lewis Gibson (Preston North End) wins a free kick on the left wing.
83'BLK
Corner awarded
Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Johnny Kenny.
83'BLK
Corner awarded
Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Jordan Thompson.
81'
Free kick won
Jordan Storey (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
79'
Offside
Offside, Blackburn Rovers. Harvey Higgins is caught offside.
78'
Free kick won
Kristi Montgomery (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
78'PNE
Foul
Foul by Léo Leroy (Preston North End).
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
77'
Shot on target
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.
76'
Free kick won
Todd Cantwell (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
76'
Foul
Foul by Liam Gibbs (Preston North End).
74'
Sub
Subbed on for A. Devine
Substitution, Preston North End. Liam Gibbs replaces Alfie Devine.
L. Gibbs
74'
Sub
Subbed on for S. Morsy
Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Harvey Higgins replaces Sam Morsy.
H. Higgins