Preston North End vs Blackburn RoversResult, Lineups & H2H

Championship (England)

2026/2027

Preston North End

Lang9'

Lang27'

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Sep 05, 2026

Deepdale

Blackburn Rovers

Match Timeline

Man of the Match

Callum Lang

Preston North End

Goals

8.1

88'Yellow Card

Jordan Thompson

Preston North End

74'Substitution

Liam Gibbs· In

Alfie Devine· Out

Preston North End

74'Substitution

Harvey Higgins· In

Sam Morsy· Out

Blackburn Rovers

69'Substitution

Odeluga Offiah· In

Stanley Mills· Out

Preston North End

65'Yellow Card

Harry Clarke

Preston North End

64'Substitution

Hayden Carter· In

Adam Forshaw· Out

Blackburn Rovers

64'Substitution

Jayden Fevrier· In

Oladapo Afolayan· Out

Blackburn Rovers

59'Substitution

Jusef Erabi· In

Delano Burgzorg· Out

Preston North End

59'Substitution

Johnny Kenny· In

Callum Lang· Out

Preston North End

59'Substitution

Andrija Vukcevic· In

Caleb Wiley · Out

Preston North End

52'Yellow Card

Stanley Mills

Preston North End

Goal!

2-1

Stanley Mills

51'·Blackburn Rovers

⚽

42'Yellow Card

Delano Burgzorg

Preston North End

40'Yellow Card

Sam Morsy

Blackburn Rovers

Goal!

2-0

Callum Lang

27'·Preston North End

⚽

25'Yellow Card

Yuri Ribeiro

Blackburn Rovers

Goal!

1-0

Callum Lang

9'·Preston North End

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Statistics of the Game

Preston North End

Blackburn Rovers

33%Ball Possession67%

8Shots Total12

3Shots On Target5

3Corners11

11Fouls9

4Yellow Cards2

1Offsides5

5Saves1

243Passes518

3Shots Off Target5

82Attacks93

32Dangerous Attacks34

5Shots Inside Box7

3Shots Outside Box5

2Goals1

9Free Kicks11

2Shots Blocked2

5Substitutions3

0Hit Woodwork1

23Tackles11

2Assists0

159Accurate Passes420

18Total Crosses24

2Accurate Crosses2

14Interceptions6

52Duels Won41

3Big Chances Created2

1Big Chances Missed2

Preston North End

Manager: Paul Heckingbottom

Starting XI

7.3

6.8

7.0

6.7

6.6

6.6

7.2

7.3

6.7

8.1

7.0

Substitutes

6.5

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.3

Manager: Tony Mowbray

Starting XI

6.3

6.4

6.9

6.6

6.8

6.4

6.5

6.5

6.3

6.4

7.1

Substitutes

Jayden Fevrier

6.9

Hayden Carter

6.7

Jake Garrett

Felix Goddard

Harvey Pates

Harvey Higgins

6.3

Michael Decandia

Lucas Houghton

Frank Vare

Player Stats

Player	Rating	Min	Goals	Assists	Shots	Passes	Tackles	Duels
Callum Lang FW	8.1	59'	2	0	2/2	3(100%)	2	4/11
Jordan Thompson MF	7.3	90'	0	1	0/2	38(72%)	1	5/9
Daniel Iversen GK	7.3	90'	0	0	-	22(40%)	-	-
Léo Leroy MF	7.2	90'	0	0	-	27(50%)	5	7/12
Delano Burgzorg FW	7.0	59'	0	1	1/2	5(100%)	1	1/1
Jordan Storey DF	7.0	90'	0	0	-	15(60%)	2	3/3
Harry Clarke DF	6.8	90'	0	0	-	22(57%)	-	3/5
Alfie Devine MF	6.7	74'	0	0	0/1	25(73%)	-	2/3
Lewis Gibson DF	6.7	90'	0	0	-	26(77%)	3	5/6
Jusef Erabi FW	6.6	31'	0	0	0/1	5(80%)	2	4/10
Liam Gibbs MF	6.6	16'	0	0	-	5(60%)	-	3/5
Stanley Mills MF	6.6	69'	0	0	-	10(40%)	3	10/16
Caleb Wiley DF	6.6	59'	0	0	-	19(80%)	3	3/5
Odeluga Offiah DF	6.6	21'	0	0	-	9(78%)	-	1/1
Andrija Vukcevic DF	6.5	31'	0	0	-	8(75%)	1	1/1
Johnny Kenny FW	6.3	31'	0	0	-	4(25%)	-	0/5

Preston North End vs Blackburn Rovers — computed insights

Preston North End's first win over Blackburn Rovers in 5 meetings on record.(Previous win: 2023-11-10 (1-2); since then 2D 3L; all competitions.)

Current streaks (all competitions)

Team	Games	Run	Unbeaten	Winless	Scored in	Conceded in	Last-5 pts	Last-5 goals
Preston North End	15	L5	0	10	1	15	0/15	3-13
Blackburn Rovers	15	D1	1	3	0	0	5/15	6-7

Preston North End — last 5 games

L1-2 @ Bolton Wanderers2026-08-15
L1-3 vs Wolverhampton Wanderers2026-08-22
L0-4 vs Everton2026-08-26
L0-1 @ Charlton Athletic2026-08-29
L1-3 vs Bristol City2026-09-01

Blackburn Rovers — last 5 games

D2-2 @ Wolverhampton Wanderers2026-08-14
W2-1 vs Middlesbrough2026-08-22
L1-2 vs Sheffield United2026-08-25
L1-2 vs Queens Park Rangers2026-08-29
D0-0 @ Lincoln City2026-09-01

Head-to-head, computed

Meetings on record: 20
Period covered: 2015-11-21 – 2026-02-20
Preston North End wins: 8
Draws: 5
Blackburn Rovers wins: 7
Avg goals per meeting: 3.05
Over 2.5 goals: 70%
Both teams scored: 75%
Home side won: 30%share of all meetings won by whichever club hosted
Last 5 meetings: 0W 2D 3L (Preston North End view)
Avg goals, last 5 vs all-time: 2.2 vs 3.05

Most recent meetings (5 of 20)

Date	Home	Score	Away
2026-02-20	Blackburn Rovers	1-0	Preston North End
2025-11-21	Preston North End	1-2	Blackburn Rovers
2025-01-31	Blackburn Rovers	2-1	Preston North End
2024-09-22	Preston North End	0-0	Blackburn Rovers
2024-02-17	Preston North End	2-2	Blackburn Rovers

Standings before kickoff (rebuilt from 48 earlier results)

Team	Pos	Pld	Pts	GD	Form	Form rank	Form vs pos
Preston North End	24	4	0	-6	LLLL	24	0
Blackburn Rovers	14	4	5	0	DWLD	12	+2

Table context

Points gap: 5 ptsPreston North End 0 · Blackburn Rovers 5
Positions: #24 vs #14
Goals per game: 0.75/2.25 vs 1.25/1.25scored/conceded per game · league average 1.47

How we calculate this

Previous Meetings

Last 20 matches

Won 40%

(8/20)

Draw 25%

(5/20)

Won 35%

(7/20)

Goals

31-30

Total matches

Recent matches (5/20)

Championship•Feb 20, 2026

Blackburn Rovers

1-0

Preston North End

Championship•Nov 21, 2025

Preston North End

1-2

Blackburn Rovers

Championship•Jan 31, 2025

Blackburn Rovers

2-1

Preston North End

Championship•Sep 22, 2024

Preston North End

0-0

Blackburn Rovers

Championship•Feb 17, 2024

Preston North End

2-2

Blackburn Rovers

Head to Head

Last 20 matches

Preston North End wins

Draws

Blackburn Rovers wins

Goals Scored

31 - 30

Feb 20, 2026 • Championship

Blackburn Rovers

1-0

Preston North End

Nov 21, 2025 • Championship

Preston North End

1-2

Blackburn Rovers

Jan 31, 2025 • Championship

Blackburn Rovers

2-1

Preston North End

Matchday 5 — Championship

Match summary

Preston North End had lost 5 matches in a row before this one.

Preston North End won with 33% of the possession.

More details:

Preston North End — live results and schedule Blackburn Rovers — live results and schedule

Match Timeline

Match Statistics

Statistics of the Game

Team Lineups

Starting XI

Substitutes

Starting XI

Substitutes

Player Stats

Preston North End vs Blackburn Rovers — computed insights

Previous Meetings

Previous Meetings

Recent matches (5/20)

Head to Head

Head to Head

Last 20 matches

Matchday 5 — Championship

Match summary