Preston North End vs Blackburn Rovers, 2025-26 English League Championship, Regular Season
· English League Championship
FT
1 - 2
1 - 2
About
Preston North End are hosting Blackburn Rovers
at Deepdale, Preston, England, starting on
. The match is a part of the English League Championship.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 3': Attempt saved. Lewis Dobbin (Preston North End) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Aynsley Pears (Blackburn Rovers). Assisted by Thierry Small.
- 3': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Aynsley Pears.
- 3': Attempt missed. Liam Lindsay (Preston North End) header from very close range is just a bit too high. Assisted by Alfie Devine with a cross following a corner.
- 6': Andri Gudjohnsen (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 6': Foul by Benjamin Whiteman (Preston North End).
- 10': Attempt blocked. Michael Smith (Preston North End) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Odeluga Offiah.
- 10': Attempt blocked. Odeluga Offiah (Preston North End) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lewis Dobbin.
- 10': Foul by Liam Lindsay (Preston North End).
- 10': Kristi Montgomery (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 13': Offside, Blackburn Rovers. Yuki Ohashi is caught offside.
- 15': Attempt missed. Andri Gudjohnsen (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Ryan Alebiosu with a cross.
- 16': Attempt missed. Lewis Dobbin (Preston North End) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Thierry Small with a cross.
- 17': Offside, Preston North End. Michael Smith is caught offside.
- 18': Delay in match because of an injury Yuki Ohashi (Blackburn Rovers).
- 19': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 22': Attempt blocked. Alfie Devine (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 22': Delay in match because of an injury Sean McLoughlin (Blackburn Rovers).
- 23': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 26': Foul by Alfie Devine (Preston North End).
- 26': Kristi Montgomery (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 28': Attempt blocked. Yuki Ohashi (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 29': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Jordan Storey.
- 30': Attempt saved. Andrew Hughes (Preston North End) left footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal by Aynsley Pears (Blackburn Rovers).
- 30': Attempt blocked. Jordan Storey (Preston North End) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is blocked.
- 32': Foul by Michael Smith (Preston North End).
- 32': George Pratt (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 37': Attempt missed. Odeluga Offiah (Preston North End) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Thierry Small with a cross.
- 40': Attempt saved. Sean McLoughlin (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Daniel Iversen (Preston North End). Assisted by Yuki Ohashi.
- 41': Attempt blocked. Yuki Ohashi (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ryoya Morishita with a through ball.
- 41': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Liam Lindsay.
- 42': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Benjamin Whiteman.
- 43': Attempt saved. Ryoya Morishita (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Daniel Iversen (Preston North End). Assisted by Sean McLoughlin.
- 44': Foul by Jordan Storey (Preston North End).
- 44': Ryoya Morishita (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 44': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Stefán Thórdarson.
- 45': Goal! Preston North End 0, Blackburn Rovers 1. Lewis Miller (Blackburn Rovers) header from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ryan Hedges with a cross following a corner.
- 45': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
- 45'+1': Goal! Preston North End 1, Blackburn Rovers 1. Alfie Devine (Preston North End) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lewis Dobbin.
- 45'+4': First Half ends, Preston North End 1, Blackburn Rovers 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Preston North End 1, Blackburn Rovers 1.
- 47': Foul by Andrew Hughes (Preston North End).
- 47': Yuki Ohashi (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 54': Attempt saved. Yuki Ohashi (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Daniel Iversen (Preston North End). Assisted by Ryoya Morishita.
- 54': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Daniel Iversen.
- 56': Andrew Hughes (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 56': Foul by Yuki Ohashi (Blackburn Rovers).
- 57': Substitution, Preston North End. Daniel Jebbison replaces Lewis Dobbin.
- 57': Substitution, Preston North End. Mads Frökjaer-Jensen replaces Stefán Thórdarson.
- 58': Foul by Michael Smith (Preston North End).
- 58': Lewis Miller (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 61': Attempt saved. Michael Smith (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Aynsley Pears (Blackburn Rovers). Assisted by Mads Frökjaer-Jensen.
- 61': Foul by Odeluga Offiah (Preston North End).
- 61': Kristi Montgomery (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 62': Goal! Preston North End 1, Blackburn Rovers 2. Andri Gudjohnsen (Blackburn Rovers) header from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ryoya Morishita with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 64': Foul by Daniel Jebbison (Preston North End).
- 64': Sean McLoughlin (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 65': Attempt saved. Yuki Ohashi (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Daniel Iversen (Preston North End).
- 65': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Daniel Iversen.
- 67': Attempt missed. Alfie Devine (Preston North End) right footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Thierry Small with a cross.
- 69': Delay in match because of an injury Jordan Storey (Preston North End).
- 70': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 70': Substitution, Preston North End. Jamal Lewis replaces Jordan Storey because of an injury.
- 73': Foul by Yuki Ohashi (Blackburn Rovers).
- 73': Thierry Small (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 74': Attempt blocked. Thierry Small (Preston North End) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alfie Devine.
- 75': Foul by Mads Frökjaer-Jensen (Preston North End).
- 75': Ryoya Morishita (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 78': Benjamin Whiteman (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 78': Foul by Yuki Ohashi (Blackburn Rovers).
- 80': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Jamal Lewis.
- 82': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Aynsley Pears.
- 83': Attempt missed. Liam Lindsay (Preston North End) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Alfie Devine with a cross following a corner.
- 83': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Yuki Ohashi.
- 83': Delay in match because of an injury Ryoya Morishita (Blackburn Rovers).
- 84': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 84': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Makhtar Gueye replaces Andri Gudjohnsen.
- 85': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Moussa Baradji replaces Ryoya Morishita.
- 85': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Axel Henriksson replaces Kristi Montgomery.
- 85': Offside, Preston North End. Michael Smith is caught offside.
- 90': Attempt missed. Makhtar Gueye (Blackburn Rovers) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Ryan Alebiosu with a cross following a fast break.
- 90': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
- 90'+2': Attempt missed. Yuki Ohashi (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Ryan Hedges.
- 90'+3': Attempt blocked. Daniel Jebbison (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Alfie Devine.
- 90'+3': Foul by Benjamin Whiteman (Preston North End).
- 90'+3': Moussa Baradji (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+3': Benjamin Whiteman (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+3': Delay in match because of an injury Moussa Baradji (Blackburn Rovers).
- 90'+4': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 90'+5': Attempt missed. Ryan Alebiosu (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Makhtar Gueye.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Preston North End 1, Blackburn Rovers 2.
- 0': Match ends, Preston North End 1, Blackburn Rovers 2.
Statistics
 BLK |
PNE |
|
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Fouls | 11 |
| 0 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 2 |
| 7 | Corner Kicks | 3 |
| 4 | Saves | 4 |
| 54.3 | Possession | 45.7 |
| 12 | SHOTS | 15 |
| 6 | ON GOAL | 4 |
| 0.5 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 325 | Accurate Passes | 259 |
| 415 | Passes | 352 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
| 6 | Accurate Crosses | 6 |
| 27 | Crosses | 16 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.4 |
| 49 | Long Balls | 55 |
| 16 | Accurate Long Balls | 19 |
| 0.3 | Long Balls % | 0.3 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 6 |
| 7 | Effective Tackles | 6 |
| 16 | Tackles | 15 |
| 0.4 | Tackle % | 0.4 |
| 6 | Interceptions | 9 |
| 34 | Effective Clearances | 32 |
| 34 | Clearances | 32 |
Game Information
Competition: English League Championship
Venue: Deepdale
Location: Preston, England
Attendance: 21,635
Venue: Deepdale
Location: Preston, England
Attendance: 21,635
EFL Championship Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Coventry City | 26 | +28 | 52 |
| 2 | Middlesbrough | 26 | +11 | 46 |
| 3 | Ipswich Town | 25 | +18 | 44 |
| 4 | Preston North End | 26 | +11 | 43 |
Line-Ups
Preston North End (3-1-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Daniel Iversen (GK) |
| 6 | Liam Lindsay |
| 16 | Andrew Hughes |
| 14 | Jordan Storey |
| 4 | Benjamin Whiteman  |
| 22 | Stefán Teitur Thórdarson |
| 21 | Alfie Devine |
| 26 | Thierry Small |
| 42 | Odeluga Offiah |
| 17 | Lewis Dobbin |
| 24 | Michael Smith |
Blackburn Rovers (3-4-1-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Aynsley Pears (GK) |
| 15 | Sean McLoughlin |
| 43 | George Pratt |
| 12 | Lewis Miller |
| 31 | Kristi Montgomery |
| 6 | Sondre Tronstad |
| 25 | Ryoya Morishita |
| 19 | Ryan Hedges |
| 2 | Ryan Alebiousu |
| 11 | Andri Gudjohnsen |
| 23 | Yuki Ohashi |
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