English League Championship

Blackburn Rovers vs Preston North End, 2025-26 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship
Blackburn Rovers
  • 90'+5': Yuki Ohashi
FT
1 - 0
Preston North End

    About

    Blackburn Rovers are hosting Preston North End at Ewood Park, Blackburn, 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.
    • 2': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Ryan Alebiosu.
    • 4': Foul by Pol Valentín (Preston North End).
    • 4': Harry Pickering (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 6': Foul by Hayden Carter (Blackburn Rovers).
    • 6': Lewis Dobbin (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 8': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Pol Valentín.
    • 10': Attempt saved. Lewis Dobbin (Preston North End) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Balázs Tóth (Blackburn Rovers). Assisted by Andrija Vukcevic.
    • 11': Andrew Hughes (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 11': Foul by Andri Gudjohnsen (Blackburn Rovers).
    • 14': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Lewis Dobbin.
    • 14': Attempt blocked. Harry Pickering (Blackburn Rovers) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Hayden Carter.
    • 15': Attempt blocked. Ryoya Morishita (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Moussa Baradji.
    • 17': Foul by Ali McCann (Preston North End).
    • 17': Sondre Tronstad (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 19': Foul by Sean McLoughlin (Blackburn Rovers).
    • 19': Milutin Osmajic (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 22': Delay in match (Preston North End).
    • 22': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 24': Foul by Ali McCann (Preston North End).
    • 24': Ryoya Morishita (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 28': Foul by Lewis Dobbin (Preston North End).
    • 28': Sondre Tronstad (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 29': Attempt missed. Moussa Baradji (Blackburn Rovers) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Eiran Cashin with a cross.
    • 30': Offside, Blackburn Rovers. Mathias Jørgensen is caught offside.
    • 32': Delay in match (Preston North End).
    • 33': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 34': Foul by Sean McLoughlin (Blackburn Rovers).
    • 34': Milutin Osmajic (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 35': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Alfie Devine.
    • 36': Attempt missed. Ryoya Morishita (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left following a corner.
    • 39': Attempt blocked. Eiran Cashin (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Andri Gudjohnsen.
    • 40': Attempt saved. Alfie Devine (Preston North End) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Balázs Tóth (Blackburn Rovers). Assisted by Lewis Dobbin.
    • 40': Hayden Carter (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 42': Attempt blocked. Ryan Alebiosu (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Moussa Baradji.
    • 45': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
    • 45'+1': Foul by Ryan Alebiosu (Blackburn Rovers).
    • 45'+1': Milutin Osmajic (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+2': First Half ends, Blackburn Rovers 0, Preston North End 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Blackburn Rovers 0, Preston North End 0.
    • 47': Foul by Andrija Vukcevic (Preston North End).
    • 47': Moussa Baradji (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 51': Foul by Andrija Vukcevic (Preston North End).
    • 51': Ryan Alebiosu (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 52': Attempt missed. Ryoya Morishita (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right following a set piece situation.
    • 58': Substitution, Preston North End. Jamal Lewis replaces Andrija Vukcevic because of an injury.
    • 58': Substitution, Preston North End. Thierry Small replaces Pol Valentín.
    • 61': Attempt blocked. Thierry Small (Preston North End) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lewis Dobbin.
    • 61': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Eiran Cashin.
    • 62': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Hayden Carter.
    • 64': Foul by Hayden Carter (Blackburn Rovers).
    • 64': Jamal Lewis (Preston North End) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 67': Attempt saved. Mathias Jørgensen (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the centre of the goal by David Cornell (Preston North End). Assisted by Moussa Baradji.
    • 68': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Yuki Ohashi replaces Andri Gudjohnsen.
    • 68': Attempt missed. Moussa Baradji (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Ryoya Morishita.
    • 69': Substitution, Preston North End. Callum Lang replaces Lewis Dobbin.
    • 69': Substitution, Preston North End. Daniel Jebbison replaces Milutin Osmajic.
    • 70': Foul by Thierry Small (Preston North End).
    • 70': Ryoya Morishita (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 70': Callum Lang (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 73': Substitution, Preston North End. Odeluga Offiah replaces Andrew Hughes.
    • 74': Attempt missed. Moussa Baradji (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Mathias Jørgensen with a cross following a fast break.
    • 75': Foul by Harry Pickering (Blackburn Rovers).
    • 75': Thierry Small (Preston North End) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 76': Foul by Benjamin Whiteman (Preston North End).
    • 76': Yuki Ohashi (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 79': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Lewis Gibson.
    • 79': Attempt saved. Yuki Ohashi (Blackburn Rovers) header from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom left corner by David Cornell (Preston North End). Assisted by Ryoya Morishita with a cross.
    • 79': Delay in match (Preston North End).
    • 80': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 84': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Kristi Montgomery replaces Moussa Baradji because of an injury.
    • 84': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Oladapo Afolayan replaces Harry Pickering.
    • 85': Offside, Blackburn Rovers. Oladapo Afolayan is caught offside.
    • 87': Attempt blocked. Kristi Montgomery (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 87': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Benjamin Whiteman.
    • 89': Delay in match because of an injury David Cornell (Preston North End).
    • 90': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 90': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
    • 90'+1': Foul by Eiran Cashin (Blackburn Rovers).
    • 90'+1': Thierry Small (Preston North End) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 90'+1': Eiran Cashin (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 90'+3': Foul by Jamal Lewis (Preston North End).
    • 90'+3': Yuki Ohashi (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+5': Goal! Blackburn Rovers 1, Preston North End 0. Yuki Ohashi (Blackburn Rovers) header from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Eiran Cashin with a cross.
    • 90'+7': Foul by Thierry Small (Preston North End).
    • 90'+7': Oladapo Afolayan (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+7': Thierry Small (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card.
    • 90'+7': Second Half ends, Blackburn Rovers 1, Preston North End 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Blackburn Rovers 1, Preston North End 0.

    Statistics

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    10 Fouls 8
    2 Yellow Cards 2
    0 Red Cards 0
    0 Offsides 2
    3 Corner Kicks 5
    2 Saves 2
    55.8 Possession 44.2
    3 SHOTS 13
    2 ON GOAL 3
    0.7 On Target % 0.2
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    368 Accurate Passes 268
    473 Passes 367
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.7
    3 Accurate Crosses 6
    18 Crosses 27
    0.2 Cross % 0.2
    70 Long Balls 73
    24 Accurate Long Balls 22
    0.3 Long Balls % 0.3
    1 Blocked Shots 5
    7 Effective Tackles 5
    7 Tackles 7
    1.0 Tackle % 0.7
    7 Interceptions 11
    45 Effective Clearances 31
    45 Clearances 31

    Game Information

    Competition: English League Championship

    Venue: Ewood Park
    Location: Blackburn, England
    Attendance: 19,792

    EFL Championship Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Coventry City 33 +32 65
    2 Middlesbrough 33 +17 62
    3 Millwall 33 +2 56
    4 Ipswich Town 31 +20 54
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    BLK Blackburn Rovers (5-3-2)

    No. Name
    22 Balazs Toth (GK)
    15 Sean McLoughlin
    20 Eiran Cashin Yellow Card
    17 Hayden Carter Yellow Card
    3 Harry Pickering
    2 Ryan Alebiousu
    6 Sondre Tronstad
    25 Ryoya Morishita
    24 Moussa Baradji
    11 Andri Gudjohnsen
    29 Mathias Jørgensen
    Blackburn Rovers Substitutes:
    Adam Forshaw, Oladapo Afolayan, Connor O'Riordan, Yuri Ribeiro, Nicholas Michalski, Kristi Montgomery, Dion De Neve, Tom Atcheson, Yuki Ohashi.

    PNE Preston North End (5-3-2)

    No. Name
    13 David Cornell (GK)
    19 Lewis Gibson
    16 Andrew Hughes
    14 Jordan Storey
    3 Andrija Vukcevic
    2 Pol Valentín
    4 Benjamin Whiteman
    21 Alfie Devine
    8 Alistair McCann
    17 Lewis Dobbin
    28 Milutin Osmajic
    Preston North End Substitutes:
    Odeluga Offiah, Andy Moran, Thierry Small, Daniel Jebbison, Jordan Thompson, Michael Smith, Jamal Lewis, Callum Lang, Jack Walton.

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