English League Championship

FT Friday, February 20, 2026
Preston North End LLDWD 0
–
Blackburn Rovers DLWLW 1
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BLK011
Ewood Park · 19,792 att. · Paramount+

Team Stats

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

Head to Head

BLK leads series 2-1-2

Lineups

BLK · 5-3-2

  1. 22Balazs TothG
  2. 15Sean McLoughlinCD
  3. 20Eiran CashinCD-L
  4. 17Hayden CarterCD-R
  5. 3Harry PickeringLB
  6. 2Ryan AlebiousuRB
  7. 6Sondre TronstadCM
  8. 25Ryoya MorishitaCM-L
  9. 24Moussa BaradjiCM-R
  10. 11Andri GudjohnsenCF-L
  11. 29Mathias JørgensenCF-R

PNE · 5-3-2

  1. 13David CornellG
  2. 19Lewis GibsonCD
  3. 16Andrew HughesCD-L
  4. 14Jordan StoreyCD-R
  5. 3Andrija VukcevicLB
  6. 2Pol ValentínRB
  7. 4Benjamin WhitemanCM
  8. 21Alfie DevineCM-L
  9. 8Alistair McCannCM-R
  10. 17Lewis DobbinCF-L
  11. 28Milutin OsmajicCF-R

Timeline

  1. 40' Hayden Carter (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 58' Substitution, Preston North End. Jamal Lewis replaces Andrija Vukcevic because of an injury.
  3. 58' Substitution, Preston North End. Thierry Small replaces Pol Valentín.
  4. 68' Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Yuki Ohashi replaces Andri Gudjohnsen.
  5. 69' Substitution, Preston North End. Callum Lang replaces Lewis Dobbin.
  6. 69' Substitution, Preston North End. Daniel Jebbison replaces Milutin Osmajic.
  7. 70' Callum Lang (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  8. 73' Substitution, Preston North End. Odeluga Offiah replaces Andrew Hughes.
  9. 84' Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Kristi Montgomery replaces Moussa Baradji because of an injury.
  10. 84' Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Oladapo Afolayan replaces Harry Pickering.
  11. 90'+1' Eiran Cashin (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  12. 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.
  13. 90'+7' Thierry Small (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card.

EFL Championship News

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News PA Nuno Espírito Santo on West Ham loss: We played with 'hesitation' Nuno Espírito Santo admitted West Ham United's painfully slow start cost them after they crashed to a 3-2 home defeat by Southampton. ESPN PA Andri Gudjohnsen brace extends Wrexham's winless run on the road Andri Gudjohnsen's second brace in a week earned Blackburn a clinical 2-0 win over Wrexham. News ESPN News Services Kyle Walker: 'No intention' of removing Man City tattoos after radio comments Kyle Walker has said he has "never had any intention" of removing his Manchester City tattoos, in the wake of comments the full-back made on Wednesday. News PA Wrexham boss Parkinson gets fans' backing as big win eases pressure Phil Parkinson was delighted with the reaction of his players as a 4-1 win over Championship strugglers Preston eased the pressure on the Wrexham boss.