Blackburn vs Preston

Final score: Blackburn 1-0 Preston in the Championship, February 20, 2026. Head-to-head in the last 7 meetings: 3 wins for Blackburn, 2 draws, 2 wins for Preston.

Overview

Football: Championship · Round 33
Form: WLLDL Blackburn
: LLLLW Preston

40' Hayden Carter
HT0-0
58' ▲ J. Lewis ▼ A. Vukcevic
58' ▲ T. Small ▼ P. Valentin
68' ▲ Y. Ohashi ▼ A. Gudjohnsen
69' ▲ D. Jebbison ▼ M. Osmajic
69' ▲ C. Lang ▼ L. Dobbin
70' Callum Lang
73' ▲ O. Offiah ▼ A. Hughes
84' ▲ O. Afolayan ▼ H. Pickering
84' ▲ K. Montgomery ▼ M. Baradji
90'+1 Eiran Cashin
90'+7 Thierry Small
90' Y. Ohashi · E. Cashin 1-0
FT1-0

Line-ups

Blackburn Formation: 5-3-2 · Coach: Damien Johnson

22B. Toth
2R. Alebiosu
17H. Carter
15S. McLoughlin
20E. Cashin
3H. Pickering▼ 84'
24M. Baradji▼ 84'
6S. Tronstad
25R. Morishita
29M. Jorgensen
11A. Gudjohnsen▼ 68'

Substitutes 9

35N. Michalski
4Y. Ribeiro
14D. De Neve
21O. Afolayan▲ 84'
23Y. Ohashi▲ 68'
26C. O'Riordan
28A. Forshaw
31K. Montgomery▲ 84'
38T. Atcheson

Preston Formation: 5-3-2 · Coach: Paul Heckingbottom

13D. Cornell
2P. Valentin▼ 58'
14J. Storey
19L. Gibson
16A. Hughes▼ 73'
3A. Vukcevic▼ 58'
8A. McCann
4B. Whiteman
21A. Devine
28M. Osmajic▼ 69'
17L. Dobbin▼ 69'

Substitutes 9

12J. Walton
9D. Jebbison▲ 69'
10C. Lang▲ 69'
15J. Thompson
18J. Lewis▲ 58'
23A. Moran
24M. Smith
26T. Small▲ 58'
42O. Offiah▲ 73'

Statistics

02⚑5

⚑320

45%Possession55%

13Shots3

3Shots on target2

5Shots off target0

5Blocked shots1

5Corners3

2Offsides0

8Fouls10

2Yellow cards2

2Saves2

373Passes466

72%Pass accuracy78%

1.06Expected goals (xG)0.12

Table

#	Club	P	Goals	GD	Pts
1	Coventry	46	97 - 45	+52	95
2	Ipswich	46	80 - 47	+33	84
3	Millwall	46	64 - 49	+15	83
4	Southampton	46	82 - 56	+26	80
5	Middlesbrough	46	72 - 47	+25	80
6	Hull City	46	70 - 66	+4	73
7	Wrexham	46	69 - 65	+4	71
8	Derby	46	67 - 59	+8	69
9	Norwich	46	63 - 56	+7	65
10	Birmingham	46	57 - 56	+1	64
11	Swansea	46	57 - 59	-2	64
12	Bristol City	46	59 - 59	0	62
13	Sheffield Utd	46	66 - 66	0	60
14	Preston	46	55 - 62	-7	60
15	QPR	46	61 - 73	-12	58
16	Watford	46	53 - 65	-12	57
17	Stoke City	46	51 - 56	-5	55
18	Portsmouth	46	49 - 64	-15	55
19	Charlton	46	44 - 58	-14	53
20	Blackburn	46	42 - 56	-14	52
21	West Brom	46	48 - 58	-10	51
22	Oxford United	46	45 - 59	-14	47
23	Leicester	46	58 - 68	-10	46
24	Sheffield Wednesday	46	29 - 89	-60	0