Preston North End FC vs Blackburn Rovers FC, Championship 2026-27 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2026-27

Preston North End FC

2 – 1

Full Time

Blackburn Rovers FC

Sat 5 Sep 2026 · 11:30 UTC Deepdale HT 45' · FT 45'

Callum Lang 9' 1–0

Callum Lang 27' 2–0

2–1 51' Stanley Mills og

Y 26' Yuri Ribeiro

Y 40' Sam Morsy

Delano Burgzorg 42' Y

Stanley Mills 53' Y

Harry Clarke 66' Y

Jordan Thompson 89' Y

Overview

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Preston North End FC vs Blackburn Rovers FC — Championship at Deepdale.

Preston North End FC 11 games · 4 pts (2026/27)
Blackburn Rovers FC 11 games · 15 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Anthony Backhouse
Assistant 1 Sam Lewis (England)
Assistant 2 Hugh Gilroy (England)

4 games this season 🟨 3.0/game ⚽ 11.3 goals/game

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Swansea City AFC	11	23
2	West Ham United FC	11	22
3	Middlesbrough FC	11	22
4	Birmingham City FC	11	20
5	West Bromwich Albion FC	11	20
6	Stoke City FC	11	19
7	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	11	18
8	Southampton FC	11	17
9	Queens Park Rangers FC	11	17
10	Blackburn Rovers FC	11	15
11	Sheffield United FC	11	15
12	Millwall FC	11	15
13	Portsmouth FC	11	15
14	Wrexham AFC	11	14
15	Bolton Wanderers FC	11	14
16	Bristol City FC	11	14
17	Charlton Athletic FC	11	14
18	Lincoln City FC	11	12
19	Cardiff City FC	11	11
20	Watford FC	11	11
21	Norwich City FC	11	9
22	Burnley FC	11	8
23	Derby County FC	11	6
24	Preston North End FC	11	4

Head-to-Head

Preston North End FC 17 games · Avg 2.9 goals Blackburn Rovers FC

Last 5 meetings

2026-09-05 Preston North End FC 2–1 Blackburn Rovers FC 2026-02-20 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–0 Preston North End FC 2025-11-21 Preston North End FC 1–2 Blackburn Rovers FC 2025-01-31 Blackburn Rovers FC 2–1 Preston North End FC 2024-09-22 Preston North End FC 0–0 Blackburn Rovers FC

Recent Form

Preston North End FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
05 Sep	Blackburn Rovers FC	H	2–1	W
01 Sep	Bristol City FC	H	1–3	L
29 Aug	Charlton Athletic FC	A	0–1	L
22 Aug	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	H	1–3	L
15 Aug	Bolton Wanderers FC	A	1–2	L
02 May	Southampton FC	H	1–3	L

Blackburn Rovers FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
05 Sep	Preston North End FC	A	1–2	L
01 Sep	Lincoln City FC	A	0–0	D
29 Aug	Queens Park Rangers FC	H	1–2	L
22 Aug	Middlesbrough FC	H	2–1	W
14 Aug	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	A	2–2	D
02 May	Leicester City FC	H	0–1	L

Season Stats

Preston North End FC		Blackburn Rovers FC
#24	Position	#10
4	Points	15
11	Played	11
1 / 1 / 9	W / D / L	4 / 3 / 4
9	Scored	17
24	Conceded	16
-15	GD	+1
0.36	PPG	1.36
9%	Win %	36%

Key Stats

71% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)

65% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

0% Clean Sheets
Preston North End FC this season

18% Clean Sheets
Blackburn Rovers FC this season

Preston North End FC are 24th (4 pts). Blackburn Rovers FC are 10th (15 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Preston North End FC

0-15

3/3

16-30

2/1

31-45

1/4

46-60

1/2

61-75

–/4

76+

2/8

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Blackburn Rovers FC

0-15

3/3

16-30

3/3

31-45

3/2

46-60

6/3

61-75

–/3

76+

1/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Preston North End FC

Callum Lang	3 G
Jordan Thompson	1 G
Jusef Erabi	1 G

Blackburn Rovers FC

Andri Gudjohnsen	6 G	1 A
Oladapo Afolayan	4 G	2 A
Todd Cantwell	2 G
Sean McLoughlin	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' It’s Showtime! The match between Preston North End FC and Blackburn Rovers FC is underway.
5' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 5 minutes.
9' Brilliant from the ! Callum Lang makes it 1-0 with a superb finish on 9.
14' Preston North End FC are deployed in a 3-4-1-2 today, looking to exploit space against Blackburn Rovers FC's 4-2-3-1 shape.
19' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
24' England international Lewis Gibson has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
25' The referee has no hesitation. Yuri Ribeiro is booked for Blackburn Rovers FC — card on 25.
26' Yuri Ribeiro was booked on 26.
27' GOAL! Callum Lang scores on 27.
32' Jordan Storey needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 30 Yellow cards this season.
37' A quiet spell here at Deepdale. Preston North End FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
40' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Sam Morsy.
42' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Delano Burgzorg.
47' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
51' Goal! Stanley Mills scores his 3 goal in 324 matches.
53' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Stanley Mills on 53 minutes.
58' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Preston North End FC and Blackburn Rovers FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
59' Another change for Preston North End FC made on 59 minute. Caleb Wiley leaves to be changed by Andrija Vukcevic.
60' Another change for Preston North End FC made on 60 minute. Delano Burgzorg leaves to be changed by Jusef Erabi.
64' Oladapo Afolayan makes way for Jayden Fevrier at the 64 minute mark. A tactical switch from Blackburn Rovers FC.
66' It’s a booking for Preston North End FC player. Harry Clarke gets a card.
69' The whistle greets Stanley Mills as he departs to be replaced by Odel Offiah.
74' Alfie Devine makes way for Lewis Gibson at the 74 minute mark. A tactical switch from Preston North End FC.
79' The home supporters are growing impatient. Preston North End FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
84' Preston North End FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
89' A meaty challenge results in booking for Jordan Thompson on 89.
The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from Preston North End FC to claim maximum points.

Lineups

Preston North End FC Lineups

3-4-1-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Paul Heckingbottom

Blackburn Rovers FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

1
Aynsley Pears
10
Todd Cantwell
28
Adam Forshaw ↓ Hayden Carter 64'
8
Sam Morsy
4
Yuri Ribeiro
15
Sean McLoughlin
21
Oladapo Afolayan ↓ Jayden Fevrier 64'
25
Ryoya Morishita
2
Ryan Alebiosu
9
Andri Gudjohnsen
31
Kristi Montgomery

Bench

Coach Tony Mowbray

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Alan Browne	4
Adam Armstrong	3
Samuel Szmodics	3
Tom Barkhuizen	3
Sam Gallagher	3
Ched Evans	2
Bradley Dack	2
Ben Brereton	2

Head to Head

Preston North End FC Form

2026-09-05 Preston North End FC 2–1 Blackburn Rovers FC W 2026-09-01 Preston North End FC 1–3 Bristol City FC L 2026-08-29 Charlton Athletic FC 1–0 Preston North End FC L 2026-08-22 Preston North End FC 1–3 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC L 2026-08-15 Bolton Wanderers FC 2–1 Preston North End FC L 2026-05-02 Preston North End FC 1–3 Southampton FC L

Blackburn Rovers FC Form

2026-09-05 Preston North End FC 2–1 Blackburn Rovers FC L 2026-09-01 Lincoln City FC 0–0 Blackburn Rovers FC D 2026-08-29 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–2 Queens Park Rangers FC L 2026-08-22 Blackburn Rovers FC 2–1 Middlesbrough FC W 2026-08-14 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 2–2 Blackburn Rovers FC D 2026-05-02 Blackburn Rovers FC 0–1 Leicester City FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.06 Preston North End FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.88 Blackburn Rovers FC xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 55% + Over 2.5 goals 55%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Preston North End FC27% Draw25% Blackburn Rovers FC48%

Actual: Preston North End FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes55% 0% No45%

Avg goals/match: 2.94

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	79%	21%
± 2.5	55%	45%
± 3.5	34%	66%
± 4.5	18%	82%

Double Chance

Preston North End FC or Draw

52%

Draw or Blackburn Rovers FC

73%

Preston North End FC or Blackburn Rovers FC

75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Preston North End FC17% Draw44% Blackburn Rovers FC39%

Actual: Preston North End FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11.4%

1 – 2

9.5%

0 – 1

9.3%

0 – 2

9.2%

0 – 0

7.1%

1 – 3

0 – 3

5.7%

2 – 1

Actual

2 – 2

1 – 0

4.8%

2 – 3

3.2%

2 – 0

2.9%

Asian Handicap — Preston North End FC

Handicap	Preston North End FC covers	Push	Blackburn Rovers FC covers
-2.5	2%	—	98%
-2	2%	5%	92%
-1.5	8%	—	92%
-1	8%	12%	80%
-0.5	20%	—	80%
+0.5	45%	—	55%
+1	45%	23%	32%
+1.5	68%	—	32%
+2	68%	17%	15%
+2.5	85%	—	15%

Clean Sheet

Preston North End FC keeps clean sheet

16% ✓

Blackburn Rovers FC keeps clean sheet

35% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.