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Preston North End vs Blackburn Rovers: result, line-ups and stats

Preston North End 23 · 3 points
  • 9' Callum Lang
  • 27' Callum Lang
2 - 1
Blackburn Rovers 16 · 8 points
  • 51' S. Mills (og)

Line-ups Preston North End vs Blackburn Rovers

Preston North End 4-4-2 · Paul Heckingbottom
1 Iversen
12 Wiley
19 Gibson
14 Storey
4 Clarke
7 Devine
15 Thompson
27 Leroy
17 Mills
37 Burgzorg
10 Lang
  • 59' Andrija Vukcevic Caleb Wiley
  • 59' Johnny Kenny Callum Lang
  • 59' Jusef Erabi Delano Burgzorg
  • 69' Odeluga Offiah Stanley Mills
  • 74' Liam Gibbs Alfie Devine

Line-up for Preston North End: Iversen, Wiley, Gibson, Storey, Clarke, Devine, Thompson, Leroy, Mills, Burgzorg, Lang

Bench
  • 21 L. Nicholls
  • 3 A. Vukcevic 59'
  • 24 O. Offiah 69'
  • 6 L. Lindsay
  • 11 T. Small
  • 23 A. Moran
  • 20 L. Gibbs 74'
  • 38 J. Kenny 59'
  • 9 J. Erabi 59'
Absentees Preston North End

McCann, Potts, Carroll (injured)

Blackburn Rovers 3-4-2-1 · Tony Mowbray
1 Pears
4 Ribeiro
15 McLoughlin
31 Montgomery
21 Afolayan
8 Morsy
28 Forshaw
2 Alebiosu
10 Cantwell
25 Morishita
9 Gudjohnsen
  • 64' Hayden Carter Adam Forshaw
  • 64' Jayden Fevrier Oladapo Afolayan
  • 74' Harvey Higgins Sam Morsy

Line-up for Blackburn Rovers: Pears, Ribeiro, McLoughlin, Montgomery, Afolayan, Morsy, Forshaw, Alebiosu, Cantwell, Morishita, Gudjohnsen

Bench
  • 37 F. Goddard
  • 17 H. Carter 64'
  • 39 H. Pates
  • 47 L. Houghton
  • 46 M. Decandia
  • 30 J. Garrett
  • 53 F. Vare
  • 11 J. Fevrier 64'
  • 45 H. Higgins 74'
Absentees Blackburn Rovers

Kargbo, Miller, Jørgensen, Litherland, Wharton (injured), Ohashi (unavailable)

Players to watch

The five players from each team with the most combined goals and assists this season.

All stats

Preston North End

  1. Callum Lang Midfielder 3 goals 0 assists
  2. Jordan Thompson Midfielder 1 goals 1 assists
  3. Delano Burgzorg Midfielder 0 goals 2 assists
  4. Jusef Erabi Forward 1 goals 0 assists
  5. Caleb Wiley Defender 1 goals 0 assists

Blackburn Rovers

  1. Andri Gudjohnsen Forward 3 goals 1 assists
  2. Oladapo Afolayan Midfielder 2 goals 1 assists
  3. Ryoya Morishita Midfielder 1 goals 1 assists
  4. Sean McLoughlin Defender 1 goals 0 assists
  5. Kristi Montgomery Midfielder 1 goals 0 assists

Playing time and form

Who has played the most in recent weeks, and how have they performed?

Preston North End

Player Starts Min. Form
Daniel Iversen 5/5 450 solid
Harry Clarke 5/5 450 solid
Jordan Thompson 5/5 437 solid
Alfie Devine 5/5 418 solid
Léo Leroy 4/5 371 solid
Lewis Gibson 4/4 360 mixed
Callum Lang 4/5 291 solid
Delano Burgzorg 3/5 289 mixed

Blackburn Rovers

Player Starts Min. Form
Sean McLoughlin 5/5 450 solid
Ryoya Morishita 5/5 450 mixed
Kristi Montgomery 5/5 418 solid
Todd Cantwell 5/5 409 mixed
Ryan Alebiosu 5/5 404 solid
Oladapo Afolayan 5/5 372 solid
Sam Morsy 4/5 370 solid
Yuri Ribeiro 5/5 367 mixed

Stats

Preston North End Match Blackburn Rovers
  • 2.19 xG 1.09
  • 33% Possession 67%
  • 8 Shots 12
  • 3 Shots on target 5
  • 3 Shots off target 5
  • 3 Corners 11
  • 11 Fouls 9
  • 1 Offsides 5
  • 4 Yellow cards 2
  • 0 Red cards 0

Pre-match prediction

Pre-match goals forecast
1.59 1.13
  • Predicted goals3.0
  • Both teams to score75%
  • Over 2.5 goals75%
  • Corners11.0

Team comparison

PNE home Per match BLB away
0.75 Points 0.67
1.00 Goals for 1.00
2.00 Goals against 1.33
1.38 xG for 1.20
1.39 xG against 1.45
7.3 Corners 7.7
LLWL Home and away form DDL

Preston North End vs Blackburn Rovers: head-to-head record

20 previous meetings
8 Preston North End 5 draws 7 Blackburn Rovers
  • Goals per match3.05
  • Both teams scored75%
  • Over 2.5 goals70%
  • Feb 2026 Blackburn Rovers 1 - 0 Preston North End
  • Nov 2025 Preston North End 1 - 2 Blackburn Rovers
  • Jan 2025 Blackburn Rovers 2 - 1 Preston North End
  • Sep 2024 Preston North End 0 - 0 Blackburn Rovers
  • Feb 2024 Preston North End 2 - 2 Blackburn Rovers
  • Nov 2023 Blackburn Rovers 1 - 2 Preston North End
  • Apr 2023 Preston North End 1 - 1 Blackburn Rovers
  • Dec 2022 Blackburn Rovers 1 - 4 Preston North End
  • Apr 2022 Preston North End 1 - 4 Blackburn Rovers
  • Dec 2021 Blackburn Rovers 1 - 0 Preston North End

Frequently asked questions

Who is the referee for Preston North End vs Blackburn Rovers?

A. Backhouse refereed Preston North End vs Blackburn Rovers.

Who is unavailable for Preston North End against Blackburn Rovers?

Preston North End are without Ali McCann (injury), Brad Potts (ankle injury) and Theo Carroll (ankle injury).

Who is unavailable for Blackburn Rovers against Preston North End?

Blackburn Rovers are without Augustus Kargbo (muscle injury), Lewis Miller (achilles tendon injury), Mathias Jørgensen (hamstring injury), Matthew Litherland (muscle injury), Scott Wharton (achilles tendon injury) and Yuki Ohashi (not registered).

What formation do Preston North End play?

Preston North End have used a 4-4-2 in 2 of their last 5 matches. In their last match, they played a 4-4-2.

What formation do Blackburn Rovers play?

Blackburn Rovers have used a 4-2-3-1 in 3 of their last 5 matches. In their last match, they played a 5-4-1.

How did the last meeting between Preston North End and Blackburn Rovers finish?

On 20 February 2026, Blackburn Rovers vs Preston North End finished 1-0.

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