Preston 2-1 Blackburn result · 5 September 2026

CHAMPIONSHIPSat 5 September · 11:30

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Final score2:1

BLACKBURNAway

Goals

Preston

Blackburn

C. LangAssist: D. Burgzorg
9'
C. LangAssist: J. Thompson
27'
51'
S. MillsOG

Statistics

Preston

Blackburn

33%Possession67%

8Total shots12

3Shots on target5

3Corners11

5Saves1

11Fouls9

4Yellow cards2

Line-ups

22 starters

PRESTON (4-4-2)BLACKBURN (3-4-2-1)

Preston

Coach: Paul Heckingbottom

4-4-2

Starting XI11

1GKD. Iversen
4DEFH. Clarke
14DEFJ. Storey
19DEFL. Gibson
12DEFC. Wiley
17MIDS. Mills
27MIDL. Leroy
15MIDJ. Thompson
7MIDA. Devine
10ATTC. Lang
37ATTD. Burgzorg

Substitutes9

21GKL. Nicholls
3DEFA. Vukcevic
24DEFO. Offiah
6DEFL. Lindsay
11DEFT. Small
23MIDA. Moran
20MIDL. Gibbs
38ATTJ. Kenny
9ATTJ. Erabi

Blackburn

Coach: Tony Mowbray

3-4-2-1

Starting XI11

1GKA. Pears
31DEFK. Montgomery
15DEFS. McLoughlin
4DEFY. Ribeiro
2MIDR. Alebiosu
28MIDA. Forshaw
8MIDS. Morsy
21MIDO. Afolayan
25ATTR. Morishita
10ATTT. Cantwell
9ATTA. Gudjohnsen

Substitutes9

37GKF. Goddard
17DEFH. Carter
39DEFH. Pates
47DEFL. Houghton
46DEFM. Decandia
30MIDJ. Garrett
53MIDF. Vare
11ATTJ. Fevrier
45ATTH. Higgins

Last 5 · Head-to-head

Form going into the match

Both sides' results and head-to-head record before this match.

Preston

Last 5

L1-3Bristol CityChampionship
L1-0CharltonChampionship
L1-3WolvesChampionship
L2-1BoltonChampionship
L1-3SouthamptonChampionship

Blackburn

Last 5

D0-0LincolnChampionship
L1-2QPRChampionship
W2-1MiddlesbroughChampionship
D2-2WolvesChampionship
L0-1LeicesterChampionship

Head-to-head

0Preston

2Draws

3Blackburn

2026Blackburn1 – 0Preston
2025Preston1 – 2Blackburn
2025Blackburn2 – 1Preston
2024Preston0 – 0Blackburn
2024Preston2 – 2Blackburn

Recent form

Based on the last 10 real matches

Prestonvs

Blackburn

11Goals scored10

20Goals conceded12

0Clean sheets2

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Preston – Blackburn result and analysis

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Preston – Blackburn result and analysis

Goals

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