English League Championship

Preston North End vs Blackburn Rovers, 2026-27 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship
Preston North End
  • 9': Callum Lang
  • 27': Callum Lang
FT
2 - 1
Blackburn Rovers
  • 51': Stanley Mills (OG)

About

Preston North End are hosting Blackburn Rovers at Deepdale, Preston, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English League Championship.

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Foul by Léo Leroy (Preston North End).
  • 1': Ryoya Morishita (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 4': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Jordan Storey.
  • 4': Alfie Devine (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 4': Foul by Ryoya Morishita (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 6': Attempt saved. Todd Cantwell (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Daniel Iversen (Preston North End).
  • 6': Foul by Léo Leroy (Preston North End).
  • 6': Adam Forshaw (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 7': Attempt blocked. Yuri Ribeiro (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 7': Offside, Blackburn Rovers. Oladapo Afolayan is caught offside.
  • 9': Attempt missed. Delano Burgzorg (Preston North End) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Alfie Devine.
  • 9': Goal! Preston North End 1, Blackburn Rovers 0. Callum Lang (Preston North End) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Delano Burgzorg.
  • 16': Offside, Blackburn Rovers. Yuri Ribeiro is caught offside.
  • 18': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Caleb Wiley.
  • 18': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Stanley Mills.
  • 19': Attempt missed. Sam Morsy (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
  • 21': Offside, Preston North End. Stanley Mills is caught offside.
  • 23': Attempt blocked. Ryoya Morishita (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Andri Gudjohnsen.
  • 23': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Léo Leroy.
  • 23': Attempt saved. Andri Gudjohnsen (Blackburn Rovers) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Daniel Iversen (Preston North End). Assisted by Yuri Ribeiro with a cross.
  • 24': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Lewis Gibson.
  • 25': Attempt missed. Ryan Alebiosu (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Sam Morsy following a corner.
  • 25': Stanley Mills (Preston North End) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 25': Foul by Yuri Ribeiro (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 25': Yuri Ribeiro (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 27': Goal! Preston North End 2, Blackburn Rovers 0. Callum Lang (Preston North End) header from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Jordan Thompson with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 30': Offside, Blackburn Rovers. Oladapo Afolayan is caught offside.
  • 31': Foul by Callum Lang (Preston North End).
  • 31': Yuri Ribeiro (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 33': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Lewis Gibson.
  • 34': Attempt saved. Oladapo Afolayan (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Daniel Iversen (Preston North End).
  • 35': Attempt missed. Ryoya Morishita (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Andri Gudjohnsen.
  • 36': Jordan Thompson (Preston North End) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 36': Foul by Ryoya Morishita (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 40': Callum Lang (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 40': Foul by Sam Morsy (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 40': Sam Morsy (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 41': Attempt blocked. Jordan Thompson (Preston North End) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 41': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Sean McLoughlin.
  • 42': Delano Burgzorg (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card.
  • 43': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Yuri Ribeiro.
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+4': First Half ends, Preston North End 2, Blackburn Rovers 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Preston North End 2, Blackburn Rovers 0.
  • 46': Foul by Stanley Mills (Preston North End).
  • 46': Oladapo Afolayan (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 47': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Jordan Storey.
  • 51': Own Goal by Stanley Mills, Preston North End. Preston North End 2, Blackburn Rovers 1.
  • 52': Foul by Stanley Mills (Preston North End).
  • 52': Todd Cantwell (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 52': Stanley Mills (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 53': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Lewis Gibson.
  • 57': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Lewis Gibson.
  • 58': Attempt saved. Delano Burgzorg (Preston North End) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Aynsley Pears (Blackburn Rovers). Assisted by Léo Leroy.
  • 59': Substitution, Preston North End. Andrija Vukcevic replaces Caleb Wiley.
  • 59': Substitution, Preston North End. Johnny Kenny replaces Callum Lang.
  • 59': Substitution, Preston North End. Jusef Erabi replaces Delano Burgzorg.
  • 60': Foul by Léo Leroy (Preston North End).
  • 60': Adam Forshaw (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 61': Foul by Johnny Kenny (Preston North End).
  • 61': Sean McLoughlin (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 62': Jordan Thompson (Preston North End) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 62': Foul by Andri Gudjohnsen (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 64': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Jayden Fevrier replaces Oladapo Afolayan.
  • 64': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Hayden Carter replaces Adam Forshaw.
  • 65': Harry Clarke (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card.
  • 66': Jayden Fevrier (Blackburn Rovers) hits the bar with a left footed shot from the left side of the box. Assisted by Kristi Montgomery.
  • 67': Foul by Jordan Thompson (Preston North End).
  • 67': Todd Cantwell (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 68': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Hayden Carter.
  • 69': Substitution, Preston North End. Odeluga Offiah replaces Stanley Mills.
  • 71': Attempt blocked. Alfie Devine (Preston North End) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Harry Clarke.
  • 72': Attempt missed. Jordan Thompson (Preston North End) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Lewis Gibson.
  • 73': Attempt missed. Jayden Fevrier (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Sean McLoughlin.
  • 73': Offside, Blackburn Rovers. Todd Cantwell is caught offside.
  • 74': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Harvey Higgins replaces Sam Morsy.
  • 74': Substitution, Preston North End. Liam Gibbs replaces Alfie Devine.
  • 76': Foul by Liam Gibbs (Preston North End).
  • 76': Todd Cantwell (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 77': Attempt saved. Andri Gudjohnsen (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Daniel Iversen (Preston North End). Assisted by Todd Cantwell.
  • 77': Attempt saved. Jayden Fevrier (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Daniel Iversen (Preston North End). Assisted by Todd Cantwell.
  • 78': Foul by Léo Leroy (Preston North End).
  • 78': Kristi Montgomery (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 79': Offside, Blackburn Rovers. Harvey Higgins is caught offside.
  • 81': Jordan Storey (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 81': Foul by Harvey Higgins (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 83': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Jordan Thompson.
  • 83': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Johnny Kenny.
  • 88': Lewis Gibson (Preston North End) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 88': Foul by Harvey Higgins (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 89': Jordan Thompson (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card.
  • 89': Lewis Gibson (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 89': Foul by Kristi Montgomery (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 90': Attempt missed. Jusef Erabi (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
  • 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Johnny Kenny (Preston North End).
  • 90'+1': Yuri Ribeiro (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+4': Jusef Erabi (Preston North End) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 90'+4': Foul by Todd Cantwell (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Preston North End 2, Blackburn Rovers 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Preston North End 2, Blackburn Rovers 1.

Statistics

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9 Fouls 11
2 Yellow Cards 4
0 Red Cards 0
5 Offsides 1
11 Corner Kicks 3
1 Saves 5
67.2 Possession 32.8
12 SHOTS 8
5 ON GOAL 3
0.4 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
420 Accurate Passes 161
517 Passes 243
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.7
2 Accurate Crosses 2
24 Crosses 18
0.1 Cross % 0.1
54 Long Balls 53
16 Accurate Long Balls 18
0.3 Long Balls % 0.3
2 Blocked Shots 2
6 Effective Tackles 12
11 Tackles 23
0.5 Tackle % 0.5
7 Interceptions 13
21 Effective Clearances 28
21 Clearances 28

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: Deepdale
Location: Preston, England
Attendance: 19,645

EFL Championship Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Swansea City 8 +7 17
2 West Ham United 8 +11 15
3 Middlesbrough 8 +4 15
4 Wolverhampton Wanderers 7 +5 14
Full Standings

Line-Ups

PNE Preston North End (4-4-2)

No. Name
1 Daniel Iversen (GK)
19 Lewis Gibson
14 Jordan Storey
12 Caleb Wiley
4 Harrison Clarke Yellow Card
15 Jordan Thompson
27 Leo Leroy
7 Alfie Devine
17 Stanley Mills
37 Delano Burgzorg
10 Callum Lang
Preston North End Substitutes:
Liam Lindsay, Andy Moran, Andrija Vukcevic, Lee Nicholls, Jusef Erabi, Johnny Kenny, Odeluga Offiah, Thierry Small, Liam Gibbs.

BLK Blackburn Rovers (3-4-2-1)

No. Name
1 Aynsley Pears (GK)
15 Sean McLoughlin
4 Yuri Ribeiro Yellow Card
31 Kristi Montgomery
8 Sam Morsy Yellow Card
28 Adam Forshaw
21 Oladapo Afolayan
2 Ryan Alebiousu
9 Andri Gudjohnsen
10 Todd Cantwell
25 Ryoya Morishita
Blackburn Rovers Substitutes:
Hayden Carter, Harvey Pates, Jayden Fevrier, Jake Garrett, Lucas Houghton, Frank Vare, Michael Decandia, Harvey Higgins, Felix Goddard.

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