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Preston 2-1 Blackburn

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Championship · Regular Season - 5 L FT
Preston
2 - 1
Blackburn
5 Sep 2026 · 11:30 Venue: Deepdale Referee: A. Backhouse
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Match events

Callum Lang (Delano Burgzorg)
9'
25'
Yuri Ribeiro
Callum Lang (Jordan Thompson)
27'
40'
Sam Morsy
Delano Burgzorg
42'
51'
Stanley Mills
Stanley Mills
52'
Caleb Wiley (Andrija Vukčević)
59'
Callum Lang (Johnny Kenny)
59'
Delano Burgzorg (Jusef Erabi)
59'
64'
Oladapo Afolayan (J. Fevrier)
64'
Adam Forshaw (Hayden Carter)
Harry Clarke
65'
Stanley Mills (Odeluga Offiah)
69'
74'
Sam Morsy (Harvey Higgins)
Alfie Devine (Liam Gibbs)
74'
Jordan Thompson
89'

Lineups

Preston
Formation: 4-4-2 Coach: P. Heckingbottom

Starting XI

  • 1D. IversenG
  • 4H. ClarkeD
  • 14J. StoreyD
  • 19L. GibsonD
  • 12C. WileyD
  • 17S. MillsM
  • 27L. LeroyM
  • 15J. ThompsonM
  • 7A. DevineM
  • 10C. LangF
  • 37D. BurgzorgF

Substitutes

  • 11T. SmallD
  • 3A. VukčevićD
  • 9J. ErabiF
  • 20L. GibbsM
  • 38Johnny KennyF
  • 6L. LindsayD
  • 23A. MoranM
  • 21L. NichollsG
  • 24O. OffiahD
Blackburn
Formation: 4-2-3-1 Coach: Tony Mowbray

Starting XI

  • 1A. PearsG
  • 2R. AlebiosuD
  • 31Kristi MontgomeryD
  • 15S. McLoughlinD
  • 4Yuri RibeiroD
  • 28A. ForshawM
  • 8Sam MorsyM
  • 25R. MorishitaM
  • 10T. CantwellM
  • 21O. AfolayanM
  • 9A. GuðjohnsenF

Substitutes

  • 17H. CarterD
  • 53F. VareM
  • 46Michael DecandiaD
  • 11J. FevrierF
  • 30J. GarrettM
  • 37Felix GoddardG
  • 45Harvey HigginsM
  • 47L. HoughtonD
  • 39H. PatesD

Statistics

33% Possession 67%
8 Shots 12
3 On target 5
243 Passes 518
11 Fouls 9
3 Corners 11
1 Offsides 5

Match analysis

Blackburn Rovers lost 1-2 to Preston.

Goalscorers: Callum Lang, Callum Lang and Stanley Mills.

A heated affair, with 6 yellow cards shown.

8 substitutions were made during the match.