Preston vs Blackburn 2025-26 English League Championship, Regular Season

Preston North End

45'+1': Alfie Devine

2nd Half: 64'
1 - 2

Blackburn Rovers

45': Lewis Miller
62': Andri Gudjohnsen

Introduction

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': First Half begins.
45': Goal! Preston North End 0, Blackburn Rovers 1. Lewis Miller (Blackburn Rovers) header from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Ryan Hedges with a cross following a corner.
45'+1': Goal! Preston North End 1, Blackburn Rovers 1. Alfie Devine (Preston North End) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lewis Dobbin.
45'+4': First Half ends, Preston North End 1, Blackburn Rovers 1.
45': Second Half begins Preston North End 1, Blackburn Rovers 1.
57': Substitution, Preston North End. Daniel Jebbison replaces Lewis Dobbin.
57': Substitution, Preston North End. Mads Frökjaer-Jensen replaces Stefán Thórdarson.
62': Goal! Preston North End 1, Blackburn Rovers 2. Andri Gudjohnsen (Blackburn Rovers) header from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ryoya Morishita with a cross following a set piece situation.

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: Deepdale
Location: Preston, England

English League Championship Standings

POS	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
+27	Coventry City	15	34	1
+6	Middlesbrough	15	29	2
+11	Stoke City	15	27	4
+6	Preston North End	15	26	3

Full Table

Statistics

BLK		PNE
1	Fouls	8
0	Yellow Cards	0
0	Red Cards	0
1	Offsides	1
5	Corner Kicks	1
4	Saves	3
57.3	POSSESSION	42.7
8	SHOTS	11
5	ON GOAL	4
0.6	On Target %	0.4
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
250	Accurate Passes	180
312	Passes	240
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.8
5	Accurate Crosses	4
22	Crosses	8
0.2	Cross %	0.5
30	Long Balls	43
10	Accurate Long Balls	15
0.3	Long Balls %	0.3
2	Blocked Shots	4
6	Effective Tackles	4
12	Tackles	10
0.5	Tackle %	0.4
4	Interceptions	8
17	Effective Clearances	21
17	Clearances	21

Line-Ups

Preston North End (3-1-4-2)

No.	Name
1	Daniel Iversen (GK)
16	Andrew Hughes
14	Jordan Storey
6	Liam Lindsay
4	Benjamin Whiteman
22	Stefán Teitur Thórdarson
21	Alfie Devine
26	Thierry Small
42	Odeluga Offiah
24	Michael Smith
17	Lewis Dobbin

Substitutes:

Daniel Jebbison, Jack Walton, Mads Frökjaer, Pol Valentín, Will Keane, Jordan Thompson, Ed Nolan, Noah Mawene, Jamal Lewis.

Blackburn Rovers (3-4-1-2)

No.	Name
1	Aynsley Pears (GK)
15	Sean McLoughlin
43	George Pratt
12	Lewis Miller
31	Kristi Montgomery
6	Sondre Tronstad
25	Ryoya Morishita
19	Ryan Hedges
2	Ryan Alebiousu
11	Andri Gudjohnsen
23	Yuki Ohashi

Substitutes:

Adam Forshaw, Sidnei Tavares, Harry Pickering, Moussa Baradji, Yuri Ribeiro, Dion De Neve, Axel Henriksson, Makhtar Gueye, Nicholas Michalski.

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