Preston North End 2 – 1 Blackburn Rovers: Championship Match Report

Championship · 5

Preston North End

Full Time

2–1

Saturday, 5 September 2026 · Deepdale

Blackburn Rovers

Preston North End won after full-time.

⚽ Callum Lang 27'⚽ Callum Lang 9' ⚽ Stanley Mills (OG) 51'

Match Events

88'

Jordan ThompsonPreston North End

74'

Harvey HigginsBlackburn Rovers · Sam Morsy

74'

Liam GibbsPreston North End · Alfie Devine

69'

Odeluga OffiahPreston North End · Stanley Mills

65'

Harry ClarkePreston North End

64'

Jayden FevrierBlackburn Rovers · Oladapo Afolayan

64'

Hayden CarterBlackburn Rovers · Adam Forshaw

59'

Andrija VukcevicPreston North End · Caleb Wiley

59'

Johnny KennyPreston North End · Callum Lang

59'

Jusef ErabiPreston North End · Delano Burgzorg

52'

Stanley MillsPreston North End

51'

Stanley MillsBlackburn Rovers

2-1

42'

Delano BurgzorgPreston North End

40'

Sam MorsyBlackburn Rovers

27'

Callum LangPreston North End · Jordan Thompson

2-0

25'

Yuri RibeiroBlackburn Rovers

Callum LangPreston North End · Delano Burgzorg

1-0

League positions

TeamPWDLGDPts

Blackburn Rovers823309

Preston North End8116-74

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VenueDeepdaleSaturday, 5 September 2026

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RefereeAnthony Backhouse

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AttendanceNot available

Formation

Lineups

Preston North End Starting XI

Formation 4-4-2

1 7.3

Daniel Iversen

4 6.9

Harry Clarke

14 6.9

Jordan Storey

19 6.8

Lewis Gibson

12 6.6

Caleb Wiley

17 6.6

Stanley Mills

27 7.1

Léo Leroy

15 7.1

Jordan Thompson

7 6.7

Alfie Devine

10 8.2

Callum Lang

37 7

Delano Burgzorg

Substitutes 9

#3 Andrija Vukcevic Defender

6.5

#6 Liam Lindsay Defender

#9 Jusef Erabi Attacker

6.7

#11 Thierry Small Defender

#20 Liam Gibbs Midfielder

6.6

#21 Lee Nicholls Goalkeeper

#23 Andrew Moran Midfielder

#24 Odeluga Offiah Defender

6.6

#38 Johnny Kenny Attacker

6.3

Blackburn Rovers Starting XI

Formation 3-4-2-1

1 6.3

Aynsley Pears

31 6.6

Kristi Montgomery

15 6.8

Sean McLoughlin

4 6.5

Yuri Ribeiro

2 6.9

Ryan Alebiosu

28 6.4

Adam Forshaw

8 6.5

Sam Morsy

21 6.2

Oladapo Afolayan

25 6.3

Ryoya Morishita

10 6.5

Todd Cantwell

9 7.1

Andri Gudjohnsen

Substitutes 9

#11 Jayden Fevrier Attacker

6.9

#17 Hayden Carter Defender

6.7

#30 Jake Garrett Midfielder

#37 Felix Goddard Goalkeeper

#39 Harvey Pates Defender

#45 Harvey Higgins Attacker

6.3

#46 Michael Decandia Defender

#47 Lucas Houghton Defender

#53 Frank Vare Midfielder

Statistics

Match Statistics

Preston North End

Comparison

Blackburn Rovers

33% Ball Possession % 67%

8 Shots Total 12

3 Shots On Target 5

3 Shots Off Target 5

2 Shots Blocked 2

5 Shots Insidebox 7

3 Shots Outsidebox 5

4 Goal Attempts 7

3 Big Chances Created 2

1 Big Chances Missed 2

3 Corners 11

1 Offsides 5

11 Fouls 9

4 Yellowcards 2

243 Passes 518

159 Successful Passes 420

65% Successful Passes Percentage 81%

6 Key Passes 8

53 Long Passes 55

16 Successful Long Passes 16

30% Successful Long Passes Percentage 29%

18 Total Crosses 24

2 Accurate Crosses 2

9 Dribble Attempts 14

5 Successful Dribbles 4

56% Successful Dribbles Percentage 29%

23 Tackles 11

14 Interceptions 6

52 Duels Won 41

5 Saves 1

82 Attacks 93

32 Dangerous Attacks 34

9 Free Kicks 11

15 Throwins 26

7 Goal Kicks 8

0 Hit Woodwork 1

5 Substitutions 3

15 Successful Headers 14

2 Assists 0

2 Goals 1

50 Ball Safe 51

12 Tackles Won 6