Preston 2–1 Blackburn

Championship · Regular Season - 5 · 5 September 2026 · Deepdale, Preston.

Status: full time. Half time 2–0. Referee: Anthony Backhouse, England.

Preston lineup

• C. Lang — Attacker, 2 goals
• D. Iversen — Goalkeeper
• D. Burgzorg — Attacker
• C. Wiley — Defender
• J. Storey — Defender
• J. Thompson — Midfielder
• O. Offiah — Defender
• L. Gibson — Defender
• Jusef Erabi — Attack
• A. Vukčević — Defender
• L. Gibbs — Midfielder
• Harry Clarke — Defender
• Léo Leroy — Midfield
• Alfie Devine — Midfield
• S. Mills — Midfielder
• T. Small — Defender
• L. Lindsay — Defender
• Andrew Moran — Midfield
• Lee Nicholls — Goalkeeper

Blackburn lineup

• Andri Gudjohnsen — Attack
• J. Fevrier — Attacker
• S. McLoughlin — Defender
• A. Forshaw — Midfielder
• R. Alebiosu — Defender
• Kristi Montgomery — Midfielder
• H. Carter — Defender
• Oladapo Afolayan — Attack
• Sam Morsy — Midfield
• A. Pears — Goalkeeper
• Yuri Ribeiro — Defender
• T. Cantwell — Midfielder
• Ryoya Morishita — Midfield
• F. Vare — Midfielder
• J. Garrett — Midfielder
• Felix Goddard
• L. Houghton

Preston — recent form

• Preston 1–3 Bristol City · 2026-09-01
• Charlton 1–0 Preston · 2026-08-29
• Preston 0–4 Everton Football Club · 2026-08-26
• Preston 1–3 Wolverhampton Wanderers Football Club · 2026-08-22
• Bolton 2–1 Preston · 2026-08-15
• Preston 1–1 Huddersfield Town · 2026-08-08
• Stockport County 1–0 Preston · 2026-08-01
• Bradford 3–2 Preston · 2026-07-29

Blackburn — recent form

• Lincoln 0–0 Blackburn · 2026-09-01
• Blackburn 1–2 QPR · 2026-08-29
• Blackburn 1–2 Sheffield Utd · 2026-08-25
• Blackburn 2–1 Middlesbrough FC · 2026-08-22
• Wolverhampton Wanderers Football Club 2–2 Blackburn · 2026-08-14
• Burton Albion 1–2 Blackburn · 2026-08-08
• Huddersfield Town 1–1 Blackburn · 2026-08-01
• Racing Club de Strasbourg Alsace 0–2 Blackburn · 2026-07-25

League standing

Preston · Blackburn · Championship · more results