Preston 2-1 Blackburn — EFL Championship, 5 Sep 2026
Preston beat Blackburn 2-1 in the EFL Championship on 5 September 2026 at Deepdale, Preston. Callum Lang scored for Preston. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, Preston have won 0 and Blackburn 3, 2 draws.
Match timeline
- 1-09'assist: Delano Burgzorg
- 25'Foul
- 2-027'assist: Jordan Thompson
- 40'Foul
- 42'Time Wasting
- Half-time2-0
- 3-051'Own Goal
- 52'Foul
- 59'
- 59'out: Johnny Kenny
- 59'
- 64'
- 64'
- 65'Argument
- 69'
- 74'out: Harvey Higgins
- 74'
- 89'Time Wasting
- Full-time2-1
Player ratings
8.7
Top rated
Preston
- 8.7Callum LangF
- 7.2Daniel IversenG
- 7.1Delano BurgzorgF
- 6.9C. WileyD
- 6.8Jordan StoreyD
- 6.7Jordan ThompsonM
- 6.6Odeluga OffiahD
- 6.6Lewis GibsonD
- 6.5Jusef ErabiF
- 6.5Andrija VukčevićD
- 6.4Liam GibbsM
- 6.3Harrison ClarkeD
- 6.3Léo LeroyM
- 6.2Alfie DevineM
- 6.0S. MillsM
- 6.6Lee NichollsG
- 6.6Liam LindsayD
- 6.6Andrew MoranM
- 6.6Thierry SmallD
Blackburn
- 6.8Andri GuðjohnsenF
- 6.7Jayden FevrierF
- 6.5Sean McLoughlinD
- 6.4Adam ForshawM
- 6.3Ryan AlebiosuD
- 6.3Kristi MontgomeryD
- 6.2Hayden CarterD
- 6.1Oladapo AfolayanM
- 6.0Sam MorsyM
- 5.9Aynsley PearsG
- 5.7Yuri RibeiroD
- 5.5Todd CantwellM
- 5.0Ryoya MorishitaM
- 6.6Frank VareM
- 6.6Jake GarrettM
- 6.6Felix GoddardG
- 6.6L. HoughtonD
- 6.6H. Pates
Line-ups
Substitutes
PrestonP. Heckingbottom
Substitutes
- 21Lee NichollsG6.6
- 6Liam LindsayD6.6
- 3Andrija Vukčević59'D6.5
- 23Andrew MoranM6.6
- 20Liam Gibbs74'M6.4
- 24Odeluga Offiah69'D6.6
- 11Thierry SmallD6.6
- 9Jusef Erabi59'F6.5
BlackburnTony Mowbray
Substitutes
- 17Hayden Carter64'D6.2
- 30Jake GarrettM6.6
- 37Felix GoddardG6.6
- 11Jayden Fevrier64'F6.7
- 47L. HoughtonD6.6
- 53Frank VareM6.6
Team statistics
Preston
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Callum Lang | 59 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8.7 |
| Daniel Iversen | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.2 |
| Delano Burgzorg | 59 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7.1 |
| C. Wiley | 59 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6.9 |
| Jordan Storey | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6.8 |
| Jordan Thompson | 90 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.7 |
| Odeluga Offiah | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| Lewis Gibson | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6.6 |
| Jusef Erabi | 31 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.5 |
| Andrija Vukčević | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.5 |
| Liam Gibbs | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.4 |
| Harrison Clarke | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.3 |
| Léo Leroy | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6.3 |
| Alfie Devine | 74 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.2 |
| S. Mills | 69 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6.0 |
| Lee Nicholls | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| Liam Lindsay | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| Andrew Moran | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| Thierry Small | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
Blackburn
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andri Guðjohnsen | 90 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6.8 |
| Jayden Fevrier | 26 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.7 |
| Sean McLoughlin | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.5 |
| Adam Forshaw | 64 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.4 |
| Ryan Alebiosu | 90 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6.3 |
| Kristi Montgomery | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6.3 |
| Hayden Carter | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.2 |
| Oladapo Afolayan | 64 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.1 |
| Sam Morsy | 74 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.0 |
| Aynsley Pears | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.9 |
| Yuri Ribeiro | 90 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5.7 |
| Todd Cantwell | 90 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5.5 |
| Ryoya Morishita | 90 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 |
| Frank Vare | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| Jake Garrett | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| Felix Goddard | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| L. Houghton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| H. Pates | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
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Head-to-head
Before and after
Preston
- Previous: Preston 1-3 Bristol City, 1 Sep 2026 · EFL Championship
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Blackburn
- Previous: Lincoln 0-0 Blackburn, 1 Sep 2026 · EFL Championship
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