Football› Championship› Round 33› Blackburn Rovers vs Preston North End

Blackburn Rovers vs Preston North End — result, stats & head-to-head, 20 Feb 2026

Blackburn Rovers vs Preston North EndChampionship · Round 33 · Ewood Park1–0
Matches
Blackburn Rovers 1–0 Full time Preston North End

Team news injuries and suspensions, as reported before kick-off

Blackburn Rovers1 out
Lewis Miller Injurysince 15 Feb · 19 matches missed

Starting XI

Timeline

  1. 40'
    Hayden Carteryellow card
  2. 58'
    Andrija Vukcevic ↑ Jamal Piaras Lewis ↓substitution
  3. 58'
    Pol Valentín ↑ Thierry Small ↓substitution
  4. 68'
    Andri Gudjohnsen ↑ Yuki Ohashi ↓substitution
  5. 69'
    Milutin Osmajic ↑ Daniel Jebbison ↓substitution
  6. 69'
    Lewis Dobbin ↑ Callum Lang ↓substitution
  7. 70'
    Callum Langyellow card
  8. 73'
    Andrew Hughes ↑ Odeluga Offiah ↓substitution
  9. 84'
    Moussa Baradji ↑ Kristi Montgomery ↓substitution
  10. 84'
    Harry Pickering ↑ Oladapo Afolayan ↓substitution
  11. 90+1'
    Eiran Cashinyellow card
  12. 90+5'
    Yuki Ohashi · 1–0assist: Eiran Cashin
  13. 90+7'
    Thierry Smallyellow card

Blackburn Rovers left · Preston North End right

Periods

Blackburn Rovers
1st half0
2nd half1
Extra time0
Preston North End
1st half0
2nd half0
Extra time0

Match statistics

14Shots3
3Shots on target2
5Corners3
8Fouls10
7Tackles7
2Yellow cards2

Match information

ChampionshipCompetition
33Round
Fri 20 Feb · 20:00 UTCKickoff
Ewood ParkVenue
31,367Capacity
19,792 (63% full)Attendance
Anthony BackhouseReferee
9°C · moderate rainWeather

Possession

Possession
44% · 56%
Duels won
54% · 46%
Pass accuracy
73% · 78%

Breakdown

Shooting
9Shots inside box3
4Shots outside box0
5Shots blocked1
0Hit woodwork2
1Big chances created0
1Big chances missed0
Passing
367Passes473
27Crosses18
6Accurate crosses3
73Long passes70
22Accurate long passes24
Defence
11Interceptions7
2Keeper saves2
Duels & dribbles
6Dribble attempts7
5Successful dribbles3

Goalscorers

Lewis Dobbin 10Preston North End

Bench

Blackburn Rovers · bench

4RibeiroDF
14De NeveDF
21Afolayan6.4↑ 84'
23Ohashi7.3↑ 68'
26O'RiordanDF
28ForshawMF
31Montgomery6.4↑ 84'
35MichalskiGK
38AtchesonDF

Preston North End · bench

9Jebbison6.4↑ 69'
10Lang6.4↑ 69'
12WaltonGK
15ThompsonMF
18Lewis6.3↑ 58'
23MoranMF
24SmithFW
26Small6.5↑ 58'
42Offiah6.6↑ 73'

Managers

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Previous meetings

In 3 recorded meetings, Blackburn Rovers have won 2 and Preston North End 0 — 1 ended level.

2025 · ChampionshipPreston North End vs Blackburn Rovers 1–2 2025 · ChampionshipBlackburn Rovers vs Preston North End 2–1 2024 · ChampionshipPreston North End vs Blackburn Rovers 0–0 All 3 meetings →

Recent form

Blackburn Rovers DLWLW
Preston North End LLDWD

Championship

#Team PWDLGFGAGD Pts
1Coventry City46281179745+5295
2Ipswich Town46231588047+3384
3Millwall462411116449+1583
4Southampton462214108256+2680
5Middlesbrough462214107247+2580
6Hull City462110157066+473
7Wrexham461914136965+471
8Derby County46209176759+869
9Norwich City46198196356+765
10Birmingham City461713165756+164
11Swansea City461810185759-264
12Bristol City461711185959062
13Sheffield United46186226666060
14Preston North End461515165562-760
15Queens Park Rangers461610206173-1258
16Watford461415175365-1257
17Stoke City461510215156-555
18Portsmouth461413194964-1555
19Charlton Athletic461314194458-1453
20Blackburn Rovers461313204256-1452
21West Bromwich Albion461314194858-1051
22Oxford United461114214559-1447
23Leicester City461216185868-1046
24Sheffield Wednesday46212322989-600

Form and ranking

#TeamLast 5RatingPts
20
Blackburn Rovers
DLWLW
 6.94 52
14
Preston North End
LLDWD
 6.67 60
Market

No market on record.

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Swansea City – Preston North EndPreston North End
Form
Blackburn RoversDLWLW
Preston North EndLLDWD
Match stats
44Possession56
14Shots3
3On target2
5Corners3
2Yellow cards2