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Blackburn Rovers vs Preston North End (2026-02-20T20:00:00.000Z)

Championship Round 33
  • Ewood Park
  • Anthony Backhouse
1 - 0Full time

    Blackburn Rovers vs Preston North End (2026-02-20T20:00:00.000Z)


    Match review

    Blackburn Rovers 1-0 Preston North End: Ohashi snatches winner on O'Neill's home bow

    Blackburn Rovers left things late, but secured a win in Michael O'Neill's first home game in charge in the 95th minute.


    Momentum

      Top stats

      Ball possession
      44%
      56%
    • 1.03
      Expected goals (xG)
      0.12
    • 13
      Total shots
      3
    • 1
      Big chances
      0

    Events

    Hayden Carter
    40‎’‎
    58‎’‎
    70‎’‎
    90‎’‎+1
    Yuki Ohashi (1 - 0)assist by Eiran Cashin
    90‎’‎+5
    90‎’‎+7
    7.4

    Blackburn Rovers

    3-4-2-1

    6.5

    Preston North End

    5-3-2
    7.4
    Blackburn Rovers
    3-4-2-1
    7.8
    22Toth
    6.5
    Preston North End
    5-3-2

    Coach

    Coach

    Substitutes

    Team form


      Top stats

      Ball possession
      44%
      56%
    • 1.03
      Expected goals (xG)
      0.12
    • 13
      Total shots
      3
    • 1
      Big chances
      0

    Player of the Match

    Eiran Cashin
    Blackburn Rovers
    8.5

    About the match

      Blackburn Rovers faces Preston North End at Ewood Park on Fri, Feb 20, 2026, 20:00 UTC. This match is part of the Championship. You can check the recent head-to-head encounters, as well as full H2H record on this page to see how Blackburn Rovers and Preston North End have fared against each other in the past. On FotMob, you can follow the Blackburn Rovers vs Preston North End live score with a full set of match features, including:

    • Live updates: Every goal, card, substitution and key moment instantly delivered on FotMob.

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    • The lineups are:
      Blackburn Rovers (3-4-2-1): Balazs Toth - Hayden Carter, Sean McLoughlin, Eiran Cashin - Ryan Alebiosu, Moussa Baradji, Sondre Tronstad, Harry Pickering - Ryoya Morishita, Mathias Jørgensen - Andri Gudjohnsen.
      Preston North End (5-3-2): David Cornell - Lewis Gibson, Jordan Storey, Andrew Hughes, Pol Valentin, Andrija Vukcevic - Alistair McCann, Ben Whiteman, Alfie Devine - Lewis Dobbin, Milutin Osmajic.

    • Unavailable players for Blackburn Rovers: Augustus Kargbo (injury), Aynsley Pears (injury), George Pratt (injury), Lewis Miller (injury), Matty Litherland (injury), Ryan Hedges (injury), Scott Wharton (injury), Sidnei Tavares (injury), Todd Cantwell (injury). Unavailable players for Preston North End: Brad Potts (injury), Daniel Iversen (injury), Robert Brady (injury).

    • Team form & Head-to-head history: Compare recent results and see how Blackburn Rovers and Preston North End have performed against each other. The current head to head record for the teams are Blackburn Rovers 6 win(s), Preston North End 9 win(s), and 5 draw(s).

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    Ewood ParkBlackburn, Lancashire, England
    Capacity31,367
    Attendance19,792
    63%
    SurfaceGrass
    Weather conditions
    7°C
    • Anthony Backhouse

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    Ewood ParkBlackburn, Lancashire, England
    Capacity31,367
    Attendance19,792
    63%
    SurfaceGrass
    Weather conditions
    7°C

    About the match

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