Blackburn vs Preston

Championship 20 Feb 2026, 20:00
Blackburn
Blackburn
1–0
HT 0–0
FULL TIME
Preston
Preston
🏟 Ewood Park 👤 A. Backhouse Round 33

Match report

Blackburn edged past Preston 1-0 in the Championship on 20 February 2026. The game was goalless at the break before all 1 goals arrived after half-time.

Blackburn had 13 shots to Preston's 3.

The match was played at Ewood Park, with A. Backhouse in charge.

Half-time 0-0 Possession 45% - 55% Shots 13 - 3 On target 3 - 2 Corners 5 - 3 Fouls 8 - 10 Yellow cards 4
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Player of the match
Yuki Ohashi
Blackburn · 1 goal
8 Eiran Cashin 1 assist
8 Sondre Tronstad 63 passes (87% accurate)
8 Andrew Hughes 63 passes (83% accurate)
8 Alfie Devine captained the side
First half vs second half
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 6–2 7–1
Shots On Goal 0–2 3–0
Ball Possession 0–0 —
Corners 3–1 2–2
Attacks 0–0 101–104
Match statistics
5 Corners 3
3 Substitution 5
101 Attacks 104
55 Dangerous Attacks 41
3 On Target 2
10 Off Target 1
13 Shots Total 3
3 Shots On Goal 2
5 Shots Off Goal 0
5 Shots Blocked 1
9 Shots Inside Box 3
4 Shots Outside Box 0
8 Fouls 10
5 Corners 3
2 Offsides 0
45% Ball Possession 55%
2 Yellow Cards 2
2 Saves 2
373 Passes Total 466
269 Passes Accurate 363
Line-ups 5-3-2  vs  5-3-2
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Blackburn · 5-3-2
22 B. Tóth
2 R. Alebiosu 17 H. Carter 15 S. McLoughlin 20 E. Cashin 3 H. Pickering
24 M. Baradji 6 S. Tronstad 25 R. Morishita
29 M. Jørgensen 11 A. Guðjohnsen
Preston · 5-3-2
13 D. Cornell
2 P. Valentín 14 J. Storey 19 L. Gibson 16 A. Hughes 3 A. Vukčević
8 A. McCann 4 B. Whiteman 21 A. Devine
28 M. Osmajić 17 L. Dobbin
Blackburn
Coach
Damien Johnson
Substitutes
  • 23 Yuki Ohashi
  • 31 Kristi Montgomery
  • 21 Oladapo Afolayan
  • 35 Nicholas Michalski
  • 38 Tom Atcheson
  • 26 Connor O'Riordan
  • 4 Yuri Ribeiro
  • 14 Dion De Neve
  • 28 Adam Forshaw
Preston
Coach
Paul Heckingbottom
Substitutes
  • 18 Jamal Lewis
  • 26 Thierry Small
  • 10 Callum Lang
  • 9 Daniel Jebbison
  • 42 Odeluga Offiah
  • 12 Jack Walton
  • 15 Jordan Thompson
  • 23 Andrew Moran
  • 24 Michael Smith
Substitutions
  • 58' ↑ J. Lewis ↓ A. Vukcevic Preston
  • 58' ↑ T. Small ↓ P. Valentin Preston
  • 68' ↑ Y. Ohashi ↓ A. Gudjohnsen Blackburn
  • 69' ↑ D. Jebbison ↓ M. Osmajic Preston
  • 69' ↑ C. Lang ↓ L. Dobbin Preston
  • 73' ↑ O. Offiah ↓ A. Hughes Preston
  • 84' ↑ O. Afolayan ↓ H. Pickering Blackburn
  • 84' ↑ K. Montgomery ↓ M. Baradji Blackburn
Cards
  • 40' H. Carter Blackburn
  • 70' C. Lang Preston
  • 90+1' E. Cashin Blackburn
  • 90+7' T. Small Preston
Head-to-head
Blackburn 6 3 draws 3 Preston
2026-02-20 Blackburn vs Preston 1 - 0
2025-11-21 Preston vs Blackburn 1 - 2
2025-01-31 Blackburn Rovers vs Preston North End 2 - 1
2024-09-22 Preston North End vs Blackburn Rovers 0 - 0
2024-02-17 Preston North End vs Blackburn Rovers 2 - 2
2023-11-10 Blackburn Rovers vs Preston North End 1 - 2
Recent form
Blackburn D L D D D
Preston L D D W D
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Blackburn vs Preston?
Blackburn won 1-0 against Preston on 20 February 2026.
Who won Blackburn vs Preston?
Blackburn won the match 1-0.
Where was Blackburn vs Preston played?
The match was played at Ewood Park.
Who had more possession in Blackburn vs Preston?
Preston had 55% of possession, compared to 45% for the other side.