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Blackburn Rovers 1-0 Preston North End · Championship

Blackburn Rovers beat Preston North End 1-0 in the Championship. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.

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Match report

Blackburn Rovers and Preston North End met in the Championship at Ewood Park in Blackburn on Friday, 20 February 2026.

Goalscorers

Blackburn Rovers: Y. Ohashi 90'. Preston North End did not score.

How the match went

Preston North End saw more of the ball, 56% of it. Blackburn Rovers had 13 shots with 3 on target, Preston North End 3 with 2 on target. There were 8 corners in total, 5 to Blackburn Rovers and 3 to Preston North End. Blackburn Rovers conceded 8 fouls, Preston North End 10. The referee showed 3 yellow cards (2 for Blackburn Rovers, 1 for Preston North End).

Line-ups

Blackburn Rovers started in a 5-3-2: B. Tóth, R. Alebiousu, H. Carter, S. McLoughlin, E. J. Cashin, H. Pickering, M. Baradji, S. Trondstad, R. Morishita, M. Jørgensen, A. Guðjohnsen.

Preston North End started in a 5-3-2: D. Cornell, P. Valentín, J. Storey, L. Gibson, A. Hughes, A. Vukčević, A. McCann, B. Whiteman, A. Devine, M. Osmajić, L. Dobbin.

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Minute by minute

  1. 90'Goal! Blackburn Rovers 1-0 Preston North End. Y. Ohashi (Blackburn Rovers) scores.
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  1. 1'Kick-off: Blackburn Rovers vs Preston North End.
  2. 10'Attempt saved. L. Dobbin (Preston North End), right-footed shot. xG 0.05.
  3. 14'Attempt blocked. H. Pickering (Blackburn Rovers), header from a corner. xG 0.01.
  4. 15'Attempt blocked. R. Morishita (Blackburn Rovers), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.03.
  5. 29'Attempt missed. M. Baradji (Blackburn Rovers), header. xG 0.09.
  6. 36'Attempt missed. R. Morishita (Blackburn Rovers), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.03.
  7. 39'Attempt blocked. E. J. Cashin (Blackburn Rovers), left-footed shot. xG 0.02.
  8. 40'Yellow card for H. Carter (Blackburn Rovers).
  9. 40'Attempt saved. A. Devine (Preston North End), left-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.04.
  10. 42'Attempt blocked. R. Alebiousu (Blackburn Rovers), left-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  11. 46'The second half is under way.
  12. 52'Attempt missed. R. Morishita (Blackburn Rovers), left-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.12.
  13. 58'Substitution, Preston North End: T. Small comes on for P. Valentín.
  14. 58'Substitution, Preston North End: J. Lewis comes on for A. Vukčević.
  15. 61'Attempt blocked. T. Small (Preston North End), left-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  16. 67'Attempt saved. M. Jørgensen (Blackburn Rovers), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
  17. 68'Substitution, Blackburn Rovers: Y. Ohashi comes on for A. Guðjohnsen.
  18. 68'Attempt missed. M. Baradji (Blackburn Rovers), right-footed shot. xG 0.07.
  19. 69'Substitution, Preston North End: D. Jebbison comes on for M. Osmajić.
  20. 69'Substitution, Preston North End: C. Lang comes on for L. Dobbin.
  21. 70'Yellow card for C. Lang (Preston North End).
  22. 73'Substitution, Preston North End: O. Offiah comes on for A. Hughes.
  23. 74'Attempt missed. M. Baradji (Blackburn Rovers), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.39.
  24. 79'Attempt saved. Y. Ohashi (Blackburn Rovers), header from a corner. xG 0.05.
  25. 84'Substitution, Blackburn Rovers: O. Afolayan comes on for H. Pickering.
  26. 84'Substitution, Blackburn Rovers: K. Montgomery comes on for M. Baradji.
  27. 87'Attempt blocked. K. Montgomery (Blackburn Rovers), right-footed shot. xG 0.07.
  28. 90'Goal! Blackburn Rovers 1-0 Preston North End. Y. Ohashi (Blackburn Rovers) scores.
  29. 90'Yellow card for E. J. Cashin (Blackburn Rovers).
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