Championship • regular-season

Preston North End

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Blackburn Rovers

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Deepdale, Preston Sat 5 Sep, 2026

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Match Recap

Lang double secures Preston win over Blackburn

Callum Lang scored twice to give Preston North End a 2-1 victory over Blackburn Rovers in the Championship on Friday.

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Match Events

9' C. Lang (D. Burgzorg) Preston North End

25' Blackburn Rovers Y. Ribeiro

27' C. Lang (J. Thompson) Preston North End

40' Blackburn Rovers S. Morsy

42' D. Burgzorg Preston North End

51' Blackburn Rovers S. Mills (OG)

52' S. Mills Preston North End

59' D. Burgzorg → J. Erabi Preston North End

59' C. Lang → J. Kenny Preston North End

59' C. Wiley → A. Vukčević Preston North End

64' Blackburn Rovers A. Forshaw → H. Carter

64' Blackburn Rovers O. Afolayan → J. Fevrier

65' H. Clarke Preston North End

69' S. Mills → O. Offiah Preston North End

74' A. Devine → L. Gibbs Preston North End

74' Blackburn Rovers S. Morsy → H. Higgins

89' J. Thompson Preston North End

Match Statistics

Preston North End Blackburn Rovers

33% Possession 67%

8 Total Shots 12

3 Shots on Target 5

3 Shots off Target 5

5 Shots Inside Box 7

3 Shots Outside Box 5

3 Big Chances 2

3 Corner Kicks 11

11 Fouls 9

1 Offsides 5

4 Yellow Cards 2

243 Passes 518

159 Accurate Passes 420

65.4% Pass Accuracy 81.1%

23 Tackles 11

14 Interceptions 6

2 Expected Goals (xG) 1

Shot Map

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Highlights

Full Match Highlights

Preston 2 - 1 Blackburn — Full Highlights

Lineups Confirmed

Preston North End

4-3-3

Starting XI

1D. Iversen 4H. Clarke 14J. Storey 19L. Gibson 12C. Wiley 27L. Leroy 7A. Devine 15J. Thompson 17S. Mills 37D. Burgzorg 10C. Lang

Substitutes

21L. Nicholls 24O. Offiah 3A. Vukčević 6L. Lindsay 23A. Moran 20L. Gibbs 11T. Small 38J. Kenny 9J. Erabi

Blackburn Rovers

4-3-3

Starting XI

1A. Pears 2R. Alebiousu 31K. Montgomery 15S. McLoughlin 4Y. Ribeiro 28A. Forshaw 25R. Morishita 8S. Morsy 10T. Cantwell 9A. Guðjohnsen 21O. Afolayan

Substitutes

37F. Goddard 39H. Pates 46M. Decandia 47L. Houghton 17H. Carter 53F. Vare 30J. Garrett

45H. Higgins

11J. Fevrier

This prediction is generated from recent form, head-to-head history, home advantage, and attacking and defensive strength. It is statistical analysis, not betting advice.

Match Prediction Prediction: BTTS Yes - 55.5%

Preston North End Win24.5%

Draw26.4%

Blackburn Rovers Win49.1%

BTTS: Yes55.5%

Over 2.553.7%

The model leans toward BTTS Yes at 55.5%. Preston North End have 0 wins in their last 5 matches. Blackburn Rovers have 3 wins in their last 5 matches. The numbers also lean toward over 2.5 goals.

Predicted Score1 - 2

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Head to Head Last 5 • See 10 →

Preston North End Wins

Draws

Blackburn Rovers Wins

5 meetings • Goals: 4 - 6

Date	Home	Score	Away	Competition
05 Sep 2026	W	2 - 1	L	Championship
20 Feb 2026	L	0 - 1	W	Championship
21 Nov 2025	L	1 - 2	W	Championship
31 Jan 2025	L	1 - 2	W	Championship
22 Sep 2024	D	0 - 0	D	Championship

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Recent Form

Preston North End

LDLLL

Blackburn Rovers

WDWWL

Head Coaches

Preston North End

Paul Heckingbottom

3-5-2 Balanced 33% wins

Avg goals: 1.2 for, 1.4 against

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