EFL Championship · Matchday 5
Preston North End v Blackburn Rovers
- Sat, 05 Sep 2026 11:30:00 UTCDeepdaleMatchday 5
Pre-match win probability — Pulse estimate
Preston North End 29%Draw 29%Blackburn Rovers 43%
Pulse model at kickoff, scaled by each side's scoring rate in this competition's own table. An estimate, not a betting market.
Match stats
Preston North EndBlackburn Rovers
33Possession67
8Shots12
3Shots on target5
3Shots off target5
2Blocked shots2
5Shots inside box7
3Shots outside box5
3Corners11
1Offsides5
11Fouls9
4Yellow cards2
0Red cards0
5Saves1
243Passes518
159Accurate passes420
Match events
- 9′Callum Lang (assist Delano Burgzorg)
- 25′Yuri Ribeiro
- 27′Callum Lang (assist Jordan Thompson)
- 40′Sam Morsy
- 42′Delano Burgzorg
- 51′Stanley Mills · own goal
- 52′Stanley Mills
- 59′Caleb Wiley → Andrija Vukčević
- 59′Callum Lang
- 59′Delano Burgzorg → Jusef Erabi
- 64′Oladapo Afolayan ← Jayden Fevrier
- 64′Adam Forshaw ← Hayden Carter
- 65′Harry Clarke
- 69′Stanley Mills → Odeluga Offiah
- 74′Sam Morsy
- 74′Alfie Devine → Liam Gibbs
- 88′Jordan Thompson
Preston North End · Blackburn Rovers
Starting XI · as it played — Ratings are a Pulse estimate
Preston North End108.8↓59'Lang
146.8Storey
16.8Iversen
377.2↓59'Burgzorg
157.2Thompson
196.8Gibson
276.8Leroy
76.8↓74'Devine
126.8↓59'Wiley
46.5Clarke
175.2↓69'Mills
Blackburn Rovers286.3↓64'Forshaw
86.0↓74'Morsy
106.3Cantwell
46.0Ribeiro
216.3↓64'Afolayan
256.3Morishita
96.3Guðjohnsen
156.3McLoughlin
16.1Pears
26.3Alebiosu
316.3Montgomery
Lineups — ratings are a Pulse estimate
Preston North End
- 10Callum Lang8.8
- 14Jordan Storey6.8
- 1Daniel Iversen6.8
- 37Delano Burgzorg7.2
- 15Jordan Thompson7.2
- 19Lewis Gibson6.8
- 27Léo Leroy6.8
- 7Alfie Devine6.8
- 12Caleb Wiley6.8
- 4Harry Clarke6.5
- 17Stanley Mills5.2
Blackburn Rovers
- 28Adam Forshaw6.3
- 8Sam Morsy6.0
- 10Todd Cantwell6.3
- 4Yuri Ribeiro6.0
- 21Oladapo Afolayan6.3
- 25Ryoya Morishita6.3
- 9Andri Guðjohnsen6.3
- 15Sean McLoughlin6.3
- 1Aynsley Pears6.1
- 2Ryan Alebiosu6.3
- 31Kristi Montgomery6.3
Preston North EndTale of the tapeBlackburn Rovers
4-4-2Formation5-3-2
4 ptsTable15 pts
-15Goal difference+1
LLLLLFormDLWDL
0Head-to-head wins2
29%Win chance43%
Head to head — 2 previous meetings
Preston North End 0W0D2W Blackburn Rovers
Goals 1–3
- 2026-02-20Blackburn Rovers1–0Preston North End
- 2025-11-21Preston North End1–2Blackburn Rovers
Seasons searched: 2025-2026, 2026-2027.
Recent form — Last five, before this fixture
Preston North End
LLLLL- vsBristol City1-3
- @Charlton Athletic0-1
- vsWolverhampton Wanderers1-3
- @Bolton Wanderers1-2
- vsSouthampton1-3
Blackburn Rovers
DLWDL- @Lincoln City0-0
- vsQueens Park Rangers1-2
- vsMiddlesbrough2-1
- @Wolverhampton Wanderers2-2
- vsLeicester City0-1
This season — other meeting
Where they stand — In a 24-team table
| Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Preston North End | 11 | 1 | 1 | 9 | -15 | 4 |
| Blackburn Rovers | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | +1 | 15 |
