ChampionshipFull time
PrestonPreston vs Blackburn — Championship
1-2
BlackburnDeepdale, Preston
Going into the match, Preston had won 5, drawn 3, lost 2 in their previous 10, scoring 1.4 goals a game; Blackburn had won 4, drawn 1, lost 5 in 10, scoring 1.0. The sides have met 4 times in our records: Preston 1 win, Blackburn 2 wins, 1 drawn. Preston are 23rd in the Championship on 3 points; Blackburn are 16th on 5.
Match report
Home form going in: Preston
Last 10 completed: won 5, drawn 3, lost 2 (D W W W L). 1.4 scored per game, 0.9 conceded, 40% over 2.5 goals, 50% both teams scored, 40% clean sheets.
- D 1-1 at Millwall · 8 Nov 2025
- W 2-1 vs Swansea · 5 Nov 2025
- W 0-2 at Southampton · 1 Nov 2025
- W 3-2 vs Sheffield United · 24 Oct 2025
- L 0-1 vs Birmingham · 21 Oct 2025
- L 2-1 at West Brom · 18 Oct 2025
Away form going in: Blackburn
Last 10 completed: won 4, drawn 1, lost 5 (L W W W L). 1.0 scored per game, 1.4 conceded, 50% over 2.5 goals, 50% both teams scored, 30% clean sheets.
- L 1-2 vs Derby · 8 Nov 2025
- W 0-1 at Bristol City · 4 Nov 2025
- W 0-2 at Leicester · 1 Nov 2025
- W 2-1 vs Southampton · 25 Oct 2025
- L 1-3 vs Sheffield United · 21 Oct 2025
- L 2-0 at Coventry · 18 Oct 2025
Head-to-head: Preston vs Blackburn
- Preston 2-1 Blackburn · 5 Sept 2026 · Championship
- Blackburn 1-0 Preston · 20 Feb 2026 · Championship
- Blackburn 2-1 Preston · 31 Jan 2025 · Championship
- Preston 0-0 Blackburn · 22 Sept 2024 · Championship
Match statistics
| Preston | Metric | Blackburn |
|---|---|---|
| 15 | Total shots | 12 |
| 4 | Shots on target | 6 |
| 3 | Corner kicks | 7 |
| 11 | Fouls | 3 |
| 1 | Yellow cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0 |
Championship table — 2026
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swansea | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 11 |
| 2 | Middlesbrough | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 10 |
| 3 | QPR | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 10 |
| 4 | Bristol City | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 |
| 5 | West Brom | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 |
| 6 | Charlton | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 10 |
| 7 | Millwall | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 9 |
| 8 | West Ham | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| 9 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| 10 | Birmingham | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| 11 | Wrexham | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 12 | Norwich | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| 13 | Stoke City | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | -1 | 6 |
| 14 | Portsmouth | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | -1 | 6 |
| 15 | Sheffield Utd | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | -1 | 6 |
| 16 | Blackburn | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 5 |
| 17 | Watford | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -2 | 5 |
| 18 | Lincoln | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -2 | 5 |
| 19 | Southampton | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 |
| 20 | Derby | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -5 | 4 |
| 21 | Bolton | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -5 | 4 |
| 22 | Cardiff | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | -3 | 3 |
| 23 | Preston | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | -5 | 3 |
| 24 | Burnley | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | -6 | 2 |