Preston vs Blackburn
PrestonSeason so far: 1 win, 1 draw, 9 losses
Preston 2, Blackburn 1Half-time 2-0
BlackburnSeason so far: 4 wins, 3 draws, 4 losses
- Kick-off
- Competition
- Championship
- Round
- Gameweek 5
- Venue
- Deepdale, Preston
- Referee
- Anthony Backhouse, England
Team stats
How the two teams compare. Each bar is split by how much of that stat each team had.
- Possession: Preston 33%, Blackburn 67%
Top stats
- Expected goals (xG): Preston 2.19, Blackburn 1.09
- Shots on target: Preston 3, Blackburn 5
- Shots: Preston 8, Blackburn 12
- Saves: Preston 5, Blackburn 1
- Goals prevented by the keeper: Preston 0.23, Blackburn 0.23
Attack
- Shots inside the box: Preston 5, Blackburn 7
- Shots outside the box: Preston 3, Blackburn 5
- Shots off target: Preston 3, Blackburn 5
- Shots blocked: Preston 2, Blackburn 2
- Corners: Preston 3, Blackburn 11
- Offsides: Preston 1, Blackburn 5
Discipline
- Fouls: Preston 11, Blackburn 9
- Yellow cards: Preston 4, Blackburn 2
Passing
- Passes: Preston 243, Blackburn 518
- Accurate passes: Preston 159, Blackburn 420
- Pass accuracy: Preston 65%, Blackburn 81%
Expected goals is how many goals a team’s chances would usually produce. Higher than their real goals means they were unlucky or wasteful.
Player ratings
Every player who featured, best rated first. The rating is a score out of 10 from our soccer data provider, based on everything the player did in the match.
Preston
| Player | Rating | Minutes played | Goals | Assists | Shots on target | Key passes, passes that set up a shot | Tackles | Yellow cards | Red cards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C. Lang | 8.2 | 59 | 2 | 0 | 2 | - | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| J. Thompson | 8.0 | 90 | - | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| D. Iversen | 7.9 | 90 | - | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| H. Clarke | 7.5 | 90 | - | 0 | - | 1 | - | 1 | 0 |
| L. Leroy | 7.2 | 90 | - | 0 | - | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| A. Vukčević | 6.9 | 31 | - | 0 | - | - | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| O. Offiah | 6.9 | 21 | - | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| L. Gibbs | 6.9 | 16 | - | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| S. Mills | 6.7 | 69 | - | 0 | - | - | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| C. Wiley | 6.7 | 59 | - | 0 | - | - | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| L. GibsonCaptain | 6.6 | 90 | - | 0 | - | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| J. Storey | 6.6 | 90 | - | 0 | - | - | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| D. Burgzorg | 6.6 | 59 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| J. Erabi | 6.5 | 31 | - | 0 | - | - | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| A. Devine | 6.3 | 74 | - | 0 | - | 1 | - | 0 | 0 |
| J. Kenny | 6.2 | 31 | - | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| L. Lindsay | No rating | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| A. Moran | No rating | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| L. Nicholls | No rating | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| T. Small | No rating | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
Blackburn
| Player | Rating | Minutes played | Goals | Assists | Shots on target | Key passes, passes that set up a shot | Tackles | Yellow cards | Red cards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| H. Carter | 7.3 | 26 | - | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| A. Guðjohnsen | 6.9 | 90 | - | 0 | 2 | 2 | - | 0 | 0 |
| S. McLoughlin | 6.9 | 90 | - | 0 | - | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| A. Pears | 6.9 | 90 | - | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| J. Fevrier | 6.7 | 26 | - | 0 | 1 | - | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| R. Alebiosu | 6.6 | 90 | - | 0 | - | - | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| A. Forshaw | 6.5 | 64 | - | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| O. Afolayan | 6.3 | 64 | - | 0 | 1 | - | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Harvey Higgins | 6.3 | 16 | - | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| T. CantwellCaptain | 6.2 | 90 | - | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kristi Montgomery | 6.2 | 90 | - | 0 | - | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Sam Morsy | 6.2 | 74 | - | 0 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| R. Morishita | 5.9 | 90 | - | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Yuri Ribeiro | 5.9 | 90 | - | 0 | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| M. Decandia | No rating | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| J. Garrett | No rating | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Felix Goddard | No rating | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| L. Houghton | No rating | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| H. Pates | No rating | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| F. Vare | No rating | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
What the columns mean
- MIN
- Minutes played
- G
- Goals
- A
- Assists
- SOT
- Shots on target
- KP
- Key passes, passes that set up a shot
- TKL
- Tackles
- YC
- Yellow cards
- RC
- Red cards
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Season2026-27
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- Recorded matches
- 1
- Goals
- 3
- Average attendance
- Unknown
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Records
- Match · 2026-27 · Sep 5, 2026Preston · Blackburn
- Home goals
- 2
- Away goals
- 1