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Preston v Blackburn 2-1 · EFL Championship - English Second Tier

EFL Championship - English Second Tier
Preston
FT

2-1

  • Callum Lang9'
  • Callum Lang27'
  • Stanley Mills (OG)51'
Blackburn
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Deepdale · Preston · Matchday 5

What happened

Written from the recorded events — no interpretation added

Preston beat Blackburn 2-1 in matchday 5 of the EFL Championship - English Second Tier at Deepdale, Preston.

Callum Lang 9', 27' and Stanley Mills (og) 51' scored for Preston.

Preston had 33% of the ball to Blackburn's 67%; the sides had 8 and 12 shots (3 and 5 on target).

The referee showed 6 yellow cards and no reds.

Key stats

Possession

33%67%

Shots

812

Shots on Target

35

Corners

311

Fouls

119

Match timeline

  1. 89’Yellow cardJordan Thompson
  2. 74’SubstitutionSam Morsy · On: Harvey Higgins
  3. 74’SubstitutionAlfie Devine · On: Liam Gibbs
  4. 69’SubstitutionStanley Mills · On: Odeluga Offiah
  5. 65’Yellow cardHarry Clarke
  6. 64’SubstitutionOladapo Afolayan · On: J. Fevrier
  7. 64’SubstitutionAdam Forshaw · On: Hayden Carter
  8. 59’SubstitutionCaleb Wiley · On: Andrija Vukčević
  9. 59’SubstitutionCallum Lang · On: Johnny Kenny
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Team stats comparison

PrestonBlackburn
  • 33Possession67
  • 8Shots12
  • 3Shots on Target5
  • 3Corners11
  • 1Offsides5
  • 5Saves1
  • 244Passes517
  • 11Fouls9
  • 4Yellow Cards2

Match info

Competition
EFL Championship - English Second Tier
Round
Matchday 5
Venue
Deepdale, Preston
Referee
A. Backhouse
Preston coach
P. Heckingbottom
Blackburn coach
Tony Mowbray

Match record

Competition
EFL Championship - English Second Tier
Round
Matchday 5
Kick-off
Venue
Deepdale, Preston
Referee
Anthony Backhouse
Match ID
cornerflick:match:preston-vs-blackburn-championship-2026-09-05

Data: API-Football · last updated · Spotted an error?

Lineups

Confirmed selections

Preston3-4-1-2

Starting XI

  • 1D. IversenGK
  • 4H. ClarkeDF
  • 14J. StoreyDF
  • 19L. GibsonDF
  • 17S. MillsMF
  • 27L. LeroyMF
  • 15J. ThompsonMF
  • 12C. WileyMF
  • 7A. DevineMF
  • 10C. LangFW
  • 37D. BurgzorgFW

Bench

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

Coach · P. Heckingbottom

1. D. Iversen (GK)1Iversen4. H. Clarke (DF)4Clarke14. J. Storey (DF)14Storey19. L. Gibson (DF)19Gibson17. S. Mills (MF)17Mills27. L. Leroy (MF)27Leroy15. J. Thompson (MF)15Thompson12. C. Wiley (MF)12Wiley7. A. Devine (MF)7Devine10. C. Lang (FW)10Lang37. D. Burgzorg (FW)37Burgzorg1. A. Pears (GK)1Pears2. R. Alebiosu (DF)2Alebiosu28. A. Forshaw (DF)28Forshaw15. S. McLoughlin (DF)15McLoughlin4. Yuri Ribeiro (DF)4Ribeiro8. Sam Morsy (MF)8Morsy31. Kristi Montgomery (MF)31Montgomery25. R. Morishita (MF)25Morishita10. T. Cantwell (MF)10Cantwell21. O. Afolayan (MF)21Afolayan9. A. Guðjohnsen (FW)9Guðjohnsen
  • Preston
  • Blackburn

Blackburn4-2-3-1

Starting XI

  • 1A. PearsGK
  • 2R. AlebiosuDF
  • 28A. ForshawDF
  • 15S. McLoughlinDF
  • 4Yuri RibeiroDF
  • 8Sam Morsy ↓MF
  • 31Kristi MontgomeryMF
  • 25R. MorishitaMF
  • 10T. CantwellMF
  • 21O. AfolayanMF
  • 9A. GuðjohnsenFW

Bench

  • 17H. Carter
  • 53F. Vare
  • 46Michael Decandia
  • 11J. Fevrier
  • 30J. Garrett
  • 37Felix Goddard
  • 45Harvey Higgins
  • 47L. Houghton
  • 39H. Pates

Coach · Tony Mowbray

Head to head

2Wins
3Draws
3Wins

Previous 5 meetings

  • 2026 · ChampionshipPreston2 - 1Blackburn
  • 2026 · ChampionshipPreston0 - 1Blackburn
  • 2025 · ChampionshipPreston1 - 2Blackburn
  • 2025 · ChampionshipPreston1 - 2Blackburn
  • 2024 · ChampionshipPreston0 - 0Blackburn

Meetings held in the Cornerflick archive.

EFL Championship - English Second Tier table

#TeamPWDLGDPts
1West Ham6321+511
2Swansea6321+411
3Middlesbrough5311+310
4QPR5311+310
5Bristol City5311+210
18Blackburn6123-25
24Preston6105-63
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Full timeline

17 events

  1. 9’Callum LangPreston · assist Delano Burgzorg1–0
  2. 25’Yellow cardYuri Ribeiro
  3. 27’Callum LangPreston · assist Jordan Thompson2–0
  4. 40’Yellow cardSam Morsy
  5. 42’Yellow cardDelano Burgzorg
  6. 51’Stanley MillsBlackburn3–0
  7. 52’Yellow cardStanley Mills
  8. 59’SubstitutionCaleb Wiley · On: Andrija Vukčević
  9. 59’SubstitutionCallum Lang · On: Johnny Kenny
  10. 59’SubstitutionDelano Burgzorg · On: Jusef Erabi
  11. 64’SubstitutionOladapo Afolayan · On: J. Fevrier
  12. 64’SubstitutionAdam Forshaw · On: Hayden Carter
  13. 65’Yellow cardHarry Clarke
  14. 69’SubstitutionStanley Mills · On: Odeluga Offiah
  15. 74’SubstitutionSam Morsy · On: Harvey Higgins
  16. 74’SubstitutionAlfie Devine · On: Liam Gibbs
  17. 89’Yellow cardJordan Thompson

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