Championship · 2026-27 · Matchday 5
Sat 5 Sept, 12:30 BST · Deepdale, Preston
Preston North End2–1Blackburn Rovers
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Preston North End 2-1 Blackburn Rovers: recap
Headline: Preston North End 2-1 Blackburn Rovers: recap
Final: Preston North End 2-1 Blackburn Rovers at Deepdale.
Table implications: Updated standings reflect this result..
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Preston North End vs Blackburn Rovers: Matchday 5 preview
Headline: Preston North End vs Blackburn Rovers: Matchday 5 preview
Preston North End meet Blackburn Rovers at Deepdale (Sep 5, 2026, 12:30 PM).
Likely Preston North End XI: Daniel Iversen, Andrija Vukcevic, Liam Lindsay, Jordan Storey, Andrew Hughes, Pol Valentín, Harry Clarke, Alfie Devine, Jusef Erabi, Callum Lang, Stanley Mills.
Likely Blackburn Rovers XI: Aynsley Pears, Harry Pickering, Tom Atcheson, Sean McLoughlin, Scott Wharton, Ryan Alebiosu, Yuri Ribeiro, Sidnei Tavares, Andri Gudjohnsen, Oladapo Afolayan, Nathan Redmond.
Availability notes: Mathias Jørgensen: injured; Yuki Ohashi: injured; Lewis Miller: injured; Alistair McCann: injured.
Moneyline (decimal): Preston North End 2.46, Draw 3.89, Blackburn Rovers 4.05. Implied (no-vig): 45% / 28% / 27%.
Angle to note (informational only, not betting advice): market favours Preston North End; draw is live at these prices.
Expected goals
xG: 1.54 – 0.73
Preston North EndBlackburn Rovers
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Player xG
| Player | xG | xA | xGOT | Min | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Callum Lang · Preston North End | 0.96 | — | 0.99 | — | 8.7 |
| Ryoya Morishita · Blackburn Rovers | 0.31 | 0.03 | — | — | 6.0 |
| Delano Burgzorg · Preston North End | 0.27 | — | 0.48 | — | 7.5 |
| Jordan Thompson · Preston North End | 0.14 | 0.43 | — | — | 7.9 |
| Jayden Fevrier · Blackburn Rovers | 0.12 | — | 0.05 | — | 6.4 |
| Todd Cantwell · Blackburn Rovers | 0.11 | 0.03 | 0.07 | — | 6.7 |
| Alfie Devine · Preston North End | 0.11 | 0.05 | — | — | 6.9 |
| Yuri Ribeiro · Blackburn Rovers | 0.08 | 0.04 | — | — | 6.5 |
| Jusef Erabi · Preston North End | 0.05 | — | — | — | 6.4 |
| Oladapo Afolayan · Blackburn Rovers | 0.04 | 0.02 | 0.19 | — | 5.6 |
| Andri Gudjohnsen · Blackburn Rovers | 0.03 | 0.19 | 0.30 | — | 6.7 |
| Sam Morsy · Blackburn Rovers | 0.02 | 0.02 | — | — | 6.6 |
| Ryan Alebiosu · Blackburn Rovers | 0.01 | 0.02 | — | — | 6.8 |
| Adam Forshaw · Blackburn Rovers | — | 0.01 | — | — | 5.7 |
| Lee Nicholls · Preston North End | — | — | — | — | — |
| Liam Lindsay · Preston North End | — | — | — | — | — |
| Andrija Vukcevic · Preston North End | — | — | — | — | 6.3 |
| Daniel Iversen · Preston North End | — | — | — | — | 7.9 |
| Jordan Storey · Preston North End | — | — | — | — | 7.3 |
| Aynsley Pears · Blackburn Rovers | — | — | — | — | 6.0 |
| Sean McLoughlin · Blackburn Rovers | — | 0.05 | — | — | 7.2 |
| Lewis Gibson · Preston North End | — | 0.01 | — | — | 7.1 |
| Léo Leroy · Preston North End | — | 0.07 | — | — | 7.2 |
| Harry Clarke · Preston North End | — | 0.15 | — | — | 7.4 |
| Liam Gibbs · Preston North End | — | — | — | — | 6.4 |
| Jake Garrett · Blackburn Rovers | — | — | — | — | — |
| Hayden Carter · Blackburn Rovers | — | — | — | — | 6.1 |
| Andrew Moran · Preston North End | — | — | — | — | — |
| Caleb Wiley · Preston North End | — | 0.01 | — | — | 7.0 |
| Odel Offiah · Preston North End | — | — | — | — | 6.3 |
| Thierry Small · Preston North End | — | — | — | — | — |
| Johnny Kenny · Preston North End | — | — | — | — | 5.8 |
| Kristi Montgomery · Blackburn Rovers | — | 0.02 | — | — | 6.8 |
| Stanley Mills · Preston North End | — | — | — | — | 6.4 |
| Felix Goddard · Blackburn Rovers | — | — | — | — | — |
| Frank Vare · Blackburn Rovers | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lucas Houghton · Blackburn Rovers | — | — | — | — | — |
| Harvey Higgins · Blackburn Rovers | — | — | — | — | 5.7 |
| Harvey Pates · Blackburn Rovers | — | — | — | — | — |
| Michael Decandia · Blackburn Rovers | — | — | — | — | — |
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