Blackburn v Preston result

Full-time · Blackburn 1–0 Preston

Championship · Fri, 20 Feb 2026 20:00 GMT

Updated 30 Jul 2026, 10:24 UK · refreshed continuously

Team pages: Blackburn · Preston · Head-to-head

Blackburn 1–0 Preston — Blackburn won this Championship match.

Match report, in numbers

The result

Blackburn beat Preston 1–0 in the Championship on Friday 20 February.

The goals

It was 0–0 at half-time. The goals — Blackburn: Yuki Ohashi (90’, assisted by Eiran Cashin).

The numbers

Expected goals (xG) agree with the result: Blackburn 1.06, Preston 0.12, from 13 shots to 3 (the provider’s expected goals for this match).

Discipline

A. Backhouse showed four yellow cards — against 5.0 yellows a game across the last 12 matches refereed (this competition). The bookings — Blackburn: Hayden Carter (40’) and Eiran Cashin (90+1’); Preston: Callum Lang (70’) and Thierry Small (90+7’).

What it changes

Blackburn have scored 42 goals, the second-fewest of the 24 clubs (2025/26 so far, after 46 games). Blackburn have conceded 56 goals, the fifth-fewest (shared) of the 24 clubs.

Preston have scored 55 goals, the ninth-fewest of the 24 clubs (2025/26 so far, after 46 games). Preston have conceded 62 goals, the ninth-most of the 24 clubs.

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, Eiran Cashin (Blackburn) 6.2, Yuki Ohashi (Blackburn) 4.7 and Balázs Tóth (Blackburn) 4.0 led the match.

Head-to-head

Blackburn are unbeaten in the last four meetings with Preston.

Next up

Blackburn next travel to Burnley on 21 November 2026.

Preston next travel to West Ham on 21 November 2026.

Written from the matches TACTIX holds for both sides; each figure names the games it is counted over.

Next for Blackburn: Burnley v Blackburn, Saturday 21 November — the preview. Next for Preston: West Ham v Preston, Saturday 21 November — the preview.

The Numbers

Result: Blackburn 1–0 Preston · Championship
Referee: A. Backhouse
Head-to-head (last 6): Blackburn 2 · draws 3 · Preston 1 · 2.5 goals/game
Recent form: Blackburn 2W 1D 2L · Preston 1W 2D 2L

Blackburn 1–0 Preston (Championship): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across every major market, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 30 July 2026). See the live track record →

Key Stats

0.75 / 0.75

Goals

against 1.38 / 1.5 · 1 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

5.29 / 4.25

Corners

against 5.43 / 7.75 · 3 of the last 5 over 9.5

over 7 matches

2.57 / 2.88

Shots on target

against 3.86 / 5 · 0 of the last 5 over 8.5

over 7 matches

2.57 / 2.13

Cards

against 1.43 / 1.5 · 3 of the last 5 over 3.5

over 7 matches

5 yellows

Referee · A. Backhouse

21.92 fouls a game

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over 12 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 14 February 2026. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 played matches, friendlies left out, to 14 February 2026. Goals in a match that went to extra time count at the 90-minute score; its other figures are left out. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Blackburn for / against	Line	Preston for / against
Goals scored	0.75 for · 1.38 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	0.75 for · 1.5 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	5.29 for · 5.43 against n 7 Last 5	9.5standard	4.25 for · 7.75 against n 8 Last 5
Shots	7.57 for · 13.14 against n 7 Last 5	19.5standard	10.5 for · 15 against n 8 Last 5
Shots on target	2.57 for · 3.86 against n 7 Last 5	8.5standard	2.88 for · 5 against n 8 Last 5
Fouls committed	11.57 for · 9.86 against n 7 Last 5	21.5standard	11.88 for · 10.5 against n 8 Last 5
Cards shown	2.57 for · 1.43 against n 7 Last 5	3.5standard	2.13 for · 1.5 against n 8 Last 5

Referee: A. Backhouse — 5 yellow cards a game, 0 red cards, 21.92 fouls over 12 matches.

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Blackburn

Blackburn Goalkeeper

Blackburn — Goalkeeper: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Saves	Goals conceded	Penalties saved
B. Tóth	20	901799 min	532.7 /90	281.4 /90	00 /90
A. Pears	12	901080 min	211.8 /90	131.1 /90	00 /90

Blackburn — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Blackburn before kick-off, to 14 February 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
B. Tóth n 8	89.9	2.4 5/4
A. Pears n 8	90	1.6 4/2

Blackburn Defensive

Blackburn — Defensive: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Tackles	Interceptions	Blocks	Duels won	Fouls committed	Yellow cards
S. McLoughlin	30	882651 min	481.6 /90	531.8 /90	291 /90	2207.5 /90	170.6 /90	70.2 /90
L. Miller	28	792223 min	562.3 /90	431.7 /90	220.9 /90	1837.4 /90	261.1 /90	30.1 /90
D. De Neve	19	48904 min	262.6 /90	30.3 /90	10.1 /90	393.9 /90	20.2 /90	00 /90
George Christopher John Pratt	10	81810 min	111.2 /90	70.8 /90	60.7 /90	293.2 /90	40.4 /90	00 /90
Yuri Ribeiro	9	85768 min	182.1 /90	50.6 /90	40.5 /90	465.4 /90	101.2 /90	00 /90
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Blackburn — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Blackburn before kick-off, to 14 February 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
Y. Ohashi n 8	77	1.8 7/5	0.7 2/1	—
S. McLoughlin n 8	90	0.9 5/2	0.9 4/2	J. Storey
L. Miller n 8	79	0.9 3/2	1.9 5/3	—
S. Tronstad n 8	89.9	0.8 4/2	0.4 2/1	A. Devine
R. Alebiosu n 8	69	0.7 4/0	0.2 1/0	J. Storey
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Blackburn — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Blackburn before kick-off, to 14 February 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
Y. Ohashi n 8	77	0.9 4/2
S. McLoughlin n 8	90	2.1 8/5
L. Miller n 8	79	1.7 6/5
S. Tronstad n 8	89.9	2.9 7/6
R. Alebiosu n 8	69	1.1 4/2
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Blackburn Attacking

Blackburn — Attacking: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Goals	Assists	Shots	Shots on target	Key passes	Dribbles completed
Y. Ohashi	32	762446 min	60.2 /90	10 /90	481.8 /90	261 /90	190.7 /90	250.9 /90
T. Cantwell	21	801688 min	40.2 /90	30.2 /90	201.1 /90	120.6 /90	351.9 /90	231.2 /90
A. Guðjohnsen	20	681352 min	70.5 /90	00 /90	261.7 /90	130.9 /90	130.9 /90	30.2 /90
M. Gueye	7	31220 min	00 /90	00 /90	52 /90	31.2 /90	20.8 /90	52 /90
S. Tronstad	27	852296 min	00 /90	20.1 /90	120.5 /90	40.2 /90	180.7 /90	251 /90
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Blackburn — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Blackburn before kick-off, to 14 February 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
Y. Ohashi n 8	77	1.2 6/1	0.4 3/0
S. McLoughlin n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
L. Miller n 8	79	0.6 3/1	0.3 2/0
S. Tronstad n 8	89.9	0.6 4/1	0.3 2/0
R. Alebiosu n 8	69	0.5 3/0	0.2 1/0
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Blackburn — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Blackburn before kick-off, to 14 February 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
Y. Ohashi n 8	77	0 0/0	0 0/0
S. McLoughlin n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
L. Miller n 8	79	0.1 1/0	0.1 1/0
S. Tronstad n 8	89.9	0 0/0	0.3 1/1
R. Alebiosu n 8	69	0 0/0	0 0/0
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Preston

Preston Goalkeeper

Preston — Goalkeeper: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Saves	Goals conceded	Penalties saved
D. Iversen	27	902430 min	722.7 /90	261 /90	10 /90
J. Walton	5	91456 min	173.4 /90	112.2 /90	00 /90
David Cornell	3	90270 min	113.7 /90	31 /90	00 /90

Preston — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Preston before kick-off, to 14 February 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
D. Iversen n 8	90	3 6/4
J. Walton n 5	91.2	3.4 4/4
David Cornell n 8	90	2.8 6/6

Preston Defensive

Preston — Defensive: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Tackles	Interceptions	Blocks	Duels won	Fouls committed	Yellow cards
J. Storey	33	862853 min	421.3 /90	521.6 /90	180.6 /90	2206.9 /90	220.7 /90	60.2 /90
O. Offiah	28	782196 min	793.2 /90	160.7 /90	120.5 /90	1486.1 /90	210.9 /90	40.2 /90
A. Hughes	26	872255 min	401.6 /90	291.2 /90	100.4 /90	1526.1 /90	301.2 /90	80.3 /90
L. Gibson	20	851699 min	231.2 /90	221.2 /90	170.9 /90	955 /90	120.6 /90	10.1 /90
L. Lindsay	15	781172 min	161.2 /90	191.5 /90	161.2 /90	997.6 /90	201.5 /90	30.2 /90
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Preston — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Preston before kick-off, to 14 February 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
T. Small n 8	54.3	0.6 3/0	0.6 2/1	—
J. Storey n 8	85	0.8 5/1	0.8 4/1	R. Alebiosu
B. Whiteman n 8	84	1.6 6/5	0.1 1/0	—
A. Devine n 8	75.9	0.7 4/1	1.2 6/2	S. Tronstad
O. Offiah n 8	88.4	0.9 4/2	0.9 3/3	—
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Preston — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Preston before kick-off, to 14 February 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
T. Small n 8	54.3	1.7 4/2
J. Storey n 8	85	1.5 6/3
B. Whiteman n 8	84	1.9 8/3
A. Devine n 8	75.9	0.7 4/1
O. Offiah n 8	88.4	4.1 8/7
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Preston Attacking

Preston — Attacking: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Goals	Assists	Shots	Shots on target	Key passes	Dribbles completed
L. Dobbin	26	621618 min	70.4 /90	50.3 /90	351.9 /90	140.8 /90	251.4 /90	261.4 /90
M. Smith	26	551438 min	30.2 /90	10.1 /90	261.6 /90	90.6 /90	90.6 /90	60.4 /90
D. Jebbison	26	551427 min	50.3 /90	20.1 /90	241.5 /90	100.6 /90	161 /90	80.5 /90
M. Osmajić	17	691170 min	60.5 /90	00 /90	181.4 /90	131 /90	40.3 /90	60.5 /90
C. Lang	1	2727 min	00 /90	13.3 /90	00 /90	00 /90	13.3 /90	26.7 /90
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Preston — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Preston before kick-off, to 14 February 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
T. Small n 8	54.3	0 0/0	0 0/0
J. Storey n 8	85	1.2 7/2	0.3 2/0
B. Whiteman n 8	84	0.5 4/0	0.1 1/0
A. Devine n 8	75.9	2.2 7/4	1.2 6/2
O. Offiah n 8	88.4	0 0/0	0 0/0
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Preston — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Preston before kick-off, to 14 February 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
T. Small n 8	54.3	0 0/0	0 0/0
J. Storey n 8	85	0 0/0	0 0/0
B. Whiteman n 8	84	0 0/0	0.3 2/0
A. Devine n 8	75.9	0.3 2/0	0 0/0
O. Offiah n 8	88.4	0 0/0	0 0/0
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Match Statistics & Details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Blackburn		Preston
45%	Possession	55%
1.06	Expected goals (xG)	0.12
13	Shots	3
3	Shots on target	2
5	Shots off target	0
5	Blocked shots	1
9	Shots inside the box	3
5	Corners	3
2	Offsides	0
8	Fouls	10
2	Yellow cards	2
0	Red cards	0
2	Saves	2
373	Passes	466
72%	Pass accuracy	78%

Blackburn Player Stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
B. Tóth	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.9
R. Alebiosu	90	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	7.2
H. Carter	90	0	0	0	0	1	2	Y	7.3
S. McLoughlin	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.2
E. Cashin	90	0	1	0	0	2	1	Y	7.9
S. Tronstad	90	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	7.5
R. Morishita	90	0	0	2	0	2	0	0	6.6
M. Jørgensen	90	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	6.6
H. Pickering	84	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	7
M. Baradji	84	0	0	3	0	3	0	0	6.6
A. Guðjohnsen	68	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	6
Y. Ohashi sub	22	1	0	2	2	0	0	0	7.9
Kristi Montgomery sub	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.7
O. Afolayan sub	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3

Preston Player Stats

Player	Min	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
David Cornell	90	0	0	0	0	0	7.3
J. Storey	90	0	0	0	0	0	6.2
L. Gibson	90	0	0	0	0	0	6.7
A. McCann	90	0	0	0	0	0	6.2
B. Whiteman	90	0	0	0	1	0	6.6
A. Devine	90	1	1	0	0	0	8.2
A. Hughes	73	0	0	0	1	0	7.9
M. Osmajić	69	0	0	0	0	0	6.7
L. Dobbin	69	1	1	2	0	0	6.2
Pol Valentín	58	0	0	0	1	0	6.6
A. Vukčević	58	0	0	1	0	0	6.7
J. Lewis sub	32	0	0	0	1	0	6.2
T. Small sub	32	0	0	0	1	Y	6.2
C. Lang sub	21	0	0	0	0	Y	6.5
D. Jebbison sub	21	0	0	0	0	0	6.5
O. Offiah sub	17	0	0	0	2	0	6.6

Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.

Form, Head-to-Head & Standings

The numbers behind Blackburn v Preston — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

BlackburnDLWLW

Last 5: 2W 1D 2L · 1 scored / 1 conceded per game

PrestonLLDWD

Last 5: 1W 2D 2L · 0.8 scored / 2 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 6

Blackburn 2 · 3 draws · Preston 1 · 2.5 goals/game

2025-11-21 Preston 1–2 Blackburn
2025-01-31 Blackburn 2–1 Preston
2024-09-22 Preston 0–0 Blackburn
2024-02-17 Preston 2–2 Blackburn
2023-11-10 Blackburn 1–2 Preston
2023-04-22 Preston 1–1 Blackburn

League standing · 2025/26

Blackburn#20 pos52 pts46 pl-14 GD

Preston#14 pos60 pts46 pl-7 GD

Goals per game

Blackburn scored0.91

Preston scored1.2

Blackburn conceded1.22

Preston conceded1.35

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the head-to-head record between Blackburn and Preston?: In their last 6 meetings, Blackburn won 2, Preston won 1 and there were 3 draws, averaging 2.5 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Blackburn and Preston?: Recent form — Blackburn 2W 1D 2L; Preston 1W 2D 2L.

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