Preston v Blackburn result

Full-time · Preston 3–2 Blackburn

Championship · Sat, 26 Oct 2019 15:00 BST · Deepdale

Updated 12 May 2026, 04:53 UK · refreshed continuously

Preston 3–2 Blackburn — Preston won this Championship match.

Match report, in numbers

The result

Preston beat Blackburn 3–2 at Deepdale in the Championship on Saturday 26 October. Blackburn are winless in their last six matches in all competitions.

The goals

Preston came from behind: Blackburn led 2–0 at half-time. The goals TACTIX’s match events name — Preston: an own goal by D. Rudd (1’), T. Barkhuizen (53’, assisted by S. Maguire; 82’, assisted by Alan Browne) and Daniel Johnson (65’ pen); Blackburn: Samuel Gallagher (11’).

Discipline

S. Martin showed two yellow cards — against 5.2 yellows a game across the last 10 matches refereed (this competition). The bookings — Blackburn: Samuel Gallagher (68’) and Bradley Dack (87’).

What it changes

With five goals it was the highest-scoring match of round 14, across 12 matches.

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, T. Barkhuizen (Preston) 9.6, Alan Browne (Preston) 7.4 and Daniel Johnson (Preston) 7.0 led the match.

Next up

Preston next host West Brom on 24 October 2026.

Blackburn next host Wrexham on 24 October 2026.

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

Next for Preston: Preston v West Brom, Saturday 24 October — the preview. Next for Blackburn: Blackburn v Wrexham, Saturday 24 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Preston 3–2 Blackburn · Championship
Venue: Deepdale · Preston
Referee: S. Martin
Head-to-head (last 2): Preston 2 · draws 0 · Blackburn 0 · 3 goals/game
Recent form: Preston 1W 3D 1L · Blackburn 0W 2D 3L

Preston 3–2 Blackburn (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 12 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

1.63 / 1.5

Goals

against 1.25 / 1.75 · 2 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

3.33 / 3.6

Corners

against 6.67 / 5.4 · 1 of the last 2 over 9.5

over 3 matches

3 / 4

Shots on target

against 6 / 5 · 2 of the last 2 over 8.5

over 3 matches

1.33 / 2

Cards

against 1 / 2.2 · 1 of the last 2 over 3.5

over 3 matches

5.2 yellows

Referee · S. Martin

2.3 home / 2.9 away

over 10 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 22 October 2019. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 22 October 2019. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Preston for / against	Line	Blackburn for / against
Goals scored	1.63 for · 1.25 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1.5 for · 1.75 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	3.33 for · 6.67 against n 3 Last 5	9.5standard	3.6 for · 5.4 against n 5 Last 5
Shots	8.67 for · 15 against n 3 Last 5	19.5standard	10.4 for · 15 against n 5 Last 5
Shots on target	3 for · 6 against n 3 Last 5	8.5standard	4 for · 5 against n 5 Last 5
Fouls committed	11 for · 8.67 against n 3 Last 5	21.5standard	10.6 for · 12.2 against n 5 Last 5
Cards shown	1.33 for · 1 against n 3 Last 5	3.5standard	2 for · 2.2 against n 5 Last 5

Referee: S. Martin — 5.2 yellow cards a game, 0 red cards, 21.9 fouls over 10 matches (2.3 to the home side, 2.9 to the away side).

Home 2.3Away 2.9

Preston

Preston — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 22 October 2019. 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
J. Harrop n 8	55.5	2.4 7/4	2 4/4	—
D. Nugent n 8	50.5	2.2 6/2	0.9 3/1	—
D. Fisher n 8	89.9	2 7/5	2 7/6	—
J. Stockley n 8	41.4	1.9 4/2	1.6 3/2	—
B. Pearson n 8	90	1.3 6/3	1.9 7/4	—

Preston — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 22 October 2019. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
B. Bodin n 8	62.6	2.3 6/3	0.7 3/1
J. Harrop n 8	55.5	2.2 7/2	1 5/0
D. Nugent n 8	50.5	2.2 6/3	0.9 2/1
J. Ginnelly n 7	12.7	2 2/0	1 1/0
A. Browne n 8	64.8	1.9 7/2	0 0/0

Preston — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 22 October 2019. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
Daniel Johnson n 8	87.1	0.4 2/1	0.1 1/0
T. Barkhuizen n 8	79.9	0.4 3/0	0.1 1/0
S. Maguire n 8	77.8	0.3 2/0	0.1 1/0
B. Bodin n 8	62.6	0.4 2/0	0 0/0
R. Ledson n 8	58.6	0 0/0	0.4 2/0

Preston — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 22 October 2019. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
D. Fisher n 8	89.9	2.6 7/7
B. Potts n 8	42.9	2.4 4/2
P. Gallagher n 8	51.6	2.2 6/3
P. Bauer n 8	90	2.1 7/6
B. Pearson n 8	90	2 8/6

Preston — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 22 October 2019. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
C. Ripley n 6	90	4 6/5
D. Rudd n 8	90	2.4 6/3

Blackburn

Blackburn — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 22 October 2019. 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
D. Samuel n 4	27.5	3.3 2/1	0.8 1/0	—
L. Holtby n 8	55	2.9 5/4	2 5/3	—
L. Travis n 8	77.5	2.3 6/5	1.7 5/3	—
B. Johnson n 8	68.3	2 6/4	1.8 6/4	—
John Buckley n 8	22	2 4/0	1.5 2/1	—

Blackburn — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 22 October 2019. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
L. Holtby n 8	55	2.7 7/4	0.8 4/0
D. Graham n 8	38.3	2.6 5/4	0.3 1/0
A. Armstrong n 8	86	2.5 7/6	1 5/2
D. Samuel n 4	27.5	2.5 2/1	0 0/0
B. Dack n 8	89.1	2.1 8/5	0.8 5/1

Blackburn — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 22 October 2019. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
L. Holtby n 8	55	0.6 3/0	0.2 1/0
B. Dack n 8	89.1	0.6 5/0	0.1 1/0
A. Armstrong n 8	86	0.4 3/0	0 0/0
E. Bennett n 8	88.9	0 0/0	0.3 2/0
L. Travis n 8	77.5	0.1 1/0	0.1 1/0

Blackburn — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 22 October 2019. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
John Buckley n 8	22	4.1 5/3
L. Travis n 8	77.5	3.6 7/5
L. Holtby n 8	55	3.1 7/3
G. Cunningham n 8	80.9	2.2 7/6
B. Johnson n 8	68.3	1.8 6/2

Blackburn — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 22 October 2019. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
Christian Walton n 8	90	2.8 6/5

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Preston		Blackburn
56%	Possession	44%
12	Shots	8
8	Shots on target	1
3	Shots off target	5
1	Blocked shots	2
8	Shots inside the box	5
6	Corners	5
1	Offsides	3
8	Fouls	17
0	Yellow cards	2
0	Red cards	0
0	Saves	5
388	Passes	299
65%	Pass accuracy	56%

Preston player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Rating
D. Rudd	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	5.9
D. Fisher	90	0	0	1	1	1	3	7.2
P. Bauer	90	0	0	2	1	0	3	7.2
A. Hughes	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.2
J. Rafferty	90	0	0	0	0	1	1	6.5
B. Pearson	90	0	0	0	0	0	3	6.9
A. Browne	90	0	1	1	1	2	2	7.7
Daniel Johnson	90	1	0	1	1	3	0	6.6
T. Barkhuizen	90	2	0	4	2	2	0	8.6
S. Maguire	89	0	1	1	0	1	2	5.6
P. Gallagher	29	0	0	1	1	0	1	6.5
J. Stockley sub	61	0	0	1	1	1	0	7
B. Potts sub	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	–

Blackburn player stats

Player	Min	G	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
Christian Walton	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.5
R. Nyambe	90	0	0	0	0	2	0	6.4
T. Adarabioyo	90	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.4
D. Williams	90	0	1	0	0	3	0	6.5
A. Bell	90	0	1	0	1	1	0	6.1
C. Evans	90	0	1	0	0	3	0	6.7
A. Armstrong	90	0	1	0	2	3	0	6.7
E. Bennett	90	0	0	0	0	1	0	5.8
B. Dack	90	0	1	0	1	3	Y	6.3
S. Gallagher	90	1	3	1	0	0	Y	7.1
J. Rothwell	84	0	0	0	2	0	0	6.5
D. Graham	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.4

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

Recent form

PrestonDDWLD

Last 5: 1W 3D 1L · 2 scored / 1.4 conceded per game

BlackburnLDLDL

Last 5: 0W 2D 3L · 1.2 scored / 2 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 2

Preston 2 · 0 draws · Blackburn 0 · 3 goals/game

2019-03-09 Blackburn 0–1 Preston
2018-11-24 Preston 4–1 Blackburn

League standing · 2019/20

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Preston#9 pos66 pts46 pl+5 GD

Blackburn#11 pos63 pts46 pl+3 GD

Goals per game

Preston scored1.28

Blackburn scored1.43

Preston conceded1.17

Blackburn conceded1.37

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What is the head-to-head record between Preston and Blackburn?: In their last 2 meetings, Preston won 2, Blackburn won 0 and there were 0 draws, averaging 3 goals per game.
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