England - ChampionshipEwood Park, Feb 20
FTBlackburn Rovers
1 - 0
Preston North End
Events:
40'Hayden Carter
40'Hayden Carter
HT
0 - 0
Events:
70'Callum Lang
70'Callum Lang
90 + 1'Eiran Cashin
90 + 1'Eiran Cashin
90 + 5'Yuki OhashiEiran Cashin1 - 0(Assist)
90 + 5'1 - 0Yuki OhashiEiran Cashin(Assist)
90 + 7'Thierry Small
90 + 7'Thierry Small
FT
1 - 0
Events:
Events:
Match Info:
Referee: Anthony Backhouse ()
Venue: Ewood ParkFeb 20
Spectators: 19,792
Stats:
Shots on target
3
Shots on target
2
Shots off target
5
Shots off target
0
Blocked Shots
5
Blocked Shots
1
Possession (%)
44
Possession (%)
56
Corner Kicks
5
Corner Kicks
3
Offsides
2
Offsides
0
Fouls
8
Fouls
10
Throw ins
29
Throw ins
19
Yellow cards
2
Yellow cards
2
Crosses
6
Crosses
3
Goalkeeper saves
2
Goalkeeper saves
2
Goal kicks
10
Goal kicks
9
Latest commentaries:
90+8'That's it! The referee blows the final whistle
90+7'Yellow card for Thierry Small.
90+5'Eiran Cashin provided the assist for the goal.
90+5'G O O O A A A L - Yuki Ohashi is on target!
90+1'Yellow card for Eiran Cashin.
84'Harry Pickering is coming off and he is replaced by Oladapo Afolayan.
84'Moussa Baradji is coming off and he is replaced by Kristi Montgomery.
73'Andrew Hughes is coming off and he is replaced by Odel Offiah.
70'Yellow card for Callum Lang.
69'Milutin Osmajic is coming off and he is replaced by Daniel Jebbison.
69'Lewis Dobbin is coming off and he is replaced by Callum Lang.
68'Andri Gudjohnsen is coming off and he is replaced by Yuki Ohashi.
58'Pol Valentin is coming off and he is replaced by Thierry Small.
58'Andrija Vukcevic is coming off and he is replaced by Jamal Lewis.
46'The second half is underway.
45+2'It's over! The referee blows for half time
40'Yellow card for Hayden Carter.
The referee starts the match.
Line-ups are confirmed. Last update: Fri Feb 20 2026 20:10:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Blackburn Rovers3-4-2-1
22
Balazs Toth
15
Sean McLoughlin
17
Hayden Carter
20
Eiran Cashin
2
Ryan Alebiosu
6
Sondre Tronstad
24
Moussa Baradji
3
Harry Pickering
25
Ryoya Morishita
29
Mathias Jorgensen
11
Andri Gudjohnsen
28
Milutin Osmajić
17
Lewis Dobbin
21
Alfie Devine
4
Ben Whiteman
8
Ali McCann
2
Pol Valentín
3
Andrija Vukcevic
19
Lewis Gibson
14
Jordan Storey
16
Andrew Hughes
13
David Cornell
Preston North End4-4-2
Substitutions:
68'
Andri GudjohnsenYuki Ohashi
58'
Andrija VukcevicJamal Lewis
84'
Moussa BaradjiKristi Montgomery
58'
Pol ValentínThierry Small
84'
Harry PickeringOladapo Afolayan
69'
Lewis DobbinCallum Lang
69'
Milutin OsmajićDaniel Jebbison
73'
Andrew HughesOdel Offiah
Substitute players:
Nicholas Michalski
Jack James Walton
Yuri Ribeiro
Jamal Lewis
Dion De Neve
Thierry Small
Connor O'Riordan
Odel Offiah
Tom Atcheson
Jordan Thompson
Adam Forshaw
Andrew Moran
Kristi Montgomery
Daniel Jebbison
Oladapo Afolayan
Callum Lang
Yuki Ohashi
Michael Smith
Coaches:
Michael O'Neill
Paul Heckingbottom
Championship
#Team namePPlayedGDGoals DifferencePtsPointsWWinsDDrawsLLossesFGoals ForAGoals Against
1PromotionCoventry City424285251078442
2PromotionIpswich Town413176211377140
3Promotion play-offMillwall429732110115647
4Promotion play-offMiddlesbrough4220722012106242
5Promotion play-offSouthampton4220701913107050
6Promotion play-offHull City42468208146460
7Wrexham423641713126360
8Derby County42863189156153
9Norwich City42558177185550
10Bristol City421581610165251
11QPR42-5581610165863
12Watford421571415135251
13Preston North End42-3571415135053
14Swansea City42-457169175054
15Birmingham City42-1561511165152
16Stoke City423551510174946
17Sheffield United42054166205959
18Charlton Athletic42-12491213173951
19Blackburn Rovers43-12491213183850
20West Bromwich Albion42-14461113184256
21Portsmouth42-16461113184157
22RelegationOxford United42-13441014184154
23RelegationLeicester City42-10411114175464
24RelegationSheffield Wednesday42-57-4111302582
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