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 13:10:00 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 City465295281179745
2PromotionIpswich Town463384231588047
3Promotion play-offMillwall4615832411116449
4Promotion play-offSouthampton4626802214108256
5Promotion play-offMiddlesbrough4625802214107247
6Promotion play-offHull City464732110157066
7Wrexham464711914136965
8Derby County46869209176759
9Norwich City46765198196356
10Birmingham City461641713165756
11Swansea City46-2641810185759
12Bristol City460621711185959
13Sheffield United46060186226666
14Preston North End46-7601515165562
15QPR46-12581610206173
16Watford46-12571415175365
17Stoke City46-5551510215156
18Portsmouth46-15551413194964
19Charlton Athletic46-14531314194458
20Blackburn Rovers46-14521313204256
21West Bromwich Albion46-10511314194858
22RelegationOxford United46-14471114214559
23RelegationLeicester City46-10461216185868
24RelegationSheffield Wednesday46-600212322989
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