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 21:10:00 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 City454892271179345
2PromotionIpswich Town443080221487545
3Promotion play-offMillwall4513802311116249
4Promotion play-offMiddlesbrough4525792213107045
5Promotion play-offSouthampton4424762113107753
6Promotion play-offWrexham454701913136763
7Hull City453702010156865
8Derby County45969209166657
9Norwich City45865198186254
10Birmingham City451631712165655
11Swansea City45-4611710185458
12Preston North End45-5601515155459
13Bristol City45-2591611185759
14QPR45-9581610196170
15Sheffield United45-157176226465
16Watford45-8571415165361
17Stoke City45-3551510205154
18Portsmouth45-15541412194863
19Charlton Athletic45-12531314184355
20Blackburn Rovers45-13521313194255
21West Bromwich Albion45-9511314184756
22RelegationOxford United45-12471114204557
23RelegationLeicester City45-11431116185768
24RelegationSheffield Wednesday45-61-3112322788
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