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Championship · Round 33 · Saturday, Feb 21 2026

Blackburn Rovers
1 · 0
Full time

Preston North End
Pass Map & Player Stats →
Ewood Park, Blackburn
Events 1 goals · 3 cards · 8 subs
40'
H. Carter
Yellow card
58'
⇄
↑ T. Small
↓ P. Valentín
58'
⇄
↑ J. Lewis
↓ A. Vukčević
68'
⇄
↑ Y. Ohashi
↓ A. Guðjohnsen
69'
⇄
↑ D. Jebbison
↓ M. Osmajić
69'
⇄
↑ C. Lang
↓ L. Dobbin
70'
C. Lang
Yellow card
73'
⇄
↑ O. Offiah
↓ A. Hughes
84'
⇄
↑ O. Afolayan
↓ H. Pickering
84'
⇄
↑ K. Montgomery
↓ M. Baradji
90'
⚽
Y. Ohashi 1 - 0
90'
E. J. Cashin
Yellow card
FT 1 - 0
Momentum
0'HTFT
Top stats
44%
Ball possession
56%
1.03
Expected goals (xG)
0.12
13
Total shots
3
1
Big chances
0
Team form
Blackburn Rovers 2W · 1D · 2L
@ Queens Park Rangers 3–1
@ Norwich City 0–2
vs Sheffield Wednesday 1–0
vs Hull City 0–1
vs Watford 1–1
Preston North End 1W · 2D · 2L
vs Watford 2–2
vs Portsmouth 1–0
@ Ipswich Town 1–1
@ Middlesbrough 0–4
vs Hull City 0–3
Top Players
Blackburn Rovers
E. J. Cashin
D · 🅰 1
7.9
Y. Ohashi
F
7.8
S. Trondstad
M
7.4
Preston North End
A. Devine
M
8.3
A. Hughes
D
7.8
D. Cornell
G
7.2
Head to Head
5
Blackburn Rovers
3
Draws
2
Preston North End
Last 10 meetings · 1.5 avg goals
Match Facts
StadiumEwood Park · Blackburn
Capacity31367
CountryEngland
KickoffSat, Feb 21 2026 · 00:00 UTC
Round33
CompetitionChampionship
Model Predictions #predict
✓ Hit · Top pick
Under 3.5 goals
85%
confidence
Both Teams to Score
BTTS Yes · 56% 44% · BTTS No ●
Total Goals 1.5
Over 1.5 goals · 73% 27% · Under 1.5 goals ●
Total Goals 2.5
Over 2.5 goals · 42% 58% · Under 2.5 goals ●
Total Goals 3.5 PICK
Over 3.5 goals · 15% 85% · Under 3.5 goals ●
Head Coaches
Michael O'Neill
Michael O'Neill
3-4-2-1 High
Pressing59%
💨 Gegenpressing🔥 High Press🙏 Cross & Pray
Paul Heckingbottom
Paul Heckingbottom
3-5-2 Mid
Pressing52%
🙏 Cross & Pray🚀 No Midfield Just Vibes💨 Gegenpressing
Blackburn Rovers 5-3-2
Starting XI
22 B. Tóth
G · 90'
6.9
2 R. Alebiousu
M · 90'
7.3
17 H. Carter
D · 90'
7.2
15 S. McLoughlin
D · 90'
7.1
20 E. J. Cashin
D · 90'
7.9
3 H. Pickering ↓ 84'
D · 84'
7.0
24 M. Baradji ↓ 84'
M · 84'
6.7
6 S. Trondstad
M
7.4
25 R. Morishita
M · 90'
6.7
29 M. Jørgensen
F · 90'
6.7
11 A. Guðjohnsen ↓ 68'
F · 68'
6.0
Substitutes (9)
23 Y. Ohashi ↑ 68'
F
7.8
21 O. Afolayan ↑ 84'
F
6.5
31 K. Montgomery ↑ 84'
M
6.6
35 N. Michalski
G
38 T. Atcheson
D
14 D. D. Neve
D
26 C. O'Riordan
D
28 A. Forshaw
M
4 Y. Ribeiro
D
Preston North End 5-3-2
Starting XI
13 D. Cornell
G · 90'
7.2
2 P. Valentín ↓ 58'
D · 58'
6.7
14 J. Storey
D · 90'
6.3
19 L. Gibson
D · 90'
6.6
16 A. Hughes ↓ 73'
D · 73'
7.8
3 A. Vukčević ↓ 58'
D · 58'
6.6
8 A. McCann
M · 90'
6.3
4 B. Whiteman
M · 90'
6.7
21 A. Devine
M · 90'
8.3
28 M. Osmajić ↓ 69'
F · 69'
6.6
17 L. Dobbin ↓ 69'
F · 69'
6.1
Substitutes (9)
18 J. Lewis ↑ 58'
M
6.3
26 T. Small ↑ 58'
M
6.3
9 D. Jebbison ↑ 69'
F
6.4
10 C. Lang ↑ 69'
M
6.4
42 O. Offiah ↑ 73'
D
6.7
24 M. Smith
F
15 J. Thompson
M
12 J. Walton
G
23 A. Moran
M
Match stats Final
Top stats
44%
Ball possession
56%
1.03
Expected goals (xG)
0.12
13
Total shots
3
3
Shots on target
2
1
Big chances
0
268
Accurate passes
368
8
Fouls
10
5
Corners
3
Expected goals
1.03
Total xG
0.12
0.69
xG open play
0.12
0.34
xG set play
0
1.03
Non-penalty xG
0.12
0.64
xG on target (xGOT)
0.16
Shots
13
Total shots
3
5
Shots off target
0
3
Shots on target
2
5
Blocked shots
1
0
Hit woodwork
2
9
Shots inside box
3
4
Shots outside box
0
Passes
367
Passes
473
268
Accurate passes
368
22/73 (30%)
Long balls
24/70 (34%)
6/27 (22%)
Crosses
3/18 (17%)
29
Throws
19
23
Touches in opp. box
17
2
Offsides
0
Defense
7
Tackles
7
11
Interceptions
7
5
Blocks
1
31
Clearances
45
2
Keeper saves
2
Duels
55
Duels
45
22/40 (55%)
Ground duels won
18/40 (45%)
25/46 (54%)
Aerial duels won
21/46 (46%)
5/6 (83%)
Successful dribbles
3/7 (43%)
Discipline
2
Yellow cards
2
0
Red cards
0
Shots · 16
10' Saved
L. Dobbin
Right foot · Assisted
xG
0.05
xGOT
0.12
14' Blocked
H. Pickering
Header · Corner
xG
0.01
xGOT
—
15' Blocked
R. Morishita
Right foot · Corner
xG
0.03
xGOT
—
29' Off target
M. Baradji
Header · Assisted
xG
0.09
xGOT
—
36' Off target
R. Morishita
Right foot · Corner
xG
0.03
xGOT
—
39' Blocked
E. J. Cashin
Left foot · Assisted
xG
0.02
xGOT
—
40' Saved
A. Devine
Left foot · Counter
xG
0.04
xGOT
0.04
42' Blocked
R. Alebiousu
Left foot · Assisted
xG
0.03
xGOT
—
52' Off target
R. Morishita
Left foot · Set piece
xG
0.12
xGOT
—
61' Blocked
T. Small
Left foot · Assisted
xG
0.03
xGOT
—
67' Saved
M. Jørgensen
Right foot · Assisted
xG
0.02
xGOT
0.03
68' Off target
M. Baradji
Right foot · Assisted
xG
0.07
xGOT
—
74' Off target
M. Baradji
Right foot · Counter
xG
0.39
xGOT
—
79' Saved
Y. Ohashi
Header · Corner
xG
0.05
xGOT
0.31
87' Blocked
K. Montgomery
Right foot · Open play
xG
0.07
xGOT
—
90'+5 Goal
Y. Ohashi
Header · Throw-in
xG
0.1
xGOT
0.3
Player stats
Blackburn Rovers vs Preston North End · Last 10 meetings
5
Blackburn Rovers
3
Draws
2
Preston North End
DateHomeScoreAway
2026-02-20 Blackburn Rovers 1 – 0 Preston North End
2025-11-21 Preston North End 1 – 2 Blackburn Rovers
2025-01-31 Blackburn Rovers 2 – 1 Preston North End
2024-09-22 Preston North End 0 – 0 Blackburn Rovers
2024-02-17 Preston North End 2 – 2 Blackburn Rovers
2023-11-10 Blackburn Rovers 1 – 2 Preston North End
2023-04-22 Preston North End 1 – 1 Blackburn Rovers
2022-12-10 Blackburn Rovers 1 – 4 Preston North End
2022-04-25 Preston North End 1 – 4 Blackburn Rovers
2021-12-04 Blackburn Rovers 1 – 0 Preston North End
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