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Preston 2–1 Blackburn match report
Official Lineup
Bench
9Official Lineup
Bench
9Team news
Preston
Blackburn
- Unchanged attack line for the 5th CHA game in a row.
- Alebiosu started their 5th consecutive CHA match.
- McLoughlin started their 5th consecutive CHA match.
- Montgomery started their 5th consecutive CHA match.
- Morishita started their 5th consecutive CHA match.
- Cantwell started their 5th consecutive CHA match.
HEAD TO HEAD · ALL COMPETITIONS
Preston vs Blackburn record
9
Preston wins
5
Draws
7
Blackburn wins
21 meetings on record
Preston
Blackburn
- R. Alebiosu started the last 3 meetings vs Preston
- S. McLoughlin started the last 3 meetings vs Preston
LAST MEETINGS
- 5 Sept 2026Preston 2–1 BlackburnChampionship
- 20 Feb 2026Blackburn 1–0 PrestonChampionship
- 21 Nov 2025Preston 1–2 BlackburnChampionship
- 31 Jan 2025Blackburn 2–1 PrestonChampionship
- 22 Sept 2024Preston 0–0 BlackburnChampionship
- 17 Feb 2024Preston 2–2 BlackburnChampionship
- 10 Nov 2023Blackburn 1–2 PrestonChampionship
- 22 Apr 2023Preston 1–1 BlackburnChampionship
- 10 Dec 2022Blackburn 1–4 PrestonChampionship
- 25 Apr 2022Preston 1–4 BlackburnChampionship
Fan predictions1 lineup
Top fan accuracy
S118/11on Preston
Preston
1 predictionAvg 8.0/11Best 8/11
Only 0% called the 3-4-1-2 shape
Nobody saw C. Lang starting
100% backed Lindsay, left on the bench
About this match
Preston vs Blackburn lineups
Updated
Confirmed lineups for Preston vs Blackburn in the Championship on 5 Sept 2026. See both teams' starting XIs, formations, who came off the bench and how the crowd predicted it.
Preston confirmed lineup (3-4-1-2): Iversen; Clarke, Storey, Gibson; Mills, Leroy, Thompson, Wiley; Devine; Lang, Burgzorg.
Blackburn confirmed lineup (4-2-3-1): Pears; Alebiosu, Forshaw, McLoughlin, Ribeiro; Morsy, Montgomery; Morishita, Cantwell, Afolayan; Guðjohnsen.
- How did Preston and Blackburn line up?
- Preston confirmed lineup (3-4-1-2): Iversen; Clarke, Storey, Gibson; Mills, Leroy, Thompson, Wiley; Devine; Lang, Burgzorg. Blackburn confirmed lineup (4-2-3-1): Pears; Alebiosu, Forshaw, McLoughlin, Ribeiro; Morsy, Montgomery; Morishita, Cantwell, Afolayan; Guðjohnsen. Both confirmed starting XIs, formations and substitutes for Preston vs Blackburn are shown above.
- What was the score in Preston vs Blackburn?
- Preston vs Blackburn finished 2–1 on 5 Sept 2026.