Preston North End vs Blackburn Rovers

Preston North End

Preston North End

Deepdale Stadium

21 Nov 2025, 21:00

1:2

Finished

Blackburn Rovers

Blackburn Rovers

Away

Match summary

1ST HALF

Lewis Miller(Ryan Hedges)

Goal

45'

46'

Goal

Alfie Devine(Lewis Dobbin)

2ND HALF

57'

Daniel Jebbison

Lewis Dobbin

57'

Mads Frökjaer-Jensen

S. Thordarson

A. Gudjohnsen(R. Morishita)

Goal

62'

69'

Injured

J. Storey

70'

Jamal Lewis

J. Storey

A. Gudjohnsen

M. Gueye

84'

K. Montgomery

P. Henriksson

85'

R. Morishita

M. Baradji

85'

93'

B. Whiteman

Match statistics

45%Possession55%

352Passes Attempted415

259Completed Passes325

3Corners7

28Throw-ins35

15Shots On Target12

Line-ups

Preston North End

Formation

3-5-2 C

Daniel Iversen

#1Daniel Iversen

L. Lindsay

#6L. Lindsay

A. Hughes

#16A. Hughes

J. Storey

#14J. Storey

B. Whiteman

#4B. Whiteman

S. Thordarson

#22S. Thordarson

Alfie Devine

#21Alfie Devine

Thierry Small

#26Thierry Small

Oddel Offiah

#42Oddel Offiah

Lewis Dobbin

#17Lewis Dobbin

Michael Smith

#24Michael Smith

Starting XI

Daniel Iversen #1
L. Lindsay #6
A. Hughes #16
J. Storey #14	69' 70'
B. Whiteman #4	93'
S. Thordarson #22	57'
Alfie Devine #21	⚽46'
Thierry Small #26
Oddel Offiah #42
Lewis Dobbin #17	57' 🎯46'
Michael Smith #24

Will not play

Daniel

Daniel Lønne Iversen

Goalkeeper

Groin injury

Return: Mid March 2026

Manager

Preston North End

Paul Heckingbottom

Preston North End

Formation

3-5-2 C

Daniel Iversen

#1Daniel Iversen

L. Lindsay

#6L. Lindsay

A. Hughes

#16A. Hughes

J. Storey

#14J. Storey

B. Whiteman

#4B. Whiteman

S. Thordarson

#22S. Thordarson

Alfie Devine

#21Alfie Devine

Thierry Small

#26Thierry Small

Oddel Offiah

#42Oddel Offiah

Lewis Dobbin

#17Lewis Dobbin

Michael Smith

#24Michael Smith

Starting XI

Daniel Iversen #1
L. Lindsay #6
A. Hughes #16
J. Storey #14	69' 70'
B. Whiteman #4	93'
S. Thordarson #22	57'
Alfie Devine #21	⚽46'
Thierry Small #26
Oddel Offiah #42
Lewis Dobbin #17	57' 🎯46'
Michael Smith #24

Will not play

Daniel

Daniel Lønne Iversen

Goalkeeper

Groin injury

Return: Mid March 2026

Manager

Preston North End

Paul Heckingbottom

Blackburn Rovers

Formation

3-5-2

Aynsley Pears

#1Aynsley Pears

S. McLoughlin

#15S. McLoughlin

George Pratt

#43George Pratt

Lewis Miller

#12Lewis Miller

K. Montgomery

#31K. Montgomery

Sondre Tronstad

#6Sondre Tronstad

R. Morishita

#25R. Morishita

Ryan Hedges

#19Ryan Hedges

R. Alebiosu

#2R. Alebiosu

A. Gudjohnsen

#11A. Gudjohnsen

Y. Ohashi

#23Y. Ohashi

Starting XI

Aynsley Pears #1
S. McLoughlin #15
George Pratt #43
Lewis Miller #12	⚽45'
K. Montgomery #31	85'
Sondre Tronstad #6
R. Morishita #25	85' 🎯62'
Ryan Hedges #19	🎯45'
R. Alebiosu #2
A. Gudjohnsen #11	84' ⚽62'
Y. Ohashi #23

Will not play

Ryan

Ryan Hedges

Forward

Broken leg

Return: Early May 2026

Sondre Bjorvand

Sondre Bjorvand Tronstad

Midfielder

Return: Doubtful

Aynsley

Aynsley Pears

Goalkeeper

Wrist injury

Return: Mid March 2026

Scott

Scott Wharton

Defender

Achilles tendon injury

Return: Mid March 2026

Todd

Todd Owen Cantwell

Midfielder

Muscle injury

Return: Mid March 2026

Sidnei Wilson Vieira David

Sidnei Wilson Vieira David Tavares

Midfielder

Knee injury

Return: Mid March 2026

Lewis

Lewis Miller

Defender

Cruciate ligament injury

Return: Out for season

Augustus

Augustus Kargbo

Midfielder

Calf injury

Return: Mid March 2026

George Christopher John

George Christopher John Pratt

Defender

Muscle injury

Return: Mid March 2026

Matthew Isaac Mark

Matthew Isaac Mark Litherland

Defender

Hamstring Injury

Return: Mid March 2026

Manager

Blackburn Rovers

Valérien Ismaël

Head-to-head

22 matches

Preston North End

Preston North End

10

Wins

5

Draws

7

Wins

Blackburn Rovers

Blackburn Rovers

Championship2024 • 2 matches

Preston North End

Preston North End

Blackburn Rovers

Blackburn Rovers

Preston North End

Preston North End

Blackburn Rovers

Blackburn Rovers

Championship2023 • 2 matches

Blackburn Rovers

Blackburn Rovers

Preston North End

Preston North End

Preston North End

Preston North End

Blackburn Rovers

Blackburn Rovers

Championship2022 • 2 matches

Blackburn Rovers

Blackburn Rovers

Preston North End

Preston North End

Preston North End

Preston North End

Blackburn Rovers

Blackburn Rovers

Championship2021 • 2 matches

Blackburn Rovers

Blackburn Rovers

Preston North End

Preston North End

Blackburn Rovers

Blackburn Rovers

Preston North End

Preston North End

Championship2020 • 2 matches

Preston North End

Preston North End

Blackburn Rovers

Blackburn Rovers

Blackburn Rovers

Blackburn Rovers

Preston North End

Preston North End

League standings

#	Team	P	W	D	L	G	GD	Pts	Form
1	Coventry City	35	21	8	6	72:38	+34	71	DWWWW
2	Middlesbrough	35	19	9	7	54:35	+19	66	WLDDW
3	Millwall	35	18	8	9	47:40	+7	62	WWLWW
4	Ipswich Town	33	17	9	7	59:34	+25	60	DWLWW
5	Hull City	34	18	6	10	56:48	+8	60	DLLWW
6	Wrexham AFC	35	15	12	8	54:45	+9	57	LDWWW
7	Southampton	35	14	11	10	57:46	+11	53	WWDWW
8	Derby County	35	14	9	12	52:46	+6	51	LWLLW
9	Watford	35	13	12	10	45:41	+4	51	LDWLW
10	Bristol City	35	14	8	13	48:44	+4	50	WDLWL
11	Preston North End	35	12	13	10	41:40	+1	49	WDLDL
12	Birmingham City	35	13	10	12	46:46	0	49	WDWLL
13	Sheffield Utd	35	15	3	17	50:48	+2	48	LWWLW
14	Stoke City	35	13	8	14	39:34	+5	47	DLDWL
15	Queens Park Rangers	35	13	8	14	46:54	-8	47	DLWLL
16	Swansea City	35	13	7	15	40:43	-3	46	WLWDL
17	Norwich City	35	13	6	16	47:44	+3	45	WWLWW
18	Charlton Athletic	35	10	11	14	33:44	-11	41	WLDDL
19	Portsmouth	34	10	9	15	34:44	-10	39	LWWLL
20	Blackburn Rovers	35	10	8	17	33:46	-13	38	LWWLL
21	West Brom	35	9	8	18	34:52	-18	35	DDLDL
22	Leicester	35	10	10	15	47:56	-9	34	LLDDL
23	Oxford United	35	7	11	17	31:47	-16	32	DLDLW
24	Sheffield Wed	35	1	8	26	21:71	-50	-7	LLLLL

Promotion

Playoff

Relegation

Match Information

Referee:

Paul Tierney

Venue:

Deepdale Stadium

Capacity:

23 408

Preston North End vs Blackburn Rovers match from the Championship. View the final score, key match events, detailed statistics, line-ups and head-to-head record between Preston North End and Blackburn Rovers. Follow team performance and match context within the Championship season.