Updated 31 January 2025, after full time.
Blackburn 2-1 Preston in the Championship on 31 January 2025. Scorers: Todd Cantwell, Makhtar Gueye for Blackburn; Brad Potts for Preston. In their last 6 meetings, Blackburn have won 2, Preston 2, with 2 draws.
Blackburn 2-1 Preston was the final score in the Championship on Friday 31 January 2025. Scorers: Todd Cantwell, Makhtar Gueye for Blackburn; Brad Potts for Preston. The Stats tab of this page has both teams' shots, fouls, cards and tackles from the game, and every player's numbers.
Blackburn have won 3, drawn 0 and lost 2 of their last 5 games, scoring 7 and conceding 8, with results reading W W L W L from oldest to newest. Their last game was a 0-4 defeat away to Swansea in the Championship on 31 October.
Preston have won 0, drawn 1 and lost 4 of their last 5 games, scoring 2 and conceding 12, with results reading L L L D L from oldest to newest. Their last game was a 0-2 defeat away to Stoke in the Championship on 31 October.
Across the last 6 meetings Blackburn have won 2, Preston have won 2 and 2 were drawn, with Blackburn scoring 7 goals to Preston's 7. The most recent was Preston North End 2-1 Blackburn Rovers on 5 September 2026 in the Championship.
Andri Gudjohnsen leads Blackburn with 6 goals across their last 10 games, 0.6 a game, the most of any Blackburn player in that run. The Stats tab of this page ranks every Blackburn player on shots, fouls, cards and tackles over the same games.
Stanley Mills leads Preston with 20 fouls committed across their last 10 games, 2.0 a game, the most of any Preston player in that run. The Stats tab of this page ranks every Preston player on shots, fouls, cards and tackles over the same games.
Joshua Smith refereed Blackburn vs Preston, averaging 25.6 fouls and 5.1 yellow cards per game across 7 games this season. That is 0.00 red cards a game, and the referee card on this page sets the record beside both teams' fouls and cards.
| Date | Competition | Match | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Sep 2026 | Championship | Preston North End vs Blackburn Rovers | 2-1 |
| 20 Feb 2026 | Championship | Blackburn Rovers vs Preston North End | 1-0 |
| 21 Nov 2025 | Championship | Preston North End vs Blackburn Rovers | 1-2 |
| 22 Sep 2024 | Championship | Preston North End vs Blackburn Rovers | 0-0 |
| 17 Feb 2024 | Championship | Preston North End vs Blackburn Rovers | 2-2 |
| 10 Nov 2023 | Championship | Blackburn Rovers vs Preston North End | 1-2 |
| Stat | Blackburn | Preston |
|---|---|---|
| Possession | 41% | 59% |
| Shots | 13 | 10 |
| Shots on target | 2 | 1 |
| Corners | 7 | 3 |
| Fouls | 13 | 6 |
| Yellow cards | 1 | 1 |
| Tackles | 13 | 24 |
| Passes | 323 | 469 |
Blackburn: M. Gueye 39', T. Cantwell (penalty) 90+3'. Preston: B. Potts 78'.
| Stat | Per game | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Goals for | 1.6 | 12 of 24 |
| Goals against | 1.5 | 15 of 24 |
| Shots | 11.2 | 22 of 24 |
| Shots on target | 3.8 | 15 of 24 |
| Fouls | 11.3 | 9 of 24 |
| Tackles | 15.1 | 13 of 24 |
| Passes | 406.2 | 13 of 24 |
| Corners | 5.9 | 5 of 24 |
| Stat | Per game | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Goals for | 0.8 | 24 of 24 |
| Goals against | 2.1 | 24 of 24 |
| Shots | 11.9 | 21 of 24 |
| Shots on target | 2.5 | 24 of 24 |
| Fouls | 11.2 | 11 of 24 |
| Tackles | 15.2 | 12 of 24 |
| Passes | 312 | 23 of 24 |
| Corners | 4.9 | 16 of 24 |