Preview
- Anticipation builds as Blackburn Rovers prepare to host Preston North End at Ewood Park on 2026-02-20 (kick-off 20:00 GMT), in week 33 of the 2025-2026 Championship.
- On average in 3 games, Referee A. Backhouse registers 6-7 yellows and 0 reds, and 19 fouls.
- There is no recorded managerial head-to-head between Damien Johnson and P. Heckingbottom.
- In the table Blackburn Rovers are 20th (35 pts) and Preston North End sit 8th with 48 pts.
- Blackburn Rovers have 7 players sidelined: T. Cantwell (Yellow Cards), R. Hedges (Injury), M. Litherland (Injury), S. Tavares (Knee Injury), A. Kargbo (Leg Injury), L. Miller (Injury), S. Wharton (Achilles Tendon Injury) while Preston North End face 4 absences: D. Iversen (Groin Injury), B. Potts (Inactive), R. Brady (Calf Injury), D. Jebbison (Injury).
- Our forecast has Blackburn Rovers in a 4-man backline (4-2-3-1), with Preston North End set to counter in 3-5-2.
- Mixed fortunes: Blackburn Rovers prevailed 3-1 against Queens Park Rangers, whereas Preston North End were held to a 2-2 draw vs. Watford.
- Struggling form all round: Blackburn Rovers are 2-1-2 and Preston North End are 1-2-2 in their recent 5 matches.
- Preston North End hold the upper hand H2H: of 19 meetings, they've triumphed 8 times, conceded 6 times and shared 5 draws.
- With both sides enjoying similar home/away returns (3-5-8 vs 5-6-4) and scoring roughly 0.94-1.29 goals, a 1-1 draw seems on the cards.
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Blackburn is going head to head with Preston on 20/2/2026 20:00 GMT at Ewood Park for the England Championship. You can view the match information, lineups, odds, live score, result, goalscorers, cards, substitutions, standings, recent form, player ratings, injuries, tv channels, our users most predicted scores and Blackburn v Preston H2H statistics!