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·20 February 2026

PREVIEW | Blackburn Rovers vs Preston North End - team news, lineups, predictions

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Blackburn Rovers and Preston North End face off this Friday at the Ewood Park in EFL Championship. The match will be broadcast live at 20:00 on Sky Sports Football.

Blackburn Rovers have won 35 points to date and are placed in 20th position. In their last fixture, Michael O´Neill's team won 1-3 against QPR (EFL Championship 2025/26).

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Preston North End have picked up 48 points and currently lie in 8th position. In their last outing, Paul Heckingbottom's team drew 2-2 against Watford (EFL Championship 2025/26).

The last meeting between the two teams ended with Blackburn Rovers winning 2-1.

Predicted lineups

Blackburn Rovers: Balázs Tóth, Ryan Alebiosu, Hayden Carter, Sean McLoughlin, Eiran Cashin, Sondre Tronstad, Moussa Baradji, Ryoya Morishita, Mathias Jorgensen, Dapo Afolayan, Yuki Ohashi

Preston North End: Dai Cornell, Lewis Gibson, Jordan Storey, Odel Offiah, Andrija Vukcevic, Ali McCann, Benjamin Whiteman, Pol Valentín, Alfie Devine, Lewis Dobbin, Milutin Osmajic

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Blackburn Rovers

Scott Wharton - Injury
Augustus Kargbo - Injury
Lewis Miller - Achilles tendon rupture

Preston North End

Robbie Brady - Injury

Last starting XIs

Blackburn Rovers ( vs QPR 2026-02-14): Balázs Tóth, Ryan Alebiosu, Sean McLoughlin, Hayden Carter, Eiran Cashin, Moussa Baradji, Sondre Tronstad, Ryoya Morishita, Mathias Jorgensen, Dapo Afolayan, Andri Gudjohnsen

Preston North End ( vs Watford 2026-02-14): Dai Cornell, Odel Offiah, Jordan Storey, Lewis Gibson, Pol Valentín, Alfie Devine, Andrija Vukcevic, Benjamin Whiteman, Ali McCann, Lewis Dobbin, Daniel Jebbison

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