Preston 2–1 Blackburn

EFL Championship 2026/27 Matchweek 5 · 5 Sep 2026

Preston vs Blackburn in the EFL Championship 2026/27.

At Deepdale, Preston.

Preston beat Blackburn 2–1. Callum Lang opened the scoring for Preston after 9 minutes. Callum Lang made it 2–0 after 27 minutes, and that was the winner.

Goalscorers

• Preston: Callum Lang 9', Callum Lang 27'
• Blackburn: Stanley Mills 51' (og)

Preston before this match

• vs Bristol City 1–3 (Bristol City) · Matchweek 4, 1 Sep 2026
• at Charlton 0–1 (Charlton) · Matchweek 3, 29 Aug 2026
• vs Wolves 1–3 (Wolves) · Matchweek 2, 22 Aug 2026
• at Bolton 1–2 (Bolton) · Matchweek 1, 15 Aug 2026

Blackburn before this match

• at Lincoln 0–0 (Lincoln) · Matchweek 4, 1 Sep 2026
• vs QPR 1–2 (QPR) · Matchweek 3, 29 Aug 2026
• vs Middlesbrough 2–1 (Middlesbrough) · Matchweek 2, 22 Aug 2026
• at Wolves 2–2 (Wolves) · Matchweek 1, 14 Aug 2026