Blackburn
2 - 1
Preston
2-1
W
4-1
W
0-1
W
2-2
D
0-2
L
1-2
L
1-2
L
2-1
L
2-2
D
1-1
D
Half time: 1 - 0
Elapsed: FT
Kick off: 20:00 UTC
Date: Fri 31-Jan-25
 |  |  | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blackburn | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Preston | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| out: Jordan Storey Jack Whatmough | 30' |  | ||
| 39' | 1-0 Makhtar Gueye Assist: Tyrhys Dolan | ||
| out: Jayden Meghoma Brad Potts | 63' | | ||
| out: Ryan Ledson Stefán Teitur Þórðarson | 63' | | ||
| 63' | John Buckley | ||
| 68' | Todd Cantwell out: Andreas Weimann | ||
 | 78' | 2-0 Todd Cantwell | ||
| out: Sam Greenwood Ched Evans | 79' | | ||
| out: Mads Frøkjær-Jensen Duane Holmes | 79' | | ||
| 82' | Joe Rankin-Costello out: Lewis Travis | ||
| Assist: Stefán Teitur Þórðarson Brad Potts 2-1 | 90+3' | | ||
| 90' | Adam Forshaw out: Ryan Hedges | ||
| 90' | Dion Sanderson out: Tyrhys Dolan | ||
| Jack Whatmough | 90+9' | | ||
Lineups
Blackburn
 | 1A. Pears Goalkeeper |
 | 2C. Brittain Dedender |
 | 5D. Hyam Dedender |
 | 15D. Batth Dedender |
 | 24O. Beck Dedender |
 | 27L. Travis 82'Midfielder |
 | 21J. Buckley63' Midfielder |
 | 10T. Dolan90' Midfielder |
 | 14A. Weimann68' Midfielder |
 | 19R. Hedges90' Midfielder |
 | 9M. Gueye39' Forward |
Preston
 | 1F. Woodman Goalkeeper |
 | 14J. Storey30' Dedender |
 | 19L. Gibson Dedender |
 | 16A. Hughes Dedender |
 | 29K. Kessler Midfielder |
 | 8A. McCann Midfielder |
 | 18R. Ledson63' Midfielder |
 | 3J. Meghoma63' Midfielder |
 | 20S. Greenwood79' Forward |
 | 10M. Frøkjær-Jensen79' Forward |
 | 9E. Riis Jakobsen Forward |
Substitutes
Blackburn
 | 12B. Tóth Goalkeeper |
 | 48T. Atcheson Dedender |
 | 31D. Sanderson90' Dedender |
 | 28A. Forshaw90' Midfielder |
 | 46I. Dunn Midfielder |
 | 49F. Vare Midfielder |
 | 8T. Cantwell68'78' Midfielder |
 | 11J. Rankin-Costello82' Midfielder |
 | 33A. Cozier-Duberry Midfielder |
Preston
 | 13D. Cornell Goalkeeper |
 | 6L. Lindsay Dedender |
 | 5J. Whatmough30'90'+9 Dedender |
 | 22S. Þórðarson63' Midfielder |
 | 44B. Potts63'90'+3 Midfielder |
 | 25D. Holmes79' Midfielder |
 | 12C. Evans79' Forward |
 | 28M. Osmajić Forward |
 | 24F. Rodriguez-Gentile Forward |
Sidelined / Injured
Blackburn
| P | Player | Reason | Apps | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M | T. Cantwell | Calf Injury | 37 | 3 | 7 |
| D | H. Carter | Knee Injury | 16 | 1 | |
| D | S. Wharton | Knee Injury | |||
| D | H. Pickering | Knee Injury | 15 | 1 | |
| A | Y. Ohashi | Ankle Injury | 36 | 9 | 3 |
| M | S. Tronstad | Hamstring | 38 | 2 |
Preston
| P | Player | Reason | Apps | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M | B. Whiteman | Ankle Injury | 35 | 2 |