The hosts are heading into the match on the back of a 4-2 defeat away to Swansea City on Wednesday, while Blackburn played out a 1-1 draw against Coventry City.
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Preston North End will be looking to get back to winning ways in the EFL Championship when they host Blackburn Rovers at Deepdale on Saturday. The hosts are heading into the match on the back of a 4-2 defeat away to Swansea City on Wednesday, while Blackburn played out a 1-1 draw against Coventry City. As of now, Preston are occupying 11th spot in the English second tier standings, having collected 62 points from 43 games, while the visitors have a game in hand, and are sitting at the sixth position, separated by just two points.
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🆚 Blackburn Rovers
🕠 5.30pm kick-off
📍 Deepdale
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Preston lost out to Swansea City despite the fact that Thomas Cannon and Troy Parrott found the back of the net at Swansea.com Stadium. It was their second consecutive loss and 15th league-defeat of the season. Prior to the loss to Millwall last Saturday , Ryan Lowe’s side recorded three back-to-back wins against Blackpool, QPR and Reading, taking their tally of total second tier wins for the season to 17. Meanwhile, Preston have been impressive at home in the last couple of weeks, recording four wins and two draws in the last six matches at Deepdale. on a positive note, Invincibles thrashed Blackburn 4-1 in the reverse fixture at Elland Road in December last year. With Rovers, Sheffield United and Sunderland to come in their final league matches, the Lily Whites know an inspired finish to the regular season might secure them a playoff spot.
Blackburn, on the other hand, have managed to hold on to the sixth a final playoff spot despite not tasting victory in their last six outings, losing three consecutive matches in the period. The Rovers shared the spoils against Coventry last time out despite taking the lead through Sam Gallagher’s 39th-minute effort. It was their third consecutive draw. However, another game without a victory would see Jon Dahl Tomasson’s side drop out of the top six. Following a trip to Deepdale, the Riversiders face Burnley, Luton Town and Millwall. Meanwhile, Blackburn don’t have a great away-record in the second tier this term, having won only six of their 21 matches on the road.
Preston North End probable starting lineup: Woodman, Diaby, Lindsay, Hughes, Potts, Johnson, Ledson, Brady, Fernandez, Parrott, Cannon
Blackburn Rovers probable starting lineup: Pears, Rankin-Costello, Carter, Hyam, Brittain, Travis, Morton, Wharton, Szmodics, Gallagher, Brereton Diaz
Preston North End
| Opponents | Score |
| Swansea | 4-2 (L) |
| Millwall | 2-0 (L) |
| Reading | 2-1 (W) |
| QPR | 0-2 (W) |
| Blackpool | 3-1 (W) |
Blackburn
| Opponents | Score |
| Coventry | 1-1 (D) |
| Hull | 0-0 (D) |
| Huddersfield | 2-2 (D) |
| Norwich | 0-2 (L) |
| Birmingham | 1-0 (L) |
| Last 5 match-results | Score |
| Preston beat Blackburn | 1-4 |
| Blackburn beat Preston | 1-4 |
| Blackburn beat Preston | 1-0 |
| Preston beat Blackburn | 1-2 |
| Blackburn beat Preston | 0-3 |
The EFL Championship match between Preston and Blackburn will take place at Deepdale on Saturday at 10:00 pm IST.
| Preston vs Blackburn | Key Details |
| Date | April 22 |
| Venue | Deepdale |
| Kickoff time in UK | 5:30 pm |
| Kickoff time in India | 10:00 pm |
Football fans in India can live stream the match through FanCode. Meanwhile, those in the UK can catch the live action via Sky Sport Football, Sky Sports Main Event, Sky Go Extra and Sky Ultra HD.
