How to watch today's Blackburn Rovers vs Preston Championship game: Live stream, TV channel, and start time

The Lancashire rivalry will be rekindled when Blackburn Rovers welcome Preston to Ewood Park for a Championship tie on Friday.

John Euctace's men will be looking to bounce back from three straight league losses after a 2-1 defeat at Bristol City, while Preston aim to book their third win on the spin following a 2-1 victory against Middlesbrough last weekend.

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How to watch Blackburn Rovers vs Preston online - TV channels & live streams

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Blackburn Rovers vs Preston kick-off time

Championship - Championship

Ewood Park

The Championship match between Blackburn Rovers and Preston will be played at Ewood Park in Blackburn, England.

It will kick off at 3 pm ET on Friday, January 31, in the US.

Team news & squads

Blackburn vs Preston lineups

Blackburn

4-2-3-1

Formation

3-4-1-2

PNE

1

A. Pears

2

C. Brittain

5

D. Hyam

15

D. Batth

24

O. Beck

19

R. Hedges

27

L. Travis

14

A. Weimann

21

J. Buckley

10

T. Dolan

9

M. Gueye

1

F. Woodman

16

A. Hughes

3

J. Meghoma

14

J. Storey

29

K. Kesler-Hayden

19

L. Gibson

18

R. Ledson

20

S. Greenwood

8

A. McCann

10

M. Froekjaer-Jensen

9

E. Jakobsen

3-4-1-2

PNE

BLB

-Line up

• 1

  A. Pears

• 2

  C. Brittain

• 5

  D. Hyam

• 15

  D. Batth

• 24

  O. Beck

• 19

  R. Hedges

  90’

• 27

  L. Travis

  82’

• 14

  A. Weimann

  68’

• 21

  J. Buckley

  63’

• 10

  T. Dolan

  39’

  90’

• 9

  M. Gueye

  39’

Substitutes

• 48

  T. Atcheson

• 8

  T. Cantwell

  68’

  78’

• 31

  D. Sanderson

  90’

• 46

  I. Dunn

• 33

  A. Cozier-Duberry

• 11

  J. Rankin-Costello

  82’

• 12

  B. Toth

• 49

  F. Vare

• 28

  A. Forshaw

  90’

Manager

• J. Eustace

PNE

-Line up

• 1

  F. Woodman

• 16

  A. Hughes

• 3

  J. Meghoma

  63’

• 14

  J. Storey

  30’

• 29

  K. Kesler-Hayden

• 19

  L. Gibson

• 18

  R. Ledson

  63’

• 20

  S. Greenwood

  79’

• 8

  A. McCann

  90’ + 9’

• 10

  M. Froekjaer-Jensen

  79’

• 9

  E. Jakobsen

Substitutes

• 28

  M. Osmajic

• 13

  D. Cornell

• 5

  J. Whatmough

  30’

• 25

  D. Holmes

  79’

• 24

  Felipe

• 12

  C. Evans

  79’

• 22

  S. Thordarson

  63’

  90’ + 3’

• 44

  B. Potts

  63’

  90’ + 3’

• 6

  L. Lindsay

Manager

• P. Heckingbottom

Blackburn Rovers team news

Eustace will be without Hayden Carter, Harry Pickering, Sondre Tronstad, Scott Wharton, Arnor Sigurdsson and Yuki Ohashi due to injuries.

Moreover, Todd Cantwell will need to pass a late fitness test ahead of kick off, but Owen Beck is in line for a start after appearing as a substitute against Bristol.

Preston team news

Skipper Ben Whiteman sustained an ankle injury during training, while Jayden Meghoma and Robbie Brady aim to shake off their niggles.

In better news, Danish forward Emil Riis Jakobsen could be in contention for a start after scoring off the bench in the Middlesbrough win.

Form

Head-to-Head Record

BLB

Last 5 matches

PNE

0

Wins

3

Draws

2

Wins

• Preston

  0

  -

  0

  Blackburn

• Preston

  2

  -

  2

  Blackburn

• Blackburn

  1

  -

  2

  Preston

• Preston

  1

  -

  1

  Blackburn

• Blackburn

  1

  -

  4

  Preston

5

Goals scored

9

Games over 2.5 goals

3/5

Both teams scored

4/5

Standings

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