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05/09/26๐ 11:30๐๏ธ Deepdale๐งโโ๏ธ A. Backhouse
ScorerC. Lang2 goalsBiggest Swing+1.45 xT51' S. MillsCards6
Preston North End 2-1 Blackburn Rovers โ xTears 12.34 (05/09/26)
Preston North End beat Blackburn Rovers 2-1 on 5 September 2026 during Matchday 5 of EFL Championship. Total xTears: 12.34.
C. Lang ended up carrying the main damage for Preston North End through C. Lang at 9' goal (+1.41 xT) and then C. Lang at 27' goal (+1.29 xT).
Control and disruption traded places throughout the match.
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How it unfolded
Timeline
9'
Goal
1-0C. Lang - Preston North End
Assist: D. Burgzorg
27'
Goal
2-0C. Lang - Preston North End
Assist: J. Thompson
51'
Own goal
2-1S. Mills
All-out war
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5.11
89'
Yellow card
+1.00 xT
J. Thompson - Preston North End
25'
Yellow card
+0.86 xT
Yuri Ribeiro - Blackburn Rovers
40'
Yellow card
+0.86 xT
Sam Morsy - Blackburn Rovers
65'
Yellow card
+0.85 xT
H. Clarke - Preston North End
Absolute chaos
๐งจ
4.15
51'
Own goal
+1.45 xT
S. Mills
9'
Goal
+1.41 xT
C. Lang - Preston North End
Assist: D. Burgzorg
27'
Goal
+1.29 xT
C. Lang - Preston North End
Assist: J. Thompson
Cruelty
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1.45
51'
Own goal
+1.45 xT
S. Mills
Late drama
๐ฅ
1.00
89'
Yellow card
+1.00 xT
J. Thompson - Preston North End
Referee scandal
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Barely left a bruise
0
Nothing big fed this one.
Crushed hope
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Barely left a bruise
0
Nothing big fed this one.
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