EFL Championship LIVE: Blackburn Rovers v Preston North End - score updates & text commentary

Summary

Kick-off 20:00 GMT
Blackburn seventh in table but on run of three straight defeats
Preston 15th after back-to-back wins
North End's Osmajic was banned for eight games for bite in previous meeting
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Championship Scores & Fixtures

Friday 31st January

Championship Table

On Thursday 30th January

Position	Team	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	Goals For	Goals Against	Goal Difference	Points	Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first
1	Leeds United	29	17	9	3	53	19	34	60	Result Win Result Draw Result Draw Result Win Result Win Result Draw
2	Sheffield United	29	18	6	5	40	21	19	58	Result Draw Result Loss Result Win Result Win Result Win Result Loss
3	Burnley	29	15	12	2	36	9	27	57	Result Draw Result Draw Result Win Result Draw Result Win Result Draw
4	Sunderland	29	15	10	4	42	24	18	55	Result Loss Result Win Result Win Result Draw Result Win Result Draw
5	West Bromwich Albion	29	10	14	5	38	25	13	44	Result Draw Result Win Result Draw Result Draw Result Loss Result Win
6	Middlesbrough	29	12	8	9	47	36	11	44	Result Draw Result Win Result Draw Result Loss Result Win Result Loss
7	Blackburn Rovers	29	12	6	11	32	28	4	42	Result Draw Result Loss Result Win Result Loss Result Loss Result Loss
8	Bristol City	29	10	11	8	37	34	3	41	Result Win Result Draw Result Win Result Loss Result Draw Result Win
9	Watford	29	12	5	12	40	41	-1	41	Result Loss Result Loss Result Draw Result Win Result Loss Result Loss
10	Sheffield Wednesday	29	11	8	10	42	45	-3	41	Result Loss Result Win Result Draw Result Loss Result Draw Result Win
11	Norwich City	29	10	9	10	48	42	6	39	Result Draw Result Win Result Win Result Loss Result Loss Result Win
12	Coventry City	29	10	8	11	39	38	1	38	Result Draw Result Draw Result Loss Result Win Result Win Result Win
13	Queens Park Rangers	29	9	11	9	32	37	-5	38	Result Draw Result Win Result Win Result Win Result Win Result Loss
14	Millwall	29	9	10	10	28	26	2	37	Result Loss Result Draw Result Loss Result Draw Result Win Result Win
15	Preston North End	29	8	13	8	32	36	-4	37	Result Win Result Loss Result Draw Result Draw Result Win Result Win
16	Oxford United	29	9	9	11	33	43	-10	36	Result Win Result Draw Result Draw Result Win Result Win Result Draw
17	Swansea City	29	9	7	13	32	40	-8	34	Result Win Result Loss Result Draw Result Loss Result Loss Result Loss
18	Cardiff City	29	7	10	12	33	44	-11	31	Result Draw Result Draw Result Draw Result Win Result Draw Result Win
19	Hull City	29	7	8	14	30	38	-8	29	Result Win Result Loss Result Draw Result Win Result Loss Result Win
20	Stoke City	29	6	11	12	26	36	-10	29	Result Win Result Draw Result Draw Result Draw Result Loss Result Draw
21	Portsmouth	29	7	8	14	36	52	-16	29	Result Loss Result Loss Result Win Result Win Result Loss Result Loss
22	Derby County	29	7	6	16	32	40	-8	27	Result Loss Result Loss Result Loss Result Loss Result Loss Result Loss
23	Luton Town	29	7	5	17	29	48	-19	26	Result Loss Result Loss Result Loss Result Draw Result Loss Result Loss
24	Plymouth Argyle	29	4	10	15	27	62	-35	22	Result Draw Result Draw Result Draw Result Loss Result Loss Result Draw

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Key

Position 1 - 2 : Promotion
Position 3 - 6 : Promotion Play-off
Position 22 - 24 : Relegation

Sheffield United have been deducted two points for defaulted transfer payments.

Last Updated 29th January 2025 at 17:58

Please Note: All times UK. Tables are subject to change. The BBC is not responsible for any changes that may be made.

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v Middlesbrough

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