Bragging rights will be up for grabs when Blackburn Rovers and Preston North End renew their Lancashire rivalry at Ewood Park on Friday.
Blackburn Rovers are in seventh place on 42 points, while Preston North End are placed 14th on 37 points. With 17 matches remaining, Rovers trail sixth-placed Middlesbrough by two points for the last spot in the promotion play-offs. North End are seven points outside of the tournament spot.
Blackburn were defeated 2-1 in their last Championship match at Ashton Gate Stadium against Bristol City, extending their losing streak to three. Preston North End earned a 2-1 victory over Middlesbrough at home in their last league match to extend their unbeaten streak to four.
The Lancashire rivals will be looking to get the better of one another after playing out a 0-0 draw in their last Championship meeting at Deepdale in September.
Preston have got the better of Blackburn of late, unbeaten in the last five Championship matches between them. Blackburn are looking for their first league win in fixtures between the two teams since April 2022. North End during that period have outscored Rovers with nine goals for and five against.



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布莱克本和普雷斯顿将于周五在埃伍德公园球场再次上演兰开夏郡的对决。
布莱克本以42分排名第七，普雷斯顿以37分排名第14。在还剩下17场比赛的情况下，流浪者队落后于排名第六的米德尔斯堡2分，成为晋级附加赛的最后一个名额。北端队落后比赛名额7分。
布莱克本在上一场在阿什顿门球场对阵布里斯托尔城的比赛中以2-1不敌对手，将他们的连败扩大到三场。在上一场联赛中，北普雷斯顿主场2-1战胜米德尔斯堡，将他们的不败纪录延长至四连胜。
这对兰开夏郡的对手将在9月份在Deepdale的最后一场冠军赛中0-0战平后寻求更好的比赛。
普雷斯顿最近战胜了布莱克本，他们在最近的五场英冠比赛中保持不败。布莱克本正在寻求自2022年4月以来两队之间的第一场联赛胜利。在此期间，北端以9个进球和5个进球超过了流浪者。