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BY HECK, THAT WAS DIFFICULT

by
The LeaguePaper Team
23 November 2025

PRESTON NE 1
Devine 45+1

BLACKBURN R 2
Miller 45, Gudjohnsen 62

STAR MAN
RYAN HEDGES
Blackburn

PRESTON’S second home league defeat of the season cost Paul Heckingbottom’s side the opportunity to go second.
They had an outstanding chance to go ahead half an hour in when Aynsley Pears made a double save to deny Michael Smith and Andrew Hughes, before Jordan Storey’s follow-up was blocked by Blackburn debutant George Pratt.
“It’s a tough one,” said Heckingbottom.
“Sometimes you come off having given your best and really please...

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