Andri Gudjohnsen heads home the winner as Blackburn stun Preston at Deepdale to dent North End's Championship promotion push.

Blackburn continued their climb up the Sky Bet Championship table as they earned a fourth win in five with a 2-1 Lancashire derby victory over Preston.

U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn is backing efforts to remove a controversial provision in the new federal budget that would allow her to sue the federal government.

The Championship action resumes in style on Friday night (20:00 GMT) as high-flying Preston North End welcome lowly Lancashire rivals Blackburn Rovers to Deepdale. The Lilywhites are unbeaten in four games and lie fourth but would climb into the automatic promotion places ahead of the Saturday programme with a derby win.

Valerian Ismael will have been furious with his players after Preston North End were offered a route back into the game against Blackburn.

Preston North End and Blackburn Rovers clash this Friday at the Deepdale on Match Day 16 of the EFL Championship. The match will be broadcast live at 20:00 on Sky Sports Football.Preston North End

Sen. Marsha Blackburn plans to seek a judgement against the government after her phone records were used in the 2020 election interference investigation. But a bill backed by one of her rivals in the 2026 Tennessee governor race could block her from any monetary damages.

Another week, another Rams React! We’ve got three hot topics for you today, starting with Los Angeles Rams’ fans expecting Chase Blackburn to be fired by the end of the season, fans expecting Matthew Stafford to go for another year if he keeps up his hot pace, and closing with a majority of fans thinking the Rams are headed in the right direction.

Blackburn Rovers and Preston North End have joined the clubs eyeing up Hearts centre-half Craig Halkett, who will be a free agent at the end of the season. (Football League World)

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