Dominic Hyam’s 95th-minute own objective rejected Blackburn the possibility to return into the Champion’s leading 6 and saved regional competitors Preston a last-gasp 1-1 draw at Deepdale.
Hyam was left holding his head in his hands after turning Liam Delap’s cross past his own goalkeeper Aynsley Pears, just minutes after Ryan Hedges had actually missed out on a caretaker to double the visitors’ lead.
Blackburn had actually appeared like leaving Deepdale with 3 points through Sammy Szmodics’ stylish strike 10 minutes from time, which would have raised them as much as 5th in the table and left Preston 4 points off the play-offs.
Preston had actually stopped working to frequently evaluate Pears prior to Hyam’s oversight, with only Ben Whiteman and Ali McCann requiring any significant conserves out of the checking out goalkeeper, while Szmodics saw what seemed an earlier opener dismissed for a Maradona-esque handball.
However after Preston’s late equaliser made them a share of the regional bragging rights, they move 2 points adrift of the leading 6, while Blackburn sit behind sixth-placed Millwall on objective distinction.
More to follow …
What’s next?
Blackburn are live on Sky Sports once again on Tuesday with another Lancashire derby versus already-promoted Burnley; kick-off at 8pm.
Preston’s next video game is away to another promo hopeful, Sheffield United, next Saturday; kick-off at 3pm.