Yuki Ohashi scored a 95th minute equaliser to win the Lancashire Derby for Blackburn Rovers as they came out 1-0 winners against Preston North End.

In a feisty rendition of this historic derby, Preston failed to capitalise on their dominance at the start of the second half to fall short right at the very end.

The second-half seemed to be when the tempo got ramped up, perfectly encapsulating the intensity and caginess of this affair, as both teams chased a result to try and put themselves in good stead of their respective situations.

Preston had the opportunity to go into the play-off places, three points clear and put the pressure on Wrexham and Derby to perform, but it was Blackburn who came out the better.

Rovers have now put a little bit of breathing space between them and the relegation zone, with Michael O’Neill now getting his second win in as many games in his new job at Ewood Park.

Eiran Cashin was chosen by Don Goodman as Sky’s Man of The Match and it is really hard to argue against it: the game-deciding assist, four interceptions, six recoveries, four aerial duels won,...