Former Preston defender Ben Davies broke Blackburn Rovers hearts on Wednesday night, bagging a dramatic late winner for Sheffield United.
It’s been quite the week for Liverpool-owned defenders scoring late goals against Blackburn amid ties to Preston
We covered Rhys Williams scoring a late goal for Liverpool’s Under-23’s against Blackburn Rovers. Williams was born in Preston and supports North End, so he will have loved that goal.
On Wednesday night, Rovers travelled to Sheffield United in a huge Championship clash.
Rovers have fallen a little off the pace in the battle for automatic promotion but are still chasing a top six place.
Tony Mowbray’s men will have been hoping for a big result at Bramall Lane and looked to be on course for a crucial victory.
Charlie Goode was sent off for Sheffield United, and with Rovers given a penalty short after, their chances of victory looked pretty good.
Reda Khadra’s penalty was saved though, and the Blades conjured up a dramatic last-gasp winner.
With Thomas Kaminski flapping at a cross into the box, former Preston ace Ben Davies was on hand to sweep home a shock winner.
Davies sparked wild scenes at Bramall Lane, and you can be absolutely sure that a number of Preston fans will have felt similarly jubilant at seeing Rovers fall to a late defeat.
United continue to move forward and now sit in the playoff places, with Davies’s goal a potentially pivotal moment.
As a Preston youth product, you can imagine that Davies absolutely loved that goal against our rivals Rovers – just as Williams did a few days ago.