QPR vs Preston prediction, odds and how to watch

Karlan Grant's second-half left-foot finish gave Charlton a hard-fought 1-0 win over Preston at The Valley, with the hosts outworking their visitors from first whistle to last.

Callum Lang scored twice inside the first half hour to give Preston a deserved 2-1 win over Blackburn in the EFL Championship, ending a run of five consecutive defeats for the hosts.

Bristol City dismantled a shambolic Preston side 3-1 at Deepdale, with the hosts offering almost nothing in defence and even less in terms of desire. Scott Twine set the tone inside four minutes and Preston never recovered.

Preston arrive at Deepdale on Saturday having lost four of their last five Championship matches, conceding ten goals in the process. Millwall have won three of their last five and kept clean sheets at a remarkable rate.

QPR welcome Preston to Loftus Road on Saturday carrying the better early-season momentum, but neither side has yet found the structural reliability that separates the Championship's contenders from its also-rans. This one has more beneath the surface than the standings suggest.

Preston and Lincoln City meet at Deepdale on Saturday without a point between them after two Championship games, making this a fixture where the structural problems of both sides are about to be put under a very clear light.

Watford carry the confidence of a winning opening to the 2026/27 Championship season into Tuesday evening's home fixture against Preston, a side searching for their first points after a difficult start to the campaign.

Preston head into Saturday's Lancashire derby at Deepdale carrying a Championship campaign that has already shown worrying signs, while Blackburn arrive as the more settled of the two sides. Something has to give.