BLACKBURN Rovers fans will hope Sam Gallagher can replicate his FIFA form in real life in Saturday's Lancashire derby with Preston.
The Ewood striker took on Preston’s Jordan Hugill at FIFA 17 as a pre-cursor to the Championship clash.
And Rovers fans will be hoping for a repeat scoreline after Gallagher emerged victorious with a crushing 6-2 victory
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Preston have won the last two meetings between the sides but Rovers do have form for hitting their neighbours for six at Ewood - with a League Cup tie in 1997 seeing the hosts win 6-0.
Rovers go into Saturday's game a place outside the drop zone but unbeaten in six under new head coach Tony Mowbray while North End remain in with a chance of a play-off spot.
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