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Preston North End

23rd · 1-1-6 · 4 pts · -7

Ugh, no.

Preston North End lost to Lincoln City

2-2-2 1 – 0

1-0-6

FT · Sat, Sep 12

Match Details

Deepdale (Preston) · 14,702 fans

Commentary

·Match ends, Preston North End 0, Lincoln City 1.
90'+5'Second Half ends, Preston North End 0, Lincoln City 1.
90'+3'Attempt blocked. Andrew Hughes (Preston North End) header from the centre of the box is blocked.
90'+3'Attempt missed. Chiedozie Ogbene (Lincoln City) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Freddie Draper.
90'+1'Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
88'Substitution, Lincoln City. Ryley Towler replaces Adam Reach.
88'Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Andrei Coubis.
86'Dom Jefferies (Lincoln City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
86'Foul by Dom Jefferies (Lincoln City).
86'Léo Leroy (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
84'Conor McGrandles (Lincoln City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
84'Foul by Jusef Erabi (Preston North End).

Line Score

	1	2	T
LCN	0	1	1
PNE	0	0	0

Match Leaders

Lincoln City

FD Freddie Draper · 1Goals
AR Adam Reach · 2Total Shots
GW George Wickens · 2Saves
SB Sonny Bradley · 17Defensive Interventions
SB Sonny Bradley · 42Accurate Passes

Preston North End

JK Johnny Kenny · 3Total Shots
DI Daniel Iversen · 2Saves
JS Jordan Storey · 16Defensive Interventions
JT Jordan Thompson · 46Accurate Passes

League Table · 2026-27 English League Championship

	Team	GP	W	D	L	GD	Pts
1	Swansea	8	5	2	1	+7	17
2	West Ham	8	4	3	1	+11	15
3	Boro	8	4	3	1	+4	15
4	Wolves	7	4	2	1	+5	14
5	West Brom	8	4	2	2	+2	14
6	QPR	8	3	4	1	+3	13
7	Stoke	8	4	1	3	+1	13
8	Bristol City	8	4	1	3	-1	13
9	Charlton	8	3	3	2	-3	12
10	Birmingham	8	2	5	1	+1	11
11	Millwall	8	3	2	3	0	11
12	Lincoln City	8	3	2	3	-1	11
13	Southampton	8	4	2	2	+9	10
14	Wrexham	8	2	4	2	-3	10
15	Bolton	8	3	1	4	-4	10
16	Blackburn	8	2	3	3	0	9
17	Norwich City	8	3	0	5	-1	9
18	Sheffield Utd	8	2	3	3	-2	9
19	Portsmouth	7	2	2	3	-1	8
20	Watford	8	2	2	4	-3	8
21	Cardiff	8	1	4	3	-2	7
22	Derby	8	1	2	5	-7	5
23	Preston	8	1	1	6	-7	4
24	Burnley	8	0	4	4	-8	4

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Key Events

88'Substitution, Lincoln City. Ryley Towler replaces Adam Reach.

86'Dom Jefferies (Lincoln City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

81'Goal! Preston North End 0, Lincoln City 1. Freddie Draper (Lincoln City) header from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Andrei Coubis.

78'Substitution, Preston North End. Andrew Hughes replaces Stanley Mills.

72'Substitution, Preston North End. Thierry Small replaces Andrija Vukcevic.

68'Substitution, Lincoln City. Dom Jefferies replaces Daniel Oyegoke because of an injury.

68'Substitution, Lincoln City. Chiedozie Ogbene replaces Reeco Hackett.

64'Substitution, Preston North End. Delano Burgzorg replaces Johnny Kenny.

64'Substitution, Preston North End. Jusef Erabi replaces Callum Lang.

64'Substitution, Preston North End. Léo Leroy replaces Liam Gibbs.

59'Substitution, Lincoln City. Freddie Draper replaces Rob Street.

58'Substitution, Lincoln City. Ivan Varfolomeev replaces Tom Bayliss.

54'Harry Clarke (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.