English League Championship

Lincoln City

12th · 3-2-3 · 11 pts · -1
YES!
Lincoln City beat Preston North End
Lincoln City2-2-2 1 – 0 Preston North End1-0-6
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

12T
LCN 01 1
PNE 00 0

Match Leaders

Lincoln City
Preston North End

League Table · 2026-27 English League Championship
TeamGPWDLGDPtsForm
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
PromotionPromotion playoffsRelegation

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.

Team Stats

Lincoln CityPreston North End
General
48.3 Possession % 51.7
9 Shots 11
3 On Target 3
2 Offsides 0
3 Corners 16
9 Fouls 8
Passing & Defense
253 Passes Completed 252
4 Crosses Won 8
8 Tackles Won 6
10 Interceptions 10
50 Clearances 26
Discipline
1 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
2 Saves 2

Recent Form

Preston North End L L L W L
Lincoln City W W D D L

Starting Lineups

Preston North End4-4-2
1 Iversen
20 Gibbs 14 Storey 24 Offiah 3 Vukcevic
4 Clarke 17 Mills 15 Thompson 7 Devine
10 Lang 38 Kenny
18 House
17 Street 7 Hackett-Fairchild
3 Reach 14 McGrandles 8 Bayliss 33 Oyegoke
4 Coubis A 15 Bradley 25 Elerewe
1 Wickens
Lincoln City3-4-2-1
Full lineups and substitutes

Preston North End

  1. DI #1 Daniel IversenG
  2. OO #24 Odeluga OffiahCD-L
  3. JS #14 Jordan StoreyCD-R
  4. AV #3 Andrija VukcevicLB
  5. LG #20 Liam GibbsRB
  6. JT #15 Jordan ThompsonCM-L
  7. SM #17 Stanley MillsCM-R
  8. AD #7 Alfie DevineLM
  9. HC #4 Harrison ClarkeRM
  10. JK #38 Johnny KennyCF-L
  11. CL #10 Callum LangCF-R
Substitutes · 5 used

Lincoln City

  1. GW #1 George WickensG
  2. SB #15 Sonny BradleyCD
  3. AC #4 Andrei CoubisCD-L
  4. AE #25 Ayodeji ElereweCD-R
  5. CM #14 Conor McGrandlesCM-L
  6. TB #8 Tom BaylissCM-R
  7. AR #3 Adam ReachLM
  8. DO #33 Daniel OyegokeRM
  9. RS #17 Robert StreetF
  10. BH #18 Ben HouseCF-L
  11. RH #7 Recco Hackett-FairchildCF-R
Substitutes · 5 used

Roster

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News

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