Preston North End 0-1 Lincoln City: result and report
Championship · Saturday 12 September 2026
Result
Preston North End 0-1 Lincoln City
Championship · Saturday 12 September 2026, 14:00 UTC · Deepdale, Preston · half-time 0-0
Preston North End 0-1 Lincoln City: match report
Preston North End were beaten by Lincoln City 0-1 in the Championship on Saturday 12 September 2026 at Deepdale. It was 0-0 at half-time.
The only goal came from Freddie Draper of Lincoln City in the 81st minute.
Discipline: Preston North End received 1 yellow card; Lincoln City received 1 yellow card.
Going into the game Preston North End were 24th on 3 points from 6 and Lincoln City 20th on 5 points from 5. In the current table Preston North End are 24th on 5 points and Lincoln City are 17th on 15 points.
Preston North End lined up in a 4-4-2 and Lincoln City in a 3-4-2-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Adam Reach of Lincoln City (7.8), ahead of Andrei Coubiș (7.4).
Going into the match Preston North End's last five read L-W-L-L-L and Lincoln City's D-D-W-L-L.
Key events
- 54'Yellow card · Harry Clarke
- 81'Goal · Freddie Draper
- 86'Yellow card · Dom Jefferies
Form and table
- Preston North EndLast five: L L L W L
- Lincoln CityLast five: L L W D D
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | Lincoln City | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 24 | -10 | 15 | LDWLL |
| 24 | Preston North End | 14 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 30 | -18 | 5 | LLDLL |
Team news
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Preston North End line-up (4-4-2)
Daniel Iversen, Liam Gibbs, Jordan Storey, O. Offiah, Andrija Vukcevic, Harry Clarke, Stanley Mills, Jordan Thompson, Alfie Devine, Callum Lang, Johnny Kenny
Lincoln City line-up (3-4-2-1)
George Wickens, Deji Elerewe, Sonny Bradley, Andrei Coubiș, Daniel Oyegoke, Tom Bayliss, Conor McGrandles, Adam Reach, Reeco Hackett, Ben House, Rob Street
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