Charlton Athletic FC vs Preston North End FC, Championship 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2025-26

Charlton Athletic FC

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Preston North End FC

Sat 11 Apr 2026 · 14:00 The Valley, Charlton 18,902 HT 45' · FT 45'

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• H2H

• Match Preview

  Charlton Athletic FC vs Preston North End FC — Championship at The Valley, Charlton.

  • Charlton Athletic FC 46 games · 53 pts (2025/26)
  • Preston North End FC 46 games · 60 pts (2025/26)

  Match Details

  • Referee John Busby
  • Assistant 1
  • Assistant 2 Daniel Leach

  Standings

  #	Team	P	Pts
  1	Coventry City FC	46	95
  2	Ipswich Town FC	46	84
  3	Millwall FC	46	83
  4	Southampton FC	46	80
  5	Middlesbrough FC	46	80
  6	Hull City AFC	46	73
  7	Wrexham AFC	46	71
  8	Derby County FC	46	69
  9	Norwich City FC	46	65
  10	Birmingham City FC	46	64
  11	Swansea City AFC	46	64
  12	Bristol City FC	46	62
  13	Sheffield United FC	46	60
  14	Preston North End FC	46	60
  15	Queens Park Rangers FC	46	58
  16	Watford FC	46	57
  17	Stoke City FC	46	55
  18	Portsmouth FC	46	55
  19	Charlton Athletic FC	46	53
  20	Blackburn Rovers FC	46	52
  21	West Bromwich Albion FC	46	51
  22	Oxford United FC	46	47
  23	Leicester City FC	46	46
  24	Sheffield Wednesday FC	46	0

  Head-to-Head

  5

  Charlton Athletic FC 5 games · Avg 2.4 goals Preston North End FC

  Last 5 meetings

  2026-04-11 Charlton Athletic FC 1–2 Preston North End FC 2025-10-04 Preston North End FC 2–0 Charlton Athletic FC 2025-01-14 Preston North End FC 2–1 Charlton Athletic FC 2020-01-18 Preston North End FC 2–1 Charlton Athletic FC 2019-11-03 Charlton Athletic FC 0–1 Preston North End FC

  Recent Form

  Charlton Athletic FC

  Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
  11 Apr	Preston North End FC	H	1–2	L
  06 Apr	Watford FC	A	1–1	D
  03 Apr	Bristol City FC	H	1–2	L
  21 Mar	Norwich City FC	H	0–1	L
  14 Mar	Oxford United FC	A	1–1	D
  11 Mar	Middlesbrough FC	A	1–0	W

  Preston North End FC

  Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
  11 Apr	Charlton Athletic FC	A	2–1	W
  06 Apr	Queens Park Rangers FC	H	1–1	D
  03 Apr	Leicester City FC	A	2–2	D
  20 Mar	Stoke City FC	H	3–1	W
  14 Mar	Norwich City FC	A	0–2	L
  11 Mar	Coventry City FC	A	0–3	L

  Season Stats

  Charlton Athletic FC		Preston North End FC
  #19	Position	#14
  53	Points	60
  46	Played	46
  13 / 14 / 19	W / D / L	15 / 15 / 16
  44	Scored	55
  58	Conceded	62
  -14	GD	-7
  1.15	PPG	1.30
  28%	Win %	33%

  Key Stats

  60% Both Teams to Score
  H2H (5 games)

  60% Over 2.5 Goals
  H2H history

  28% Clean Sheets
  Charlton Athletic FC this season

  20% Clean Sheets
  Preston North End FC this season

  Charlton Athletic FC are 19th (53 pts). Preston North End FC are 14th (60 pts).

• Match Events

  • 0' It’s Showtime! The match between Charlton Athletic FC and Preston North End FC is underway.
  • 5' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Charlton Athletic FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 10' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 15' Charlton Athletic FC is showing some good football. However, Charlton Athletic FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 18' What a strike from Joe Rankin-Costello! The score is 1-0.
  • 23' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 23 minutes.
  • 25' GOAL! Lewis Dobbin scores on 25. Assisted by Brad Potts
  • 30' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 33' Charlton Athletic FC player sees a card in front of him.
  • 38' It’s high time Nathan Jones made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 43' Preston North End FC looks like a favorite considering 2 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker Brad Potts scoring 1 goals.
  • 48' Preston North End FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 53' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Preston North End FC that had 370 games and scored 353 goals.
  • 55' A meaty challenge results in booking for Lyndon Dykes on 55.
  • 57' Matt Godden is replacing Luke Chambers for the Charlton Athletic FC side.
  • 58' The supporters are chanting for Ibrahim Fullah. He replaces Joe Rankin-Costello on 58 minute.
  • 63' Charlton Athletic FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 63.
  • 65' What a strike from Brad Potts! The score is 1-2.
  • 68' The referee calls foul for Odel Offiah. He receives a card.
  • 71' The referee shows Preston North End FC player a card on 71.
  • 75' Time for substitution for Preston North End FC. Andrew Moran is replaced by Jordan Thompson.
  • 76' Miles Leaburn is replacing Tyreece Campbell for the Charlton Athletic FC side.
  • 81' It looks like no one’s ball. Preston North End FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 82' Another change for Preston North End FC made on 82 minute. Brad Potts leaves to be changed by Liam Lindsay.
  • 87' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 88' Andrija Vukcevic is replacing Andrew Hughes for the Preston North End FC side.
  • 90' It’s a booking for Preston North End FC player. Daniel Iversen gets a card.
  • The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Charlton Athletic FC.

• Charlton Athletic FC

  3-4-2-1

  Starting XI

  • 17
    Amari'i Bell
  • 26
    Joe Rankin-Costello ↓ Ibrahim Fullah 58'
  • 10
    Greg Docherty
  • 5
    Lloyd Jones
  • 2
    Kayne Ramsey
  • 99
    Lyndon Dykes
  • 14
    Sonny Carey ↓ Luke Berry 88'
  • 25
    Will Mannion
  • 7
    Tyreece Campbell ↓ Miles Leaburn 76'
  • 19
    Luke Chambers ↓ Matt Godden 57'
  • 77
    Jayden Fevrier

  Bench

  • 6
    Conor Coventry
  • 32
    Reece Burke
  • 24
    Matt Godden ↑ 57'
  • 3
    Macaulay Gillesphey
  • 8
    Luke Berry ↑ 88'
  • 23
    Charlie Kelman
  • 21
    Tiernan Brooks
  • 11
    Miles Leaburn ↑ 76'
  • 37
    Ibrahim Fullah ↑ 58'

  Coach Nathan Jones

  Preston North End FC

  4-4-2

  Starting XI

  • 44
    Brad Potts ↓ Liam Lindsay 82'
  • 16
    Andrew Hughes ↓ Andrija Vukcevic 88'
  • 14
    Jordan Storey
  • 4
    Ben Whiteman
  • 1
    Daniel Iversen
  • 19
    Lewis Gibson
  • 21
    Alfie Devine
  • 9
    Daniel Jebbison ↓ Milutin Osmajic 75'
  • 17
    Lewis Dobbin
  • 42
    Odel Offiah
  • 23
    Andrew Moran ↓ Jordan Thompson 75'

  Bench

  • 6
    Liam Lindsay ↑ 82'
  • 15
    Jordan Thompson ↑ 75'
  • 24
    Michael Smith
  • 13
    David Cornell
  • 2
    Pol Valentin Sancho
  • 28
    Milutin Osmajic ↑ 75'
  • 3
    Andrija Vukcevic ↑ 88'
  • 26
    Thierry Small
  • 22
    Milos Lukovic

  Coach Paul Heckingbottom

• Head to Head

  2026-04-11 Charlton Athletic FC 1–2 Preston North End FC 2025-10-04 Preston North End FC 2–0 Charlton Athletic FC 2025-01-14 Preston North End FC 2–1 Charlton Athletic FC 2020-01-18 Preston North End FC 2–1 Charlton Athletic FC 2019-11-03 Charlton Athletic FC 0–1 Preston North End FC

  Charlton Athletic FC Form

  2026-04-11 Charlton Athletic FC 1–2 Preston North End FC L 2026-04-06 Watford FC 1–1 Charlton Athletic FC D 2026-04-03 Charlton Athletic FC 1–2 Bristol City FC L 2026-03-21 Charlton Athletic FC 0–1 Norwich City FC L 2026-03-14 Oxford United FC 1–1 Charlton Athletic FC D 2026-03-11 Middlesbrough FC 0–1 Charlton Athletic FC W

  Preston North End FC Form

  2026-04-11 Charlton Athletic FC 1–2 Preston North End FC W 2026-04-06 Preston North End FC 1–1 Queens Park Rangers FC D 2026-04-03 Leicester City FC 2–2 Preston North End FC D 2026-03-20 Preston North End FC 3–1 Stoke City FC W 2026-03-14 Norwich City FC 2–0 Preston North End FC L 2026-03-11 Coventry City FC 3–0 Preston North End FC L