Charlton Athletic FC vs Preston North End FC, Championship 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON
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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
Last 5 meetingsRecent Form
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 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 history28% Clean Sheets
Charlton Athletic FC this season20% Clean Sheets
Preston North End FC this seasonCharlton Athletic FC are 19th (53 pts). Preston North End FC are 14th (60 pts).
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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.
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Charlton Athletic FC
3-4-2-1Starting XI- 17
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14
Sonny Carey ↓ Luke Berry 88'
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Luke Chambers ↓ Matt Godden 57'
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Bench- 6
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Matt Godden ↑ 57'
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Luke Berry ↑ 88'
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Miles Leaburn ↑ 76'
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Ibrahim Fullah ↑ 58'
Coach Nathan JonesPreston North End FC
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Brad Potts ↓ Liam Lindsay 82'
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Andrew Moran ↓ Jordan Thompson 75'
Bench-
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Liam Lindsay ↑ 82'
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Jordan Thompson ↑ 75'
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Milutin Osmajic ↑ 75'
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Andrija Vukcevic ↑ 88'
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Coach Paul Heckingbottom -
Head to Head
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 WPreston 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

