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

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Championship · 2025-26

Charlton Athletic FC

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Preston North End FC

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

Joe Rankin-Costello 18' 1–0

1–1 25' Lewis Dobbin

1–2 65' Brad Potts

Lloyd Jones 33' Y

Lyndon Dykes 55' Y

Y 68' Odel Offiah

Y 71' Ben Whiteman

Y 90' Daniel Iversen

Overview

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

Charlton Athletic FC 15 games · 17 pts (2026/27)
Preston North End FC 15 games · 8 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee John Busby
Assistant 1
Assistant 2 Daniel Leach

6 games this season 🟨 3.3/game ⚽ 10.8 goals/game

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Birmingham City FC	15	29
2	Middlesbrough FC	15	29
3	Stoke City FC	15	29
4	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	15	28
5	West Bromwich Albion FC	15	28
6	Swansea City AFC	15	26
7	Southampton FC	15	24
8	Queens Park Rangers FC	15	24
9	West Ham United FC	15	23
10	Sheffield United FC	15	22
11	Portsmouth FC	15	22
12	Norwich City FC	15	21
13	Blackburn Rovers FC	15	21
14	Cardiff City FC	15	18
15	Wrexham AFC	15	18
16	Millwall FC	15	18
17	Bristol City FC	15	18
18	Bolton Wanderers FC	15	17
19	Charlton Athletic FC	15	17
20	Watford FC	15	15
21	Lincoln City FC	15	15
22	Burnley FC	15	10
23	Derby County FC	15	10
24	Preston North End FC	15	8

Head-to-Head

Charlton Athletic FC 6 games · Avg 2.2 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	#24
17	Points	8
15	Played	15
4 / 5 / 6	W / D / L	2 / 2 / 11
13	Scored	13
23	Conceded	30
-10	GD	-17
1.13	PPG	0.53
27%	Win %	13%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)

50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

20% Clean Sheets
Charlton Athletic FC this season

7% Clean Sheets
Preston North End FC this season

Charlton Athletic FC are 19th (17 pts). Preston North End FC are 24th (8 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Charlton Athletic FC

0-15

4/3

16-30

1/7

31-45

–/4

46-60

3/4

61-75

2/2

76+

3/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Preston North End FC

0-15

4/3

16-30

2/3

31-45

2/6

46-60

1/3

61-75

–/4

76+

4/9

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Charlton Athletic FC

Tyreece Campbell	4 G	1 A
Lloyd Jones	2 G

Preston North End FC

Callum Lang	4 G
Jordan Thompson	1 G
Jusef Erabi	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' Welcome to The Valley, Charlton that hosts another battle between Charlton Athletic FC and Preston North End FC.
5' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 5 minutes.
10' Brad Potts has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 14 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
15' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
18' Magnificent from Joe Rankin-Costello! That is 9 goals in 394 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
23' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
25' Against the run of play, Lewis Dobbin has scored! This game has turned on its head.
30' Lewis Gibson is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Charlton Athletic FC so far.
33' The referee shows Charlton Athletic FC player a card on 33.
38' Charlton Athletic FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
43' It’s high time Nathan Jones made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
48' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
53' Charlton Athletic FC currently sit 18 in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
55' A moment of madness from Lyndon Dykes on 55 minutes earns him a card. Charlton Athletic FC will be frustrated.
57' Time for substitution for Charlton Athletic FC. Luke Chambers is replaced by Matt Godden.
58' Joe Rankin-Costello makes way for Ibrahim Fullah at the 58 minute mark. A tactical switch from Charlton Athletic FC.
63' With 0 assists to his name this season, Kayne Ramsey is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Preston North End FC.
65' Brad Potts adds to his 0 season tally! Preston North End FC lead 1-2 — and this changes everything.
68' Odel Offiah was booked on 68.
71' A moment of madness from Ben Whiteman on 71 minutes earns him a card. Preston North End FC will be frustrated.
75' Another substitution for Preston North End FC to replace Andrew Moran by Jordan Thompson on 75 minute.
76' Miles Leaburn is replacing Tyreece Campbell for the Charlton Athletic FC side.
81' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
82' Preston North End FC make a change. Brad Potts trudges off to be replaced by Liam Lindsay on 82 minutes.
87' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
88' The whistle greets Andrew Hughes as he departs to be replaced by Andrija Vukcevic.
90' Daniel Iversen catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 90.
With this win, Preston North End FC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

Charlton Athletic FC Lineups

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

Coach Nathan Jones

Preston North End FC Lineups

4-4-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Paul Heckingbottom

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Milutin Osmajic	2
Paul Gallagher	1
Joshua Harrop	1
Patrick Bauer	1
Andre Green	1
Brad Potts	1
Lewis Dobbin	1
Joe Rankin-Costello	1

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 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

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.2 Charlton Athletic FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.27 Preston North End FC xG

I would bet for: Charlton Athletic FC or Preston North End FC 71% + Under 2.5 goals 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Charlton Athletic FC32% Draw29% Preston North End FC39%

Actual: Preston North End FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes51% 0% No49%

Avg goals/match: 2.47

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	89%	11%
± 1.5	71%	29%
± 2.5	44%	56%
± 3.5	24%	76%
± 4.5	11%	89%

Double Chance

Charlton Athletic FC or Draw

61%

Draw or Preston North End FC

68%

Charlton Athletic FC or Preston North End FC

71%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Charlton Athletic FC24% Draw49% Preston North End FC27%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13.8%

0 – 0

10.6%

0 – 1

9.6%

1 – 0

1 – 2

Actual

2 – 1

7.5%

0 – 2

6.6%

2 – 0

5.9%

2 – 2

4.8%

1 – 3

3.4%

3 – 1

0 – 3

2.8%

Asian Handicap — Charlton Athletic FC

Handicap	Charlton Athletic FC covers	Push	Preston North End FC covers
-2.5	5%	—	95%
-2	5%	10%	86%
-1.5	14%	—	86%
-1	14%	19%	67%
-0.5	33%	—	67%
+0.5	63%	—	37%
+1	63%	20%	17%
+1.5	83%	—	17%
+2	83%	11%	6%
+2.5	94%	—	6%

Clean Sheet

Charlton Athletic FC keeps clean sheet

29% ✓

Preston North End FC keeps clean sheet

31% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.