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

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Championship · 2025-26

Charlton Athletic FC

1 – 2

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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 8 games · 12 pts (2026/27)
Preston North End FC 8 games · 4 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee John Busby
Assistant 1
Assistant 2 Daniel Leach

4 games this season 🟨 2.3/game ⚽ 8.3 goals/game

Standings

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

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
#9	Position	#23
12	Points	4
8	Played	8
3 / 3 / 2	W / D / L	1 / 1 / 6
7	Scored	8
10	Conceded	15
-3	GD	-7
1.50	PPG	0.50
38%	Win %	13%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)

50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

38% Clean Sheets
Charlton Athletic FC this season

0% Clean Sheets
Preston North End FC this season

Charlton Athletic FC are 9th (12 pts). Preston North End FC are 23rd (4 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Charlton Athletic FC

0-15

1/2

16-30

1/4

31-45

–/1

46-60

2/1

61-75

2/2

76+

1/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Preston North End FC

0-15

3/3

16-30

2/1

31-45

–/–

46-60

1/1

61-75

–/3

76+

2/6

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Charlton Athletic FC

Tyreece Campbell	4 G
Lloyd Jones	2 G

Preston North End FC

Callum Lang	3 G
Jordan Thompson	1 G
Jusef Erabi	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Charlton Athletic FC is hosting Preston North End FC for another epic battle.
5' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
10' With 0 assists to his name this season, Jordan Storey is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Preston North End FC.
15' Andrija Vukcevic has been relatively quiet despite scoring 1 goals in his last 6 appearances.
18' Joe Rankin-Costello has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 18 minutes.
23' 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.
25' What a strike from Lewis Dobbin! The score is 1-1.
30' Ben Whiteman is a natural midfielder and has been asked to do a very specific job for Charlton Athletic FC tonight.
33' Controversy at the stadium! Lloyd Jones argues furiously but the card stands.
38' Charlton Athletic FC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Karlan Grant scoring 1 goals.
43' The energy levels are beginning to show. Paul Heckingbottom might look to freshen things up shortly.
48' Preston North End FC come into this ranked 14 in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
53' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
55' Charlton Athletic FC player sees a card in front of him.
57' Time for substitution for Charlton Athletic FC. Luke Chambers is replaced by Matt Godden.
58' Ibrahim Fullah has so much to prove this time. He replaces Joe Rankin-Costello on 58 minute.
63' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Luke Chambers made 267 appearances and scored 2 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
65' What a strike from Brad Potts! The score is 1-2.
68' Poor challenge from Odel Offiah. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
71' Poor challenge from Ben Whiteman. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
75' The Preston North End FC manager makes a substitution. Andrew Moran departs to be replaced by Jordan Thompson.
76' Charlton Athletic FC make a change. Tyreece Campbell trudges off to be replaced by Miles Leaburn on 76 minutes.
81' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
82' A tactical swap from Preston North End FC — Liam Lindsay on, Brad Potts off on 82 minutes.
87' It is a cagey affair so far. Charlton Athletic FC in their 3-4-2-1 trying to find a way past Preston North End FC's compact 4-4-2.
88' Fresh legs for Preston North End FC! Andrija Vukcevic comes on to replace Andrew Hughes.
90' The referee shows Preston North End FC player a card on 90.
1-2 the final result. Charlton Athletic FC will be bitterly disappointed.

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
Luke Berry	1
Karlan Grant	1
Paul Gallagher	1
Joshua Harrop	1
Patrick Bauer	1
Andre Green	1
Brad Potts	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

1.17 Charlton Athletic FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.25 Preston North End FC xG

I would bet for: Charlton Athletic FC or Preston North End FC 71% + Under 2.5 goals 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Charlton Athletic FC32% Draw29% Preston North End FC39%

Actual: Preston North End FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes50% 0% No50%

Avg goals/match: 2.42

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	89%	11%
± 1.5	70%	30%
± 2.5	43%	57%
± 3.5	23%	77%
± 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% Draw50% Preston North End FC26%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13.9%

0 – 0

11%

0 – 1

9.9%

1 – 0

9.2%

1 – 2

Actual

2 – 1

7.4%

0 – 2

6.7%

2 – 0

5.9%

2 – 2

4.7%

1 – 3

3.3%

3 – 1

2.9%

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%	9%	86%
-1.5	14%	—	86%
-1	14%	19%	67%
-0.5	33%	—	67%
+0.5	63%	—	37%
+1	63%	20%	16%
+1.5	84%	—	16%
+2	84%	11%	6%
+2.5	94%	—	6%

Clean Sheet

Charlton Athletic FC keeps clean sheet

29% ✓

Preston North End FC keeps clean sheet

32% ✓

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