Sunday , 16 August 2026

Preston North End FC vs Charlton Athletic FC, FA Cup 2024-25 ROUND 3

FA Cup · 2024-25
Tue 14 Jan 2025 · 19:45 UTC Deepdale 7,734 HT 45' · FT 45'
Milutin Osmajic 32' 1–0
1–1 40' Luke Berry
Milutin Osmajic 47' 2–1

Overview

Match Preview

Preston North End FC vs Charlton Athletic FCFA Cup at Deepdale.

Match Details

  • Referee Ruebyn Ricardo (England)
  • Assistant 1 Gregory Read (England)
  • Assistant 2 Hristo Karaivanov

Recent Form

DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
14 Jan Preston North End FC A 1–2 L
04 Jan Reading FC H 0–0 D
29 Dec Wycombe Wanderers FC H 2–1 W
26 Dec Cambridge United FC H 2–1 W
21 Dec Northampton Town FC A 5–0 W
14 Dec Mansfield Town FC H 0–0 D

Key Stats

60% Both Teams to Score
H2H (5 games)
60% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Preston North End FC this season
0% Clean Sheets
Charlton Athletic FC this season

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The game is set. Charlton Athletic FC kicks off things out of here…
  • 5' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Charlton Athletic FC that had 378 games and scored 485 goals.
  • 10' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 15' USA international Duane Holmes has been a key figure this campaign — 1 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 18' Charlton Athletic FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 18.
  • 23' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Preston North End FC and Charlton Athletic FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 28' Preston North End FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 32' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Milutin Osmajic makes it 1-0.
  • 37' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Will Mannion suffering a number of foals already.
  • 40' GOAL! Luke Berry fires home to make it 1-1!
  • 45' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 47' Against the run of play, Milutin Osmajic has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 52' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 52 minutes.
  • 56' The crowd applauds Gassan Ahadme as he leaves the pitch. Miles Leaburn steps in for Charlton Athletic FC.
  • 61' Sam Greenwood has so much to prove this time. He replaces Stefan Teitur Thordarson on 61 minute.
  • 65' A moment of madness from Lewis Gibson on 65 minutes earns him a card. Preston North End FC will be frustrated.
  • 70' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 74' The crowd applauds Luke Berry as he leaves the pitch. Karoy Anderson steps in for Charlton Athletic FC.
  • 77' Preston North End FC ring the changes. Will Keane has done his job and it is now time for Emil Riis Jakobsen to step up.
  • 81' The Preston North End FC manager makes a substitution. Duane Holmes departs to be replaced by Liam Lindsay.
  • 82' A change in the Charlton Athletic FC ranks — Greg Docherty exits the field as Matt Godden enters on 82.
  • 87' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 2-1 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

H2H

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.47 Preston North End FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.18 Charlton Athletic FC xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct
Preston North End FC47% Draw27% Charlton Athletic FC26%
Actual: Preston North End FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes54% 0% No46%
Avg goals/match: 2.65
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 74%
26%
± 2.5 49%
51%
± 3.5 28%
72%
± 4.5 14%
86%

Double Chance

Preston North End FC or Draw
73%
Draw or Charlton Athletic FC
53%
Preston North End FC or Charlton Athletic FC
73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Preston North End FC31% Draw47% Charlton Athletic FC22%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.2%
1 – 0
9.4%
0 – 0
9.1%
2 – 1
Actual
2 – 0
7.5%
0 – 1
7.3%
1 – 2
7%
2 – 2
5.2%
0 – 2
4.8%
3 – 1
4.3%
3 – 0
3.6%
1 – 3
2.8%

Asian Handicap — Preston North End FC

Handicap Preston North End FC covers Push Charlton Athletic FC covers
-2.5 8% 92%
-2 8% 13% 79%
-1.5 21% 79%
-1 21% 21% 58%
-0.5 42% 58%
+0.5 71% 29%
+1 71% 17% 12%
+1.5 88% 12%
+2 88% 8% 4%
+2.5 96% 4%

Clean Sheet

Preston North End FC keeps clean sheet
31%
Charlton Athletic FC keeps clean sheet
24%

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