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Preston North End vs Lincoln City
12 Sept 2026, 15:00 · Championship · 2026/2027
Referee
Stephen MartinChampionship 2026/2027 · 3 matches
As it happened
Match timeline
Preston North EndMin
Lincoln CityHarry Clarke
Yellowcard · Foul
Foul
54′- 59′⇄
Freddie Draper
Substitution
Off: Rob Street
- 59′⇄
Ivan Varfolomeev
Substitution
Off: Tom Bayliss
- ⇄
Delano Burgzorg
Substitution
Off: Johnny Kenny
64′ - ⇄
Jusef Erabi
Substitution
Off: Callum Lang
64′ - ⇄
Léo Leroy
Substitution
Off: Liam Gibbs
64′ - 68′⇄
Dom Jefferies
Substitution
Off: Daniel Oyegoke
- 68′⇄
Chiedozie Ogbene
Substitution
Off: Reeco Hackett
- ⇄
Thierry Small
Substitution
Off: Andrija Vukcevic
72′ - ⇄
Andrew Hughes
Substitution
Off: Stanley Mills
78′ - 81′⚽
Freddie Draper 0-1
Goal · Header
With: Andrei Coubiș
Header
- 86′
Dom Jefferies
Yellowcard · Foul
Foul
- 88′⇄
Ryley Towler
Substitution
Off: Adam Reach
The numbers
Fixture statistics
Green marks the higher recorded number; grey means level. This does not always mean a better performance. A dash means no reported value, not zero.
Individual contributions
Player ratings & full match stats
| Player | Min | G | A | Shots | Key | Tackles | Saves | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 90 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 7.13 | |
| 64 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 6.50 | |
| 90 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 7.10 | |
| 90 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 6.69 | |
| 72 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.12 | |
| 90 | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | 6.71 | |
| 78 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | 6.72 | |
| 90 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 7.05 | |
| 90 | — | — | 2 | 4 | 3 | — | 7.26 | |
| 64 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 6.46 | |
| 64 | — | — | 3 | — | 1 | — | 7.11 | |
| 26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.47 | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.23 | |
| 12 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 6.38 | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.36 | |
| 26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.35 |
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Before this match
Recent form
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Preston North End
Latest: Blackburn Rovers · 2–1
Match stats
5 Sept 2026, 12:30 · Home vs Blackburn Rovers · 2026/2027
Lincoln City
Latest: Bolton Wanderers · 1–0
Match stats
29 Aug 2026, 15:00 · Away vs Bolton Wanderers · 2026/2027
The rivalry
Head-to-head record
At Preston North End’s ground: 1 previous meetings, 0 home wins. Past results don’t predict the next match.
Matchup context
Home vs away this season
Compare Preston North End’s home games with Lincoln City’s away games. For older matches, these season totals may include games played later.
Only stats recorded for both clubs are shown. In the key stats, green marks the more favourable figure, or the higher number where neither is better. Grey means the figures are level.
The number after / is how many matches had that stat.
More team stats
Results & goals
Goal frequencies
Corners
Cards
Shots & play
Chance quality
Season xG
Choose all, home or away games for each club. Green marks higher xG or lower xG against; grey means level.
These are past-match averages, not a prediction for this fixture.
Players
Top scorers and assist makers
Season totals for 2026/2027. These players are not a confirmed lineup.
Preston North End
Yellow cards
Tackles
Lincoln City
Assists
Yellow cards
Tackles
Expected goals and shot quality
Match counts are shown beside each player.
Expected goals (xG)
Chance quality before the shot.
Preston North End
Lincoln City
xG on target (xGoT)
Chance quality of shots that reached the target.
Preston North End
Lincoln City
Shooting performance (xGoT - xG)
Shows whether a player made their chances better or worse with the quality of their shooting. Positive means they generally produced better-placed shots; negative means the shots were worse than the chances suggested.
Preston North End
Lincoln City
Previous meetings
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