English League Championship

Charlton Athletic vs Preston North End, 2026-27 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship
Charlton Athletic
  • 56': Karlan Grant
FT
1 - 0
Preston North End

    About

    Charlton Athletic are hosting Preston North End at The Valley, London, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English League Championship.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 5': Callum Lang (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 5': Foul by Conor Coventry (Charlton Athletic).
    • 6': Attempt blocked. Alfie Devine (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 6': Alfie Devine (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 6': Foul by Miles Leaburn (Charlton Athletic).
    • 7': Attempt blocked. Andrija Vukcevic (Preston North End) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 8': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Lloyd Jones.
    • 8': Foul by Callum Lang (Preston North End).
    • 8': Lloyd Jones (Charlton Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 9': Foul by Liam Lindsay (Preston North End).
    • 9': Miles Leaburn (Charlton Athletic) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 10': Lewis Gibson (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 10': Foul by Tyreece Campbell (Charlton Athletic).
    • 12': Attempt missed. Andrija Vukcevic (Preston North End) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Alfie Devine.
    • 13': Foul by Liam Lindsay (Preston North End).
    • 13': Miles Leaburn (Charlton Athletic) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 14': Liam Lindsay (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 14': Foul by Miles Leaburn (Charlton Athletic).
    • 15': Foul by Delano Burgzorg (Preston North End).
    • 15': Ivan Mesík (Charlton Athletic) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 18': Alfie Devine (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 18': Foul by Sonny Carey (Charlton Athletic).
    • 22': Offside, Charlton Athletic. Karlan Grant is caught offside.
    • 23': Corner, Charlton Athletic. Conceded by Alfie Devine.
    • 24': Attempt blocked. Tyreece Campbell (Charlton Athletic) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Dan McNamara.
    • 24': Corner, Charlton Athletic. Conceded by Lewis Gibson.
    • 26': Foul by Callum Lang (Preston North End).
    • 26': Amari'i Bell (Charlton Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 28': Attempt blocked. Alfie Devine (Preston North End) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jordan Thompson.
    • 28': Attempt blocked. Léo Leroy (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 29': Harry Clarke (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 29': Foul by Ivan Mesík (Charlton Athletic).
    • 30': Attempt missed. Callum Lang (Preston North End) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Andrija Vukcevic with a cross.
    • 34': Handball by Jordan Thompson (Preston North End).
    • 36': Offside, Charlton Athletic. Ivan Mesík is caught offside.
    • 37': Attempt missed. Miles Leaburn (Charlton Athletic) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Tyreece Campbell.
    • 38': Foul by Delano Burgzorg (Preston North End).
    • 38': Amari'i Bell (Charlton Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 38': Foul by Lewis Gibson (Preston North End).
    • 38': Miles Leaburn (Charlton Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 39': Foul by Jordan Thompson (Preston North End).
    • 39': Nathaniel Chalobah (Charlton Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 42': Foul by Callum Lang (Preston North End).
    • 42': Ivan Mesík (Charlton Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45': Foul by Odeluga Offiah (Preston North End).
    • 45': Ivan Mesík (Charlton Athletic) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 45': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
    • 45'+1': Attempt missed. Karlan Grant (Charlton Athletic) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top left corner from a direct free kick.
    • 45'+2': First Half ends, Charlton Athletic 0, Preston North End 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Charlton Athletic 0, Preston North End 0.
    • 45': Substitution, Charlton Athletic. Millenic Alli replaces Sonny Carey.
    • 46': Lewis Gibson (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 46': Foul by Karlan Grant (Charlton Athletic).
    • 49': Attempt saved. Delano Burgzorg (Preston North End) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom right corner by Arthur Okonkwo (Charlton Athletic). Assisted by Alfie Devine.
    • 51': Attempt missed. Harry Clarke (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Lewis Gibson.
    • 52': Attempt blocked. Conor Coventry (Charlton Athletic) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 53': Callum Lang (Preston North End).
    • 53': Amari'i Bell (Charlton Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 54': Foul by Léo Leroy (Preston North End).
    • 54': Karlan Grant (Charlton Athletic) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 54': Léo Leroy (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 55': Attempt blocked. Karlan Grant (Charlton Athletic) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 56': Goal! Charlton Athletic 1, Preston North End 0. Karlan Grant (Charlton Athletic) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Millenic Alli with a cross.
    • 58': Attempt blocked. Tyreece Campbell (Charlton Athletic) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Conor Coventry.
    • 59': Liam Lindsay (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 59': Foul by Miles Leaburn (Charlton Athletic).
    • 61': Foul by Jordan Thompson (Preston North End).
    • 61': Lloyd Jones (Charlton Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 62': Delay in match because of an injury Nathaniel Chalobah (Charlton Athletic).
    • 63': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 63': Substitution, Charlton Athletic. Alan Mwamba replaces Nathaniel Chalobah because of an injury.
    • 64': Odeluga Offiah (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 64': Foul by Miles Leaburn (Charlton Athletic).
    • 65': Foul by Callum Lang (Preston North End).
    • 65': Ivan Mesík (Charlton Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 68': Handball by Alfie Devine (Preston North End).
    • 68': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Amari'i Bell.
    • 69': Attempt missed. Harry Clarke (Preston North End) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Alfie Devine with a cross following a corner.
    • 69': Attempt blocked. Lewis Gibson (Preston North End) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alfie Devine.
    • 69': Attempt missed. Callum Lang (Preston North End) right footed shot from very close range is too high following a corner.
    • 70': Substitution, Preston North End. Jusef Erabi replaces Odeluga Offiah.
    • 70': Substitution, Preston North End. Stanley Mills replaces Callum Lang.
    • 71': Offside, Charlton Athletic. Miles Leaburn is caught offside.
    • 73': Attempt blocked. Alan Mwamba (Charlton Athletic) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ivan Mesík.
    • 73': Attempt missed. Miles Leaburn (Charlton Athletic) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Alan Mwamba.
    • 75': Attempt blocked. Jordan Thompson (Preston North End) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 75': Attempt blocked. Tyreece Campbell (Charlton Athletic) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Conor Coventry.
    • 75': Corner, Charlton Athletic. Conceded by Harry Clarke.
    • 77': Substitution, Preston North End. Thierry Small replaces Jordan Thompson.
    • 78': Foul by Lewis Gibson (Preston North End).
    • 78': Miles Leaburn (Charlton Athletic) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 79': Offside, Charlton Athletic. Lloyd Jones is caught offside.
    • 81': Corner, Charlton Athletic. Conceded by Léo Leroy.
    • 81': Attempt blocked. Millenic Alli (Charlton Athletic) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Karlan Grant.
    • 81': Attempt blocked. Dan McNamara (Charlton Athletic) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 81': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Miles Leaburn.
    • 83': Offside, Charlton Athletic. Tyreece Campbell is caught offside.
    • 83': Foul by Alfie Devine (Preston North End).
    • 83': Tyreece Campbell (Charlton Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 84': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Dan McNamara.
    • 85': Foul by Liam Lindsay (Preston North End).
    • 85': Arthur Okonkwo (Charlton Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 85': Offside, Charlton Athletic. Miles Leaburn is caught offside.
    • 86': Handball by Liam Lindsay (Preston North End).
    • 87': Delay in match because of an injury Miles Leaburn (Charlton Athletic).
    • 88': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 88': Substitution, Charlton Athletic. Micah Mbick replaces Miles Leaburn because of an injury.
    • 88': Substitution, Preston North End. Caleb Wiley replaces Andrija Vukcevic.
    • 89': Attempt blocked. Karlan Grant (Charlton Athletic) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 89': Corner, Charlton Athletic. Conceded by Harry Clarke.
    • 90': Attempt saved. Millenic Alli (Charlton Athletic) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Daniel Iversen (Preston North End). Assisted by Alan Mwamba.
    • 90': Corner, Charlton Athletic. Conceded by Daniel Iversen.
    • 90': Attempt blocked. Karlan Grant (Charlton Athletic) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Millenic Alli.
    • 90': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
    • 90'+1': Corner, Charlton Athletic. Conceded by Liam Lindsay.
    • 90'+3': Substitution, Charlton Athletic. Nathan Asiimwe replaces Karlan Grant.
    • 90'+3': Substitution, Charlton Athletic. Joe Rankin-Costello replaces Tyreece Campbell.
    • 90'+4': Foul by Thierry Small (Preston North End).
    • 90'+4': Nathan Asiimwe (Charlton Athletic) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 90'+5': Léo Leroy (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+5': Foul by Joe Rankin-Costello (Charlton Athletic).
    • 90'+6': Joe Rankin-Costello (Charlton Athletic) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Charlton Athletic 1, Preston North End 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Charlton Athletic 1, Preston North End 0.

    Statistics

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    21 Fouls 10
    1 Yellow Cards 1
    0 Red Cards 0
    0 Offsides 6
    4 Corner Kicks 7
    1 Saves 1
    42.8 Possession 57.2
    12 SHOTS 15
    1 ON GOAL 2
    0.1 On Target % 0.1
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    226 Accurate Passes 354
    313 Passes 428
    0.7 Pass Completion % 0.8
    4 Accurate Crosses 5
    16 Crosses 13
    0.3 Cross % 0.4
    55 Long Balls 49
    16 Accurate Long Balls 16
    0.3 Long Balls % 0.3
    6 Blocked Shots 10
    10 Effective Tackles 8
    16 Tackles 13
    0.6 Tackle % 0.6
    17 Interceptions 8
    14 Effective Clearances 21
    14 Clearances 21

    Game Information

    Competition: English League Championship

    Venue: The Valley
    Location: London, England
    Attendance: 17,256

    EFL Championship Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Swansea City 4 +6 10
    2 Queens Park Rangers 4 +4 10
    3 Charlton Athletic 4 +3 10
    4 Wolverhampton Wanderers 4 +3 7
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    CHA Charlton Athletic (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    13 Arthur Okonkwo (GK)
    17 Amari'i Bell
    5 Lloyd Jones
    18 Ivan Mesik
    20 Dan McNamara
    14 Sonny Carey
    15 Nathaniel Chalobah
    6 Conor Coventry
    11 Miles Leaburn
    9 Karlan Grant
    7 Tyreece Campbell
    Charlton Athletic Substitutes:
    Alan Nwamba, Robert Apter, Micah Mbick, Timothy Ouma, Tiernan Brooks, Harvey Knibbs, Joe Rankin-Costello, Nathan Asilmwe, Millenic Alli.

    PNE Preston North End (5-3-2)

    No. Name
    1 Daniel Iversen (GK)
    6 Liam Lindsay
    19 Lewis Gibson
    24 Odeluga Offiah
    3 Andrija Vukcevic
    4 Harrison Clarke
    27 Leo Leroy Yellow Card
    7 Alfie Devine
    15 Jordan Thompson
    37 Delano Burgzorg
    10 Callum Lang
    Preston North End Substitutes:
    George Gryba, Stanley Mills, Jusef Erabi, Thierry Small, Caleb Wiley, Lee Nicholls, Andy Moran, Jordan Storey, Pol Valentín.

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