Preston North End vs Charlton Athletic, 2015-16 English League Championship, 2015/2016 English League Championship

· English League Championship

Preston North End

35': Joe Garner
52': Callum Robinson

FT
2 - 1

Charlton Athletic

37': Jóhann Gudmundsson
74': Harry Lennon

Preston can harbour play-off hopes after Charlton win

Match Timeline

0': First Half begins.
0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
3': Ademola Lookman (Charlton Athletic) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
3': Foul by Tom Clarke (Preston North End).
3': Attempt saved. Roger Johnson (Charlton Athletic) header from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Morgan Fox.
4': Foul by Jordan Cousins (Charlton Athletic).
4': Joe Garner (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
5': Attempt missed. Paul Gallagher (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left from a direct free kick.
9': Hand ball by Chris Solly (Charlton Athletic).
11': Attempt missed. Simon Makienok (Charlton Athletic) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Morgan Fox with a cross.
15': Attempt missed. Alan Browne (Preston North End) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Greg Cunningham with a cross.
17': Attempt saved. Johann Berg Gudmundsson (Charlton Athletic) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Chris Solly.
17': Daniel Johnson (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
17': Foul by Chris Solly (Charlton Athletic).
22': Attempt missed. Ademola Lookman (Charlton Athletic) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Jordan Cousins.
23': Attempt missed. Adam Reach (Preston North End) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Joe Garner.
24': Foul by Greg Cunningham (Preston North End).
24': Marco Motta (Charlton Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
25': Adam Reach (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
25': Foul by Chris Solly (Charlton Athletic).
33': Attempt missed. Calum Woods (Preston North End) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Tom Clarke with a cross.
34': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Harry Lennon.
35': Goal! Preston North End 1, Charlton Athletic 0. Joe Garner (Preston North End) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Paul Gallagher with a cross following a corner.
37': Goal! Preston North End 1, Charlton Athletic 1. Johann Berg Gudmundsson (Charlton Athletic) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Marco Motta.
40': Attempt missed. Marco Motta (Charlton Athletic) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
40': Offside, Preston North End. Daniel Johnson tries a through ball, but Greg Cunningham is caught offside.
41': Foul by Daniel Johnson (Preston North End).
41': Marco Motta (Charlton Athletic) wins a free kick on the right wing.
42': Offside, Charlton Athletic. Simon Makienok tries a through ball, but Ademola Lookman is caught offside.
43': Foul by Ademola Lookman (Charlton Athletic).
43': Paul Huntington (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
43': Foul by Harry Lennon (Charlton Athletic).
43': Joe Garner (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
45'+1': Calum Woods (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+1': Foul by Simon Makienok (Charlton Athletic).
45'+2': First Half ends, Preston North End 1, Charlton Athletic 1.
90'+6': Match ends, Preston North End 2, Charlton Athletic 1.
45': Second Half begins Preston North End 1, Charlton Athletic 1.
45': Substitution, Preston North End. Callum Robinson replaces Bailey Wright.
46': Foul by Simon Makienok (Charlton Athletic).
46': Paul Gallagher (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
47': Foul by Johann Berg Gudmundsson (Charlton Athletic).
47': Paul Gallagher (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
47': Attempt missed. Callum Robinson (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Daniel Johnson.
49': Attempt saved. Adam Reach (Preston North End) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Paul Gallagher.
49': Offside, Preston North End. Adam Reach tries a through ball, but Joe Garner is caught offside.
50': Chris Solly (Charlton Athletic) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
50': Foul by Daniel Johnson (Preston North End).
51': Corner, Charlton Athletic. Conceded by Calum Woods.
52': Goal! Preston North End 2, Charlton Athletic 1. Callum Robinson (Preston North End) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Adam Reach following a fast break.
53': Foul by Harry Lennon (Charlton Athletic).
53': Joe Garner (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
55': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Roger Johnson.
56': Delay in match Jordan Cousins (Charlton Athletic) because of an injury.
58': Substitution, Charlton Athletic. El-Hadji Ba replaces Jordan Cousins because of an injury.
58': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
61': Foul by Paul Huntington (Preston North End).
61': Simon Makienok (Charlton Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
61': Attempt missed. Morgan Fox (Charlton Athletic) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a set piece situation.
62': Attempt saved. Johann Berg Gudmundsson (Charlton Athletic) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Marco Motta with a cross.
63': Attempt blocked. Joe Garner (Preston North End) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Adam Reach with a cross.
63': Foul by Roger Johnson (Charlton Athletic).
63': Joe Garner (Preston North End) wins a free kick on the right wing.
64': Substitution, Charlton Athletic. Rod Fanni replaces Chris Solly.
65': Foul by Paul Huntington (Preston North End).
65': Harry Lennon (Charlton Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
65': Foul by Tom Clarke (Preston North End).
65': Simon Makienok (Charlton Athletic) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
69': Foul by Ademola Lookman (Charlton Athletic).
69': Greg Cunningham (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
72': Attempt missed. Adam Reach (Preston North End) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left.
73': Corner, Charlton Athletic. Conceded by Calum Woods.
74': Foul by Harry Lennon (Charlton Athletic).
74': Joe Garner (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
74': Harry Lennon (Charlton Athletic) is shown the red card for violent conduct.
75': Delay in match Joe Garner (Preston North End) because of an injury.
75': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
77': Attempt saved. Adam Reach (Preston North End) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Callum Robinson with a cross.
78': Substitution, Charlton Athletic. Yaya Sanogo replaces Marco Motta.
79': Foul by Yaya Sanogo (Charlton Athletic).
79': Paul Huntington (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
79': Yaya Sanogo (Charlton Athletic) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
79': Delay in match Paul Huntington (Preston North End) because of an injury.
80': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
81': Foul by Tom Clarke (Preston North End).
81': Simon Makienok (Charlton Athletic) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
83': Substitution, Preston North End. John Welsh replaces Paul Gallagher.
85': Hand ball by Yaya Sanogo (Charlton Athletic).
88': Attempt missed. Alan Browne (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Joe Garner.
88': Ademola Lookman (Charlton Athletic) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
88': Foul by John Welsh (Preston North End).
89': John Welsh (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
89': Offside, Charlton Athletic. El-Hadji Ba tries a through ball, but Simon Makienok is caught offside.
90': Offside, Preston North End. Joe Garner tries a through ball, but Callum Robinson is caught offside.
90': Callum Robinson (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card.
90'+3': Substitution, Preston North End. Jordan Hugill replaces Joe Garner.
90'+4': Attempt blocked. Yaya Sanogo (Charlton Athletic) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Roger Johnson with a headed pass.
90'+4': Corner, Charlton Athletic. Conceded by Greg Cunningham.
90'+6': Second Half ends, Preston North End 2, Charlton Athletic 1.
90'+6': Second Half ends, Preston North End 2, Charlton Athletic 1.

Statistics

CHA		PNE
15	Fouls	9
1	Yellow Cards	2
1	Red Cards	0
2	Offsides	3
3	Corner Kicks	2
2	Saves	3
58.1	Possession	41.9
9	SHOTS	12
4	ON GOAL	4
0.4	On Target %	0.3
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
363	Accurate Passes	230
481	Passes	345
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.7
4	Accurate Crosses	5
25	Crosses	16
0.2	Cross %	0.3
68	Long Balls	94
35	Accurate Long Balls	36
0.5	Long Balls %	0.4
1	Blocked Shots	1
13	Effective Tackles	10
15	Tackles	16
0.9	Tackle %	0.6
0	Interceptions	0
16	Effective Clearances	12
19	Clearances	21

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: Deepdale
Location: Preston, England
Attendance: 10,075

Line-Ups

Preston North End (5-3-2)

No.	Name
1	Anders Lindegaard (GK)
23	Paul Huntington
6	Bailey Wright
5	Tom Clarke
3	Greg Cunningham
15	Calum Woods
16	Alan Browne
12	Paul Gallagher
11	Daniel Johnson
32	Adam Reach
14	Joe Garner

Preston North End Substitutes:

John Welsh, Jordan Hugill, Ben Pearson, Callum Robinson, Matthew Hudson, Eoin Doyle, Marnick Vermijl.

Charlton Athletic (5-3-2)

No.	Name
1	Stephen Henderson (GK)
28	Roger Johnson
26	Harry Lennon
50	Jorge Teixeira
21	Morgan Fox
47	Marco Motta
20	Chris Solly
8	Jordan Cousins
7	Jóhann Gudmundsson
9	Simon Makienok
37	Ademola Lookman

Charlton Athletic Substitutes:

Zakarya Bergdich, Rod Fanni, Yun Suk-Young, Yaya Sanogo, El-Hadji Ba, Nick Pope, Callum Harriott.

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