Preston vs Lincoln City Live Score (12 Sep, 2026)
Match Events & Live Commentary
90'+5'
End Regular Time
Second Half ends, Preston North End 0, Lincoln City 1.
90'+3'
Attempt blocked. Andrew Hughes (Preston North End) header from the centre of the box is blocked.
90'+3'
Attempt missed. Chiedozie Ogbene (Lincoln City) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Freddie Draper.
90'+1'
Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
88'
↔Substitution
Substitution, Lincoln City. Ryley Towler replaces Adam Reach.
88'
Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Andrei Coubis.
86'
🟨Yellow Card
Dom Jefferies (Lincoln City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
86'
Foul by Dom Jefferies (Lincoln City).
86'
Léo Leroy (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
84'
Conor McGrandles (Lincoln City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
84'
Foul by Jusef Erabi (Preston North End).
84'
Offside, Lincoln City. Ben House is caught offside.
81'
⚽Goal - Header
Goal! Preston North End 0, Lincoln City 1. Freddie Draper (Lincoln City) header from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Andrei Coubis.
80'
Attempt saved. Chiedozie Ogbene (Lincoln City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Daniel Iversen (Preston North End).
78'
↔Substitution
Substitution, Preston North End. Andrew Hughes replaces Stanley Mills.
78'
Corner, Lincoln City. Conceded by Jordan Storey.
76'
Adam Reach (Lincoln City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
76'
Foul by Delano Burgzorg (Preston North End).
75'
Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Ivan Varfolomeev.
75'
Attempt blocked. Harry Clarke (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Stanley Mills with a headed pass.
72'
↔Substitution
Substitution, Preston North End. Thierry Small replaces Andrija Vukcevic.
72'
Conor McGrandles (Lincoln City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
72'
Foul by Stanley Mills (Preston North End).
70'
Foul by Ivan Varfolomeev (Lincoln City).
70'
Jusef Erabi (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
69'
Attempt blocked. Jordan Storey (Preston North End) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is blocked.
68'
End Delay
End Delay
68'
End Delay
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
68'
↔Substitution
Substitution, Lincoln City. Dom Jefferies replaces Daniel Oyegoke because of an injury.
68'
↔Substitution
Substitution, Lincoln City. Chiedozie Ogbene replaces Reeco Hackett.
67'
Start Delay
Start Delay
67'
Start Delay
Delay in match because of an injury Daniel Oyegoke (Lincoln City).
66'
Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Daniel Oyegoke.
64'
↔Substitution
Substitution, Preston North End. Delano Burgzorg replaces Johnny Kenny.
64'
↔Substitution
Substitution, Preston North End. Jusef Erabi replaces Callum Lang.
64'
↔Substitution
Substitution, Preston North End. Léo Leroy replaces Liam Gibbs.
60'
Attempt missed. Ben House (Lincoln City) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Conor McGrandles.
60'
Attempt missed. Ivan Varfolomeev (Lincoln City) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
59'
↔Substitution
Substitution, Lincoln City. Freddie Draper replaces Rob Street.
58'
↔Substitution
Substitution, Lincoln City. Ivan Varfolomeev replaces Tom Bayliss.
57'
Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Adam Reach.
54'
🟨Yellow Card
Harry Clarke (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45'
Start 2nd Half
Start 2nd Half
45'+1'
Halftime
First Half ends, Preston North End 0, Lincoln City 0.
—
Kickoff
First Half begins.
—
Match ends, Preston North End 0, Lincoln City 1.
Team Stats
LCN
PNE


48%
Possession
52%
3
Shots on Goal
3
9
Shots
11
9
Fouls Committed
8
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
3
Corners Won
16
2
Saves
2
Match Leaders
LCNPNE

Player Match Stats
| Player | APP | G | A | SH | SOG | FC | FS | YC | RC | SV | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | |
18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 0 |
| Player | APP | G | A | SH | SOG | FC | FS | YC | RC | SV | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | |
20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | |
17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 1 | |
38 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 |
10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | |
11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 |
27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 |
Head-to-Head
LCNNo previous meetings found
PNE

Last Five Matches
English League Championship Standings
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swansea City | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 10 |
| 2 | Queens Park Rangers | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 10 |
| 3 | Charlton Athletic | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 10 |
| 4 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 8 | +3 | 7 |
| 5 | Middlesbrough | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 7 |
| 6 | Bristol City | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 7 |
| 7 | West Bromwich Albion | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 7 |
| 8 | Birmingham City | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 6 |
| 9 | Sheffield United | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 6 |
| 10 | Millwall | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 | -2 | 6 |
| 11 | Wrexham | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 5 |
| 12 | West Ham United | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 5 |
| 13 | Blackburn Rovers | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 14 | Watford | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -1 | 5 |
| 15 | Bolton Wanderers | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | -1 | 4 |
| 16 | Derby County | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | -2 | 4 |
| 17 | Lincoln City | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 4 |
| 18 | Southampton | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | +5 | 3 |
| 19 | Cardiff City | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 7 | -1 | 3 |
| 20 | Norwich City | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 7 | -2 | 3 |
| 21 | Portsmouth | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -3 | 3 |
| 22 | Stoke City | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 9 | -5 | 3 |
| 23 | Burnley | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | -5 | 2 |
| 24 | Preston North End | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 9 | -6 | 0 |
Promotion
Promotion Playoffs
Relegation

Lincoln City
Formation 3-4-2-1
VS

Preston North End
Formation 4-4-2
Lincoln City Squad Goalkeepers
Midfielders
Forwards
Preston North End Squad Goalkeepers
Defenders
Midfielders
Other

Lincoln City
VS

Preston North End
Match Statistics
9
Fouls
8
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
0
3
Corner Kicks
16
2
Saves
2
48.3
Possession
51.7
9
SHOTS
11
3
ON GOAL
3
0.3
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
253
Accurate Passes
252
340
Passes
337
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.7
4
Accurate Crosses
8
20
Crosses
45
0.2
Cross %
0.2
62
Long Balls
62
11
Accurate Long Balls
23
0.2
Long Balls %
0.4
0
Blocked Shots
6
8
Effective Tackles
6
14
Tackles
13
0.6
Tackle %
0.5
10
Interceptions
10
50
Effective Clearances
26
50
Clearances
26


























