Match summary
Lincoln City beat Preston North End 1-0 in the Championship (England).
Preston North End vs Lincoln City in numbers
What stands outUpdated 2026-09-27
- Lincoln City moved from 20th to 16th in the Championship (England) table with this result.4 places up. Table rebuilt from 73 results before kickoff and 80 after it (including 6 matches played at the same time); 24 teams; 8 points after 6 matches.
- Freddie Draper's 81st-minute goal decided the match.Lincoln City's goal 1 of 1 put them ahead for good; the goal timeline matches the 1-0 final score.
FormLast 5 games, all competitions · latest on the right
Preston North End1W 0D 4L
Preston North EndLincoln City
3Pointsof 158
4Goals scored6
11Goals conceded6
0Clean sheets2
3Scored in a row0
1Without a win3
15+Conceded in a row2
Head to head1 meeting · Jul 2024
- Preston North End wins
- 0
- Draws
- 0
- Lincoln City wins
- 1
Meetings
League table before kickoffRebuilt from 73 earlier results
Preston North EndLincoln City
#23Position#20
3Points6 v 5 games5
-6Goal difference-2
1Scored per gameleague avg 1.420.8
2Conceded per game1.2
#20Form table position#16
Match Timeline
Man of the Match
Preston North EndLincoln City
- 88'Substitution · Lincoln City · Ryley Towler · InOut: Adam Reach
- 86'Yellow Card · Lincoln City · Dom Jefferies
- 81'Goal · Lincoln City · Freddie Draper0-1
- Substitution · Preston North End · Andrew Hughes · InOut: Stanley Mills78'
- Substitution · Preston North End · Thierry Small · InOut: Andrija Vukcevic72'
- 68'Substitution · Lincoln City · Dom Jefferies · InOut: Daniel Oyegoke
- 68'Substitution · Lincoln City · Chiedozie Ogbene · InOut: Reeco Hackett
- Substitution · Preston North End · Delano Burgzorg · InOut: Johnny Kenny64'
- Substitution · Preston North End · Jusef Erabi · InOut: Callum Lang64'
- Substitution · Preston North End · Léo Leroy · InOut: Liam Gibbs64'
- 59'Substitution · Lincoln City · Freddie Draper · InOut: Rob Street
- 58'Substitution · Lincoln City · Ivan Varfolomeev · InOut: Tom Bayliss
- Yellow Card · Preston North End · Harry Clarke54'
Match Statistics
Match stats
Preston North EndLincoln City
52%Ball Possession48%
11Shots Total9
3Shots On Target3
16Corners3
8Fouls9
1Yellow Cards1
0Offsides2
3Saves2
338Passes342
2Shots Off Target6
98Attacks90
64Dangerous Attacks35
7Shots Inside Box6
4Shots Outside Box3
0Goals1
9Free Kicks8
6Shots Blocked0
5Substitutions5
14Tackles14
0Assists1
252Accurate Passes254
45Total Crosses20
8Accurate Crosses4
9Interceptions10
40Duels Won39
1Big Chances Created1
1Big Chances Missed0
Team Lineups
Lineups
4-4-2 · 3-4-2-1
Player Stats
| Player | Rating | Min | Goals | Assists | Shots | Passes | Tackles | Duels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.2 | 90' | 0 | 0 | 0/2 | 38(82%) | 4 | 4/6 | |
| 7.1 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 38(47%) | - | 1/1 | |
| 7.0 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 56(84%) | 2 | 4/4 | |
| 7.0 | 64' | 0 | 0 | 1/3 | 7(43%) | 1 | 4/6 | |
| 7.0 | 90' | 0 | 0 | 1/2 | 14(86%) | - | 5/7 | |
| 6.8 | 78' | 0 | 0 | 1/1 | 21(67%) | 3 | 4/12 | |
| 6.7 | 90' | 0 | 0 | 0/2 | 41(78%) | 2 | 6/13 | |
| 6.7 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 43(88%) | 1 | 3/3 | |
| 6.6 | 64' | 0 | 0 | - | 24(71%) | 1 | 2/4 | |
| 6.5 | 26' | 0 | 0 | - | 9(100%) | - | 1/2 | |
| 6.4 | 64' | 0 | 0 | - | 9(56%) | - | 1/4 | |
| 6.4 | 12' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 8(100%) | - | 2/2 | |
| 6.4 | 26' | 0 | 0 | - | 7(57%) | - | 1/4 | |
| 6.3 | 26' | 0 | 0 | - | 3(100%) | - | 0/3 | |
| 6.2 | 18' | 0 | 0 | - | 2(50%) | - | 0/1 | |
| 6.1 | 72' | 0 | 0 | - | 18(56%) | - | 2/11 |
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