Charlton Athletic 1-0 Preston North End · Championship
Charlton Athletic beat Preston North End 1-0 in the Championship. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.
Match report
Charlton Athletic and Preston North End met in the Championship at The Valley in London on Saturday, 29 August 2026.
Goalscorers
Charlton Athletic: K. Grant 56'. Preston North End did not score.
How the match went
Charlton Athletic saw more of the ball, 57% of it. Charlton Athletic had 15 shots with 2 on target, Preston North End 12 with 1 on target. There were 11 corners in total, 7 to Charlton Athletic and 4 to Preston North End. Charlton Athletic conceded 10 fouls, Preston North End 21. The referee showed 2 yellow cards (1 for Charlton Athletic, 1 for Preston North End).
Line-ups
Charlton Athletic started in a 4-2-3-1: Arthur Okonkwo, Danny McNamara, Lloyd Jones, Amari'i Bell, Ivan Mesík, Conor Coventry, Nathaniel Chalobah, Tyreece Campbell, Sonny Carey, Karlan Grant, Miles Leaburn.
Preston North End started in a 5-3-2: Daniel Iversen, Harry Clarke, Odeluga Offiah, Liam Lindsay, Lewis Gibson, Andrija Vukčević, Jordan Thompson, Leo Leroy, Alfie Devine, Callum Lang, Delano Burgzorg.
More from this competition: Championship fixtures, results and table.