Charlton Athletic 1-2 Preston North End · Championship
Charlton Athletic lost to Preston North End 1-2 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, 11 April 2026.
Goalscorers
Charlton Athletic: J. Rankin-Costello 18'. Preston North End: L. Dobbin 25'; B. Potts 65'.
How the match went
Preston North End saw more of the ball, 55% of it. Charlton Athletic had 17 shots with 6 on target, Preston North End 14 with 5 on target. There were 11 corners in total, 7 to Charlton Athletic and 4 to Preston North End. Charlton Athletic conceded 6 fouls, Preston North End 8. The referee showed 5 yellow cards (2 for Charlton Athletic, 3 for Preston North End).
Line-ups
Charlton Athletic started in a 3-4-2-1: W. Mannion, K. Ramsay, L. Jones, A. Bell, S. Carey, J. Rankin-Costello, G. Docherty, L. Chambers, J. Fevrier, T. Campbell, L. Dykes.
Preston North End started in a 4-4-2: D. Iversen, O. Offiah, J. Storey, L. Gibson, A. Hughes, B. Potts, B. Whiteman, A. Devine, A. Moran, D. Jebbison, L. Dobbin.
More from this competition: Championship fixtures, results and table.