Charlton Athletic vs Preston North End

Championship

Charlton

3-0-0

1-0

Final

Preston

0-0-4

The Valley

Match pulse

CHAAttacking pressure by 5 minutes

0'PNE

57%Possession43%

15Shots12

2On target1

7Corners4

1Saves1

10Fouls21

54'Leo LeroyPNE90'+6'Joe Rankin-CostelloCHA

Team	1H	2H	T
CHA	0	1	1
PNE	0	0	0

Who won: Charlton 1-0

Charlton Athletic beat Preston North End 1-0 on Saturday, August 29, 2026 at The Valley. Goals for Charlton: Karlan Grant (56').

Play by play

Match ends, Charlton Athletic 1, Preston North End 0.
Second Half ends, Charlton Athletic 1, Preston North End 0.
90'+6'
Yellow card
Joe Rankin-Costello (Charlton Athletic) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
J. Rankin-Costello
90'+5'
Foul
Foul by Joe Rankin-Costello (Charlton Athletic).
90'+5'CHA
Free kick won
Léo Leroy (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+4'PNE
Free kick won
Nathan Asiimwe (Charlton Athletic) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+4'
Foul
Foul by Thierry Small (Preston North End).
90'+3'
Sub
Subbed on for T. Campbell
Substitution, Charlton Athletic. Joe Rankin-Costello replaces Tyreece Campbell.
J. Rankin-Costello
90'+3'
Sub
Subbed on for K. Grant
Substitution, Charlton Athletic. Nathan Asiimwe replaces Karlan Grant.
N. Asilmwe
90'+1'CHA
Corner awarded
Corner, Charlton Athletic. Conceded by Liam Lindsay.
90'
Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
90'
Shot blocked
Attempt blocked. Karlan Grant (Charlton Athletic) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Millenic Alli.
90'CHA
Corner awarded
Corner, Charlton Athletic. Conceded by Daniel Iversen.
90'
Left footed shot saved
Attempt saved. Millenic Alli (Charlton Athletic) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Daniel Iversen (Preston North End). Assisted by Alan Mwamba.
M. Alli
89'CHA
Corner awarded
Corner, Charlton Athletic. Conceded by Harry Clarke.
89'
Shot blocked
Attempt blocked. Karlan Grant (Charlton Athletic) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
88'
Sub
Subbed on for A. Vukcevic
Substitution, Preston North End. Caleb Wiley replaces Andrija Vukcevic.
C. Wiley
88'
Sub
Subbed on for M. Leaburn
Substitution, Charlton Athletic. Micah Mbick replaces Miles Leaburn because of an injury.
M. Mbick
86'
Handball
Handball by Liam Lindsay (Preston North End).
85'
Offside
Offside, Charlton Athletic. Miles Leaburn is caught offside.
85'
Free kick won
Arthur Okonkwo (Charlton Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
85'
Foul
Foul by Liam Lindsay (Preston North End).
84'PNE
Corner awarded
Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Dan McNamara.
83'
Free kick won
Tyreece Campbell (Charlton Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
83'
Foul
Foul by Alfie Devine (Preston North End).