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Preston North End vs Lincoln City

FA Cup
Preston
1-0-6
0-1
Final
Deepdale

Match pulse

PNEAttacking pressure by 5 minutes
0'HTLCN
52%Possession48%
11Shots9
3On target3
16Corners3
2Saves2
8Fouls9
54'Harrison ClarkePNE86'Dom JefferiesLCN
Team1H2HT
PNE000
LCN011

Who won: Lincoln City 1-0

Lincoln City beat Preston North End 1-0 on Saturday, September 12, 2026 at Deepdale. Goals for Lincoln City: Freddie Draper (81').

Every player rated

Chirp Rating, 3.0 to 10.0
  1. 17.7George WickensG
  2. 27.3Andrei CoubisCD-L
  3. 36.8Sonny BradleyCD
  4. 46.7Freddie DraperSUB
  5. 56.6Ayodeji ElereweCD-R
  6. 66.6Conor McGrandlesCM-L
  7. 76.6Adam ReachLM
  8. 86.3Tom BaylissCM-R
  9. 96.3Ben HouseCF-L
  10. 106.2Jordan StoreyCD-R
  11. 116.2Johnny KennyCF-L
  12. 126.2Daniel OyegokeRM

Team stats

PNELCN
8Fouls9
1Yellow Cards1
0Red Cards0
0Offsides2
16Corner Kicks3
2Saves2
51.7Possession48.3
11SHOTS9
3ON GOAL3
0.3On Target %0.3
0Penalty Goals0
0Penalty Kicks Taken0
252Accurate Passes253
337Passes340
0.7Pass Completion %0.7
8Accurate Crosses4
45Crosses20
0.2Cross %0.2
62Long Balls62
23Accurate Long Balls11
0.4Long Balls %0.2
6Blocked Shots0
6Effective Tackles8
13Tackles14
0.5Tackle %0.6
10Interceptions10
26Effective Clearances50
26Clearances50

Player of the game

George Wickens

LCN · 2 saves, clean sheet

7.7

Deserved to win

39%
PNE · 0.92 xG
35%
Draw
26%
LCN · 0.72 xG

Preston deserved better: 39% on chances, lost 0-1

Play by play

  1. Match ends, Preston North End 0, Lincoln City 1.
  2. Second Half ends, Preston North End 0, Lincoln City 1.
  3. 90'+3'

    Header blocked

    Attempt blocked. Andrew Hughes (Preston North End) header from the centre of the box is blocked.

    A. Hughes

  4. 90'+3'

    Right footed shot just wide

    Attempt missed. Chiedozie Ogbene (Lincoln City) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Freddie Draper.

    C. Ogbene

  5. 90'+1'

    Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.

  6. 88'
    Sub

    Subbed on for A. Reach

    Substitution, Lincoln City. Ryley Towler replaces Adam Reach.

    R. Towler

  7. 88'PNE

    Corner awarded

    Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Andrei Coubis.

  8. 86'

    Yellow card

    Dom Jefferies (Lincoln City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

    D. Jefferies

  9. 86'

    Foul

    Foul by Dom Jefferies (Lincoln City).

  10. 86'LCN

    Free kick won

    Léo Leroy (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  11. 84'

    Free kick won

    Conor McGrandles (Lincoln City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  12. 84'

    Foul

    Foul by Jusef Erabi (Preston North End).

  13. 84'

    Offside

    Offside, Lincoln City. Ben House is caught offside.

  14. GOAL81'

    Goal! Header

    F. Draper · ast A. Coubis

    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.

    PNE 0 - 1 LCN
  15. 80'

    Left footed shot saved

    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).

    C. Ogbene

  16. 78'
    Sub

    Subbed on for S. Mills

    Substitution, Preston North End. Andrew Hughes replaces Stanley Mills.

    A. Hughes

  17. 78'LCN

    Corner awarded

    Corner, Lincoln City. Conceded by Jordan Storey.

  18. 76'

    Free kick won

    Adam Reach (Lincoln City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  19. 76'Delano Burgzorg

    Foul

    Foul by Delano Burgzorg (Preston North End).

  20. 75'PNE

    Corner awarded

    Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Ivan Varfolomeev.

  21. 75'

    Shot blocked

    Attempt blocked. Harry Clarke (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Stanley Mills with a headed pass.

  22. 72'
    Sub

    Subbed on for A. Vukcevic

    Substitution, Preston North End. Thierry Small replaces Andrija Vukcevic.

    T. Small

  23. 72'

    Free kick won

    Conor McGrandles (Lincoln City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  24. 72'

    Foul

    Foul by Stanley Mills (Preston North End).

  25. 70'

    Foul

    Foul by Ivan Varfolomeev (Lincoln City).

Leaders

PNELCN
Total Shots
Johnny Kenny
3
Adam Reach
2
Accurate Passes
Jordan Thompson
46
Sonny Bradley
42
Defensive Interventions
Jordan Storey
16
Sonny Bradley
17
Saves
Daniel Iversen
2
George Wickens
2