Charlton Athletic vs Preston North End
Match pulse
Who won: Preston 2-1
Preston North End beat Charlton Athletic 2-1 on Saturday, April 11, 2026 at The Valley. Goals for Charlton: Joe Rankin-Costello (18'). Goals for Preston: Lewis Dobbin (25') and Brad Potts (65').
Every player rated
Chirp Rating, 3.0 to 10.0Team stats
Player of the game
Lewis Dobbin
PNE · 1 G, 1 A
Deserved to win
Dead even on chances: this one could have gone either way
Play by play
- Match ends, Charlton Athletic 1, Preston North End 2.
- Second Half ends, Charlton Athletic 1, Preston North End 2.
- 90'+7'

Corner, Charlton Athletic. Conceded by Jordan Storey.
- 90'+5'

Foul
Foul by Luke Berry (Charlton Athletic).
- 90'+5'

Free kick won
Jordan Storey (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+4'

Yellow card
Daniel Iversen (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card.
D. Iversen
- 90'+3'

Shot off target
Attempt missed. Lloyd Jones (Charlton Athletic) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Jayden Fevrier with a cross following a corner.
- 90'+3'

Corner awarded
Corner, Charlton Athletic. Conceded by Lewis Gibson.
- 90'+3'

Shot blocked
Attempt blocked. Lyndon Dykes (Charlton Athletic) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Miles Leaburn.
- 90'+2'

Right footed shot saved
Attempt saved. Ibrahim Fullah (Charlton Athletic) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Daniel Iversen (Preston North End). Assisted by Matty Godden.
I. Fullah
- 90'+1'

Left footed shot saved
Attempt saved. Lyndon Dykes (Charlton Athletic) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Daniel Iversen (Preston North End). Assisted by Lloyd Jones.
L. Dykes
- 90'
Fourth official has announced 7 minutes of added time.
- 90'

Corner awarded
Corner, Charlton Athletic. Conceded by Benjamin Whiteman.
- 90'CHA

Shot blocked
Attempt blocked. Matty Godden (Charlton Athletic) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 90'

Shot off target
Attempt missed. Luke Berry (Charlton Athletic) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Amari'i Bell with a cross.
- 88'
SubSubbed on for S. Carey
Substitution, Charlton Athletic. Luke Berry replaces Sonny Carey.
L. Berry
- 88'
SubSubbed on for A. Hughes
Substitution, Preston North End. Andrija Vukcevic replaces Andrew Hughes because of an injury.
A. Vukcevic
- 87'
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 87'

Delay in match because of an injury Andrew Hughes (Preston North End).
- 85'

Offside
Offside, Preston North End. Milutin Osmajic is caught offside.
- 85'

Header just wide
Attempt missed. Kayne Ramsay (Charlton Athletic) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jayden Fevrier with a cross following a corner.
K. Ramsay
- 84'

Left footed shot blocked
Attempt blocked. Sonny Carey (Charlton Athletic) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Matty Godden.
S. Carey
- 83'

Left footed shot just wide
Attempt missed. Andrew Hughes (Preston North End) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right following a fast break.
A. Hughes
- 82'
SubSubbed on for B. Potts
Substitution, Preston North End. Liam Lindsay replaces Brad Potts.
L. Lindsay
- 80'CHA

Offside
Offside, Charlton Athletic. Matty Godden is caught offside.

