EFL Championship 2026-27 | Matchday 7 | 2026-09-12 23:00 JST
Match summary Preston North End and Lincoln City met in the EFL Championship 2026-27 Matchday 7 on September 12. Lincoln City held on to a 1-0 win over Preston North End. It was 0-0 at half-time. Lincoln City scored 1 after the break to seal the win.
Lincoln City's scorers: F. Draper. Assists: Lincoln City – A. Coubiș.
Preston North End had more possession (52% to 48%) and more shots (11 to 9), but Lincoln City were more efficient and took the win. Lincoln City scored 1 from 3 shots on target.
Team stats 3-4-2-1 1 Wickens 4 Coubiș 15 Bradley 25 Elerewe 3 Reach 14 McGr and 8 Bayl iss 33 Oyeg oke 18 House 7 Hackett 17 Street
0.58 Expected goals (xG) 0.66
0.12 Goals prevented (xG) 0.12
View as table Preston North End Stat Lincoln City Formation 3-4-2-1 52% Possession 48% 0.58 Expected goals (xG) 0.66 11 Shots 9 3 Shots on target 3 2 Shots off target 6 6 Blocked shots 1 8 Shots inside the box 6 3 Shots outside the box 3 16 Corner kicks 3 0 Offsides 2 8 Fouls 9 338 Passes 341 253 Accurate passes 255 75% Pass accuracy 75% 3 Goalkeeper saves 2 0.12 Goals prevented (xG) 0.12 1 Yellow cards 1 0 Red cards 0
Referee: Steve Martin, England
Player stats Preston North End Pos Player Shots Shots on target Goals Dribbles (success) Tackles (success) Blocks Passes (accuracy) Assists Yellow cards Red cards Fouls Fouled Rating Min Key passes Interceptions Duels (won) GK D. Iversen 0 18(47%) 0 0 0 1 6.6 90 1(1) DF L. Gibbs 0 1 17(71%) 0 0 0 1 6.9 64 4(2) DF J. Storey 1 1 0 12(80%) 0 0 0 2 6.9 90 5 8(6) DF O. Offiah 0 1 38(88%) 0 0 0 6.9 90 4(4) DF A. Vukčević 0 10(56%) 0 0 0 2 6.2 72 11(2) MF H. Clarke 0 1(100%) 2 33(77%) 0 1 0 3 6.6 90 2 13(6) MF S. Mills 1 1 0 3 14(67%) 0 0 0 2 6.9 78 2 12(5) MF J. Thompson 0 1(100%) 2 47(85%) 0 0 0 1 7 90 4(4) MF A. Devine 0 3 31(84%) 0 0 0 7.2 90 4 1 5(3) FW C. Lang 0 1 5(62%) 0 0 0 6.5 64 5(2) FW J. Kenny 3 1 0 2(100%) 1 3(43%) 0 0 0 1 6.3 64 1 5(4) MF L. Leroy 0 9(100%) 0 0 0 1 6.7 26 2(1) FW D. Burgzorg 0 3(100%) 0 0 0 1 6.2 26 3(None) FW J. Erabi 0 4(57%) 0 0 0 1 1 6.2 26 4(1) DF T. Small 0 1(50%) 0 0 0 6.5 18 1(None) DF A. Hughes 0 8(100%) 0 0 0 6.3 12 2(2) GK L. Nicholls 0 0 0 0 DF Pol Valentín 0 0 0 0 DF L. Lindsay 0 0 0 0 MF A. Moran 0 0 0 0
Lincoln City Pos Player Shots Shots on target Goals Dribbles (success) Tackles (success) Blocks Passes (accuracy) Assists Yellow cards Red cards Fouls Fouled Rating Min Key passes Interceptions Duels (won) GK G. Wickens 0 17(42%) 0 0 0 6.7 90 1 DF D. Elerewe 0 1 23(82%) 0 0 0 1 6.9 90 1 6(2) DF S. Bradley 0 2 42(82%) 0 0 0 1 7 90 8(4) DF A. Coubiș 0 37(82%) 1 0 0 7.2 90 1 1 5(3) MF D. Oyegoke 1 0 2 8(50%) 0 0 0 2 6.9 68 12(8) MF T. Bayliss 0 1 24(92%) 0 0 0 1 1 7 59 2 6(4) MF C. McGrandles 1 1 0 25(74%) 0 0 0 2 6.6 90 1 1 5(2) MF A. Reach 2 0 1(100%) 4 21(72%) 0 0 0 3 7.9 88 1 4 9(9) FW R. Hackett 0 1 15(79%) 0 0 0 1 6.2 68 4(None) FW B. House 1 0 2 13(76%) 0 0 0 1 6 90 13(3) FW R. Street 0 1 1 6(86%) 0 0 0 2 7 59 1 4(2) MF I. Varfolomeev 1 0 1 2 14(93%) 0 0 0 1 6.9 31 1 5(2) FW F. Draper 1 1 1 2(67%) 0 0 0 7.5 31 1 2(None) FW C. Ogbene 2 1 0 4(80%) 0 0 0 6.7 22 1(None) MF D. Jefferies 0 2 1 3(100%) 0 1 0 1 7.5 22 3(2) DF R. Towler 0 1(33%) 0 0 0 2 1(None) GK J. Gauci 0 0 0 0 MF Y. Konak 0 0 0 0 FW I. Olaofe 0 0 0 0 FW M. Ladefoged 0 0 0 0
Lineups Preston North End Role Pos No. Player Starter GK 1 D. Iversen Starter DF 20 L. Gibbs Starter DF 14 J. Storey Starter DF 24 O. Offiah Starter DF 3 A. Vukčević Starter MF 4 H. Clarke Starter MF 17 S. Mills Starter MF 15 J. Thompson Starter MF 7 A. Devine Starter FW 10 C. Lang Starter FW 38 J. Kenny Bench DF 16 A. Hughes Bench DF 11 T. Small Bench MF 27 L. Leroy Bench FW 37 D. Burgzorg Bench FW 9 J. Erabi
Show unused substitutes (4) Role Pos No. Player Bench GK 21 L. Nicholls Bench DF 6 L. Lindsay Bench DF 2 Pol Valentín Bench MF 23 A. Moran
Lincoln City Role Pos No. Player Starter GK 1 G. Wickens Starter DF 25 D. Elerewe Starter DF 15 S. Bradley Starter DF 4 A. Coubiș Starter MF 33 D. Oyegoke Starter MF 8 T. Bayliss Starter MF 14 C. McGrandles Starter MF 3 A. Reach Starter FW 7 R. Hackett Starter FW 18 B. House Starter FW 17 R. Street Bench DF 6 R. Towler Bench MF 16 D. Jefferies Bench MF 24 I. Varfolomeev Bench FW 27 C. Ogbene Bench FW 34 F. Draper
Show unused substitutes (4) Role Pos No. Player Bench GK 46 J. Gauci Bench MF 26 Y. Konak Bench FW 19 I. Olaofe Bench FW 11 M. Ladefoged
Match events Time Team Event Player Score 2H 9' Preston North End 🟨 Yellow card H. Clarke 2H 14' Lincoln City 🔄 Substitution OUT T. Bayliss → IN I. Varfolomeev 2H 14' Lincoln City 🔄 Substitution OUT R. Street → IN F. Draper 2H 19' Preston North End 🔄 Substitution OUT L. Gibbs → IN L. Leroy 2H 19' Preston North End 🔄 Substitution OUT J. Kenny → IN D. Burgzorg 2H 19' Preston North End 🔄 Substitution OUT C. Lang → IN J. Erabi 2H 23' Lincoln City 🔄 Substitution OUT D. Oyegoke → IN D. Jefferies 2H 23' Lincoln City 🔄 Substitution OUT R. Hackett → IN C. Ogbene 2H 27' Preston North End 🔄 Substitution OUT A. Vukčević → IN T. Small 2H 33' Preston North End 🔄 Substitution OUT S. Mills → IN A. Hughes 2H 36' Lincoln City ⚽ Goal F. Draper 0-1 2H 41' Lincoln City 🟨 Yellow card D. Jefferies 2H 43' Lincoln City 🔄 Substitution OUT A. Reach → IN R. Towler
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