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EFL Championship - English Second Tier logoEFL Championship - English Second TierMatchday 7

Preston vs Lincoln 0-1

Preston crestPreston

0-1

FT

Lincoln crestLincoln
  • F. Draper81'
Kick-off
Sat, 12 Sept 2026 · 14:00 (UTC)
Venue
Deepdale, Preston
Referee
S. Martin

Match timeline

  1. 88’SubstitutionLincoln crestLincolnRyley Towler ONAdam Reach OFF
  2. 86’Yellow cardLincoln crestLincolnDom Jefferies
  3. 81’Goal!Lincoln crestLincolnF. DraperAssist: Andrei Coubiș0 – 1
  4. 78’SubstitutionPreston crestPrestonAndrew Hughes ONStanley Mills OFF
  5. 72’SubstitutionPreston crestPrestonThierry Small ONAndrija Vukčević OFF
  6. 68’SubstitutionLincoln crestLincolnChiedozie Ogbene ONReeco Hackett-Fairchild OFF
  7. 68’SubstitutionLincoln crestLincolnDom Jefferies ONDaniel Oyegoke OFF
  8. 64’SubstitutionPreston crestPrestonLeo Leroy ONLiam Gibbs OFF
Show 5 earlier events
  1. 64’SubstitutionPreston crestPrestonJusef Erabi ONCallum Lang OFF
  2. 64’SubstitutionPreston crestPrestonDelano Burgzorg ONJohnny Kenny OFF
  3. 59’SubstitutionLincoln crestLincolnF. Draper ONRobert Nicholas Street OFF
  4. 58’SubstitutionLincoln crestLincolnIvan Varfolomeev ONTom Bayliss OFF
  5. 54’Yellow cardPreston crestPrestonHarry Clarke
  6. 1’Kick-off

Key stats

Preston crestPrestonLincolnLincoln crest
  • 52%Possession48%
  • 11Shots8
  • 3Shots on Target3
  • 16Corners3
  • 8Fouls9
  • 0Offsides2
  • 3Saves2
  • 338Passes343
  • 1Yellow Cards1

Lineups

Confirmed selections

Preston crestPreston4 - 4 - 2

  1. 1Iversen
  2. 20Gibbs
  3. 14Storey
  4. 24Offiah
  5. 3Vukčević
  6. 4Clarke
  7. 17Mills
  8. 15Thompson
  9. 7Devine
  10. 10Lang
  11. 38Kenny

Substitutions

  1. 64’↑27 L. Leroy↓20 L. Gibbs
  2. 64’↑9 J. Erabi↓10 C. Lang
  3. 64’↑37 D. Burgzorg↓38 J. Kenny
  4. 72’↑11 T. Small↓3 A. Vukčević
  5. 78’↑16 A. Hughes↓17 S. Mills

Unused substitutes 21 L. Nicholls, 2 Pol Valentín, 6 L. Lindsay, 23 A. Moran

Coach P. Heckingbottom

Lincoln crestLincoln3 - 4 - 2 - 1

  1. 1Wickens
  2. 33Oyegoke
  3. 25Elerewe
  4. 15Bradley
  5. 4Coubiș
  6. 8Bayliss
  7. 14McGrandles
  8. 3Reach
  9. 7Hackett
  10. 18House
  11. 17Street

Substitutions

  1. 58’↑24 I. Varfolomeev↓8 T. Bayliss
  2. 59’↑34 F. Draper↓17 R. Street
  3. 68’↑27 C. Ogbene↓ Reeco Hackett-Fairchild
  4. 68’↑16 D. Jefferies↓33 D. Oyegoke
  5. 88’↑6 R. Towler↓3 A. Reach

Unused substitutes 46 J. Gauci, 26 Y. Konak, 19 I. Olaofe, 11 M. Ladefoged

Coach Chris Cohen

Match facts

Competition
EFL Championship - English Second Tier
Round
Matchday 7
Date
Sat, 12 Sept 2026
Kick-off
14:00 (UTC)
Venue
Deepdale, Preston
Referee
S. Martin
Preston coach
P. Heckingbottom
Lincoln coach
Chris Cohen

League table

EFL Championship - English Second Tier

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#TeamPWDLGDPts
1Swansea crestSwansea10721+923
2Middlesbrough crestMiddlesbrough10631+621
3Birmingham crestBirmingham10451+617
4West Brom crestWest Brom10523+217
5West Ham crestWest Ham9441+1116
17Lincoln crestLincoln9324-411
24Preston crestPreston10118-124

Recent form

Last 5 matches, all competitions

Preston crest

Preston

  1. L
  2. L
  3. L
  4. W
  5. L
Lincoln crest

Lincoln

  1. L
  2. L
  3. W
  4. D
  5. D

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Team form comparison

Last 5 matches, all competitions

Preston crestPreston
W-D-L
1-0-4
Scored / match
1.0
Conceded / match
2.0
Lincoln crestLincoln
W-D-L
1-2-2
Scored / match
0.8
Conceded / match
1.2

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How the fans called it

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  • Draw0%
  • Lincoln crestLincolnResult0%

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What happened

Written from the recorded events — no interpretation added

Lincoln beat Preston 1-0 in matchday 7 of the EFL Championship - English Second Tier at Deepdale, Preston.

F. Draper 81' for Lincoln.

Preston had 52% of the ball to Lincoln's 48%; the sides had 11 and 8 shots (3 and 3 on target).

The referee showed 2 yellow cards and no reds.

Match record

Competition
EFL Championship - English Second Tier
Round
Matchday 7
Kick-off
Venue
Deepdale, Preston
Referee
S. Martin
Match ID
cornerflick:match:preston-vs-lincoln-championship-2026-09-12

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13 events

  1. 54’Yellow cardPreston crestPrestonHarry Clarke
  2. 58’SubstitutionLincoln crestLincolnIvan Varfolomeev ONTom Bayliss OFF
  3. 59’SubstitutionLincoln crestLincolnF. Draper ONRobert Nicholas Street OFF
  4. 64’SubstitutionPreston crestPrestonLeo Leroy ONLiam Gibbs OFF
  5. 64’SubstitutionPreston crestPrestonJusef Erabi ONCallum Lang OFF
  6. 64’SubstitutionPreston crestPrestonDelano Burgzorg ONJohnny Kenny OFF
  7. 68’SubstitutionLincoln crestLincolnChiedozie Ogbene ONReeco Hackett-Fairchild OFF
  8. 68’SubstitutionLincoln crestLincolnDom Jefferies ONDaniel Oyegoke OFF
  9. 72’SubstitutionPreston crestPrestonThierry Small ONAndrija Vukčević OFF
  10. 78’SubstitutionPreston crestPrestonAndrew Hughes ONStanley Mills OFF
  11. 81’Goal!Lincoln crestLincolnF. DraperAssist: Andrei Coubiș0 – 1
  12. 86’Yellow cardLincoln crestLincolnDom Jefferies
  13. 88’SubstitutionLincoln crestLincolnRyley Towler ONAdam Reach OFF