Preston North End vs Lincoln City — result, stats and line-ups

Full Time

2026/2027

Preston North EndRank 23

12 SEPT

0:1

Lincoln CityRank 12

Goals

GOAL

AST

Goal81'

Freddie Draper (assist: Andrei Coubiș) · Header 0-1

Man of the match

Adam ReachLincoln City7.8

Expected goals (xG)

Preston North EndxGLincoln City

0.690.75

Trends

season

Win %

13%38%

Over 1.5 %

75%50%

Over 2.5 %

75%38%

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TV stations

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Venue

DeepdalePreston · 23,408 seats

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Conditions

Weatherovercast clouds
RefereeStephen Martin
1st AssistantNigel Lugg
2nd AssistantDrew Dutton
4th OfficialScott Jackson

Pressure index

Preston North EndLincoln City

1′45′90′

Which side was pressing, minute by minute. The markers are the events: tap one to read the minute and the player — and, with ball positions loaded, the replay jumps there.

Match flow

PLAYER

Yellow card54'

Harry Clarke · Foul

OUT

Substitution59'

In: Freddie Draper · Out: Rob Street

OUT

Substitution59'

In: Ivan Varfolomeev · Out: Tom Bayliss

OUT

Substitution64'

In: Delano Burgzorg · Out: Johnny Kenny

OUT

Substitution64'

In: Jusef Erabi · Out: Callum Lang

OUT

Substitution64'

In: Léo Leroy · Out: Liam Gibbs

OUT

Substitution68'

In: Dom Jefferies · Out: Daniel Oyegoke

OUT

Substitution68'

In: Chiedozie Ogbene · Out: Reeco Hackett

OUT

Substitution72'

In: Thierry Small · Out: Andrija Vukcevic

OUT

Substitution78'

In: Andrew Hughes · Out: Stanley Mills

GOAL

AST

Goal81'

Freddie Draper (assist: Andrei Coubiș) · Header 0-1

PLAYER

Yellow card86'

Dom Jefferies · Foul

OUT

Substitution88'

In: Ryley Towler · Out: Adam Reach

Ball positions

The ball's path over the whole match or one half: press play to run through it, drag the slider to jump anywhere. Loaded on request to keep the page light.

Commentary

90+3′Andrew Hughes takes a shot, but it is blocked.
90+3′Chiedozie Ogbene takes a right-footed shot but misses.
89′Corner awarded.
88′Ryley Towler comes on for Adam Reach.
86′Dom Jefferies receives a yellow card.
84′Offside.
81′Goal! Freddie Draper scores to make it 0-1, assisted by Andrei Coubis.
81′Shot - Freddie Draper Head Shot Goal
80′Chiedozie Ogbene takes a left-footed shot, but it is saved.
79′Corner awarded.
78′Andrew Hughes is substituted for Stanley Mills.
75′Corner awarded.
75′Harry Clarke takes a right-footed shot, but it is blocked.
72′Thierry Small comes on for Andrija Vukcevic.
Match ends with a score of 0-1.
68′Substitution: Dom Jefferies comes on for Daniel Oyegoke.
68′Chiedozie Ogbene is on, and Reeco Hackett-Fairchild is off.
66′Corner awarded.
64′Delano Burgzorg comes on for Johny Kenny.
64′Jusef Erabi comes on for Callum Lang.
64′On comes Leo Leroy, and off goes Liam Gibbs.
60′Ben House takes a left-footed shot but misses.
60′Ivan Varfolomeev takes a left-footed shot but misses.
59′Freddie Draper is on, and Robert Street is off.
59′Substitution: Ivan Varfolomeev comes on for Tom Bayliss.
57′Corner awarded.
54′Conor McGrandles takes a right-footed shot, but it is saved.
54′Yellow card issued to Harry Clarke.
53′Johny Kenny attempts a header but misses the shot.
52′Corner awarded.
52′Jordan Storey's header is blocked.
52′Johny Kenny takes a right-footed shot, but it is saved.
51′Harry Clarke takes a right-footed shot, but it's blocked.
50′Adam Reach takes a left-footed shot, but it misses the target.
48′Corner awarded.
46′Alfie Devine's right-footed shot is blocked.
42′Corner awarded.
The first half ends with a score of 0-0.
39′Alfie Devine takes a right-footed shot but misses.
32′Shot - Daniel Oyegoke Head Shot Missed
26′Corner awarded.
23′Corner kick awarded.
22′Stanley Mills takes a right-footed shot, but it's saved.
21′Corner awarded.
17′Johny Kenny takes a left-footed shot but misses.
16′Corner awarded.
15′Alfie Devine's right-footed shot is blocked.
15′Adam Reach takes a left-footed shot but misses.
10′Corner awarded.
5′Corner awarded.
3′Offside.
1′Kick-off! The referee is Steve Martin.

Match statistics

PNELNC

Possession and passing

52%Possession48%

75%Pass accuracy75%

338Passes341

253Successful Passes255

57Ball Safe71

6Key Passes6

5 more

64Long Passes66

38%Long-pass accuracy23%

5Substitutions5

24Successful Long Passes15

24Throw-ins12

Attack

0Goals1

11Shots Total9

3Shots On Target3

1Big Chances Created1

16Corners3

64Dangerous Attacks35

14 more

8Accurate Crosses4

98Attacks90

1Big Chances Missed0

10Dribble Attempts7

43Duels Won41

8Goal Attempts5

0Offsides1

6Shots Blocked0

8Shots inside the box6

2Shots Off Target6

3Shots outside the box3

40%Successful dribbles14%

4Successful Dribbles1

45Total Crosses20

Defence and discipline

3Saves2

14Tackles14

9Interceptions10

8Fouls9

1Yellow cards1

9Free Kicks8

2 more

9Goal Kicks5

5Tackles Won8

Other

1Hit Woodwork0

0Assists1

0Injuries1

The halves are each period's own numbers — not a split of the full-time figures.

The referee

S. MartinPer-match averages this season · 3 matches · career: 79

	Avg	Home	Away	Career
Yellow cards	5.00	2.67	2.33	4.59
Red cards	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.04
Second yellows	0.33	0.00	0.33	0.06
Penalties	0.33	0.33	0.00	0.11

Home / away: what the home and the away side received on average. Career: the average over every match officiated.

Expected goals (xG)

Preston North EndxGLincoln City

0.690.75

Expected Goals on Target (xGoT)

0.191.05

Expected Goals Non Penalty Goals (npxG)

0.690.75

Expected Goals Open Play (xGOP)

0.370.54

Expected Goals Set Play (xGSP)

0.310.20

Expected Goals Corners (xGC)

0.270.00

Expected Points (xPTS)

1.261.36

Expected Goals Against (xGA)

0.750.69

Starting XI

Lincoln CityFormation: 3-4-2-1 · €13M6/11

Chris Cohen

Preston North EndFormation: 4-4-2 · €15M5/11

Paul Heckingbottom

The ↓ and minute under a player mean they were substituted off then.

Transfer fees

Preston North End€15Mstarting XI · 5/11€27Mwith bench · 11/20

Lincoln City€13Mstarting XI · 6/11€34Mwith bench · 11/20

Preston North End's starting XI cost €1.9M more.

The amount under a player is their last known transfer fee and its year (provider data) — not a market value.

Preston North End — bench

Pol ValentínDefender · €300K (2023)6

Liam LindsayDefender · €2.3M (2019)9

Jusef ErabiAttacker · €4M (2025)6.4 11

Thierry SmallDefender6.2 16

Andrew HughesDefender6.4 21

Lee NichollsGoalkeeper23

Andrew MoranMidfielder · €1.2M (2026)27

Léo LeroyMidfielder · €3M (2026)6.5 37

Delano BurgzorgAttacker · €2M (2022)6.3

Lincoln City — bench

Ryley TowlerDefender11

Mikkel LadefogedAttacker · €5M (2026)16

Dom JefferiesMidfielder7.1 19

Tanto OlaofeAttacker24

Ivan VarfolomeevMidfielder · €800K (2025)6.8 26

Yunus KonakMidfielder · €4.5M (2024)27

Chiedozie OgbeneAttacker · €9.5M (2024)6.8 34

Freddie DraperAttacker7.3 46

Joe GauciGoalkeeper · €1.5M (2024)

Player statistics

Preston North End starters then subs, by rating

Alfie Devine#7 · Midfielder · 90′7.3

In this match

Attack

Goals: 0
Assists: 0
Shots: 2
Shots on target: 0
Chances created: 4
Expected goals (xG): 0.11
xGoT: 0.02
Hit woodwork: 1

Passing

Passes (accurate/total): 31/37
Pass accuracy: 84%
Key passes: 4
Passes in final third: 8
Crosses (accurate/total): 2/9
Long balls (won/total): 2/3

Possession & duels

Touches: 57
Duels (won/total): 3/5
Dispossessed: 1
Possession lost: 15
Ball recoveries: 4

Defence

Tackles: 3
Interceptions: 1
Clearances: 1

Discipline

Fouls: 0

Player	Reason	Back
Josh Honohan🩹 injury · Pubalgia	injury · Pubalgia	1 Aug 2026
Tendayi Darikwa🩹 injury · Cruciate Ligament Tear	injury · Cruciate Ligament Tear	30 Jun 2027
Mason Melia🩹 injury · Thigh Problems	injury · Thigh Problems	unknown

Outcome	bet365	Unibet
Preston North End	2.3043.48%	2.2344.84%
Draw	3.4029.41%	3.4528.99%
Lincoln City	3.0033.33%	3.0033.33%

Outcome	bet365	Unibet
Preston North End or Draw	1.3673.37%	1.3673.53%
Preston North End or Lincoln City	1.3076.92%	1.2977.52%
Draw or Lincoln City	1.5763.65%	1.6361.35%

Outcome	bet365	Unibet
2+ goals	–	1.2381.3%
0–1 goals	–	3.8026.32%
3+ goals	1.8055.56%	1.8055.56%
0–2 goals	2.0050%	1.9351.81%
4+ goals	–	3.0033.33%
0–3 goals	–	1.3474.63%

Outcome	bet365	Unibet
Preston North End	2.8734.78%	2.7536.36%
Draw	2.2544.44%	2.2344.84%
Lincoln City	3.5028.57%	3.5028.57%

Outcome	bet365
PNE → PNE	3.7526.67%
PNE → X	13.007.69%
PNE → LNC	29.003.45%
X → PNE	6.0016.67%
X → X	5.5018.18%
X → LNC	7.0014.29%
LNC → PNE	23.004.35%
LNC → X	15.006.67%
LNC → LNC	4.7521.05%

Outcome	bet365
12 - 14	3.6027.78%
6 - 8	3.7526.67%
9 - 11	2.6238.1%
Under 6	13.007.69%
Over 14	7.0014.29%

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Swansea City	8	17
2	West Ham United	8	15
3	Middlesbrough	8	15
4	Wolverhampton Wanderers	7	14
5	West Bromwich Albion	8	14
6	Queens Park Rangers	8	13
7	Stoke City	8	13
8	Bristol City	8	13
9	Charlton Athletic	8	12
10	Birmingham City	8	11
11	Millwall	8	11
12	Lincoln City	8	11
13	Southampton	8	10
14	Wrexham	8	10
15	Bolton Wanderers	8	10
16	Blackburn Rovers	8	9
17	Norwich City	8	9
18	Sheffield United	8	9
19	Portsmouth	7	8
20	Watford	8	8
21	Cardiff City	8	7
22	Derby County	8	5
23	Preston North End	8	4
24	Burnley	8	4

Outcome	bet365	Unibet
Yes	1.6660.02%	1.6361.35%
No	2.1047.62%	2.1446.73%