Match

Charlton vs Preston: result 1-2 and analysis

ChampionshipRegular Season - 42Kick-off on April 11, 2026 at 02:00 PM (UTC)The Valley, London

Charlton
1-2
Preston

Full time

What was the result of Charlton vs Preston?

Preston won 1-2 on April 11, 2026.

Goalscorers

  • 18′J. Rankin-CostelloCharlton
  • 25′L. DobbinPreston
  • 65′B. PottsPreston

Official lineup for Charlton vs Preston

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Charlton

3-4-2-1
  1. 99L. Dykes
  1. 7T. Campbell
  2. 77J. Fevrier
  1. 19L. Chambers
  2. 26J. Rankin-Costello
  3. 10G. Docherty
  4. 14S. Carey
  1. 17A. Bell
  2. 5L. Jones
  3. 2K. Ramsay
  1. 25W. Mannion

Preston

4-4-2
  1. 17L. Dobbin
  2. 9D. Jebbison
  1. 21A. Devine
  2. 4B. Whiteman
  3. 23A. Moran
  4. 44B. Potts
  1. 16A. Hughes
  2. 19L. Gibson
  3. 14J. Storey
  4. 42O. Offiah
  1. 1D. Iversen
Ask the AI a questionSign-in required.

What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Charlton have 4 wins, 5 draws and 6 defeats; Preston have 2, 5 and 8.

The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.

Charlton
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Apr 6, 2026Watford(away)1-1Championship
Apr 3, 2026Bristol City(home)1-2Championship
Mar 21, 2026Norwich(home)0-1Championship
Mar 14, 2026Oxford United(away)1-1Championship
Mar 11, 2026Middlesbrough(away)1-0Championship
Preston
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Apr 6, 2026QPR(home)1-1Championship
Apr 3, 2026Leicester(away)2-2Championship
Mar 20, 2026Stoke City(home)3-1Championship
Mar 14, 2026Norwich(away)0-2Championship
Mar 11, 2026Coventry(away)0-3Championship

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 6 meetings: 0 Charlton wins, 0 draws, 6 Preston wins.

DateScoreCompetition
Oct 4, 2025Preston 2-0 CharltonChampionship
Jan 14, 2025Preston 2-1 CharltonFA Cup
Jan 18, 2020Preston 2-1 CharltonChampionship
Nov 3, 2019Charlton 0-1 PrestonChampionship
Feb 23, 2016Preston 2-1 CharltonChampionship
Oct 20, 2015Charlton 0-3 PrestonChampionship

Last archived meeting: Preston vs Charlton on Oct 4, 2025

How many goals should we expect?

Charlton score 0.8 and concede 1.1 goals per match over their last 15; Preston score 0.8 and concede 1.8.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Charlton0.81.157/154/15
Preston0.81.817/157/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

Charlton sit 13th in Championship (14 points from 10 matches) and Preston sit 24th (4 points from 10 matches).

2026-27 standings
#ClubPWDLGFGAPts
13Charlton10352101314
24Preston101188204

A question about Charlton vs Preston?

Ask Footlab AI: lineups, absences, player form, stats, how the match could unfold.

Sign-in required. No odds displayed, no affiliation: the method is published and the accuracy is measured.

How does Footlab AI compute this prediction?

The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy

Other matches in the same round

Next match: Charlton and Preston

Ready to know everything about football?