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Matchday

Championship 26/27 · 29 Aug 2026

Charlton Athletic 1–0 Preston North End

Expected and what happened

Before the match, from team ratings for Jul 2026; the outlined result is what happened.

Expected xG
1.6 – 0.9
Actual xG
0.9 – 0.9
Goals
1 – 0

Footybot made Charlton Athletic favourites at 52%.

Charlton Athletic won a close one on the chances: 0.9 xG to 0.9.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Lloyd Jones, 63.5 in 96′.

Well above their usual level: Alfie Devine +20.1, Lloyd Jones +16.8, Millenic Alli +13.8.

Well below it: Ivan Mesík −18.4, Liam Lindsay −15.5, Danny McNamara −15.3.

Going in

Each side's last five results before this match.

Charlton Athletic

26 Aug 2026L 1–5at Tottenham Hotspur EFL Cup
22 Aug 2026W 2–1at West Ham United Championship
15 Aug 2026W 2–1v Derby County Championship
8 Aug 2026W 3–1at Cheltenham Town EFL Cup
2 May 2026L 1–3at Swansea City Championship

Preston North End

26 Aug 2026L 0–4v Everton EFL Cup
22 Aug 2026L 1–3v Wolverhampton Championship
15 Aug 2026L 1–2at Bolton Wanderers Championship
8 Aug 2026D 1–1v Huddersfield Town EFL Cup
2 May 2026L 1–3v Southampton Championship

Head to head

11 Apr 2026Charlton Athletic 1–2 Preston North End Championship
4 Oct 2025Preston North End 2–0 Charlton Athletic Championship

Charlton Athletic

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Lloyd Jones Defender9600–63.5+16.8
Nathan Asiimwe Midfielder300–49.9–
Arthur Okonkwo Goalkeeper9600–49.4+0.7
Millenic Alli Midfielder51010.0941.8+13.8
Sonny Carey Midfielder4500–39.4+8.9
Alan Mwamba Midfielder33000.1039.0–
Tyreece Campbell Forward93000.1238.9−0.6
Nathaniel Chalobah Midfielder6300–35.9−3.9
Amari'i Bell Defender9600–35.8+10.8
Karlan Grant Midfielder93100.3531.6−2.6
Miles Leaburn Forward88000.1531.2−7.9
Conor Coventry Midfielder96000.0630.2−6.1
Ivan Mesík Defender9600–22.3−18.4
Danny McNamara Defender96000.0121.2−15.3
Micah Mbick Forward800–2.0–
Joe Rankin-Costello Midfielder300–0.0–

Preston North End

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Caleb Wiley Defender800–67.3–
Alfie Devine Midfielder96000.1255.9+20.1
Jusef Erabi Forward2600–45.0–
Daniel Iversen Goalkeeper9600–43.1−4.9
Harry Clarke Midfielder96000.0942.6+12.5
Jordan Thompson Midfielder77000.0738.8+3.9
Delano Burgzorg Forward96000.0538.2−3.4
Callum Lang Forward70000.4737.7+2.3
Leo Leroy Midfielder96000.0336.8−10.9
Odeluga Offiah Defender7000–36.4+5.0
Lewis Gibson Defender96000.0436.0−0.4
Liam Lindsay Defender9600–36.0−15.5
Andrija Vukčević Defender88000.0434.8+8.9
Thierry Small Midfielder1900–26.3–
Stanley Mills Midfielder2600–24.4–