Charlton 1-0 Preston — EFL Championship, 29 Aug 2026
Charlton beat Preston 1-0 in the EFL Championship on 29 August 2026 at The Valley, London. Karlan Ahearne-Grant scored for Charlton. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, Charlton have won 0 and Preston 5.
Match timeline
- 45'
- Half-time0-0
- 54'Foul
- 1-056'
- 63'
- 70'
- 70'
- 77'
- 88'
- 88'
- 90+3'
- 90+3'Tyreece Campbell
- 90+6'
- Full-time1-0
Player ratings
7.9
Top rated
Charlton
- 7.9Karlan Ahearne-GrantM
- 7.8Lloyd JonesD
- 7.7Amari'i BellD
- 7.3Millenic AlliF
- 7.2Sonny CareyM
- 7.1Alan MwambaD
- 7.0Ivan MesíkD
- 6.9Danny McNamaraD
- 6.9Arthur OkonkwoG
- 6.8Tyreece CampbellM
- 6.7Conor CoventryM
- 6.6Nathaniel ChalobahM
- 6.5Micah MbickF
- 6.4Miles LeaburnF
- 6.6Harvey KnibbsM
- 6.6Joseph Rankin-CostelloM
- 6.6Robert ApterM
- 6.6T. OumaM
- 6.6N. AsiimweD
- 6.6Tiernan BrooksG
Preston
- 7.2Alfie DevineM
- 6.8Andrija VukčevićD
- 6.7Odeluga OffiahD
- 6.5S. MillsM
- 6.5Thierry SmallD
- 6.4Delano BurgzorgF
- 6.3Jordan ThompsonM
- 6.3Léo LeroyM
- 6.2Harrison ClarkeD
- 6.1C. WileyD
- 6.0Liam LindsayD
- 6.0Callum LangF
- 5.9Jusef ErabiF
- 5.7Lewis GibsonD
- 5.6Daniel IversenG
- 6.6Pol ValentínD
- 6.6Jordan StoreyD
- 6.6Andrew MoranM
- 6.6Lee NichollsG
- 6.6G. GrybaF
Line-ups
Substitutes
CharltonNathan Jones
Substitutes
- 8Harvey KnibbsM6.6
- 26Joseph Rankin-Costello90+6'90+3'M6.6
- 19Millenic Alli45'F7.3
- 21Tiernan BrooksG6.6
- 30Robert ApterM6.6
- 16T. OumaM6.6
- 31N. AsiimweD6.6
- 33Micah Mbick88'F6.5
- 32Alan Mwamba63'D7.1
PrestonPaul Heckingbottom
Substitutes
- 21Lee NichollsG6.6
- 14Jordan StoreyD6.6
- 2Pol ValentínD6.6
- 23Andrew MoranM6.6
- 12C. WileyD6.1
- 17S. MillsM6.5
- 11Thierry Small77'D6.5
- 9Jusef Erabi70'F5.9
- 30G. GrybaF6.6
Team statistics
Charlton
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karlan Ahearne-Grant | 93 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7.9 |
| Lloyd Jones | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7.8 |
| Amari'i Bell | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 7.7 |
| Millenic Alli | 44 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7.3 |
| Sonny Carey | 46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7.2 |
| Alan Mwamba | 27 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7.1 |
| Ivan Mesík | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7.0 |
| Danny McNamara | 90 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.9 |
| Arthur Okonkwo | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.9 |
| Tyreece Campbell | 93 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.8 |
| Conor Coventry | 90 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6.7 |
| Nathaniel Chalobah | 63 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| Micah Mbick | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.5 |
| Miles Leaburn | 88 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6.4 |
| Harvey Knibbs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| Joseph Rankin-Costello | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| Robert Apter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| T. Ouma | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| N. Asiimwe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| Tiernan Brooks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
Preston
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alfie Devine | 90 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 7.2 |
| Andrija Vukčević | 88 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6.8 |
| Odeluga Offiah | 70 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.7 |
| S. Mills | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.5 |
| Thierry Small | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.5 |
| Delano Burgzorg | 90 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.4 |
| Jordan Thompson | 77 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6.3 |
| Léo Leroy | 90 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6.3 |
| Harrison Clarke | 90 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6.2 |
| C. Wiley | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.1 |
| Liam Lindsay | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6.0 |
| Callum Lang | 70 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 |
| Jusef Erabi | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5.9 |
| Lewis Gibson | 90 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5.7 |
| Daniel Iversen | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.6 |
| Pol Valentín | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| Jordan Storey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| Andrew Moran | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| Lee Nicholls | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| G. Gryba | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
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Head-to-head
Before and after
Charlton
- Previous: Tottenham 5-1 Charlton, 26 Aug 2026 · EFL Cup
- Next: West Brom 1-1 Charlton, 2 Sep 2026 · EFL Championship
Preston
- Previous: Preston 0-4 Everton, 26 Aug 2026 · EFL Cup
- Next: Preston 1-3 Bristol City, 1 Sep 2026 · EFL Championship
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