Charlton vs Preston

29 August 2026 · Championship · 2026/27 · Referee Tom Reeves

Full time 1 – 0

Half-time: 0–0

  • Karlan Grant 56’

Match summary

Charlton won 1-0 at home to Preston. It was goalless at half-time.

Karlan Grant put Charlton ahead in the 56th minute.

There was little between the sides on chances: Charlton created 0.87 expected goals (xG) from 15 shots, Preston 0.91 from 12.

Match stats

57% Possession 43%
15 Shots 12
2 Shots on target 1
7 Corners 4
74 Attacks 64
47 Dangerous attacks 25
428 Passes 313
82.7% Pass accuracy 72.2%
13 Tackles 16
10 Fouls 21
1 Yellow cards 1
0 Red cards 0
6 Offsides 0

Key events

Charlton Preston
Kick-off
8’
Corner
Corner
23’
Corner
24’
Half-time0-0
Millenic AlliSonny Carey
46’
Second half underway
49’
Delano BurgzorgShot on target
54’
Leo LeroyFoul
Karlan GrantLeft foot shot1-0 (Charlton)
56’
Alan MwambaNathaniel Chalobah
63’
68’
Corner
70’
Stanley MillsCallum Lang
70’
Jusef ErabiOdeluga Offiah
Corner
75’
77’
Thierry SmallJordan Thompson
Corner
81’
81’
Corner
84’
Corner
88’
Caleb WileyAndrija Vukčević
Micah MbickMiles Leaburn
88’
Corner
89’
Millenic AlliShot on target
90’
Corner
90’
Corner
90+1’
Joe Rankin-CostelloTyreece Campbell
90+3’
Nathan AsiimweKarlan Grant
90+3’
Joe Rankin-CostelloFoul
90+6’
Full-time1-0

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.87 0.91 56’ Karlan Grant (Charlton), 1-0 56’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.87 0.91 56’ Karlan Grant (Charlton), 1-0 Grant 56’
Charlton 0.87 xGPreston 0.91 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Preston attacking Charlton attacking 
69’ Callum Lang (Preston), from a corner, 0.30 xG, off target 30’ Callum Lang (Preston), open play, 0.18 xG, off target 56’ Karlan Grant (Charlton), open play, 0.11 xG, goal 37’ Miles Leaburn (Charlton), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 73’ Alan Mwamba (Charlton), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 55’ Karlan Grant (Charlton), direct free kick, 0.08 xG, blocked 69’ Harry Clarke (Preston), from a corner, 0.07 xG, off target 75’ Jordan Thompson (Preston), set piece, 0.07 xG, blocked 6’ Alfie Devine (Preston), direct free kick, 0.07 xG, blocked 46’ Karlan Grant (Charlton), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, off target 52’ Conor Coventry (Charlton), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 49’ Delano Burgzorg (Preston), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 81’ Millenic Alli (Charlton), from a corner, 0.05 xG, blocked 24’ Tyreece Campbell (Charlton), from a corner, 0.05 xG, blocked 28’ Alfie Devine (Preston), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 89’ Karlan Grant (Charlton), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 75’ Tyreece Campbell (Charlton), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 90’ Karlan Grant (Charlton), from a corner, 0.05 xG, blocked 69’ Lewis Gibson (Preston), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 73’ Miles Leaburn (Charlton), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 28’ Leo Leroy (Preston), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 90’ Millenic Alli (Charlton), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 58’ Tyreece Campbell (Charlton), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 8’ Andrija Vukčević (Preston), set piece, 0.02 xG, blocked 51’ Harry Clarke (Preston), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 12’ Andrija Vukčević (Preston), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 81’ Danny McNamara (Charlton), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked 69’ Callum Lang (Preston), from a corner, 0.30 xG, off target 30’ Callum Lang (Preston), open play, 0.18 xG, off target 56’ Karlan Grant (Charlton), open play, 0.11 xG, goal 37’ Miles Leaburn (Charlton), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 73’ Alan Mwamba (Charlton), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 55’ Karlan Grant (Charlton), direct free kick, 0.08 xG, blocked 69’ Harry Clarke (Preston), from a corner, 0.07 xG, off target 75’ Jordan Thompson (Preston), set piece, 0.07 xG, blocked 6’ Alfie Devine (Preston), direct free kick, 0.07 xG, blocked 46’ Karlan Grant (Charlton), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, off target 52’ Conor Coventry (Charlton), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 24’ Tyreece Campbell (Charlton), from a corner, 0.05 xG, blocked 49’ Delano Burgzorg (Preston), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 81’ Millenic Alli (Charlton), from a corner, 0.05 xG, blocked 28’ Alfie Devine (Preston), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 89’ Karlan Grant (Charlton), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 75’ Tyreece Campbell (Charlton), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 90’ Karlan Grant (Charlton), from a corner, 0.05 xG, blocked 69’ Lewis Gibson (Preston), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 73’ Miles Leaburn (Charlton), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 28’ Leo Leroy (Preston), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 90’ Millenic Alli (Charlton), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 58’ Tyreece Campbell (Charlton), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 8’ Andrija Vukčević (Preston), set piece, 0.02 xG, blocked 51’ Harry Clarke (Preston), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 12’ Andrija Vukčević (Preston), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 81’ Danny McNamara (Charlton), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked
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Lineups

Charlton 4-2-3-1 Starting XI
Okonkwo
Bell
Jones
Mesík
McNamara
Coventry
Chalobah 63’
Campbell 90’
Grant 90’
Carey 46’
Leaburn 88’
Preston 5-3-2 Starting XI
Iversen
Vukčević 88’
Lindsay
Gibson
Clarke
Offiah 70’
Thompson 77’
Leroy
Devine
Burgzorg
Lang 70’

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player
Arthur Okonkwo
96′ 1 0 28 1 – – – –
Defenders4 players
Danny McNamara
96′ – – – 1 1 50 – – – –
Lloyd Jones
96′ 1 2 2 11 9 59 – – – –
Amari'i Bell
96′ 4 2 1 8 – 50 – – – –
Ivan Mesík
96′ 1 1 – 7 1 24 1 – – –
Midfielders8 players
Conor Coventry
96′ – – 65 2 – 1 1 2 1 – –
Nathaniel Chalobah Taken off
63′ – – 33 – – – 1 2 – 1 –
Tyreece Campbell Taken off
93′ – – 22 1 – – – 1 1 1 –
Sonny Carey Taken off
45′ – – 20 – – 1 – 2 1 – –
Karlan Grant Taken off
93′ 1 – 37 1 – – – 2 1 1 –
Millenic Alli Came on as a substitute
51′ – 1 15 2 – – 1 1 – – –
Alan Mwamba Came on as a substitute
33′ – – 13 2 – 1 – 1 – – –
Joe Rankin-Costello Came on as a substitute
3′ – – – – – – – 1 1 –
Forwards2 players
Miles Leaburn Taken off
88′ – – 2 – 0.15 – – 11 4 7 –
Micah Mbick Came on as a substitute
8′ – – – – – – – 1 – 2 –
Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists.

Before kick-off

Charlton win 45% Avg odds 2.08
Draw 28% Avg odds 3.35
Preston win 27% Avg odds 3.50

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Charlton LWLWW
Preston LWLLL

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Charlton 1-2 Preston, 11 Apr 26 Next meeting: Preston vs Charlton, 17 Apr 27 (upcoming)  All Charlton vs Preston meetings

Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk.