EFL Championship · Matchday 3
Charlton Athletic v Preston North End
- Sat, 29 Aug 2026 14:00:00 UTCThe ValleyMatchday 3
Pre-match win probability — Pulse estimate
Charlton Athletic 65%Draw 19%Preston North End 16%
Pulse model at kickoff, scaled by each side's scoring rate in this competition's own table. An estimate, not a betting market.
Match stats
Charlton AthleticPreston North End
57Possession43
0.87Expected goals (xG)0.91
15Shots12
2Shots on target1
3Shots off target5
10Blocked shots6
4Shots inside box5
11Shots outside box7
7Corners4
6Offsides0
10Fouls21
1Yellow cards1
0Red cards0
1Saves1
427Passes311
354Accurate passes225
83Pass accuracy72
Match events
- 46′Sonny Carey → Millenic Alli
- 54′Léo Leroy
- 56′Karlan Grant (assist Millenic Alli)
- 63′Nathaniel Chalobah → Alan Mwamba
- 70′Odeluga Offiah ← Jusef Erabi
- 70′Callum Lang ← Stanley Mills
- 77′Jordan Thompson ← Thierry Small
- 88′Miles Leaburn → Micah Mbick
- 88′Andrija Vukčević ← Caleb Wiley
- 90′Karlan Grant → Nathan Asiimwe
- 90′Tyreece Campbell → Joe Rankin-Costello
- 90′Joe Rankin-Costello
Charlton Athletic · Preston North End
Starting XI · as it played — Ratings are a Pulse estimate
Charlton Athletic137.3Okonkwo
177.2Bell
57.2Jones
187.2Mesík
207.2McNamara
66.8Coventry
76.8Campbell
116.8↓88'Leaburn
146.8↓46'Carey
156.8↓63'Chalobah
97.8↓90'Grant
Preston North End66.3Lindsay
106.3↓70'Lang
16.3Iversen
376.3Burgzorg
156.3↓77'Thompson
196.3Gibson
276.0Leroy
36.3↓88'Vukčević
76.3Devine
46.3Clarke
246.3↓70'Offiah
Lineups — ratings are a Pulse estimate
Charlton Athletic
- 15Nathaniel Chalobah6.8
- 5Lloyd Jones7.2
- 17Amari'i Bell7.2
- 9Karlan Grant7.8
- 20Danny McNamara7.2
- 18Ivan Mesík7.2
- 6Conor Coventry6.8
- 14Sonny Carey6.8
- 13Arthur Okonkwo7.3
- 11Miles Leaburn6.8
- 7Tyreece Tupac Shakur Campbell6.8
Preston North End
- 6Liam Lindsay6.3
- 10Callum Lang6.3
- 1Daniel Iversen6.3
- 37Delano Burgzorg6.3
- 15Jordan Thompson6.3
- 19Lewis Gibson6.3
- 27Léo Leroy6.0
- 3Andrija Vukčević6.3
- 7Alfie Devine6.3
- 4Harry Clarke6.3
- 24Odeluga Offiah6.3
Charlton AthleticTale of the tapePreston North End
—Formation5-3-2
14 ptsTable4 pts
-5Goal difference-15
WWLWLFormLLLWL
0Head-to-head wins2
65%Win chance16%
Head to head — 2 previous meetings
Charlton Athletic 0W0D2W Preston North End
Goals 1–4
- 2026-04-11Charlton Athletic1–2Preston North End
- 2025-10-04Preston North End2–0Charlton Athletic
Seasons searched: 2025-2026, 2026-2027.
Recent form — Last five, before this fixture
Charlton Athletic
WWLWL- @West Ham United2-1
- vsDerby County2-1
- @Swansea City1-3
- vsHull City2-1
- vsIpswich Town1-2
Preston North End
LLLWL- vsWolverhampton Wanderers1-3
- @Bolton Wanderers1-2
- vsSouthampton1-3
- @Sheffield United3-2
- @Birmingham City1-2
This season — other meeting
Where they stand — In a 24-team table
| Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlton Athletic | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | -5 | 14 |
| Preston North End | 11 | 1 | 1 | 9 | -15 | 4 |
