Lincoln – Preston 2–1

	1H	2H	T
L	1	1	2
PRE	0	1	1

Match report

Lincoln beat Preston 2–1 at Lincoln Stadium in Championship. Janssen opened the scoring in the 37th minute. Lincoln have 3 wins in their last 5, while Preston have 3 wins in their last 5.

Match events

1H

Bianchi

23'

⚽Janssenassist Almeida

37'

40'

R. Brady

2H

48'

⚽N. Maweneassist L. Lindsay

⚽Bianchi

60'

⇄Kovač↓ Janssen

65'

⇄D. Iversen↓ N. Mawene

⇄Andersen↓ Keller

74'

⇄J. Walton↓ J. Lewis

Momentum

L

⚽⚽⚽

PRE

Match info

TournamentChampionship · England

Kick-offApr 3, 2026 · 20:00

VenueLincoln Stadium

Attendance58,628 / 66,623 (88%)

RefereeS. Guida (Ita)

FIFA ranking

#14·

#3

Where to watch

Sky Sports

Statistics

54Ball possession %46

1.7Expected goals (xG)1.2

12Total shots12

6Shots on target5

4Shots off target5

4Blocked shots2

7Corner kicks6

2Offsides4

9Fouls13

2Yellow cards3

0Red cards0

4Goalkeeper saves4

510Passes510

80Pass accuracy %76

16Tackles17

Player of the match

J. Lewis

7.8

Lineups

L 4-3-36.97Formation6.974-3-3 PRE

16.9Schmidt 26.4Marsh 37.2Müller 47.4Petrov 56.6Walsh 67.7Haas 76.4Martin 87.4Almeida 96.7Bianchi 107.3Keller 116.7Janssen

Lincoln

Coach: L. Fischer · 4-3-3

1Schmidt6.9 2Marsh6.4 3Müller7.2 4Petrov7.4 5Walsh6.6 6Haas7.7 7Martin6.4 8Almeida7.4 9Bianchi6.7 10Keller7.3 11Janssen6.7

Preston

Coach: T. Laurent · 4-3-3

Standings

#	Team	P	W	D	L	G	+/-	Pts	Form
1	Coventry	46	28	11	7	97:45	+52	95	WWDLW
2	Ipswich	46	23	15	8	80:47	+33	84	WWWWD
3	Millwall	46	24	11	11	64:49	+15	83	WWWWD
4	Southampton	46	22	14	10	82:56	+26	80	LWWWD
5	Middlesbrough	46	22	14	10	72:47	+25	80	DLWWW
6	Hull City	46	21	10	15	70:66	+4	73	WDDLL
7	Wrexham	46	19	14	13	69:65	+4	71	WDDLW
8	Derby	46	20	9	17	67:59	+8	69	DLLLW
9	Norwich	46	19	8	19	63:56	+7	65	WDLLL
10	Birmingham	46	17	13	16	57:56	+1	64	DLLLW
11	Swansea	46	18	10	18	57:59	-2	64	LWWWD
12	Bristol City	46	17	11	18	59:59	0	62	WWDDL
13	Sheffield Utd	46	18	6	22	66:66	0	60	LLLWW
14	Preston	46	15	15	16	55:62	-7	60	LLWWD
15	QPR	46	16	10	20	61:73	-12	58	LWWWD
16	Watford	46	14	15	17	53:65	-12	57	LLWWD
17	Stoke City	46	15	10	21	51:56	-5	55	LLWWD
18	Portsmouth	46	14	13	19	49:64	-15	55	WDDLL
19	Charlton	46	13	14	19	44:58	-14	53	LLWWD
20	Blackburn	46	13	13	20	42:56	-14	52	LWWDL
21	West Brom	46	13	14	19	48:58	-10	51	WDDLL
22	Oxford United	46	11	14	21	45:59	-14	47	WWDDL
23	Leicester	46	12	16	18	58:68	-10	46	LWDDD
24	Sheffield Wednesday	46	2	12	32	29:89	-60	0	DLLLL