Preston – Lincoln 3–2

	1H	2H	T
PRE	1	2	3
L	0	2	2

Match report

Preston beat Lincoln 3–2 at Preston Stadium in Championship. J. Lewis opened the scoring in the 40th minute. Preston have 3 wins in their last 5, while Lincoln have 3 wins in their last 5.

Match events

L. Gibson

26'

⚽J. Lewisassist J. Lewis

40'

43'

Martin

51'

⚽Almeidaassist Keller

⚽N. Mawene

63'

⇄D. Iversen↓ N. Mawene

68'

⇄Vidić↓ Keller

74'

⚽Haas

⇄J. Walton↓ J. Lewis

77'

⇄Kovač↓ Bianchi

⚽J. Lewisassist Ed Nolan

86'

Momentum

PRE

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Match info

TournamentChampionship · England

Kick-offMay 18, 2023 · 19:00

VenuePreston Stadium

Attendance32,321 / 44,275 (73%)

RefereeF. Brych (Ger)

FIFA ranking PRE

#17·

Where to watch

Sky Sports

Statistics

57Ball possession %43

2.7Expected goals (xG)1.7

15Total shots10

7Shots on target5

6Shots off target3

2Blocked shots3

8Corner kicks6

2Offsides3

11Fouls11

3Yellow cards3

0Red cards0

3Goalkeeper saves4

555Passes477

79Pass accuracy %78

14Tackles18

Player of the match

Schmidt

7.7

Lineups

PRE 4-3-37.14Formation6.914-3-3 L

7.6Mawene 16.5Costa 27.7Schmidt 37.2Marsh 46.3Müller 56.5Petrov 67.4Walsh 76.8Haas 87.2Martin 96.5Almeida 107.5Bianchi 116.4Keller

Preston

Coach: T. Laurent · 4-3-3

Lincoln

Coach: S. Conte · 4-3-3

1Costa6.5 2Schmidt7.7 3Marsh7.2 4Müller6.3 5Petrov6.5 6Walsh7.4 7Haas6.8 8Martin7.2 9Almeida6.5 10Bianchi7.5 11Keller6.4

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

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