Lincoln City v Charlton Athletic, EFL Championship

The big picture

Lincoln City come in 21st on the ladder with 15 points; Charlton Athletic are 19th on 17. Only a couple of spots separate them, so there is plenty riding on it.

Lincoln City are 4–8–3 in EFL Championship 2026-27, averaging 1 goals for and 1.7 against.

Charlton Athletic are 3–6–5 in EFL Championship 2026-27, averaging 0.8 goals for and 1.6 against.

Form

Lincoln City have won one of their last five and most recently lost to Queens Park Rangers 1–2.

Charlton Athletic have won zero of their last five and most recently lost to Bolton Wanderers 0–1.

Charlton Athletic have lost their last four.

Lincoln City have lost their last three.

Head to head

These sides have met 20 times on our records since 1932: Lincoln City 5, Charlton Athletic 7, 8 drawn.

Last time out (2024-25, EFL League One), it was a draw 2–2.

Biggest margin between these two: Charlton Athletic by 3 goals in 1960-61 (3–0).

Players to watch

For Lincoln City, watch Mikkel Ladefoged (3 goals, 1 assist in 2026-27) and Ben House (2 goals, 2 assists in 2026-27).

For Charlton Athletic, watch Tyreece Campbell (4 goals, 1 assist in 2026-27) and Lloyd Jones (2 goals, 1 assist in 2026-27).

At LNER Stadium

Lincoln City have won 1 of their last 7 at LNER Stadium.

What the numbers say

On the numbers this is too close to split.