Preston North End hosts Lincoln City in upcoming Championship league match

Preston North End welcomes Lincoln City to their stadium this Saturday at 15:00 BST for a Championship league match. Preston currently sits at the bottom of the table, having recorded one win and five losses in their opening six fixtures. Lincoln City, competing in the second tier for the first time since 1998-99, also holds one win through their first five games. The visiting side enters the contest as the lowest-scoring team in the Championship with only four goals recorded so far this season. Historically, the two sides have not met in league play since the 1998-99 campaign, when Preston recorded a pair of victories. Preston enters the match seeking to avoid a third consecutive league defeat against a newly promoted opponent.

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