Freddie Draper came off the bench to net a late winner in a 1-0 win for Lincoln away at Preston. The first half ended goalless with the hosts having their moments, but failing to convert their chances. It was more of the same in the second half and those missed opportunities would come back to bite the Lilywhites as Draper headed in Andrei Coubis' long throw in the 81st minute. The Imps are now unbeaten in their last four league games, while Preston's nightmare start to the season continued with three points from the first 21 available.

Paul Heckingbottom's side started on the front foot, putting in a flurry of crosses into the Lincoln box. The hosts almost had the lead inadvertently following Andrija Vukcevic's cross, which was heading into the top corner but for an acrobatic save from George Wickens. Preston kept pushing as Jordan Storey had one cleared off the line by Dom Jeffries, but they would be left to rue their missed opportunities late on.

Preston's Paul Heckingbottom said: "We're really frustrated. While we're not in front, they're going to have their counter-attacks, opportunities and set plays and 90 per cent of the time we dealt with it, but ultimately it was their biggest weapon."