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  3. Gloucestershire paceman JT Langridge celebrates the fall of another Lancashire wicket in Manchester (11 September 2026)

  4. A blue and white forensic tent stands on a residential pavement between parked vans and a row of terraced houses.

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  6. Charlie Lakin

  7. Freddie Draper celebrates his goal for Lincoln at Preston

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  9. Elouisa and Cat Smith seated on a sofa, each holding drawings, including a colourful bee-themed picture and a handwritten petition, in a living room with red walls and cushions.

  10. Rocky Flintoff lifting his bat up by the willow to acknowledge his half-century for Lancashire

  11. Pick of the stats: Preston North End v Lincoln City

    Preston North End and Lincoln City club badgesOpta

    Bottom side Preston North End host newly promoted Lincoln City in the Championship on Saturday (15:00 BST).

    The Lilywhites have won one and lost five of their opening six games, while the Imps have also picked up one victory so far (D2 L2) in their first season in the second tier since 1961.

    • This will be the first season in which Preston and Lincoln City have faced in the league since 1998-99, when the Lilywhites completed a league double over the Imps.

    • Lincoln City have won just one of their past 10 league matches against Preston (D3 L6), a 2-1 away win in August 1995.

    • With three points, this is Preston's joint-lowest points tally after their first six games of a league season since 1930 (assuming 3 pts/win all-time), also having three at this stage in 2010-11 and 2016-17.

    • Lincoln City are the lowest scorers in the Championship this season with four goals – their joint-fewest after their opening five games of a league campaign since returning to the EFL in 2017 (also four goals in 2021-22 and 2022-23).

    • Preston have lost both of their previous two league games against newly promoted opponents, last losing three in a row in February 2013.

  12. Ali McCann in action for Preston North End

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  14. A blue and white forensic tent stands on a residential pavement between parked vans and a row of terraced houses.

  15. 'Burnley a long way from the team they once were'

    Listen to Jed Wallace discussing Burnley

    Bristol City winger Jed Wallace said facing Burnley was "night and day" from the last time he played at Turf Moor with West Bromwich Albion.

    The 32-year-old featured for the Robins in their 2-1 victory against the Clarets on Saturday, which was his first visit to Turf Moor since a 2-1 defeat with the Baggies in January 2023.

    Burnley won the Championship with 101 points in the 2022-23 campaign but are second from bottom after six games following relegation from the Premier League, with new boss Nicky Hayen yet to win a league game.

    "It's night and day from the last time I went there with with West Brom under Carlos Corberan when they had Vincent Kompany," Wallace told BBC's 72+ podcast.

    "I made a foul on the edge of the box in the 91st minute and then Mr [Scott] Twine, who I'm now playing with, obviously inevitably stuck it in the top corner.

    "That night I felt like it was a proper game of football against one of the best teams I've probably ever played in the Championship.

    "It felt a long way from that. I think obviously there's been a lot of change in personnel there over the last two three years."

    Jed Wallace in action for Bristol City against Burnley at Turf MoorPA Media

    Wallace said Burnley "haven't really clicked yet" and didn't seem to have a "clear idea of what they were doing".

    "That comes obviously with a new manager, a new style of play and new players," he said.

    Despite their flaws, Wallace believes 39-year-old striker Jamie Vardy will be a "great signing" for Burnley.

    "I think he's someone that will certainly have that aggression and will bring that to them as a group," he added.

    "I didn't really feel that they had much of that on the weekend. He's still a top, top player.

    "I think you saw that last time he was in the Championship for Leicester, he's not lost a yard of pace. He's still absolutely rapid."

  16. An electric bicycle with a frame-mounted battery lies beside a roadside hedge at night, illuminated by a camera flash. The silver bike has mudguards, disc brakes and a black storage bag attached to the frame.

  17. Rick Clement, who is in a wheelchair, is smiling at the camera in the middle of a field.

  18. A man and a woman in brown and beige Brambles Wildlife Rescue uniform are kneeling over a swan on the ground. In front of them is an open green medical bag with medical supplies inside. Behind them is a body of water with a number of swans floating.

  19. Lancashire's Will Williams holds up a red cricket ball in his right hand. He is looking up with a smile on his face

  20. Maia Bouchier holds up her bat playing a shot

  21. Jamie Vardy & Jed Wallace

  22. A woman with long red hair which is tied back and wearing a khaki coloured sleeveless shirt is looking pensive while holding the arm of a man with short grey hair who is wearing a grey T-shirt. He also looks pensive. They are both standing in an airport with people waiting and suitcases seen behind them.

  23. Burnley boss Hayen happy with point at Wrexham

    Hayen: 'It's a fair point'

    Burnley boss Nicky Hayen says he was happy with a point despite his side letting a one-goal lead slip to draw at Wrexham on Tuesday night.

    Zeki Amdouni's first Burnley goal in two years put the visitors ahead in the first half.

    But the Clarets were pegged back in the second half because of Wrexham defender Jacques Ekomie's header 10 minutes after the break meaning they remain winless from their first six Championship games following relegation last season.

    "We played a really good first half with a really good goal and found the right solutions," Hayen told BBC Radio Lancashire.

    "We showed more positive signs than in the last match against Bristol [City].

    "Today was a step in the right direction and this is what we want to see more."

    Hayen also touched on new Burnley signing Jamie Vardy, who moved to Turf Moor on Sunday, and the reasons he brought the 39-year-old to the football club.

    "First of all, goals," Hayen explained. "That's why we brought him in and what is really important is he's an experienced player but also an intelligent player.

    "The way we play, we create spaces. The goal that we scored with Zeki [Amdouni], I think with Jamie, he has so intelligent runs and he doesn't need a lot of chances before he scores goals.

    "This will be an add-on for our team but also our offensive players can learn a lot from him and also he's a voice in the dressing room. He can guide these kind of players so its a really positive signing for us."

  24. Warwickshire's Ed Barnard

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