Wrexham vs Preston North End, 2026-27 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship

Wrexham

31': Joe Worrall
42': Benjamin Whiteman
59': Sam Smith
63': Kieffer Moore

FT
4 - 1

Preston North End

36': Alfie Devine

Wrexham clinch resounding win against Preston to ease Phil Parkinson pressure

Wrexham eased the pressure on Phil Parkinson with a 4-1 win over rock-bottom Preston in the Championship.

Match Commentary

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
1': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Joe Worrall.
2': Attempt missed. Andrew Hughes (Preston North End) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Alfie Devine with a cross following a corner.
6': Sam Smith (Wrexham) wins a free kick on the right wing.
6': Foul by Andrew Hughes (Preston North End).
8': Danny Imray (Wrexham) wins a free kick on the right wing.
8': Foul by Andrija Vukcevic (Preston North End).
9': Andrija Vukcevic (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
12': Attempt blocked. Benjamin Whiteman (Wrexham) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
12': Corner, Wrexham. Conceded by Liam Lindsay.
12': Attempt blocked. Callum O'Hare (Wrexham) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
13': Corner, Wrexham. Conceded by Liam Lindsay.
14': Attempt missed. Joe Worrall (Wrexham) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Benjamin Whiteman with a cross following a corner.
14': Offside, Wrexham. Callum O'Hare is caught offside.
19': Callum Lang (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
19': Foul by Callum Doyle (Wrexham).
19': Foul by Liam Lindsay (Preston North End).
19': Sam Smith (Wrexham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
21': Odeluga Offiah (Preston North End) wins a free kick on the right wing.
21': Foul by Benjamin Whiteman (Wrexham).
21': Benjamin Whiteman (Wrexham) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
23': Attempt saved. Callum O'Hare (Wrexham) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Daniel Iversen (Preston North End). Assisted by Kieffer Moore.
23': Corner, Wrexham. Conceded by Daniel Iversen.
24': Attempt missed. Kieffer Moore (Wrexham) header from very close range is too high. Assisted by Benjamin Whiteman with a cross following a corner.
27': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Dominic Hyam.
28': Andrija Vukcevic (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
28': Foul by Danny Imray (Wrexham).
29': Foul by Léo Leroy (Preston North End).
29': Callum O'Hare (Wrexham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
30': Attempt saved. Sam Smith (Wrexham) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Daniel Iversen (Preston North End).
30': Corner, Wrexham. Conceded by Daniel Iversen.
31': Goal! Wrexham 1, Preston North End 0. Joe Worrall (Wrexham) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Danny Imray with a cross.
34': Attempt missed. Johnny Kenny (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Léo Leroy.
36': Attempt blocked. Johnny Kenny (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Léo Leroy.
36': Goal! Wrexham 1, Preston North End 1. Alfie Devine (Preston North End) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
41': Attempt missed. Callum O'Hare (Wrexham) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Danny Imray.
42': Goal! Wrexham 2, Preston North End 1. Benjamin Whiteman (Wrexham) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner.
43': Offside, Preston North End. Johnny Kenny is caught offside.
44': Corner, Wrexham. Conceded by Andrija Vukcevic.
45': Attempt blocked. Callum Doyle (Wrexham) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
45': Foul by Callum Lang (Preston North End).
45': Callum Doyle (Wrexham) wins a free kick on the left wing.
45'+1': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
45'+2': Attempt blocked. Callum O'Hare (Wrexham) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
45'+3': First Half ends, Wrexham 2, Preston North End 1.
45': Second Half begins Wrexham 2, Preston North End 1.
47': Attempt missed. Johnny Kenny (Preston North End) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Alfie Devine with a cross.
50': Offside, Wrexham. Sam Smith is caught offside.
50': Foul by Liam Lindsay (Preston North End).
50': Kieffer Moore (Wrexham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
52': Attempt blocked. Callum O'Hare (Wrexham) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jacques Ekomié.
53': Offside, Preston North End. Alfie Devine is caught offside.
54': Foul by Liam Lindsay (Preston North End).
54': Kieffer Moore (Wrexham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
55': Jordan Thompson (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
55': Foul by Callum O'Hare (Wrexham).
55': Delay in match because of an injury Jordan Storey (Preston North End).
56': Substitution, Preston North End. Brad Potts replaces Liam Lindsay because of an injury.
56': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
56': Foul by Johnny Kenny (Preston North End).
56': Joe Worrall (Wrexham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
58': Attempt missed. Brad Potts (Preston North End) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Johnny Kenny following a fast break.
59': Corner, Wrexham. Conceded by Odeluga Offiah.
59': Goal! Wrexham 3, Preston North End 1. Sam Smith (Wrexham) header from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Benjamin Whiteman with a cross following a corner.
61': Offside, Wrexham. Sam Smith is caught offside.
62': Foul by Andrew Hughes (Preston North End).
62': Sam Smith (Wrexham) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
62': Andrew Hughes (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
63': Attempt missed. Joe Worrall (Wrexham) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Callum Doyle following a set piece situation.
63': Goal! Wrexham 4, Preston North End 1. Kieffer Moore (Wrexham) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Joe Worrall following a set piece situation.
65': Léo Leroy (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
65': Foul by Kieffer Moore (Wrexham).
65': Attempt blocked. Alfie Devine (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Brad Potts.
66': Foul by Jordan Thompson (Preston North End).
66': Callum O'Hare (Wrexham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
66': Jordan Thompson (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
67': Jordan Thompson (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
67': Foul by Sam Smith (Wrexham).
68': Substitution, Wrexham. Issa Kaboré replaces Danny Imray.
68': Attempt blocked. Alfie Devine (Preston North End) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
69': Substitution, Preston North End. Delano Burgzorg replaces Johnny Kenny.
70': Substitution, Preston North End. Jusef Erabi replaces Callum Lang.
70': Attempt blocked. Brad Potts (Preston North End) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alfie Devine.
70': Attempt blocked. Brad Potts (Preston North End) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
73': Jordan Thompson (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
73': Foul by Callum O'Hare (Wrexham).
75': Foul by Odeluga Offiah (Preston North End).
75': Callum O'Hare (Wrexham) wins a free kick on the left wing.
75': Attempt blocked. Callum O'Hare (Wrexham) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kieffer Moore.
75': Corner, Wrexham. Conceded by Jordan Storey.
78': Foul by Odeluga Offiah (Preston North End).
78': Kieffer Moore (Wrexham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
79': Substitution, Preston North End. Ed Nolan replaces Alfie Devine.
80': Jusef Erabi (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
80': Foul by Callum Doyle (Wrexham).
80': Callum Doyle (Wrexham) is shown the yellow card.
80': Foul by Léo Leroy (Preston North End).
80': Callum O'Hare (Wrexham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
80': Léo Leroy (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
81': Substitution, Wrexham. George Dobson replaces Matty James.
81': Substitution, Wrexham. Bailey Cadamarteri replaces Kieffer Moore.
81': Substitution, Wrexham. Oliver Rathbone replaces Callum O'Hare.
83': Corner, Wrexham. Conceded by Andrew Hughes.
84': Attempt blocked. Sam Smith (Wrexham) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Callum Doyle.
87': Attempt missed. Brad Potts (Preston North End) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Andrija Vukcevic with a cross.
90': Substitution, Wrexham. Lewis O'Brien replaces Sam Smith.
90'+1': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
90'+2': Delano Burgzorg (Preston North End) wins a free kick on the left wing.
90'+2': Foul by Joe Worrall (Wrexham).
90'+3': Offside, Preston North End. Brad Potts is caught offside.
90'+5': Foul by Ed Nolan (Preston North End).
90'+5': Jacques Ekomié (Wrexham) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+6': Second Half ends, Wrexham 4, Preston North End 1.
0': Match ends, Wrexham 4, Preston North End 1.

Statistics

PNE		WXM
14	Fouls	9
4	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	0
3	Offsides	3
2	Corner Kicks	8
2	Saves	0
38.8	Possession	61.2
11	SHOTS	17
1	ON GOAL	6
0.1	On Target %	0.4
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
164	Accurate Passes	332
292	Passes	461
0.6	Pass Completion %	0.7
4	Accurate Crosses	4
14	Crosses	21
0.3	Cross %	0.2
70	Long Balls	98
11	Accurate Long Balls	32
0.2	Long Balls %	0.3
5	Blocked Shots	7
11	Effective Tackles	7
16	Tackles	9
0.7	Tackle %	0.8
11	Interceptions	7
27	Effective Clearances	26
27	Clearances	26

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: STōK Cae Ras
Location: Wrexham, Wales
Attendance: 10,614

EFL Championship Standings

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Swansea City	11	+8	23
2	West Ham United	11	+18	22
3	Middlesbrough	11	+6	22
4	Birmingham City	11	+9	20

Full Standings

Line-Ups

Wrexham (3-4-1-2)

No.	Name
22	Anthony Patterson (GK)
6	Joe Worrall
2	Callum Doyle
5	Dominic Hyam
37	Matty James
8	Benjamin Whiteman
17	Callum O'Hare
3	Jacques Ekomie
30	Danny Imray
28	Sam Smith
19	Kieffer Moore

Wrexham Substitutes:

Zak Vyner, Danny Ward, Issa Kaboré, Oliver Rathbone, George Dobson, Aaron James, Lewis O'Brien, Bailey Cadamarteri, Ryan Longman.

Preston North End (3-4-2-1)

No.	Name
1	Daniel Iversen (GK)
6	Liam Lindsay
16	Andrew Hughes
14	Jordan Storey
15	Jordan Thompson
27	Leo Leroy
3	Andrija Vukcevic
24	Odeluga Offiah
38	Johnny Kenny
7	Alfie Devine
10	Callum Lang

Preston North End Substitutes:

Jusef Erabi, Brad Potts, Lee Nicholls, Andy Moran, Pol Valentín, Ed Nolan, Delano Burgzorg, Isaac Irwin, Thierry Small.

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