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Wrexham 4-1 Preston North End · Championship

Wrexham beat Preston North End 4-1 in the Championship. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.

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Match report

Wrexham and Preston North End met in the Championship at Racecourse Ground in Wrexham on Saturday, 17 October 2026.

Goalscorers

Wrexham: J. Worrall 31'; B. Whiteman 42'; S. Smith 59'; K. Moore 63'. Preston North End: A. Devine 36'.

How the match went

Wrexham saw more of the ball, 61% of it. Wrexham had 18 shots with 6 on target, Preston North End 11 with 1 on target. There were 10 corners in total, 8 to Wrexham and 2 to Preston North End. Wrexham conceded 9 fouls, Preston North End 14. The referee showed 6 yellow cards (2 for Wrexham, 4 for Preston North End).

Line-ups

Wrexham started in a 3-4-1-2: Anthony Patterson, Dominic Hyam, Joe Worrall, Callum Doyle, Daniel Imray, Ben Whiteman, Matty James, Jacques Ekomié, Callum O'Hare, Kieffer Moore, Sam Smith.

Preston North End started in a 3-4-2-1: Daniel Iversen, Jordan Storey, Liam Lindsay, Andrew Hughes, Odeluga Offiah, Leo Leroy, Jordan Thompson, Andrija Vukčević, Callum Lang, Alfie Devine, Johnny Kenny.

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Minute by minute

  1. 31'Goal! Wrexham 1-0 Preston North End. J. Worrall (Wrexham) scores, assisted by D. Imray.
  2. 36'Goal! Wrexham 1-1 Preston North End. A. Devine (Preston North End) scores.
  3. 42'Goal! Wrexham 2-1 Preston North End. B. Whiteman (Wrexham) scores.
  4. 45'Half-time. Wrexham 2-1 Preston North End.
  5. 59'Goal! Wrexham 3-1 Preston North End. S. Smith (Wrexham) scores, assisted by B. Whiteman.
  6. 63'Goal! Wrexham 4-1 Preston North End. K. Moore (Wrexham) scores, assisted by J. Worrall.
  7. 90'Full-time. Wrexham 4-1 Preston North End.
Full commentary (65 lines)
  1. 1'Kick-off: Wrexham vs Preston North End.
  2. 2'Attempt missed. A. Hughes (Preston North End), header from a corner. xG 0.06.
  3. 9'Yellow card for A. Vukčević (Preston North End) for foul.
  4. 12'Corner, Wrexham.
  5. 12'Attempt blocked. C. O'Hare (Wrexham), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.05.
  6. 12'Attempt blocked. B. Whiteman (Wrexham), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  7. 13'Corner, Wrexham.
  8. 14'Offside, Wrexham.
  9. 14'Attempt missed. J. Worrall (Wrexham), header from a corner. xG 0.08.
  10. 21'Yellow card for B. Whiteman (Wrexham) for foul.
  11. 23'Attempt saved. C. O'Hare (Wrexham), right-footed shot. xG 0.18.
  12. 23'Corner, Wrexham.
  13. 24'Attempt missed. K. Moore (Wrexham), header from a corner. xG 0.19.
  14. 27'Corner, Preston North End.
  15. 30'Attempt saved. S. Smith (Wrexham), left-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  16. 30'Corner, Wrexham.
  17. 31'Goal! Wrexham 1-0 Preston North End. J. Worrall (Wrexham) scores, assisted by D. Imray.
  18. 34'Attempt missed. J. Kenny (Preston North End), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
  19. 36'Attempt blocked. J. Kenny (Preston North End), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
  20. 36'Goal! Wrexham 1-1 Preston North End. A. Devine (Preston North End) scores.
  21. 41'Attempt missed. C. O'Hare (Wrexham), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
  22. 42'Goal! Wrexham 2-1 Preston North End. B. Whiteman (Wrexham) scores.
  23. 43'Offside, Preston North End.
  24. 44'Corner, Wrexham.
  25. 44'Attempt missed. K. Moore (Wrexham), header from a corner. xG 0.04.
  26. 45'Attempt blocked. C. Doyle (Wrexham), left-footed shot. xG 0.06.
  27. 45'2 minutes of added time.
  28. 45+2'Attempt blocked. C. O'Hare (Wrexham), right-footed shot. xG 0.33.
  29. 45'Half-time. Wrexham 2-1 Preston North End.
  30. 46'The second half is under way.
  31. 47'Attempt missed. J. Kenny (Preston North End), header. xG 0.14.
  32. 50'Offside, Wrexham.
  33. 52'Attempt blocked. C. O'Hare (Wrexham), left-footed shot. xG 0.09.
  34. 53'Offside, Preston North End.
  35. 56'Substitution, Preston North End: B. Potts comes on for L. Lindsay.
  36. 58'Attempt missed. B. Potts (Preston North End), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.14.
  37. 59'Corner, Wrexham.
  38. 59'Goal! Wrexham 3-1 Preston North End. S. Smith (Wrexham) scores, assisted by B. Whiteman.
  39. 61'Offside, Wrexham.
  40. 62'Yellow card for A. Hughes (Preston North End) for foul.
  41. 63'Attempt missed. J. Worrall (Wrexham), right-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.06.
  42. 63'Goal! Wrexham 4-1 Preston North End. K. Moore (Wrexham) scores, assisted by J. Worrall.
  43. 65'Attempt blocked. A. Devine (Preston North End), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  44. 66'Yellow card for J. Thompson (Preston North End) for foul.
  45. 68'Substitution, Wrexham: I. Kaboré comes on for D. Imray.
  46. 68'Attempt blocked. A. Devine (Preston North End), left-footed shot. xG 0.02.
  47. 69'Substitution, Preston North End: D. Burgzorg comes on for J. Kenny.
  48. 70'Substitution, Preston North End: J. Erabi comes on for C. Lang.
  49. 70'Attempt blocked. B. Potts (Preston North End), right-footed shot. xG 0.10.
  50. 70'Attempt blocked. B. Potts (Preston North End), left-footed shot. xG 0.11.
  51. 75'Attempt blocked. C. O'Hare (Wrexham), right-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.04.
  52. 75'Corner, Wrexham.
  53. 79'Substitution, Preston North End: E. Nolan comes on for A. Devine.
  54. 80'Yellow card for C. Doyle (Wrexham) for persistent fouling.
  55. 80'Yellow card for L. Leroy (Preston North End) for foul.
  56. 81'Substitution, Wrexham: O. Rathbone comes on for C. O'Hare.
  57. 81'Substitution, Wrexham: B. Cadamarteri comes on for K. Moore.
  58. 81'Substitution, Wrexham: G. Dobson comes on for M. James.
  59. 83'Corner, Wrexham.
  60. 84'Attempt blocked. S. Smith (Wrexham), left-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.03.
  61. 87'Attempt missed. B. Potts (Preston North End), header. xG 0.12.
  62. 90'Substitution, Wrexham: L. O'Brien comes on for S. Smith.
  63. 90'5 minutes of added time.
  64. 90+3'Offside, Preston North End.
  65. 90'Full-time. Wrexham 4-1 Preston North End.
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