Wrexham vs Preston North End · Championship
Wrexham
8-10-6
2 – 1
FT
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Preston North End
9-10-5
STōK Cae Ras · Wrexham · Wales
Wrexham got past Preston North End 2-1 at STōK Cae Ras (crowd 10,616); Preston had not lost in 5 until now. The goal that settled it came from Nathan Broadhead at the 39-minute mark and it went to 2-0 when Oliver Rathbone scored after 77 minutes; a goal from Alfie Devine at the 84-minute mark cut it to 2-1. The ball split 54% to 46% and the shots 13 to 14. 6 of the 14 shots by Wrexham were on target.
Overview
- Kicks off
- Event
- Championship England
- Campaign
- 2025-26 English League Championship, Regular Season
- Ground
- STōK Cae Ras · Wrexham · Wales
- Crowd
- 10,616
- Referee
- Ruebyn Ricardo
- Wrexham form
- WDLWD
- Preston form
- DLLLD
On TV
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- USParamount+Streaming
Each half
| Team | 1H | 2H | T |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wrexham | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Preston | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Side by side
11Fouls10
0Yellow Cards0
0Red Cards0
2Offsides1
3Corner Kicks3
3Saves4
45.7%Possession54.3%
14Shots13
6On Goal4
40%On Target %30%
0Penalty Goals0
0Penalty Kicks Taken0
317Accurate Passes387
406Passes475
80%Pass Completion %80%
3Accurate Crosses3
14Crosses20
20%Cross %20%
63Long Balls53
23Accurate Long Balls24
40%Long Balls %50%
3Blocked Shots1
13Effective Tackles8
22Tackles11
60%Tackle %70%
8Interceptions9
34Effective Clearances15
34Clearances15
Timeline
Full time · 2-1
🔁Jay Rodríguezreplacing Nathan Broadhead
86'
84'2 - 1
⚽Alfie DevineAssist: Michael Smith
79'
🔁Alistair McCannreplacing Liam Lindsay
78'
🔁Jamal Lewisreplacing Harrison Armstrong
78'
🔁Will Keanereplacing Daniel Jebbison
⚽Oliver RathboneAssist: George Dobson
77'2 - 0
🔁Oliver Rathbonereplacing Josh Windass
70'
🔁George Dobsonreplacing Ben Sheaf
70'
64'
🔁Michael Smithreplacing Mads Frökjaer
59'
🔁Pol Valentínreplacing Brad Potts
🔁Sam Smithreplacing Kieffer Moore
45'
Half-time · 1-0
⚽Nathan BroadheadAssist: Kieffer Moore
39'1 - 0
Kick-off
Teams
Wrexham3-4-2-1
19↓Moore
33⚽↓Broadhead
10↓Windass
14Thomason
37James
47Longman
18↓Sheaf
2Doyle
5Hyam
4Cleworth
1Okonkwo
Bench
- 6Conor Coady
- 15George Dobsonon for Ben Sheaf, 70'
- 16Jay Rodríguezon for Nathan Broadhead, 86'
- 13Liberato Cacace
- 20Oliver Rathboneon for Josh Windass, 70' ⚽
- 24Dan Scarr
- 25Callum Burton
- 28Sam Smithon for Kieffer Moore, 45'
- 29Ryan Barnett
Preston North End3-4-2-1
9↓Jebbison
21⚽Devine
10↓Frökjaer
26Small
4Whiteman
44↓Potts
5↓Armstrong
42Offiah
6↓Lindsay
14Storey
1Iversen
Bench
- 18Jamal Lewison for Harrison Armstrong, 78'
- 12Jack Walton
- 7Will Keaneon for Daniel Jebbison, 78'
- 2Pol Valentínon for Brad Potts, 59'
- 24Michael Smithon for Mads Frökjaer, 64'
- 35Noah Mawene
- 15Jordan Thompson
- 8Alistair McCannon for Liam Lindsay, 79'
Standings
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Middlesbrough | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | +10 | 25 |
| 2 |  Swansea City | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | +3 | 23 |
| 3 |  West Ham United | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | +17 | 22 |
| 4 |  Wolverhampton Wanderers | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | +4 | 21 |
| 5 |  West Bromwich Albion | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | +3 | 21 |
| 6 |  Southampton | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | +12 | 20 |
| 7 |  Birmingham City | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | +8 | 20 |
| 8 |  Queens Park Rangers | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | +8 | 20 |
| 9 |  Stoke City | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | +2 | 20 |
| 10 |  Blackburn Rovers | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | +3 | 18 |
| 11 |  Portsmouth | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | +1 | 18 |
| 12 |  Sheffield United | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | +1 | 16 |
| 13 |  Millwall | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | -1 | 15 |
| 14 |  Bristol City | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | -3 | 15 |
| 15 |  Lincoln City | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | -7 | 15 |
| 16 |  Cardiff City | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | +2 | 14 |
| 17 |  Wrexham | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | -3 | 14 |
| 18 |  Bolton Wanderers | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | -7 | 14 |
| 19 |  Charlton Athletic | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | -7 | 14 |
| 20 |  Norwich City | 12 | 4 | 0 | 8 | -2 | 12 |
| 21 |  Watford | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | -10 | 11 |
| 22 |  Burnley | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | -8 | 8 |
| 23 |  Derby County | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | -11 | 7 |
| 24 |  Preston North End | 12 | 1 | 2 | 9 | -15 | 5 |
Meetings
1Wrexham wins
1Level
0Preston wins
Last times they met
FT
Preston
1–1
Wrexham · 2025-26 English League Championship
FT
Preston
2–3
Wrexham · 2025-26 English Carabao Cup
Form
Last games: Wrexham
D1-1L2-0D2-2L2-1W5-3
Last games: Preston
D1-1D1-1W2-1D1-1D0-0
