Preston 1-3 Wolves — EFL Championship, 22 Aug 2026
Wolves beat Preston 3-1 in the EFL Championship on 22 August 2026 at Deepdale, Preston. Jordan Thompson scored for Preston; F. Lopez and Adam Armstrong for Wolves. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, Preston have won 1 and Wolves 2, 2 draws.
Match timeline
- 0-18'
- 14'Foul
- 43'Foul
- Half-time0-1
- 50'Foul
- 55'Foul
- 65'
- 66'
- 67'
- 67'
- 0-271'assist: Raúl Jiménez
- 76'out: G. Gryba
- 77'
- 79'out: J. James
- 79'out: Boubacar Traoré
- 0-382'assist: Thomas Doyle
- 86'
- 90'Foul
- 1-390+1'assist: Delano Burgzorg
- Full-time1-3
Player ratings
Preston
- 6.9Alfie DevineM
- 6.6Harrison ClarkeD
- 6.5Alistair McCannM
- 6.5Jordan StoreyD
- 6.3Delano BurgzorgM
- 6.3Léo LeroyM
- 6.3Callum LangM
- 6.2Liam LindsayD
- 6.2Daniel IversenG
- 6.2Andrew HughesD
- 6.2Jusef ErabiF
Wolves
- 7.9Fer LópezM
- 7.2Marshall MunetsiM
- 6.9AndréM
- 6.9Jackson TchatchouaD
- 6.9Toti GomesD
- 6.7Hugo BuenoD
- 6.6Nasser DjigaD
- 6.6José SáG
- 6.3Rodrigo GomesM
- 6.3Raúl JiménezF
- 6.3Mateus ManeM
Line-ups
Substitutes
PrestonPaul Heckingbottom
Substitutes
- 21Lee NichollsG
- 15Jordan Thompson90+1'77'M
- 3Andrija VukčevićD
- 2Pol ValentínD
- 23Andrew MoranM
- 19Lewis Gibson65'D
- 11Thierry Small66'D
- 30George GrybaF
- 32Ed NolanD
WolvesCesar Peixoto
Substitutes
- 31Samuel JohnstoneG
- 10Adam Armstrong71'67'F
- 4Santiago BuenoD
- 20Thomas Doyle67'M
- 12Boubacar Traoré79'M
- 23Tawanda ChirewaF
- 6David Møller Wolfe86'D
- 8Jordan JamesM
- 17Pedro LimaD
Team statistics
Preston
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alfie Devine | 45 | – | – | – | 1 | 2 | – | 6.9 |
| Harrison Clarke | 45 | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | 6.6 |
| Alistair McCann | 45 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.5 |
| Jordan Storey | 45 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 6.5 |
| Delano Burgzorg | 45 | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 6.3 |
| Léo Leroy | 45 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 6.3 |
| Callum Lang | 45 | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | 6.3 |
| Liam Lindsay | 45 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.2 |
| Daniel Iversen | 45 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.2 |
| Andrew Hughes | 45 | – | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | 6.2 |
| Jusef Erabi | 45 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.2 |
Wolves
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fer López | 45 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | 7.9 |
| Marshall Munetsi | 45 | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | 7.2 |
| André | 45 | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | 6.9 |
| Jackson Tchatchoua | 45 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 6.9 |
| Toti Gomes | 45 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | 6.9 |
| Hugo Bueno | 45 | – | – | – | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6.7 |
| Nasser Djiga | 45 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.6 |
| José Sá | 45 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.6 |
| Rodrigo Gomes | 45 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 2 | 6.3 |
| Raúl Jiménez | 45 | – | – | 2 | 1 | – | – | 6.3 |
| Mateus Mane | 45 | – | – | 1 | 2 | – | – | 6.3 |
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Head-to-head
Before and after
Preston
- Previous: Bolton 2-1 Preston, 15 Aug 2026 · EFL Championship
- Next: Preston 0-4 Everton, 26 Aug 2026 · EFL Cup
Wolves
- Previous: Wolves 2-2 Blackburn, 14 Aug 2026 · EFL Championship
- Next: Sheffield Wednesday 0-2 Wolves, 25 Aug 2026 · EFL Cup
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