Wrexham 4-1 Preston — EFL Championship, 17 Oct 2026
Wrexham beat Preston 4-1 in the EFL Championship on 17 October 2026 at Racecourse Ground, Wrexham. Joseph Worrall, Benjamin Whiteman, Samuel Smith and Kieffer Moore scored for Wrexham; Alfie Devine for Preston. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 2 meetings, Wrexham have won 1 and Preston 0, 1 draw.
Match timeline
- 9'Foul
- 21'
- 1-031'assist: Danny Imray
- 1-136'
- 2-142'
- Half-time2-1
- 56'
- 3-159'assist: Benjamin Whiteman
- 62'Foul
- 4-163'assist: Joseph Worrall
- 66'Foul
- 68'
- 69'
- 70'
- 79'out: Ed Nolan
- 80'Persistent Infringement
- 80'Foul
- 81'
- 81'out: Bailey-Tye Cadamarteri
- 81'
- 90'
- Full-time4-1
Player ratings
9.0
Top rated
Wrexham
- 9.0Benjamin WhitemanM
- 8.2Kieffer MooreF
- 8.2Joseph WorrallD
- 7.7Samuel SmithF
- 6.7George DobsonM
- 6.6I. KaboréD
- 6.5Bailey-Tye CadamarteriF
- 6.4Matthew JamesM
- 6.3Daniel Edward Peter ImrayM
- 6.3Callum DoyleD
- 6.2J. EkomiéM
- 6.1Anthony PattersonG
- 6.1Dominic HyamD
- 6.0Callum O'HareM
- 5.9Oliver RathboneM
- 6.6Daniel WardG
- 6.6Lewis O'BrienM
- 6.6Aaron JamesD
- 6.6Ryan LongmanM
- 6.6Zachary VynerD
Preston
- 7.8Alfie DevineM
- 6.4J. KennyF
- 6.3Jusef ErabiF
- 6.2Delano BurgzorgF
- 6.0B. PottsM
- 6.0Liam LindsayD
- 5.8Ed NolanD
- 5.7Callum LangM
- 5.6Daniel IversenG
- 5.4Léo LeroyM
- 5.3Odeluga OffiahM
- 5.2Jordan StoreyD
- 5.0Andrija VukčevićM
- 4.9Jordan ThompsonM
- 4.8Andrew HughesD
- 6.6Thierry SmallD
- 6.6Lee NichollsG
- 6.6Andrew MoranM
- 6.6Isaac Irwin
- 6.6Pol ValentínD
Line-ups
Substitutes
WrexhamP. Parkinson
Substitutes
- 21Daniel WardG6.6
- 26Zachary VynerD6.6
- 20Oliver Rathbone81'M5.9
- 15George Dobson81'M6.7
- 27Lewis O'Brien90'M6.6
- 47Ryan LongmanM6.6
- 12I. KaboréD6.6
- 34Aaron JamesD6.6
- 11Bailey-Tye Cadamarteri81'F6.5
PrestonG. Alexander
Substitutes
- 21Lee NichollsG6.6
- 44B. PottsM6.0
- 37Delano Burgzorg69'F6.2
- 2Pol ValentínD6.6
- 23Andrew MoranM6.6
- 11Thierry SmallD6.6
- 9Jusef Erabi70'F6.3
- 32Ed Nolan79'D5.8
Team statistics
Wrexham
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benjamin Whiteman | 90 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9.0 |
| Kieffer Moore | 81 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8.2 |
| Joseph Worrall | 90 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8.2 |
| Samuel Smith | 89 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.7 |
| George Dobson | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.7 |
| I. Kaboré | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| Bailey-Tye Cadamarteri | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.5 |
| Matthew James | 81 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.4 |
| Daniel Edward Peter Imray | 68 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6.3 |
| Callum Doyle | 90 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6.3 |
| J. Ekomié | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.2 |
| Anthony Patterson | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.1 |
| Dominic Hyam | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6.1 |
| Callum O'Hare | 81 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6.0 |
| Oliver Rathbone | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5.9 |
| Daniel Ward | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| Lewis O'Brien | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| Aaron James | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| Ryan Longman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| Zachary Vyner | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
Preston
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alfie Devine | 79 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7.8 |
| J. Kenny | 69 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.4 |
| Jusef Erabi | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.3 |
| Delano Burgzorg | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.2 |
| B. Potts | 34 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 |
| Liam Lindsay | 56 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.0 |
| Ed Nolan | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5.8 |
| Callum Lang | 70 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5.7 |
| Daniel Iversen | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.6 |
| Léo Leroy | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5.4 |
| Odeluga Offiah | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5.3 |
| Jordan Storey | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.2 |
| Andrija Vukčević | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5.0 |
| Jordan Thompson | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4.9 |
| Andrew Hughes | 90 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4.8 |
| Thierry Small | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| Lee Nicholls | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| Andrew Moran | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| Isaac Irwin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| Pol Valentín | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
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Before and after
Wrexham
- Previous: Wrexham 1-2 West Brom, 13 Oct 2026 · EFL Championship
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Preston
- Previous: Birmingham 4-0 Preston, 13 Oct 2026 · EFL Championship
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