Preston North End 1-3 Wolverhampton Wanderers: result and report

Championship · Saturday 22 August 2026

Result

Preston North End 1-3 Wolverhampton Wanderers

Championship · Saturday 22 August 2026, 14:00 UTC · Deepdale, Preston · half-time 0-1

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Preston North End 1-3 Wolverhampton Wanderers: match report

Preston North End were beaten by Wolverhampton Wanderers 1-3 in the Championship on Saturday 22 August 2026 at Deepdale. It was 0-1 at half-time.

Fer López opened the scoring in the 8th minute. Preston North End's goal came from Jordan Thompson (90+1'). Wolverhampton Wanderers scored through Fer López (8'), Adam Armstrong (71') and Fer López (82').

Discipline: Preston North End received 4 yellow cards; Wolverhampton Wanderers received 1 yellow card.

In the current table Preston North End are 24th on 5 points and Wolverhampton Wanderers are 7th on 24 points.

Preston North End lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Wolverhampton Wanderers in a 4-2-3-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Fernando López González of Wolverhampton Wanderers (8.8), ahead of Marshall Nyasha Munetsi (7.5).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 3 Preston North End wins, 3 draws and 4 for Wolverhampton Wanderers.

Data as of 4 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 8'Goal · Fer LópezWolverhampton Wanderers · 0-1
  • 14'Yellow card · Andrew HughesPreston North End
  • 43'Yellow card · Marshall MunetsiWolverhampton Wanderers
  • 50'Yellow card · Ali McCannPreston North End
  • 55'Yellow card · Léo LeroyPreston North End
  • 71'Goal · Adam ArmstrongWolverhampton Wanderers · 0-2
  • 82'Goal · Fer LópezWolverhampton Wanderers · 0-3
  • 90'Yellow card · Harry ClarkePreston North End
  • 90+1'Goal · Jordan ThompsonPreston North End · 1-3

Form and table

#TeamPWDLGFGAGDPtsForm
7Wolverhampton Wanderers137332316+724LWDWW
24Preston North End1412111230-185LLDLL

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Head-to-head

10 meetings: Preston North End 3, draws 3, Wolverhampton Wanderers 4.

Team news

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

Daniel Iversen, Harry Clarke, Jordan Storey, Liam Lindsay, Andrew Hughes, Ali McCann, Léo Leroy, Alfie Devine, Callum Lang, Delano Burgzorg, Jusef Erabi

Wolverhampton Wanderers line-up (4-2-3-1)

José Sá, Jackson Tchatchoua, Nasser Djiga, Toti, Hugo Bueno, Marshall Nyasha Munetsi, André, Rodrigo Gomes, Fernando López González, Mateus Mané, Raúl Jiménez

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