Preston North End 2-2 Wycombe Wanderers: result and report

Championship · Saturday 5 December 2020

Result

Preston North End 2-2 Wycombe Wanderers

Championship · Saturday 5 December 2020, 15:00 UTC · half-time 1-0

Preston North End · Wycombe Wanderers · Championship predictions

Preston North End 2-2 Wycombe Wanderers: match report

Preston North End drew with Wycombe Wanderers 2-2 in the Championship on Saturday 5 December 2020. It was 1-0 at half-time.

Tom Barkhuizen opened the scoring in the 14th minute. Preston North End's goals came from Tom Barkhuizen (14') and an own goal by Jason McCarthy (87'). Wycombe Wanderers scored through Garath McCleary (48') and Scott Kashket (75').

Discipline: Preston North End received no yellow cards; Wycombe Wanderers received 3 yellow cards.

Going into the game Preston North End were 14th on 19 points from 15 and Wycombe Wanderers 23rd on 10 points from 15. Preston North End went on to finish that season 13th with 61 points, and Wycombe Wanderers 23rd with 43.

Preston North End lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Wycombe Wanderers in a 4-1-3-2. The highest match rating in our data went to Ryan Ledson of Preston North End (7.8), level with Tom Barkhuizen (7.8).

Going into the match Preston North End's last five read W-L-L-W-L and Wycombe Wanderers's L-D-D-D-L.

Data as of 4 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 14'Goal · Tom BarkhuizenPreston North End · 1-0
  • 26'Yellow card · Josh KnightWycombe Wanderers
  • 48'Goal · Garath McClearyWycombe Wanderers · 1-1
  • 75'Goal · Scott KashketWycombe Wanderers · 1-2
  • 83'Yellow card · Jack GrimmerWycombe Wanderers
  • 86'Yellow card · Scott KashketWycombe Wanderers
  • 87'Own goal · Jason McCarthyPreston North End · 2-2

Team news

Unavailable

  • L. MoultPreston North End · injury (Knee Injury)
  • Patrick BauerPreston North End · injury (Achilles tendon rupture)

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

Declan Rudd, Alan Browne, Paul Huntington, Ben Davies, Joe Rafferty, Ryan Ledson, Ben Pearson, Tom Barkhuizen, Daniel Johnson, Scott Sinclair, Sean Maguire

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

Ryan Allsop, Jack Grimmer, Josh Knight, Anthony Stewart, Joe Jacobson, Jason McCarthy, Daryl Horgan, Garath McCleary, Fred Onyedinma, Adebayo Akinfenwa, Scott Kashket