Wrexham 2-1 Preston North End: result and report

Championship · Monday 29 December 2025

Result

Wrexham 2-1 Preston North End

Championship · Monday 29 December 2025, 19:45 UTC · half-time 1-0

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Wrexham 2-1 Preston North End: match report

Wrexham beat Preston North End 2-1 in the Championship on Monday 29 December 2025. The half-time score was 1-0.

Nathan Broadhead opened the scoring in the 39th minute. Wrexham's goals came from Nathan Broadhead (39') and Ollie Rathbone (77'). Preston North End scored through Alfie Devine (84').

Neither side received a card.

Going into the game Wrexham were 13th on 31 points from 23 and Preston North End 5th on 37 points from 23. Wrexham went on to finish that season 7th with 71 points, and Preston North End 14th with 60.

Wrexham lined up in a 3-4-2-1 and Preston North End in a 3-4-2-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Alfie Devine of Preston North End (7.7), level with Nathan Broadhead (7.7).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 1 Wrexham win, 1 draw and 0 for Preston North End.

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

Data as of 4 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 39'Goal · Nathan BroadheadWrexham · 1-0
  • 77'Goal · Ollie RathboneWrexham · 2-0
  • 84'Goal · Alfie DevinePreston North End · 2-1

Head-to-head

2 meetings: Wrexham 1, draws 1, Preston North End 0.

Team news

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Wrexham line-up (3-4-2-1)

Arthur Okonkwo, Max Cleworth, Dominic Hyam, Callum Doyle, Ryan Longman, Ben Sheaf, Matty James, George Thomason, Josh Windass, Nathan Broadhead, Kieffer Moore

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

Daniel Iversen, Jordan Storey, Liam Lindsay, O. Offiah, Brad Potts, Harrison Armstrong, Ben Whiteman, Thierry Small, Mads Frøkjaer-Jensen, Alfie Devine, Daniel Jebbison