Wrexham 4-1 Preston North End: result and report

Championship · Saturday 17 October 2026

Result

Wrexham 4-1 Preston North End

Championship · Saturday 17 October 2026, 14:00 UTC · Racecourse Ground, Racecourse Ground · half-time 2-1

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Wrexham 4-1 Preston North End: match report

Wrexham beat Preston North End 4-1 in the Championship on Saturday 17 October 2026 at Racecourse Ground. The half-time score was 2-1.

Joe Worrall opened the scoring in the 31st minute. Wrexham's goals came from Joe Worrall (31'), Ben Whiteman (42'), Sam Smith (59') and Kieffer Moore (63'). Preston North End scored through Alfie Devine (36').

Discipline: Wrexham received 2 yellow cards; Preston North End received 4 yellow cards.

Going into the game Wrexham were 19th on 11 points from 10 and Preston North End 24th on 4 points from 10. In the current table Wrexham are 19th on 14 points and Preston North End are 24th on 5 points.

Wrexham lined up in a 3-4-1-2 and Preston North End in a 3-4-2-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Ben Whiteman of Wrexham (8.4), ahead of Joe Worrall (8.1).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 2 Wrexham wins, 1 draw and 0 for Preston North End.

Data as of 4 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 9'Yellow card · Andrija VukcevicPreston North End
  • 21'Yellow card · Ben WhitemanWrexham
  • 31'Goal · Joe WorrallWrexham · 1-0
  • 36'Goal · Alfie DevinePreston North End · 1-1
  • 42'Goal · Ben WhitemanWrexham · 2-1
  • 59'Goal · Sam SmithWrexham · 3-1
  • 62'Yellow card · Andrew HughesPreston North End
  • 63'Goal · Kieffer MooreWrexham · 4-1
  • 66'Yellow card · Jordan ThompsonPreston North End
  • 80'Yellow card · Callum DoyleWrexham
  • 80'Yellow card · Léo LeroyPreston North End

Form and table

#TeamPWDLGFGAGDPtsForm
19Wrexham133551519-414DLWLL
24Preston North End1412111230-185LLDLL

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Head-to-head

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

Team news

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

Anthony Patterson, Dominic Hyam, Joe Worrall, Callum Doyle, Danny Imray, Ben Whiteman, Matty James, Jacques Ekomié, Callum O'Hare, Kieffer Moore, Sam Smith

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

Daniel Iversen, Jordan Storey, Liam Lindsay, Andrew Hughes, O. Offiah, Léo Leroy, Jordan Thompson, Andrija Vukcevic, Callum Lang, Alfie Devine, Johnny Kenny

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