Wrexham vs Preston

17 October 2026 · Championship · 2026/27 · Referee Simon Hooper

Full time 4 – 1

Half-time: 2–1

Joe Worrall 31’
Ben Whiteman 42’
Sam Smith 59’
Kieffer Moore 63’

Alfie Devine 36’

Match summary

Wrexham won comfortably, 4-1 at home to Preston. Wrexham led 2-1 at half-time.

In the first half, Joe Worrall put Wrexham ahead with a header in the 31st minute, Alfie Devine equalised in the 36th minute, and Ben Whiteman put Wrexham back in front in the 42nd minute. In the second half, Sam Smith made it 3-1 with a header in the 59th minute and Kieffer Moore made it 4-1 in the 63rd minute.

The chances backed that up: Wrexham created 1.67 expected goals (xG) from 18 shots to Preston's 0.87 from 11.

Match stats

61% Possession 39%

18 Shots 11

6 Shots on target 1

8 Corners 2

126 Attacks 112

54 Dangerous attacks 52

467 Passes 298

70.9% Pass accuracy 56.7%

9 Tackles 16

9 Fouls 14

2 Yellow cards 4

3 Offsides 3

Key events

Wrexham Preston

Kick-off

9’

Andrija VukčevićFoul

Ben WhitemanFoul

21’

Callum O'HareShot on target

23’

Sam SmithShot on target

30’

Joe WorrallHeader

1-0

31’

36’

Alfie DevineRight foot shot

1-1

Ben WhitemanRight foot shot

2-1

42’

Half-time2-1

Second half underway

56’

Brad PottsLiam Lindsay

Sam SmithHeader

3-1

59’

62’

Andrew HughesFoul

Kieffer MooreLeft foot shot

4-1

63’

66’

Jordan ThompsonFoul

Issa KaboréDaniel Imray

68’

69’

Delano BurgzorgJohnny Kenny

70’

Jusef ErabiCallum Lang

79’

Ed NolanAlfie Devine

80’

Leo LeroyFoul

Callum DoylePersistent fouling

80’

Oliver RathboneCallum O'Hare

81’

Bailey CadamarteriKieffer Moore

81’

George DobsonMatty James

81’

Lewis O'BrienSam Smith

90’

Full-time4-1

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

Wrexham 1.67 xGPreston 0.87 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

Preston attacking Wrexham attacking

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Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player


Anthony Patterson	90′	0	1	29	–	–	–	–	–

Defenders4 players


Dominic Hyam	90′	2	1	1	4	2	57	–	–	–	–
Joe Worrall	90′	–	1	2	4	3	38	1	1	1	–
Callum Doyle	90′	3	2	–	7	3	64	2	–	–
Jacques Ekomié	90′								–	–	–

Midfielders6 players


Daniel Imray Taken off	68′	–	1	21	2	–	1	2	2	1	1	–
Ben Whiteman	90′	1	1	63	3	–	1	–	2	1	–
Matty James Taken off	81′	–	–	52	–	–	–	–	4	–	–	–
Callum O'Hare Taken off	81′	–	–	45	–	–	–	–	6	2	4	–
Issa Kaboré Came on as a substitute	22′	–	–	7	–	–	–	–	1	–	–	–
George Dobson Came on as a substitute	9′	–	–	5	–	–	–	1	–	–	–	–

Forwards4 players


Kieffer Moore Taken off	81′	1	–	2	1	0.41	–	2	8	3	23	–
Sam Smith Taken off	89′	1	–	3	2	0.21	–	–	6	3	16	–
Bailey Cadamarteri Came on as a substitute	9′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	1	–	3	–
Oliver Rathbone Came on as a substitute	9′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	1	–	4	–

Goalkeeper1 player


Daniel Iversen	90′	2	4	24	–	–	–	–	–

Defenders6 players


Jordan Storey	90′	–	2	1	6	6	28	–	–	–	–
Liam Lindsay Taken off	56′	1	1	3	10	9	18	3	–	–	–
Andrew Hughes	90′	2	1	2	4	2	34	2	–	–
Odeluga Offiah	90′	2	2	–	6	3	28	2	–	–	–
Andrija Vukčević	90′	1	–	–	3	1	21	1	–	–
Ed Nolan Came on as a substitute	11′	2	–	–	4	2	4	1	–	–	–

Midfielders5 players


Leo Leroy	90′	–	–	30	2	–	2	1	5	2	1
Jordan Thompson	90′	–	–	34	–	–	1	2	6	1	3
Callum Lang Taken off	70′	–	–	14	–	–	1	–	4	1	1	–
Alfie Devine Taken off	79′	1	–	27	3	–	2	–	4	–	–	–
Brad Potts Came on as a substitute	34′	–	–	11	1	–	–	1	–	–	–	–

Forwards3 players


Johnny Kenny Taken off	69′	–	–	3	–	0.22	–	1	–	–	7	–
Delano Burgzorg Came on as a substitute	21′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	1	1	2	–
Jusef Erabi Came on as a substitute	20′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	2	1	6	–

Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists. A blank cell means that figure is not available for that player.

Before kick-off

Wrexham win 61% Avg odds 1.55

Draw 23% Avg odds 4.04

Preston win 16% Avg odds 5.80

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Wrexham D L W D L

Preston L L D L L

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Previous and next meeting

Previous meeting: Wrexham 2-1 Preston, 29 Dec 25 Next meeting: Preston vs Wrexham, 16 Jan 27 (upcoming) All Wrexham vs Preston meetings

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