Preston North End vs Wolverhampton WanderersResult, Lineups & H2H

Championship (England)

2026/2027

Preston North End

Thompson90+1'

-FT

Aug 22, 2026

Deepdale

Wolverhampton Wanderers

López8'

Armstrong71'

López82'

Match Timeline

Man of the Match

Fer López

Wolverhampton Wanderers

Goals

8.8

Goal!

1-3

Jordan Thompson

90'+1·Preston North End

⚽

90'Yellow Card

Harry Clarke

Preston North End

85'Substitution

David Møller Wolfe· In

Hugo Bueno· Out

Wolverhampton Wanderers

Goal!

0-3

Fer López

82'·Wolverhampton Wanderers

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79'Substitution

Jordan James· In

Raúl Jiménez· Out

Wolverhampton Wanderers

79'Substitution

Boubacar Traoré· In

André· Out

Wolverhampton Wanderers

77'Substitution

Jordan Thompson· In

Léo Leroy· Out

Preston North End

76'Substitution

George Gryba· In

Callum Lang· Out

Preston North End

Goal!

0-2

Adam Armstrong

71'·Wolverhampton Wanderers

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67'Substitution

Adam Armstrong· In

Rodrigo Gomes· Out

Wolverhampton Wanderers

67'Substitution

Tommy Doyle· In

Marshall Munetsi· Out

Wolverhampton Wanderers

66'Substitution

Thierry Small· In

Jusef Erabi· Out

Preston North End

65'Substitution

Lewis Gibson· In

Liam Lindsay· Out

Preston North End

55'Yellow Card

Léo Leroy

Preston North End

50'Yellow Card

Ali McCann

Preston North End

43'Yellow Card

Marshall Munetsi

Wolverhampton Wanderers

14'Yellow Card

Andrew Hughes

Preston North End

Goal!

0-1

Fer López

8'·Wolverhampton Wanderers

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Statistics of the Game

Preston North End

Wolverhampton Wanderers

45%Ball Possession55%

13Shots Total15

2Shots On Target5

5Corners4

11Fouls10

4Yellow Cards1

2Offsides3

2Saves0

401Passes478

5Shots Off Target8

105Attacks81

36Dangerous Attacks42

7Shots Inside Box14

6Shots Outside Box2

1Goals3

10Free Kicks11

6Shots Blocked2

4Substitutions5

15Tackles7

1Assists3

310Accurate Passes408

2Injuries0

16Total Crosses20

3Accurate Crosses5

6Interceptions5

41Duels Won44

0Big Chances Created3

Preston North End

Manager: Paul Heckingbottom

Starting XI

6.2

6.4

6.4

6.4

6.4

6.2

6.3

6.9

6.9

6.8

6.6

Substitutes

6.0

7.0

6.3

George Gryba

6.5

Ed Nolan

Wolverhampton Wanderers

Manager: César Peixoto

Starting XI

6.3

6.8

6.7

6.9

6.9

7.5

7.0

7.0

8.8

7.0

7.4

Substitutes

6.4

6.3

7.0

6.5

7.1

Player Stats

Player	Rating	Min	Goals	Assists	Shots	Passes	Tackles	Duels
Jordan Thompson MF	7.0	13'	1	0	1/1	8(63%)	-	0/1
Alfie Devine MF	6.9	90'	0	0	-	32(75%)	2	4/6
Callum Lang MF	6.9	76'	0	0	1/2	5(100%)	2	5/10
Delano Burgzorg MF	6.8	90'	0	1	0/1	22(73%)	1	2/3
Jusef Erabi FW	6.6	66'	0	0	0/3	12(83%)	-	1/6
George Gryba FW	6.5	14'	0	0	-	2(100%)	1	1/3
Liam Lindsay DF	6.4	65'	0	0	0/1	50(88%)	-	3/8
Jordan Storey DF	6.4	90'	0	0	0/1	59(83%)	3	4/4
Harry Clarke DF	6.4	90'	0	0	0/1	28(71%)	3	6/12
Andrew Hughes DF	6.4	90'	0	0	-	52(83%)	-	5/12
Lewis Gibson DF	6.3	25'	0	0	0/1	13(54%)	-	2/2
Léo Leroy MF	6.3	77'	0	0	0/1	37(78%)	1	4/7
Ali McCann MF	6.2	90'	0	0	0/1	50(80%)	1	2/7
Daniel Iversen GK	6.2	90'	0	0	-	31(61%)	-	-
Thierry Small DF	6.0	24'	0	0	-	3(33%)	1	1/4

Preston North End vs Wolverhampton Wanderers — computed insights

Current streaks (all competitions)

Team	Games	Run	Unbeaten	Winless	Scored in	Conceded in	Last-5 pts	Last-5 goals
Preston North End	15	L1	0	6	2	15	1/15	4-8
Wolverhampton Wanderers	15	D1	4	1	8	1	10/15	11-4

Preston North End — last 5 games

L0-1 vs Cambridge United2026-07-24
L2-3 @ Bradford City2026-07-29
L0-1 @ Stockport County2026-08-01
D1-1 vs Huddersfield Town2026-08-08
L1-2 @ Bolton Wanderers2026-08-15

Wolverhampton Wanderers — last 5 games

L1-2 vs Real Sociedad2026-07-25
W2-0 @ Doncaster Rovers2026-07-29
W3-0 vs Racing Santander2026-08-01
W3-0 vs Port Vale2026-08-07
D2-2 vs Blackburn Rovers2026-08-14

Head-to-head, computed

Meetings on record: 9
Period covered: 2013-08-03 – 2022-08-23
Preston North End wins: 1
Draws: 4
Wolverhampton Wanderers wins: 4
Avg goals per meeting: 2
Over 2.5 goals: 33%
Both teams scored: 56%
Home side won: 44%share of all meetings won by whichever club hosted
Last 5 meetings: 0W 2D 3L (Preston North End view)
Avg goals, last 5 vs all-time: 2.2 vs 2

Most recent meetings (5 of 9)

Date	Home	Score	Away
2022-08-23	Wolverhampton Wanderers	2-1	Preston North End
2018-02-17	Preston North End	1-1	Wolverhampton Wanderers
2017-10-21	Wolverhampton Wanderers	3-2	Preston North End
2017-05-07	Wolverhampton Wanderers	1-0	Preston North End
2016-11-19	Preston North End	0-0	Wolverhampton Wanderers

Standings before kickoff (rebuilt from 15 earlier results)

Team	Pos	Pld	Pts	GD	Form	Form rank	Form vs pos
Preston North End	19	1	0	-1	L	19	0
Wolverhampton Wanderers	11	1	1	0	D	11	0

Table context

Points gap: 1 ptsPreston North End 0 · Wolverhampton Wanderers 1
Positions: #19 vs #11
Goals per game: 1/2 vs 2/2scored/conceded per game · league average 1.5

How we calculate this

Previous Meetings

Last 9 matches

Won 11%

(1/9)

Draw 44%

(4/9)

Won 44%

(4/9)

Goals

7-11

Total matches

Recent matches (5/9)

Carabao Cup•Aug 23, 2022

Wolverhampton Wanderers

2-1

Preston North End

Championship•Feb 17, 2018

Preston North End

1-1

Wolverhampton Wanderers

Championship•Oct 21, 2017

Wolverhampton Wanderers

3-2

Preston North End

Championship•May 7, 2017

Wolverhampton Wanderers

1-0

Preston North End

Championship•Nov 19, 2016

Preston North End

0-0

Wolverhampton Wanderers

Head to Head

Last 9 matches

Preston North End wins

Draws

Wolverhampton Wanderers wins

Goals Scored

7 - 11

Aug 23, 2022 • Carabao Cup

Wolverhampton Wanderers

2-1

Preston North End

Feb 17, 2018 • Championship

Preston North End

1-1

Wolverhampton Wanderers

Oct 21, 2017 • Championship

Wolverhampton Wanderers

3-2

Preston North End

Matchday 2 — Championship

Match summary

Wolverhampton Wanderers beat Preston North End 3-1 in the Championship (England).

More details:

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Match Timeline

Match Statistics

Statistics of the Game

Team Lineups

Starting XI

Substitutes

Starting XI

Substitutes

Player Stats

Preston North End vs Wolverhampton Wanderers — computed insights

Previous Meetings

Previous Meetings

Recent matches (5/9)

Head to Head

Head to Head

Last 9 matches

Matchday 2 — Championship

Match summary