English League Championship

Preston North End vs Wolverhampton Wanderers, 2026-27 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship
Preston North End
  • 90'+1': Jordan Thompson
FT
1 - 3
Wolverhampton Wanderers
  • 8': Fernando López
  • 71': Adam Armstrong
  • 82': Fernando López

About

Preston North End are hosting Wolverhampton Wanderers at Deepdale, Preston, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English League Championship.

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 2': Jordan Storey (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 2': Foul by Raúl Jiménez (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
  • 8': Goal! Preston North End 0, Wolverhampton Wanderers 1. Fer López (Wolverhampton Wanderers) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by André following a fast break.
  • 11': Attempt blocked. Mateus Mané (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Hugo Bueno.
  • 11': Attempt missed. Marshall Munetsi (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right.
  • 11': Offside, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Mateus Mané is caught offside.
  • 13': Raúl Jiménez (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 13': Foul by Harry Clarke (Preston North End).
  • 14': Attempt missed. Raúl Jiménez (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jackson Tchatchoua with a cross.
  • 14': Andrew Hughes (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 15': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Nasser Djiga.
  • 21': Attempt blocked. Léo Leroy (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Andrew Hughes.
  • 22': Attempt blocked. Harry Clarke (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 24': André (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 24': Foul by Callum Lang (Preston North End).
  • 27': Offside, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Toti Gomes is caught offside.
  • 28': Attempt blocked. Jusef Erabi (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Callum Lang.
  • 29': Attempt blocked. Ali McCann (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Delano Burgzorg.
  • 29': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Marshall Munetsi.
  • 29': Attempt blocked. Callum Lang (Preston North End) header from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Alfie Devine with a cross.
  • 30': Attempt blocked. Delano Burgzorg (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 31': Attempt missed. Raúl Jiménez (Wolverhampton Wanderers) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Mateus Mané with a cross.
  • 32': André (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 32': Foul by Callum Lang (Preston North End).
  • 33': Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Andrew Hughes.
  • 33': Attempt missed. Toti Gomes (Wolverhampton Wanderers) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Mateus Mané with a cross following a corner.
  • 35': Foul by Rodrigo Gomes (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
  • 35': Delano Burgzorg (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 37': Attempt missed. Mateus Mané (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Hugo Bueno.
  • 42': Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Andrew Hughes.
  • 43': Foul by Marshall Munetsi (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
  • 43': Alfie Devine (Preston North End) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 43': Marshall Munetsi (Wolverhampton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 44': José Sá (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 44': Foul by Andrew Hughes (Preston North End).
  • 44': Delay in match because of an injury Andrew Hughes (Preston North End).
  • 45'+1': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 45'+1': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+2': Offside, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Hugo Bueno is caught offside.
  • 45'+4': Attempt saved. Rodrigo Gomes (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Daniel Iversen (Preston North End). Assisted by Raúl Jiménez with a headed pass.
  • 45'+4': Attempt blocked. Mateus Mané (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
  • 45'+4': First Half ends, Preston North End 0, Wolverhampton Wanderers 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Preston North End 0, Wolverhampton Wanderers 1.
  • 46': Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Harry Clarke.
  • 47': Foul by Jackson Tchatchoua (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
  • 47': Callum Lang (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 48': Attempt missed. Liam Lindsay (Preston North End) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Andrew Hughes.
  • 49': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Rodrigo Gomes.
  • 50': Mateus Mané (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 50': Foul by Ali McCann (Preston North End).
  • 50': Ali McCann (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 51': Attempt missed. Toti Gomes (Wolverhampton Wanderers) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Mateus Mané with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 52': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Toti Gomes.
  • 52': Attempt missed. Callum Lang (Preston North End) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Alfie Devine with a cross following a corner.
  • 52': Attempt missed. Jordan Storey (Preston North End) header from the centre of the box misses to the left following a corner.
  • 54': Attempt saved. Mateus Mané (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Daniel Iversen (Preston North End). Assisted by Rodrigo Gomes.
  • 54': Foul by Raúl Jiménez (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
  • 54': Liam Lindsay (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 55': Jackson Tchatchoua (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 55': Foul by Léo Leroy (Preston North End).
  • 55': Léo Leroy (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 57': Attempt missed. Fer López (Wolverhampton Wanderers) left footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
  • 59': Attempt blocked. Jusef Erabi (Preston North End) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Andrew Hughes.
  • 59': Foul by Raúl Jiménez (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
  • 59': Léo Leroy (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 59': Delay in match because of an injury Jusef Erabi (Preston North End).
  • 61': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 63': Attempt missed. Jusef Erabi (Preston North End) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Alfie Devine with a headed pass.
  • 65': Offside, Preston North End. Callum Lang is caught offside.
  • 65': Substitution, Preston North End. Lewis Gibson replaces Liam Lindsay.
  • 66': Substitution, Preston North End. Thierry Small replaces Jusef Erabi because of an injury.
  • 66': André (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 66': Foul by Andrew Hughes (Preston North End).
  • 67': Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Adam Armstrong replaces Rodrigo Gomes.
  • 67': Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Tommy Doyle replaces Marshall Munetsi.
  • 69': Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Harry Clarke.
  • 69': Foul by Hugo Bueno (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
  • 69': Callum Lang (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 71': Goal! Preston North End 0, Wolverhampton Wanderers 2. Adam Armstrong (Wolverhampton Wanderers) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Raúl Jiménez.
  • 75': Offside, Preston North End. Delano Burgzorg is caught offside.
  • 76': Substitution, Preston North End. George Gryba replaces Callum Lang.
  • 77': Substitution, Preston North End. Jordan Thompson replaces Léo Leroy.
  • 78': Andrew Hughes (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 78': Foul by Adam Armstrong (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
  • 79': Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Jordan James replaces Raúl Jiménez.
  • 79': Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Boubacar Traoré replaces André.
  • 81': Foul by Harry Clarke (Preston North End).
  • 81': Mateus Mané (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 82': Ali McCann (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 82': Foul by Tommy Doyle (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
  • 82': Goal! Preston North End 0, Wolverhampton Wanderers 3. Fer López (Wolverhampton Wanderers) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Tommy Doyle.
  • 84': Lewis Gibson (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 84': Foul by Adam Armstrong (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
  • 85': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Jackson Tchatchoua.
  • 85': Attempt missed. Lewis Gibson (Preston North End) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Alfie Devine with a cross following a corner.
  • 85': Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. David Møller Wolfe replaces Hugo Bueno.
  • 90': Foul by Harry Clarke (Preston North End).
  • 90': Mateus Mané (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 90': Harry Clarke (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+1': Goal! Preston North End 1, Wolverhampton Wanderers 3. Jordan Thompson (Preston North End) left footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Delano Burgzorg.
  • 90'+2': Foul by Jordan Thompson (Preston North End).
  • 90'+2': Tommy Doyle (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+3': Attempt blocked. Adam Armstrong (Wolverhampton Wanderers) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is blocked. Assisted by Mateus Mané.
  • 90'+4': Foul by Jordan Thompson (Preston North End).
  • 90'+4': Tommy Doyle (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+6': Attempt missed. Tommy Doyle (Wolverhampton Wanderers) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by David Møller Wolfe.
  • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Preston North End 1, Wolverhampton Wanderers 3.
  • 0': Match ends, Preston North End 1, Wolverhampton Wanderers 3.

Statistics

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10 Fouls 11
1 Yellow Cards 4
0 Red Cards 0
3 Offsides 2
4 Corner Kicks 5
0 Saves 2
54.6 Possession 45.4
16 SHOTS 13
5 ON GOAL 2
0.3 On Target % 0.2
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
408 Accurate Passes 310
478 Passes 401
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.8
5 Accurate Crosses 3
20 Crosses 16
0.3 Cross % 0.2
45 Long Balls 56
16 Accurate Long Balls 13
0.4 Long Balls % 0.2
3 Blocked Shots 6
4 Effective Tackles 10
7 Tackles 15
0.6 Tackle % 0.7
5 Interceptions 6
23 Effective Clearances 21
23 Clearances 21

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: Deepdale
Location: Preston, England
Attendance: 19,301

EFL Championship Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Swansea City 8 +7 17
2 West Ham United 8 +11 15
3 Middlesbrough 8 +4 15
4 Wolverhampton Wanderers 7 +5 14
Full Standings

Line-Ups

PNE Preston North End (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Daniel Iversen (GK)
6 Liam Lindsay
14 Jordan Storey
16 Andrew Hughes Yellow Card
4 Harrison Clarke Yellow Card
10 Callum Lang
27 Leo Leroy Yellow Card
8 Alistair McCann Yellow Card
9 Jusef Erabi
37 Delano Burgzorg
7 Alfie Devine
Preston North End Substitutes:
Jordan Thompson, Lee Nicholls, Thierry Small, George Gryba, Andy Moran, Ed Nolan, Lewis Gibson, Andrija Vukcevic, Pol Valentín.

WOL Wolverhampton Wanderers (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 José Sá (GK)
24 Toti Gomes
34 Nasser Djiga
3 Hugo Bueno
38 Jackson Tchatchoua
28 Fernando López
7 André
5 Marshall Munetsi Yellow Card
9 Raúl Jiménez
36 Mateus Mané
21 Rodrigo Gomes
Wolverhampton Wanderers Substitutes:
Santiago Bueno, Boubacar Traoré, Pedro Lima, David Møller Wolfe, Sam Johnstone, Tommy Doyle, Jordan James, Tawanda Chirewa, Adam Armstrong.

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