Wrexham vs Preston

Championship 29 Dec 2025, 19:45
Wrexham
Wrexham
2–1
HT 1–0
FULL TIME
Preston
Preston
🏟 Racecourse Ground Round 24

Match report

Wrexham edged past Preston 2-1 in the Championship on 29 December 2025.

Wrexham had 14 shots to Preston's 12.

The match was played at Racecourse Ground.

Half-time 1-0 Shots 14 - 12 On target 6 - 3 Corners 3 - 3 Fouls 11 - 10
9
Player of the match
Alfie Devine
Preston · 1 goal
9 George Thomason captained the side
8 Nathan Broadhead 1 goal
7 Oliver Rathbone 1 goal
7 Max Cleworth captained the side
First half vs second half
Wrexham stepped it up after the break, with 9 shots in the second half compared to 5 in the first.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 5–6 9–6
Shots On Goal 3–1 3–2
Ball Possession 52–48 —
Corners 1–0 2–3
Attacks 54–54 48–45
Match statistics
3 Corners 3
4 Substitution 5
102 Attacks 99
30 Dangerous Attacks 62
6 On Target 4
8 Off Target 9
14 Shots Total 12
6 Shots On Goal 3
5 Shots Off Goal 8
3 Shots Blocked 1
12 Shots Inside Box 8
2 Shots Outside Box 4
11 Fouls 10
3 Corners 3
2 Offsides 1
46% Ball Possession 54%
2 Saves 4
408 Passes Total 472
317 Passes Accurate 386
Line-ups 3-4-2-1  vs  3-4-2-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Wrexham · 3-4-2-1
1 A. Okonkwo
4 M. Cleworth 5 D. Hyam 2 C. Doyle
47 R. Longman 18 B. Sheaf 37 M. James 14 G. Thomason
10 J. Windass 33 N. Broadhead
19 K. Moore
Preston · 3-4-2-1
1 D. Iversen
14 J. Storey 6 L. Lindsay 42 O. Offiah
44 B. Potts 5 H. Armstrong 4 B. Whiteman 26 T. Small
10 M. Frøkjær-Jensen 21 A. Devine
9 D. Jebbison
Wrexham
Coach
Phil Parkinson
Substitutes
  • 28 Sam Smith
  • 20 Oliver Rathbone
  • 15 George Dobson
  • 16 Jay Rodriguez
  • 25 Callum Burton
  • 24 Dan Scarr
  • 13 Liberato Cacace
  • 6 Conor Coady
  • 29 Ryan Barnett
Preston
Coach
Paul Heckingbottom
Substitutes
  • 2 Pol Valentín
  • 24 Michael Smith
  • 18 Jamal Lewis
  • 7 Will Keane
  • 8 Alistair McCann
  • 12 Jack Walton
  • 15 Jordan Thompson
  • 35 Noah Mawene
Substitutions
  • 46' ↑ S. Smith ↓ K. Moore Wrexham
  • 59' ↑ P. Valentin ↓ B. Potts Preston
  • 64' ↑ M. Smith ↓ M. Frokjaer-Jensen Preston
  • 70' ↑ G. Dobson ↓ B. Sheaf Wrexham
  • 70' ↑ O. Rathbone ↓ J. Windass Wrexham
  • 78' ↑ J. Lewis ↓ H. Armstrong Preston
  • 78' ↑ W. Keane ↓ D. Jebbison Preston
  • 79' ↑ A. McCann ↓ L. Lindsay Preston
  • 86' ↑ J. Rodriguez ↓ N. Broadhead Wrexham
Head-to-head
Wrexham 2 1 draws 0 Preston
2025-12-29 Wrexham vs Preston 2 - 1
2025-12-06 Preston vs Wrexham 1 - 1
2025-08-26 Preston vs Wrexham 2 - 3
Recent form
Wrexham D D D L W
Preston L D D W D
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Wrexham vs Preston?
Wrexham won 2-1 against Preston on 29 December 2025.
Who won Wrexham vs Preston?
Wrexham won the match 2-1.
Where was Wrexham vs Preston played?
The match was played at Racecourse Ground.