Preston vs Wrexham

League Cup - 2nd Round 26 Aug 2025, 18:45
Preston
Preston
2–3
HT 2–1
FULL TIME
Wrexham
Wrexham
🏟 Deepdale (Preston) 👤 Adam Herczeg

Match report

Wrexham edged past Preston 3-2 in the League Cup - 2nd Round on 26 August 2025.

Preston had 14 shots to Wrexham's 11.

The match was played at Deepdale (Preston), with Adam Herczeg in charge.

Half-time 2-1 Possession 53% - 47% Shots 14 - 11 On target 6 - 3 Corners 5 - 6 Fouls 7 - 10 Yellow cards 2
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Player of the match
Liam Lindsay
Preston · 1 goal
8 Kieffer Moore 1 goal
8 Alfie Devine 1 assist
8 Dan Scarr captained the side
7 Lewis Dobbin 1 goal
First half vs second half
Wrexham came out stronger after half-time, with 7 second-half shots against 4 before the break.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 7–4 7–7
Shots On Goal 4–1 2–2
Ball Possession 64–36 —
Corners 4–1 1–5
Attacks 61–42 29–49
Match statistics
5 Corners 6
6 Substitution 5
90 Attacks 91
40 Dangerous Attacks 29
6 On Target 3
7 Off Target 8
14 Shots Total 11
6 Shots On Goal 3
6 Shots Off Goal 3
2 Shots Blocked 5
10 Shots Inside Box 6
4 Shots Outside Box 5
7 Fouls 10
5 Corners 6
1 Offsides 2
53% Ball Possession 47%
1 Yellow Cards 1
0 Saves 4
455 Passes Total 402
390 Passes Accurate 345
Line-ups 3-1-4-2  vs  3-5-2
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Preston · 3-1-4-2
12 J. Walton
42 O. Offiah 6 L. Lindsay 16 A. Hughes
22 S. Þórðarson
2 P. Valentín 20 T. Carrol 21 A. Devine 3 A. Vukčević
9 D. Jebbison 17 L. Dobbin
Wrexham · 3-5-2
1 A. Okonkwo
5 E. O'Connell 24 D. Scarr 2 C. Doyle
29 R. Barnett 45 H. Ashfield 12 G. Evans 38 E. Lee 17 J. Mendy
28 S. Smith 9 R. Hardie
Preston
Coach
Paul Heckingbottom
Substitutes
  • 24 Michael Smith
  • 14 Jordan Storey
  • 28 Milutin Osmajić
  • 4 Benjamin Whiteman
  • 26 Thierry Small
  • 1 Daniel Iversen
  • 8 Alistair McCann
  • 30 George Gryba
Wrexham
Coach
Philip John Parkinson
Substitutes
  • 3 Lewis Brunt
  • 15 George Dobson
  • 47 Ryan Longman
  • 27 Lewis O'Brien
  • 19 Kieffer Moore
  • 25 Callum Burton
  • 34 Aaron James
  • 4 Max Cleworth
  • 7 James McClean
Substitutions
  • 46' ↑ M. Smith ↓ L. Dobbin Preston
  • 60' ↑ R. Longman ↓ J. Mendy Wrexham
  • 60' ↑ L. Brunt ↓ C. Doyle Wrexham
  • 60' ↑ G. Dobson ↓ G. Evans Wrexham
  • 61' ↑ M. Osmajić ↓ D. Jebbison Preston
  • 61' ↑ J. Storey ↓ Pol Valentín Preston
  • 71' ↑ B. Whiteman ↓ M. Osmajić Preston
  • 75' ↑ T. Small ↓ A. Hughes Preston
  • 78' ↑ L. O'Brien ↓ H. Ashfield Wrexham
  • 79' ↑ K. Moore ↓ S. Smith Wrexham
Cards
  • 82' A. Vukcevic Preston
  • 85' E. Lee Wrexham
Head-to-head
Preston 0 1 draws 2 Wrexham
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
Preston D D D D W
Wrexham D D D D D
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Preston vs Wrexham?
Preston lost 2-3 against Wrexham on 26 August 2025.
Who won Preston vs Wrexham?
Wrexham won the match 3-2.
Where was Preston vs Wrexham played?
The match was played at Deepdale (Preston).
Who had more possession in Preston vs Wrexham?
Preston had 53% of possession, compared to 47% for the other side.