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Wrexham vs Preston North End
29 Dec 2025, 19:45 · Championship · 2025/2026
Referee
Ruebyn RicardoChampionship 2025/2026 · 20 matches
As it happened
Match timeline
WrexhamMin
Preston North End- ⚽
Nathan Broadhead 1-0
Goal · Header
With: Kieffer Moore
Header
39′ - ⇄
Sam Smith
Substitution
Off: Kieffer Moore
46′ - 59′⇄
Pol Valentín
Substitution
Off: Brad Potts
- 64′⇄
Michael Smith
Substitution
Off: Mads Frøkjaer-Jensen
- ⇄
George Dobson
Substitution
Off: Ben Sheaf
70′ - ⇄
Ollie Rathbone
Substitution
Off: Josh Windass
70′ - ⚽
Ollie Rathbone 2-0
Goal · Right foot shot
With: George Dobson
Right foot shot
77′ - 78′⇄
Will Keane
Substitution
Off: Daniel Jebbison
- 78′⇄
Jamal Piaras Lewis
Substitution
Off: Harrison Armstrong
- 79′⇄
Alistair Edward McCann
Substitution
Off: Liam Lindsay
- 84′⚽
Alfie Devine 2-1
Goal · Right foot shot
With: Michael Smith
Right foot shot
- ⇄
Jay Rodríguez
Substitution
Off: Nathan Broadhead
86′
The numbers
Fixture statistics
Green marks the higher recorded number; grey means level. This does not always mean a better performance. A dash means no reported value, not zero.
Individual contributions
Player ratings & full match stats
| Player | Min | G | A | Shots | Key | Tackles | Saves | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 90 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | 6.61 | |
| 90 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 7.02 | |
| 90 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 6.64 | |
| 90 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 6.72 | |
| 90 | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | 6.40 | |
| 70 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 6.72 | |
| 90 | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | — | 7.40 | |
| 90 | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | — | 7.55 | |
| 70 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 6.58 | |
| 86 | 1 | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | 7.69 | |
| 46 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 7.26 | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 20 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 7.16 | |
| 4 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
| 20 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 7.01 | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 44 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 6.83 | |
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Before this match
Recent form
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Wrexham
Latest: Sheffield United · 5–3
Match stats
26 Dec 2025, 17:30 · Home vs Sheffield United · 2025/2026
Preston North End
Latest: Stoke City · 0–0
Match stats
26 Dec 2025, 15:00 · Away vs Stoke City · 2025/2026
The rivalry
Head-to-head record
At Wrexham’s ground: 1 previous meetings, 1 home wins. Past results don’t predict the next match.
Matchup context
Home vs away this season
Compare Wrexham’s home games with Preston North End’s away games. For older matches, these season totals may include games played later.
Only stats recorded for both clubs are shown. In the key stats, green marks the more favourable figure, or the higher number where neither is better. Grey means the figures are level.
The number after / is how many matches had that stat.
More team stats
Results & goals
Goal frequencies
Corners
Cards
Shots & play
Chance quality
Season xG
Choose all, home or away games for each club. Green marks higher xG or lower xG against; grey means level.
These are past-match averages, not a prediction for this fixture.
Players
Top scorers and assist makers
Season totals for 2025/2026. These players are not a confirmed lineup.
Wrexham
Goals
Assists
Yellow cards
Red cards
Tackles
Preston North End
Assists
Yellow cards
Red cards
Tackles
Expected goals and shot quality
Match counts are shown beside each player.
Expected goals (xG)
Chance quality before the shot.
Wrexham
Preston North End
xG on target (xGoT)
Chance quality of shots that reached the target.
Wrexham
Preston North End
Shooting performance (xGoT - xG)
Shows whether a player made their chances better or worse with the quality of their shooting. Positive means they generally produced better-placed shots; negative means the shots were worse than the chances suggested.
Wrexham
Preston North End
Previous meetings
Select any result to see that fixture’s score, events and statistics.