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Wolverhampton Wanderers

4th · 4-2-1 · 14 pts · +5
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Wolverhampton Wanderers beat Preston North End
Wolverhampton Wanderers1-1-0 3 – 1 Preston North End0-0-2
FT · Sat, Aug 22

Match Details

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Commentary

  • ·Match ends, Preston North End 1, Wolverhampton Wanderers 3.
  • 90'+6'Second Half ends, Preston North End 1, Wolverhampton Wanderers 3.
  • 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'+4'Tommy Doyle (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+4'Foul by Jordan Thompson (Preston North End).
  • 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'+2'Tommy Doyle (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+2'Foul by Jordan Thompson (Preston North End).
  • 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'+1'Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
  • 90'Harry Clarke (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'Mateus Mané (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick on the left wing.

Line Score

12T
WOL 12 3
PNE 01 1

Match Leaders

Wolverhampton Wanderers
Preston North End

League Table · 2026-27 English League Championship
TeamGPWDLGDPtsForm
1 Swansea 8 5 2 1 +7 17
2 West Ham 8 4 3 1 +11 15
3 Boro 8 4 3 1 +4 15
4 Wolves 7 4 2 1 +5 14
5 West Brom 8 4 2 2 +2 14
6 QPR 8 3 4 1 +3 13
7 Stoke 8 4 1 3 +1 13
8 Bristol City 8 4 1 3 -1 13
9 Charlton 8 3 3 2 -3 12
10 Birmingham 8 2 5 1 +1 11
11 Millwall 8 3 2 3 0 11
12 Lincoln City 8 3 2 3 -1 11
13 Southampton 8 4 2 2 +9 10
14 Wrexham 8 2 4 2 -3 10
15 Bolton 8 3 1 4 -4 10
16 Blackburn 8 2 3 3 0 9
17 Norwich City 8 3 0 5 -1 9
18 Sheffield Utd 8 2 3 3 -2 9
19 Portsmouth 7 2 2 3 -1 8
20 Watford 8 2 2 4 -3 8
21 Cardiff 8 1 4 3 -2 7
22 Derby 8 1 2 5 -7 5
23 Preston 8 1 1 6 -7 4
24 Burnley 8 0 4 4 -8 4
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Key Events

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'Harry Clarke (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
85'Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. David Møller Wolfe replaces Hugo Bueno.
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.
79'Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Boubacar Traoré replaces André.
79'Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Jordan James replaces Raúl Jiménez.
77'Substitution, Preston North End. Jordan Thompson replaces Léo Leroy.
76'Substitution, Preston North End. George Gryba replaces Callum Lang.
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.
67'Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Tommy Doyle replaces Marshall Munetsi.
67'Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Adam Armstrong replaces Rodrigo Gomes.
66'Substitution, Preston North End. Thierry Small replaces Jusef Erabi because of an injury.
65'Substitution, Preston North End. Lewis Gibson replaces Liam Lindsay.
55'Léo Leroy (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
50'Ali McCann (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
43'Marshall Munetsi (Wolverhampton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
14'Andrew Hughes (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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.

Team Stats

Wolverhampton WanderersPreston North End
General
54.6 Possession % 45.4
16 Shots 13
5 On Target 2
3 Offsides 2
4 Corners 5
10 Fouls 11
Passing & Defense
408 Passes Completed 310
5 Crosses Won 3
4 Tackles Won 10
5 Interceptions 6
23 Clearances 21
Discipline
1 Yellow Cards 4
0 Red Cards 0
0 Saves 2

Recent Form

Preston North End L W L W L
Wolverhampton Wanderers L D D W D

Starting Lineups

Preston North End4-2-3-1
1 Iversen
4 Clarke 14 Storey 6 Lindsay 16 Hughes
8 McCann 27 Leroy
7 Devine 10 Lang 37 Burgzorg A
9 Erabi
9 Jiménez A
36 Mané 28 López 8'82' 21 Gomes
7 André A 5 Munetsi
3 Bueno 24 Gomes 34 Djiga 38 Tchatchoua
1 Sá
Wolverhampton Wanderers4-2-3-1
Full lineups and substitutes

Preston North End

  1. DI #1 Daniel IversenG
  2. LL #6 Liam LindsayCD-L
  3. JS #14 Jordan StoreyCD-R
  4. AH #16 Andrew HughesLB
  5. HC #4 Harrison ClarkeRB
  6. CL #10 Callum LangAM
  7. LL #27 Leo LeroyLM
  8. AM #8 Alistair McCannRM
  9. JE #9 Jusef ErabiF
  10. #37 Delano BurgzorgAM-L
  11. AD #7 Alfie DevineAM-R
Substitutes · 4 used

Wolverhampton Wanderers

  1. JS #1 José SáG
  2. TG #24 Toti GomesCD-L
  3. ND #34 Nasser DjigaCD-R
  4. HB #3 Hugo BuenoLB
  5. JT #38 Jackson TchatchouaRB
  6. FL #28 Fernando LópezAM8'82'
  7. A #7 AndréLM
  8. MM #5 Marshall MunetsiRM
  9. RJ #9 Raúl JiménezF
  10. MM #36 Mateus ManéAM-L
  11. RG #21 Rodrigo GomesAM-R
Substitutes · 5 used

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Recent Results
W 1–0 vs West Bromwich Albion L 0–1 at Everton W 1–0 at Sheffield United D 2–2 at Birmingham City L 2–4 at West Ham United W 4–1 vs Stoke City W 2–0 at Sheffield Wednesday W 3–1 at Preston North End D 2–2 vs Blackburn Rovers W 3–0 vs Port Vale