Preston North End vs Wrexham AFC 26/08/2025

Preston North End
Preston North End

Deepdale Stadium

26 Aug 2025, 20:45
2:3
Finished
Wrexham AFC
Wrexham AFC

Away

Match summary

1ST HALF
7'
Goal
Lewis Dobbin(Theo Carroll)
Ryan Hardie(Callum Doyle)
Goal
11'
32'
Goal
L. Lindsay(Alfie Devine)
2ND HALF
46'
Michael Smith
Lewis Dobbin
Harry Ashfield(E. Lee)
Goal
59'
Callum Doyle
George Dobson
60'
George Evans
Lewis Brunt
60'
Jacob Mendy
Ryan Longman
60'
61'
Jordan Storey
Daniel Jebbison
61'
M. Osmajić
Pol Valentín
70'
Injured
M. Osmajić
71'
Ben Whiteman
M. Osmajić
75'
Thierry Small
A. Hughes
Harry Ashfield
Lewis O'Brien
78'
Sam Smith
Kieffer Moore
79'
82'
Andrija Vukcevic
E. Lee
85'
Kieffer Moore
Goal
92'

Match statistics

52%Possession48%
455Passes Attempted402
390Completed Passes345
5Corners6
19Throw-ins20
14Shots On Target11

Line-ups

Preston North End

Formation

3-5-2 C
Jack James
#12Walton
Liam
#6Lindsay
Andrew
#16Hughes
Odeluga Joshua
#42Offiah
Stefan Teitur
#22Thordarson
Alfie Sean
#21Devine
Theo
#20Carroll
Andrija
#3Vukcevic
Pol
#2Valentín Sancho
Lewis Norman
#17Dobbin
Daniel David
#9Jebbison

Starting XI

Jack Walton
Jack Walton
#12
L. Lindsay
L. Lindsay
#6
⚽32'
A. Hughes
A. Hughes
#16
75'
Oddel Offiah
Oddel Offiah
#42
S. Thordarson
S. Thordarson
#22
Alfie Devine
Alfie Devine
#21
🎯32'
Theo Carroll
Theo Carroll
#20
🎯7'
Andrija Vukcevic
Andrija Vukcevic
#3
82'
Pol Valentín
Pol Valentín
#2
61'
Lewis Dobbin
Lewis Dobbin
#17
46'
⚽7'
Daniel Jebbison
Daniel Jebbison
#9
61'

Will not play

Jamal
Jamal Piaras Lewis
Defender
Thigh injury
Return: Out for season
Callum Joseph
Callum Joseph Lang
Forward
Shoulder injury
Return: Early May 2026
Alistair Edward
Alistair Edward McCann
Midfielder
Ankle injury
Return: Early May 2026

Manager

Preston North End
Paul Heckingbottom

Head-to-head

9 matches
Preston North End
Preston North End
5
Wins
2
Draws
2
Wins
Wrexham AFC
Wrexham AFC
League OneLeague One2000 • 1 match
EFL CupEFL Cup1999 • 2 matches
League OneLeague One1999 • 2 matches
League OneLeague One1998 • 2 matches
League OneLeague One1997 • 1 match

League standings

No league table available for this competition. This may be a cup tournament or the table data is not yet available.

Match Information

Referee:
Adam Herczeg
Venue:
Deepdale Stadium
Capacity:
23 408

Preston North End vs Wrexham AFC match from the EFL Cup. View the final score, key match events, detailed statistics, line-ups and head-to-head record between Preston North End and Wrexham AFC. Follow team performance and match context within the EFL Cup season.