Preston North End vs Wolverhampton Wanderers

Championship

Preston

0-0-2

1-3

Final

Wolves

1-1-0

Deepdale

Match pulse

PNEAttacking pressure by 5 minutes

0'WOL

45%Possession55%

13Shots16

2On target5

5Corners4

2Saves0

11Fouls10

14'Andrew HughesPNE43'Marshall MunetsiWOL50'Alistair McCannPNE55'Leo LeroyPNE90'Harrison ClarkePNE

Team	1H	2H	T
PNE	0	1	1
WOL	1	2	3

Who won: Wolves 3-1

Wolverhampton Wanderers beat Preston North End 3-1 on Saturday, August 22, 2026 at Deepdale. Goals for Preston: Jordan Thompson (90'+1'). Goals for Wolves: Fernando López (8', 82') and Adam Armstrong (71').

Latest headlines

ESPN · Oct 2

Sir Alex Ferguson on David Beckham's Preston loan: 'He thought I wanted him gone but that's not true'

ESPN · Sep 6

Wolves boss Peixoto on potential VAR use in the Championship: 'Important to be more fair'

ESPN · Aug 20

Nigeria's Tolu Arokodare puts struggles with Wolves behind him, targets goals and glory with Ajax

ESPN · Aug 14

Raúl Jiménez marks Wolves return by rescuing draw with Blackburn

ESPN · Aug 14

Wolves 2-2 Blackburn: Raúl Jiménez converts last minute penalty to rescue point in curtain raiser - as it happened

ESPN · Aug 7

Wrexham make Preston captain Ben Whiteman 2nd summer signing

ESPN · Jul 23

Wolves striker Tolu Arokodare denies forcing cancellation of training and agitating for a move away

ESPN · Jul 20

João Gomes bolsters Aston Villa midfield as switch from Wolves confirmed

Lineups

Wolves5th in English League Championship

Lineup (4-2-3-1)

1José SáG
2Toti GomesCD-L
3Nasser DjigaCD-R
4Hugo BuenoLB
5Jackson TchatchouaRB
6Fernando LópezAM
7AndréLM
8Marshall MunetsiRM
9Raúl JiménezF
10Mateus ManéAM-L
11Rodrigo GomesAM-R

Preston24th in English League Championship

Lineup (4-2-3-1)

1Daniel IversenG
2Liam LindsayCD-L
3Jordan StoreyCD-R
4Andrew HughesLB
5Harrison ClarkeRB
6Callum LangAM
7Leo LeroyLM
8Alistair McCannRM
9Jusef ErabiF
10Delano BurgzorgAM-L
11Alfie DevineAM-R

Head to head

WOL leads series 3-0-2

Last meeting: Wolves 0, Preston 0 (Nov 19)

Last 5

WOL

W@ PNE3-1
Tvs BLK2-2

PNE

Lvs WOL1-3
L@ BOL1-2

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Game info

Venue: Deepdale, Preston, England · Attendance 19,301
Officials: Elliot Bell (Referee)

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