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Preston vs Wolves 1-3

Preston crestPreston

1-3

FT

Wolves crestWolves
  • J. Thompson90+1'
  • F. Lopez8'
  • A. Armstrong71'
  • F. Lopez82'
Kick-off
Sat, 22 Aug 2026 · 14:00 (UTC)
Referee
Elliot Bell, England

Match timeline

  1. 90+1’Goal!Preston crestPrestonJ. ThompsonAssist: D. Burgzorg1 – 3
  2. 90’Yellow cardPreston crestPrestonH. Clarke
  3. 86’SubstitutionWolves crestWolvesD. Wolfe ONH. Bueno OFF
  4. 82’Goal!Wolves crestWolvesF. LopezAssist: T. Doyle0 – 3
  5. 79’SubstitutionWolves crestWolvesJ. James ONR. Jimenez OFF
  6. 79’SubstitutionWolves crestWolvesB. Traore ONAndre OFF
  7. 77’SubstitutionPreston crestPrestonJ. Thompson ONL. Leroy OFF
  8. 76’SubstitutionPreston crestPrestonG. Gryba ONC. Lang OFF
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  1. 71’Goal!Wolves crestWolvesA. ArmstrongAssist: R. Jimenez0 – 2
  2. 67’SubstitutionWolves crestWolvesA. Armstrong ONR. Gomes OFF
  3. 67’SubstitutionWolves crestWolvesT. Doyle ONM. Munetsi OFF
  4. 66’SubstitutionPreston crestPrestonT. Small ONJ. Erabi OFF
  5. 65’SubstitutionPreston crestPrestonL. Gibson ONL. Lindsay OFF
  6. 55’Yellow cardPreston crestPrestonL. Leroy
  7. 50’Yellow cardPreston crestPrestonA. McCann
  8. 43’Yellow cardWolves crestWolvesM. Munetsi
  9. 14’Yellow cardPreston crestPrestonA. Hughes
  10. 8’Goal!Wolves crestWolvesF. LopezAssist: Andre0 – 1
  11. 1’Kick-off

Key stats

Preston crestPrestonWolvesWolves crest
  • 54%Possession46%
  • 6Shots9
  • 0.15xG0.58
  • 1Shots on Target2
  • 2Corners2
  • 81%Pass Accuracy84%
  • 0Offsides3
  • 1Saves0
  • 254Passes214
  • 4Fouls3
  • 1Yellow Cards1

Lineups

Confirmed selections

Preston crestPreston4 - 2 - 3 - 1

  1. 1Iversen
  2. 4Clarke
  3. 14Storey
  4. 6Lindsay
  5. 16Hughes
  6. 8McCann
  7. 27Leroy
  8. 10Lang
  9. 7Devine
  10. 37Burgzorg
  11. 9Erabi

Substitutions

  1. 65’↑19 Lewis Gibson↓6 Liam Lindsay
  2. 66’↑11 Thierry Small↓9 Jusef Erabi
  3. 76’↑30 George Gryba↓10 Callum Lang
  4. 77’↑15 Jordan Thompson↓27 Leo Leroy

Unused substitutes 21 Lee Nicholls, 2 Pol Valentín, 3 Andrija Vukčević, 32 Ed Nolan, 23 Andrew Moran

Coach Paul Heckingbottom

Wolves crestWolves4 - 2 - 3 - 1

  1. 1Sá
  2. 38Tchatchoua
  3. 34Djiga
  4. 24Gomes
  5. 3Bueno
  6. 5Munetsi
  7. 7André
  8. 21Gomes
  9. 28López
  10. 36Mané
  11. 9Jiménez

Substitutions

  1. 67’↑10 Adam Armstrong↓21 Rodrigo Gomes
  2. 67’↑20 Tommy Doyle↓5 Marshall Munetsi
  3. 79’↑8 Jordan James↓9 Raúl Jiménez
  4. 79’↑12 Boubacar Traoré↓7 André
  5. 86’↑6 David Møller Wolfe↓3 Hugo Bueno

Unused substitutes 31 Sam Johnstone, 4 Santiago Bueno, 17 Pedro Lima, 23 Tawanda Chirewa

Coach Cesar Peixoto

Match facts

Competition
EFL Championship - English Second Tier
Date
Sat, 22 Aug 2026
Kick-off
14:00 (UTC)
Referee
Elliot Bell, England
Preston coach
Paul Heckingbottom
Wolves coach
Cesar Peixoto

League table

EFL Championship - English Second Tier

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#TeamPWDLGDPts
1Birmingham crestBirmingham15852+1429
2Middlesbrough crestMiddlesbrough15852+1129
3Stoke City crestStoke City15924+629
4Wolves crestWolves15843+828
5West Brom crestWest Brom15843+828
24Preston crestPreston152211-178

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Last 5 matches, all competitions

Preston crestPreston
W-D-L
0-0-1
Scored / match
1.0
Conceded / match
2.0
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W-D-L
0-1-0
Scored / match
2.0
Conceded / match
2.0

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What happened

Written from the recorded events — no interpretation added

Wolves beat Preston 3-1 in the EFL Championship - English Second Tier.

J. Thompson 90+1' scored for Preston, F. Lopez 8', 82' and A. Armstrong 71' for Wolves.

Preston had 54% of the ball to Wolves's 46%; the sides had 6 and 9 shots (1 and 2 on target).

The referee showed 5 yellow cards and no reds.

Match record

Competition
EFL Championship - English Second Tier
Kick-off
Match ID
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Full timeline

18 events

  1. 8’Goal!Wolves crestWolvesF. LopezAssist: Andre0 – 1
  2. 14’Yellow cardPreston crestPrestonA. Hughes
  3. 43’Yellow cardWolves crestWolvesM. Munetsi
  4. 50’Yellow cardPreston crestPrestonA. McCann
  5. 55’Yellow cardPreston crestPrestonL. Leroy
  6. 65’SubstitutionPreston crestPrestonL. Gibson ONL. Lindsay OFF
  7. 66’SubstitutionPreston crestPrestonT. Small ONJ. Erabi OFF
  8. 67’SubstitutionWolves crestWolvesA. Armstrong ONR. Gomes OFF
  9. 67’SubstitutionWolves crestWolvesT. Doyle ONM. Munetsi OFF
  10. 71’Goal!Wolves crestWolvesA. ArmstrongAssist: R. Jimenez0 – 2
  11. 76’SubstitutionPreston crestPrestonG. Gryba ONC. Lang OFF
  12. 77’SubstitutionPreston crestPrestonJ. Thompson ONL. Leroy OFF
  13. 79’SubstitutionWolves crestWolvesJ. James ONR. Jimenez OFF
  14. 79’SubstitutionWolves crestWolvesB. Traore ONAndre OFF
  15. 82’Goal!Wolves crestWolvesF. LopezAssist: T. Doyle0 – 3
  16. 86’SubstitutionWolves crestWolvesD. Wolfe ONH. Bueno OFF
  17. 90’Yellow cardPreston crestPrestonH. Clarke
  18. 90+1’Goal!Preston crestPrestonJ. ThompsonAssist: D. Burgzorg1 – 3