Wrexham vs Preston 4-1

Wrexham beat Preston 4-1 at the Racecourse Ground after turning a 1-1 first-half spell into a four-goal home win. Joe Worrall and Kieffer Moore were among the scorers as Wrexham moved away quickly after the break.

Worrall opened the scoring in the 31st minute from Danny Imray’s assist, only for Alfie Devine to level for Preston five minutes later. Benjamin Whiteman then restored Wrexham’s lead in the 42nd minute, and the hosts went in 2-1 ahead at half-time.

Sam Smith made it 3-1 on 59 minutes from Whiteman’s assist, before Moore finished off Worrall’s pass in the 63rd minute to seal the points at 4-1. Preston made three changes between the 56th and 79th minutes, but Wrexham still had the game under control, while the home side used a three-player switch on 81 minutes and a late change for Smith in the 90th minute.

Wrexham had 62% of the ball, 449 passes to Preston’s 280, and 17 shots to 11. They also finished with 6 shots on target to Preston’s 1, 7 corners to 2 and 1.88 xG to 0.79, while Preston’s only save count was 2 compared with Wrexham’s 0. Offsides were 3 apiece.

Preston’s bookings went to Andrija Vukčević in the 9th minute, Andrew Hughes on 62 minutes, Jordan Thompson on 66 minutes and Leo Leroy on 80 minutes. Wrexham were booked twice, with Benjamin Whiteman cautioned in the 21st minute and Callum Doyle on 80 minutes. There were no red cards.