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Preston North End vs Wolverhampton Wanderers: result, lineups and stats

Preston North End 24 · 5 points
1 - 3
Wolverhampton Wanderers 4 · 21 points
  • 90' Jordan Thompson
  • 8' Fer López
  • 71' Adam Armstrong
  • 82' Fer López

Lineups Preston North End vs Wolverhampton Wanderers

Preston North End 4-2-3-1 · Paul Heckingbottom
1 Iversen
16 Hughes
6 Lindsay
14 Storey
4 Clarke
27 Leroy
8 McCann
37 Burgzorg
10 Lang
7 Devine
9 Erabi
  • 65' Lewis Gibson Liam Lindsay
  • 66' Thierr Small Jusef Erabi
  • 76' George Gryba Callum Lang
  • 77' Jordan Thompson Leo Leroy

Lineup for Preston North End: Iversen, Hughes, Lindsay, Storey, Clarke, Leroy, McCann, Burgzorg, Lang, Devine, Erabi

Bench
  • 21 L. Nicholls
  • 3 A. Vukcevic
  • 19 L. Gibson 65'
  • 2 P. Valentin
  • 11 T. Small 66'
  • 32 E. Nolan
  • 15 J. Thompson 77'
  • 23 A. Moran
  • 30 G. Gryba 76'
Absentees Preston North End

McCann, Clarke, Gibbs (injured), Lindsay, Carroll (doubtful), Gibson (unavailable)

Wolverhampton Wanderers 4-2-3-1 · Cesar Peixoto
1 Sá
3 Bueno
24 Toti
34 Djiga
38 Tchatchoua
7 André
5 Munetsi
36 Mané
28 López
21 Gomes
9 Jiménez
  • 67' Tommy Doyle Marshall Munetsi
  • 67' Adam Armstrong Rodrigo Gomes
  • 79' Jordan James Raúl Jiménez
  • 81' B. Traore André
  • 86' David Møller Wolfe Hugo Bueno

Lineup for Wolverhampton Wanderers: Sá, Bueno, Toti, Djiga, Tchatchoua, André, Munetsi, Mané, López, Gomes, Jiménez

Bench
  • 31 S. Johnstone
  • 6 D. Wolfe 86'
  • 4 S. Bueno
  • 17 Pedro Lima
  • 20 T. Doyle 67'
  • 8 J. James 79'
  • 12 B. Traore 81'
  • 23 T. Chirewa
  • 10 A. Armstrong 67'
Absentees Wolverhampton Wanderers

Konan, Jiménez (injured), Traoré, Traoré, López, Djiga (doubtful)

Stats Preston North End vs Wolverhampton Wanderers

Preston North End Match Wolverhampton Wanderers
  • 0.66 xG 1.54
  • 45% Possession 55%
  • 13 Shots 16
  • 2 Shots on target 5
  • 5 Shots off target 8
  • 5 Corners 4
  • 11 Fouls 10
  • 2 Offsides 3
  • 4 Yellow cards 1
  • 0 Red cards 0

Players to watch

The five players from each team with the most combined goals and assists this season.

All stats

Preston North End

  1. Callum Lang 3 goals 0 assists
  2. Johnny Kenny 2 goals 0 assists
  3. Jordan Thompson 1 goals 1 assists
  4. Alfie Devine 1 goals 0 assists
  5. Delano Burgzorg 0 goals 2 assists

Wolverhampton Wanderers

  1. Fer López 5 goals 3 assists
  2. Raúl Jiménez 3 goals 1 assists
  3. Rodrigo Gomes 2 goals 1 assists
  4. Marshall Munetsi 2 goals 0 assists
  5. Adam Armstrong 2 goals 0 assists

Playing time and form

Who has played the most in recent weeks, and how have they performed?

Preston North End

Player Starts Min. Form
Daniel Iversen 5/5 450 poor
Jordan Storey 5/5 450 mixed
Andrew Hughes 5/5 450 mixed
Leo Leroy 5/5 427 poor
Alfie Devine 5/5 365 solid
Odeluga Offiah 4/5 361 poor
Jordan Thompson 4/4 360 poor
Andrija Vukcevic 4/4 341 poor

Wolverhampton Wanderers

Player Starts Min. Form
José Sá 5/5 450 mixed
André 5/5 436 solid
Nasser Djiga 4/4 360 solid
Hugo Bueno 4/5 352 mixed
Marshall Munetsi 4/5 296 mixed
Rafiki Saïd 3/5 289 mixed
Jean-Ricner Bellegarde 3/5 284 solid
Fer López 3/4 280 strong

Team comparison

PNE home Per match WOL away
0.67 Points 1.67
0.83 Goals for 1.67
1.67 Goals against 1.50
1.42 xG for 1.59
1.47 xG against 1.46
6.5 Corners 6.0
LWLLD Home and away form LDWLW

Preston North End vs Wolverhampton Wanderers: head-to-head record

11 previous meetings
2 Preston North End 4 draws 5 Wolverhampton Wanderers
  • Goals per match2.36
  • Both teams scored64%
  • Over 2.5 goals45%
  • Aug 2022 Wolverhampton Wanderers 2 - 1 Preston North End
  • Feb 2018 Preston North End 1 - 1 Wolverhampton Wanderers
  • Oct 2017 Wolverhampton Wanderers 3 - 2 Preston North End
  • May 2017 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1 - 0 Preston North End
  • Nov 2016 Preston North End 0 - 0 Wolverhampton Wanderers
  • Feb 2016 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1 - 2 Preston North End
  • Sep 2015 Preston North End 1 - 1 Wolverhampton Wanderers
  • Jan 2014 Wolverhampton Wanderers 2 - 0 Preston North End
  • Aug 2013 Preston North End 0 - 0 Wolverhampton Wanderers
  • Jan 2009 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1 - 3 Preston North End

Frequently asked questions

Who is the referee for Preston North End vs Wolverhampton Wanderers?

Elliot Bell refereed Preston North End vs Wolverhampton Wanderers.

Who is unavailable for Preston North End against Wolverhampton Wanderers?

Preston North End are without Liam Lindsay (injury), Theo Carroll (ankle injury), Ali McCann (hamstring injury), Harry Clarke (knee injury), Liam Gibbs (muscle injury) and Lewis Gibson (not registered).

Who is unavailable for Wolverhampton Wanderers against Preston North End?

Wolverhampton Wanderers are without Bertrand Traoré (injury), Boubacar Traoré (injury), Fer López (calf injury), Nasser Djiga (groin injury), Ghislain Konan (knee injury) and Raúl Jiménez (knee injury).

What formation do Preston North End play?

Preston North End have used a 4-2-3-1 in 2 of their last 5 matches. In their last match, they played a 4-2-3-1.

What formation do Wolverhampton Wanderers play?

Wolverhampton Wanderers have used a 4-2-3-1 formation in their last 5 matches under César Peixoto.

How did the last meeting between Preston North End and Wolverhampton Wanderers finish?

On 23 August 2022, Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Preston North End finished 2-1.

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