EFL Championship · Matchday 2
- Sat, 22 Aug 2026 14:00:00 UTCDeepdaleMatchday 2
Pre-match win probability — Pulse estimate
Preston North End 39%Draw 34%Wolverhampton Wanderers 27%
Pulse model at kickoff, scaled by each side's scoring rate in this competition's own table. An estimate, not a betting market.
Match stats
Preston North EndWolverhampton Wanderers
45Possession55
0.66Expected goals (xG)1.54
13Shots16
2Shots on target5
5Shots off target8
6Blocked shots3
7Shots inside box14
6Shots outside box2
5Corners4
2Offsides3
11Fouls10
4Yellow cards1
0Red cards0
2Saves0
401Passes478
310Accurate passes408
77Pass accuracy85
Match events
- 8'Fer López (assist André)
- 14'Andrew Hughes
- 43'Marshall Munetsi
- 50'Alistair McCann
- 55'Léo Leroy
- 65'Liam Lindsay → Lewis Gibson
- 66'Jusef Erabi → Thierry Small
- 67'Rodrigo Gomes ← Adam Armstrong
- 67'Marshall Munetsi ← Tommy Doyle
- 71'Adam Armstrong (assist Raúl Jiménez)
- 76'Callum Lang
- 77'Léo Leroy → Jordan Thompson
- 79'Raúl Jiménez ← Jordan James
- 79'André ← Boubacar Traoré
- 82'Fer López (assist Tommy Doyle)
- 86'Hugo Bueno ← David Møller Wolfe
- 90'Harry Clarke
- 90'Jordan Thompson (assist Delano Burgzorg)
Preston North End · Wolverhampton Wanderers
Starting XI · as it played — Ratings are a Pulse estimate
66.3↓65'Lindsay
166.0Hughes
106.3↓76'Lang
146.3Storey
15.9Iversen
377.1Burgzorg
86.0McCann
276.0↓77'Leroy
76.3Devine
46.0Clarke
96.3↓66'Erabi
16.8Sá
97.5↓79'Jiménez
56.5↓67'Munetsi
246.8Gomes
216.8↓67'Gomes
77.5↓79'André
36.8↓86'Bueno
346.8Djiga
386.8Tchatchoua
288.8López
366.8Mane
Lineups — ratings are a Pulse estimate
Preston North End
- 6Liam Lindsay6.3
- 16Andrew Hughes6.0
- 10Callum Lang6.3
- 14Jordan Storey6.3
- 1Daniel Iversen5.9
- 37Delano Burgzorg7.1
- 8Alistair McCann6.0
- 27Léo Leroy6.0
- 7Alfie Devine6.3
- 4Harry Clarke6.0
- 9Jusef Erabi6.3
Wolverhampton Wanderers
- 1José Sá6.8
- 9Raúl Jiménez7.5
- 5Marshall Munetsi6.5
- 24Toti Gomes6.8
- 21Rodrigo Gomes6.8
- 7André7.5
- 3Hugo Bueno6.8
- 34Nasser Djiga6.8
- 38Jackson Tchatchoua6.8
- 28Fer López8.8
- 36Mateus Mane6.8
Preston North EndTale of the tapeWolverhampton Wanderers
4-3-3Formation3-3-4
3 ptsTable7 pts
-5Goal difference+3
0Head-to-head wins1
39%Pre-match odds27%
Head to head — 1 previous meeting
Preston North End 0W0D1W Wolverhampton Wanderers
Goals 1–3
- 2026-08-22Preston North End1–3Wolverhampton Wanderers
Seasons searched: 2025-2026, 2026-2027.
This season — other meeting
Where they stand — In a 24-team table
| Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Preston North End | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | -5 | 3 |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | +3 | 7 |
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