Championship 26/27 · 22 Aug 2026

Preston North End 1–3 Wolverhampton

Expected and what happened

Before the match, from team ratings for Jul 2026; the outlined result is what happened.

Footybot made Wolverhampton favourites at 55%.

Wolverhampton won and made the better chances: 1.5 xG to 0.7.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Jordan Thompson, 86.7 in 13′.

Player	Min	G	A	xG	Score
Jordan Thompson Midfielder	13	1	0	0.04	86.7
Alfie Devine Midfielder	90	0	0	–	51.5
Liam Lindsay Defender	65	0	0	0.03	49.7
Andrew Hughes Defender	90	0	0	–	47.0
Harry Clarke Midfielder	90	0	0	0.03	43.4
Jordan Storey Defender	90	0	0	0.12	42.4
Delano Burgzorg Forward	90	0	1	0.02	42.1
Ali McCann Midfielder	90	0	0	0.05	41.8
Callum Lang Forward	76	0	0	0.15	41.4
Jusef Erabi Forward	66	0	0	0.11	40.6
Leo Leroy Midfielder	77	0	0	0.01	39.3
Daniel Iversen Goalkeeper	90	0	0	–	38.8
George Gryba Forward	14	0	0	–	38.7
Thierry Small Midfielder	24	0	0	–	32.1
Lewis Gibson Defender	25	0	0	0.10	30.7

Player	Min	G	A	xG	Score
Adam Armstrong Forward	23	1	0	0.50	69.4
Fer López Midfielder	90	2	0	0.26	60.7
Marshall Munetsi Midfielder	67	0	0	0.06	52.6
Toti Gomes Defender	90	0	0	0.03	49.6
Tommy Doyle Midfielder	23	0	1	0.14	45.2
David Møller Wolfe Defender	12	0	0	–	44.8
Jackson Tchatchoua Midfielder	90	0	0	–	43.5
Nasser Djiga Defender	90	0	0	–	41.2
José Sá Goalkeeper	90	0	0	–	40.0
André Midfielder	79	0	1	–	39.9
Raúl Jiménez Forward	79	0	1	0.23	39.7
Mateus Mané Forward	90	0	0	0.23	39.2
Hugo Bueno Midfielder	85	0	0	–	39.2
Rodrigo Gomes Midfielder	67	0	0	0.02	37.9
Boubacar Traoré Midfielder	11	0	0	–	37.7
Jordan James Midfielder	11	0	0	–	30.0