Wolves v Preston result

Full-time · Wolves 3–2 Preston

Championship · Sat, 21 Oct 2017 15:00 BST

Updated 15 May 2026, 04:47 UK · refreshed continuously

Team pages: Wolves · Preston

Wolves 3–2 Preston — Wolves won this Championship match.

Match report, in numbers

The result

Wolves beat Preston 3–2 in the Championship on Saturday 21 October.

The goals

Wolves led 1–0 at half-time. The goals TACTIX’s match events name — Wolves: Ivan Cavaleiro (44’, assisted by B. Douglas), Léo Bonatini (59’ pen, 63’) and an own goal by C. Coady (76’); Preston: J. Hugill (65’, assisted by Alan Browne). Alan Browne (90’) was sent off.

Discipline

Stephen Martin, England showed eight yellow cards and one red — against 3.8 yellows a game across the last 10 matches refereed (this competition). The bookings — Wolves: B. Douglas (73’), Roderick Miranda (85’) and R. Saïss (90’); Preston: Alan Browne (48’), P. Huntington (71’), Daniel Johnson (90’), Alan Browne (90’) and J. Hugill (90’).

What it changes

Wolves have won their last three matches in all competitions. Preston are winless in their last three matches in all competitions.

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, Léo Bonatini (Wolves) 11.8, Ivan Cavaleiro (Wolves) 5.2 and B. Douglas (Wolves) 4.5 led the match.

Next up

Wolves next host Portsmouth on 20 October 2026.

Preston next host West Brom on 24 October 2026.

Written from the matches TACTIX holds for both sides; each figure names the games it is counted over.

Next for Wolves: Wolves v Portsmouth, Tuesday 20 October — the preview. Next for Preston: Preston v West Brom, Saturday 24 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Wolves 3–2 Preston · Championship
Referee: Stephen Martin, England
Recent form: Wolves 4W 0D 1L · Preston 2W 3D 0L

Wolves 3–2 Preston (Championship): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across every major market, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 15 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

1.88 / 1.63

Goals

against 0.88 / 0.88 · 2 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

5.83 / 5.17

Corners

against 6.67 / 4.17 · 3 of the last 4 over 9.5

over 6 matches

4.5 / 4.83

Shots on target

against 4.83 / 3 · 1 of the last 4 over 8.5

over 6 matches

2 / 2.17

Cards

against 2.5 / 2 · 3 of the last 4 over 3.5

over 6 matches

3.8 yellows

Referee · Stephen Martin, England

1.6 home / 2.2 away

over 10 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 14 October 2017. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 14 October 2017. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Wolves for / against	Line	Preston for / against
Goals scored	1.88 for · 0.88 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1.63 for · 0.88 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	5.83 for · 6.67 against n 6 Last 5	9.5standard	5.17 for · 4.17 against n 6 Last 5
Shots	15 for · 12 against n 6 Last 5	19.5standard	14 for · 10.83 against n 6 Last 5
Shots on target	4.5 for · 4.83 against n 6 Last 5	8.5standard	4.83 for · 3 against n 6 Last 5
Fouls committed	14.5 for · 10 against n 6 Last 5	21.5standard	14.83 for · 14.17 against n 6 Last 5
Cards shown	2 for · 2.5 against n 6 Last 5	3.5standard	2.17 for · 2 against n 6 Last 5

Referee: Stephen Martin, England — 3.8 yellow cards a game, 0.1 red cards, 22.2 fouls over 10 matches (1.6 to the home side, 2.2 to the away side).

Home 1.6Away 2.2

Wolves

Wolves — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 14 October 2017. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
A. N'Diaye n 7	48.7	2.9 4/3	0.5 2/0	—
B. Marshall n 6	37.2	2.4 5/1	0.8 2/0	—
S. Deslandes n 3	58.7	2 2/1	0.5 1/0	—
Diogo Jota n 8	88	1.8 6/4	1.8 5/4	J. Earl
Ivan Cavaleiro n 8	55.9	1.8 4/4	1.6 4/3	J. Harrop

Wolves — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 14 October 2017. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
Diogo Jota n 8	88	4.1 8/8	1.4 7/3
Léo Bonatini n 8	70	3.5 8/5	1.6 6/3
B. Marshall n 6	37.2	3.2 5/2	1.6 4/0
Rúben Neves n 8	80.5	2.5 8/5	0.6 4/0
B. Enobakhare n 8	49.8	2.3 5/3	0.9 2/1

Wolves — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 14 October 2017. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
Léo Bonatini n 8	70	0.5 3/0	0.6 4/0
Diogo Jota n 8	88	0.8 5/1	0 0/0
Ivan Cavaleiro n 8	55.9	0 0/0	0.8 3/1
B. Enobakhare n 8	49.8	0.5 2/0	0.2 1/0
A. N'Diaye n 7	48.7	0.3 1/0	0.3 1/0

Wolves — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 14 October 2017. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
D. Batth n 8	93.8	0 0/0
Roderick Miranda n 8	92	0 0/0
M. Doherty n 8	90	0 0/0
Diogo Jota n 8	88	0 0/0
C. Coady n 8	84.4	0 0/0

Wolves — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 14 October 2017. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
W. Norris n 3	100	3.9 2/1
J. Ruddy n 8	90	2.3 6/2

Preston

Preston — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 14 October 2017. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
J. Hugill n 8	85.5	3.4 8/7	2.1 7/6	—
J. Welsh n 5	45.8	3.1 4/3	2 2/1	—
J. Earl n 8	90	2.6 8/7	1.4 5/4	Diogo Jota
B. Pearson n 5	73.8	2.4 4/4	1.5 3/2	—
J. Harrop n 8	55.4	2.2 5/4	0.8 3/1	Ivan Cavaleiro

Preston — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 14 October 2017. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
C. Robinson n 8	15	5.3 4/3	2.3 3/0
S. Maguire n 8	81.8	3.3 8/7	1.5 7/2
S. Mavididi n 4	27	3.3 2/1	0.8 1/0
J. Harrop n 8	55.4	2.4 8/4	1 5/0
J. Hugill n 8	85.5	2.2 8/6	0.7 5/0

Preston — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 14 October 2017. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
D. Horgan n 4	15.8	0 0/0	1.4 1/0
T. Barkhuizen n 8	78.8	0.3 2/0	0.6 4/0
S. Maguire n 8	81.8	0.4 3/0	0.4 3/0
C. Robinson n 8	15	0.8 1/0	0 0/0
J. Harrop n 8	55.4	0.4 2/0	0.2 1/0

Preston — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 14 October 2017. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
J. Earl n 8	90	0 0/0
P. Huntington n 8	90	0 0/0
B. Davies n 8	90	0 0/0
Daniel Johnson n 8	89.9	0 0/0
D. Fisher n 8	88.9	0 0/0

Preston — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 14 October 2017. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
C. Maxwell n 8	90	1.6 3/1

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Wolves		Preston
44%	Possession	56%
12	Shots	10
6	Shots on target	2
4	Shots off target	6
2	Blocked shots	2
8	Shots inside the box	7
3	Corners	3
1	Offsides	1
11	Fouls	17
3	Yellow cards	5
0	Red cards	1
1	Saves	3
362	Passes	445
68%	Pass accuracy	77%

Wolves player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Cards	Rating
J. Ruddy	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
D. Batth	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.6
C. Coady	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.1
Roderick Miranda	90	0	0	0	0	0	Y	6.6
M. Doherty	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.3
Rúben Neves	90	0	0	1	0	2	0	6.6
R. Saïss	90	0	0	3	1	1	Y	7
B. Douglas	90	0	1	0	0	4	Y	7
Diogo Jota	83	0	0	1	1	1	0	6.7
Ivan Cavaleiro	75	1	0	1	1	2	0	7.3
Léo Bonatini	75	2	0	4	2	0	0	8.5
B. Enobakhare sub	15	0	0	1	0	0	0	6.8
Hélder Costa sub	15	0	0	1	1	0	0	6.5
A. N'Diaye sub	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.7

Preston player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Cards	Rating
C. Maxwell	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.5
D. Fisher	90	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.7
P. Huntington	90	0	0	1	0	0	Y	5.8
B. Davies	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.5
J. Earl	90	0	0	1	0	0	0	6
B. Pearson	90	0	0	1	0	2	0	6.5
Daniel Johnson	90	0	0	2	1	1	Y	7.2
T. Barkhuizen	90	0	0	3	0	1	0	6.4
J. Hugill	90	1	0	2	1	1	Y	7.2
A. Browne	89	0	1	0	0	1	RY	6.3
J. Harrop	61	0	0	0	0	0	0	5.5
S. Mavididi	29	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.7

Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.

Form, head-to-head & standings

The numbers behind Wolves v Preston — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

WolvesWWLWW

Last 5: 4W 0D 1L · 1.8 scored / 0.6 conceded per game

PrestonWDWDD

Last 5: 2W 3D 0L · 1.8 scored / 1.2 conceded per game

League standing · 2017/18

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Wolves#1 pos71 pts31 pl+33 GD

Preston#7 pos49 pts31 pl+8 GD

Goals per game

Wolves scored1.81

Preston scored1.23

Wolves conceded0.74

Preston conceded0.97

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