Wolverhampton Wanderers 3-2 Preston North End: result and report

Championship · Saturday 21 October 2017

Result

Wolverhampton Wanderers 3-2 Preston North End

Championship · Saturday 21 October 2017, 14:00 UTC · half-time 1-0

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Wolverhampton Wanderers 3-2 Preston North End: match report

Wolverhampton Wanderers defeated Preston North End 3-2 in the Championship on Saturday 21 October 2017. It was 1-0 at half-time.

Ivan Cavaleiro opened the scoring in the 44th minute. Wolverhampton Wanderers's goals came from Ivan Cavaleiro (44'), Léo Bonatini (59', penalty) and Léo Bonatini (63'). Preston North End scored through Jordan Hugill (65') and an own goal by Conor Coady (76').

Discipline: Wolverhampton Wanderers received 3 yellow cards; Preston North End received 4 yellow cards and 1 red card.

Going into the game Wolverhampton Wanderers were 1st on 26 points from 12 and Preston North End 5th on 21 points from 12. Wolverhampton Wanderers went on to finish that season 1st with 99 points, and Preston North End 7th with 73.

Wolverhampton Wanderers lined up in a 3-4-3 and Preston North End in a 4-2-3-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Léo Bonatini of Wolverhampton Wanderers (8.7), ahead of Matt Doherty (7.5).

Data as of 4 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 44'Goal · Ivan CavaleiroWolverhampton Wanderers · 1-0
  • 48'Yellow card · Alan BrownePreston North End
  • 59'Penalty goal · Léo BonatiniWolverhampton Wanderers · 2-0
  • 63'Goal · Léo BonatiniWolverhampton Wanderers · 3-0
  • 65'Goal · Jordan HugillPreston North End · 3-1
  • 71'Yellow card · Paul HuntingtonPreston North End
  • 73'Yellow card · Barry DouglasWolverhampton Wanderers
  • 76'Own goal · Conor CoadyPreston North End · 3-2
  • 85'Yellow card · Roderick MirandaWolverhampton Wanderers
  • 90'Yellow card · Jordan HugillPreston North End
  • 90+1'Second yellow · Alan BrownePreston North End
  • 90+3'Yellow card · Daniel JohnsonPreston North End
  • 90+3'Yellow card · Romain SaïssWolverhampton Wanderers

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Wolverhampton Wanderers 4, draws 3, Preston North End 3.

Team news

Wolverhampton Wanderers line-up (3-4-3)

John Ruddy, Danny Batth, Conor Coady, Roderick Miranda, Matt Doherty, B. Douglas, Rúben Neves, Romain Saïss, Ivan Cavaleiro, Diogo Jota, Léo Bonatini

Preston North End line-up (4-2-3-1)

Chris Maxwell, Darnell Fisher, Ben Davies, Paul Huntington, Josh Earl, Ben Pearson, Alan Browne, Josh Harrop, Daniel Johnson, Tom Barkhuizen, Jordan Hugill