These are the confirmed lineups for Wrexham vs Preston North End. The two Championship teams will face off in the second round of the EFL Cup with one side going out and getting to focus on the league for the near future. The winless Dragons face a tough ask against a side currently fighting for a Play-Off spot but the magic of the cup means anything could happen.
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Wrexham vs Preston Confirmed Lineups for August 26
Wrexham Team News
Arthur Okonkwo starts in goal behind aback line of Eoghan O’Connell, Dan Scarr, and Callum Doyle. Ryan Barnett joins George Evans, Elliott Lee, Harry Ashfield, andJacob Mendy make up the five in the middle. Sam Smith pairs with Ryan Hardie up front.
Notable Changes
A rotated eleven for Wrexham as tey continue to use as many players as they can across both competitions to keep the squad fresh,
Preston North End Team News
Walton, Valentin, Vuckevic, Lindsay, Jebbison, Hughes, Dobbin, Carroll, Devine, Thorarson, Offiah
Notable Changes
Almost wholesale changes for Preston who will likely continue with their back three system for this one.
Wrexham Squad
- Arthur Okonkwo
- Callum Burton
- Danny Ward
- Liberato Cacace
- Lewis Brunt
- Connor Coady
- Max Cleworth
- Eoghan O’Connell
- Jacob Mendy
- Dan Scarr
- Aaron James
- Max Purvis
- Tom O’Connor
- James McClean
- Andy Cannon
- George Evans
- George Dobson
- Josh Windass
- Oliver Rathbone
- Sebastian Revan
- Lewis O’Brien
- Ryan Barnett
- Matty James
- Elliot Lee
- Alex Moore
- Harry Ashfield
- Ryan Longman
- George Thomason
- Ollie Palmer
- Jack Marriott
- Jay Rodriguez
- Ryan Hardie
- Sam Smith
- Callum Edwards
- Kieffer Moore
- James Rainbird
- Nathan Broadhead
(Squad details via)
Preston Squad
- Daniel Iversen
- Jack Walton
- David Cornell
- James Pradic
- Pol Valentin
- Andrija Vukcevic
- Liam Lindsay
- Jordan Storey
- Andrew Hughes
- Lewis Gibson
- Thierry Small
- Odeluga Offiah
- Ben Whiteman
- Ali McCann
- Mads Frokjaer
- Robbie Brady
- Jordan Thompson
- Alfie Devine
- Stefan Thordarson
- Noah Mawene
- Brad Potts
- Kitt Nelson
- Will Keane
- Daniel Jebbison
- Jeppe Okkels
- Michael Smith
- Milutin Osmajic
(squad details via)
Stay tuned for the Wrexham vs Hull City confirmed lineups. There will be news as well as discussions on who started, who missed out, and what tactical changes the managers could make. Be sure to keep an eye on this one to see how the two managers juggle an extra competition in the already hectic Championship schedule.
