Preston North End vs Wrexham; Carabao Cup Second Round
Preston North End vs Wrexham. Carabao Cup Second Round.
DeepdaleAttendance12,350.
Preston North End 2
- L Dobbin (7th minute)
- L Lindsay (32nd minute)
Wrexham 3
- R Hardie (11th minute)
- H Ashfield (59th minute)
- K Moore (92nd minute)
Preston North End 2-3 Wrexham: Kieffer Moore scores late winner to steer side into round three of Carabao Cup
Report and free match highlights from the Carabao Cup second round tie between Preston North End and Wrexham at Deepdale; Kieffer Moore scores late winner as Phil Parkinson's side progress to round three
Tuesday 26 August 2025 23:03, UK
Kieffer Moore came off the bench to snatch a dramatic late win for Wrexham as they beat Preston 3-2 in the Carabao Cup.
The 33-year-old took advantage of a mistake from Jack Walton in stoppage time to send the Welsh outfit into round three.
Debutant Lewis Dobbin opened the scoring for Preston after seven minutes before Ryan Hardie's sensational equaliser.
The home team deservedly regained the lead just on 29 minutes through Liam Lindsay but Harry Ashfield levelled again just before the hour.
Daniel Jebbison slipped in Theo Carroll early on but the 18-year-old blazed over as he was closed down.
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But Carroll almost immediately teed up another chance for Dobbin, who curled a delightful finish into the far corner from just inside the box.
Wrexham were level within a matter of minutes as Hardie lobbed Walton with an audacious cross-cum-shot to get off the mark for the campaign.
Pol Valentin forced Wrexham's Arthur Okonkwo into an 18th-minute stop at his near post after good work from Dobbin. Okonkwo had to stay alert shortly after to keep out Alfie Devine.
Pressure eventually paid off as Lindsay met Devine's corner and headed home from close range.
Okonkwo was forced into his best save on the stroke of half-time, tipping over Devine's free-kick. Dobbin then slipped Jebbison through but the former Bournemouth man's dink came back off the post.
Ashfield had tried his luck from miles out in the first half but found more luck from slightly closer range in the 59th minute, sneaking a shot past Walton from just outside the box via a deflection.
Preston had to fend off periods of pressure but nearly went ahead again in the 85th minute as substitute Michael Smith's curler forced Okonkwo into acrobatics.
But Wrexham won it in the dying embers as Walton fumbled a ball into the box and Moore prodded home.
