Wrexham Beat Preston 4-1, Ease Parkinson Pressure

Wrexham beat Preston North End 4–1 to move up to 14th in the Championship, responding emphatically to a midweek defeat to West Brom and easing pressure on manager Phil Parkinson. Joe Worrall opened the scoring, Alfie Devine equalized, and former Preston midfielder Ben Whiteman put Wrexham back in front before Sam Smith and Kieffer Moore sealed the win. Parkinson praised his players’ character and execution of the improvements worked on in training, while the home crowd showed support for the manager amid scrutiny and reports linking Steven Gerrard with the job. Preston remain bottom after a third straight defeat under Graham Alexander and have now gone 26 league matches without a clean sheet, equaling a club record.