Wrexham player ratings following Wrexham 2-1 Preston North End at the Racecourse in the Red Dragons final game before 2026.
December 2025 had the potential to go down as Wrexham’s worst Championship month of the season, so far. That narrative stood firm until Boxing Day, however, Phil Parkinson’s men found their winning ways over Sheffield United and Preston North End, that too, in a convincing manner.
Starting tomorrow, the Red Dragons will kickstart the January stretch of the 2025/26 campaign on the back of a winning morale. Every year, this phase of the season decides how the final Championship leaderboard will look, all thanks to the FA Cup commitments and a transfer market in between.
Hence, Wrexham need to double down on what’s working right now, which is obviously goals and ensure that the winning streak stays unbroken for a couple more weeks.
Lowkey, the defence also did a fine job recently against Preston. Mainly, it was down to the visitors missing both Dobbin and Osmajic up front, still, take no credit from the three centre-backs. They were nearly flawless here.
On that note, below are the Wrexham player ratings of every starter who played a part in the 2-1 win over Preston North End.
Wrexham player ratings following Wrexham 2-1 Preston North End
Goalkeeper: Arthur Okonkwo – 8/10
Timed his run well to deny Potts and Preston an early 1-0 lead. Despite that, Okonkwo will be gutted to concede a low drilled near post shot that ruined a clean sheet in his 100th Wrexham appearance.
Centre Back: Callum Doyle – 7.5/10
Doyle came up well in front of Daniel Jebbison and nearly had his first Wrexham goal when teed up by Cleworth from close range. Gradually, Callum Doyle is winning up the fans trust but ranking higher in Troy Deeney’s eyes will probably take time.
Centre Back: Max Cleworth – 8/10
As usual, Cleworth initiated a bunch of Wrexham attacks from the back without putting a foot wrong in terms of his positioning.
Centre Back: Dominic Hyam – 7/10
Hyam won almost all physical duels against Preston’s Frokjaer-Jensen. Even then, the visitors got a goal from distance where Hyam couldn’t block Alfie Devine’s strike properly.
Left Wing Back: George Thomason – 7/10
The Thomason-Broadhead linkup wasn’t on the fans wishlist for Christmas, but the duo have taken Wrexham’s playmaking to a whole different level. Thomason had another good game against Preston, and could have wrapped up another assist had Sam Smith’s header gone in.
Central Midfield: Matty James – 7/10
In Lewis O’Brien’s absence, Matty James has emerged the best ball-carrying midfielder for boss Phil Parkinson. The 34 year old veteran drove a number of through passes in the Preston half which helped the Dragons open the opposition backline at will.
Central Midfield: Ben Sheaf – 6/10
Sheaf operated closer to the back three, and didn’t do much of note going forward. Still, had a decent performance to cap off back-to-back wins.
Right Wing Back: Ryan Longman – 7/10
Longman was rather quiet on the ball after two fruitful evenings against Swansea and Sheffield United.
Left Winger: Nathan Broadhead – 8/10
Broadhead had a first time volley saved, then missed his footing after dribbling his way to the Preston box. Thankfully, the winger leapt well onto a Kieffer Moore cross and placed it well beyond Iversen for the game’s opener.
Striker: Kieffer Moore – 7/10
Tested the rival keeper a couple of times in the first half. Moore also assisted Broadhead and could have arrived on the scoresheet himself, if not for a hamstring issue.
Right Winger: Josh Windass – 6/10
The newer 3-4-3 formation has suited well to nearly every Wrexham player except Josh Windass. Tried his best to force chances from the right, but it’s not his natural position.
