English League Championship

Wrexham vs Stoke City, 2025-26 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship
Wrexham
  • 31': Josh Windass
  • 33': Josh Windass
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2 - 0
Stoke City

    Wrexham rekindle Championship playoff hopes with 2-0 win over Stoke

    Wrexham reignited their Championship playoff hopes with a 2-0 home victory over Stoke.

    Match Commentary

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 6': Offside, Wrexham. Sam Smith is caught offside.
    • 7': Attempt missed. Lamine Cissé (Stoke City) right footed shot from long range on the left is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Eric-Junior Bocat.
    • 8': Delay in match (Stoke City).
    • 8': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 10': Bae Jun-Ho (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 10': Foul by Oliver Rathbone (Wrexham).
    • 10': Attempt missed. Lamine Cissé (Stoke City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Bae Jun-Ho following a set piece situation.
    • 11': Foul by Aaron Cresswell (Stoke City).
    • 11': Sam Smith (Wrexham) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 13': Attempt saved. George Thomason (Wrexham) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Gavin Bazunu (Stoke City).
    • 15': Offside, Wrexham. Oliver Rathbone is caught offside.
    • 17': Corner, Stoke City. Conceded by George Thomason.
    • 18': Corner, Stoke City. Conceded by Oliver Rathbone.
    • 20': Offside, Wrexham. Josh Windass is caught offside.
    • 23': Offside, Wrexham. Sam Smith is caught offside.
    • 24': Foul by Sam Smith (Wrexham).
    • 24': Aaron Cresswell (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 28': Offside, Stoke City. Sam Gallagher is caught offside.
    • 29': Issa Kaboré (Wrexham) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 29': Foul by Lamine Cissé (Stoke City).
    • 30': Attempt blocked. Oliver Rathbone (Wrexham) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 30': Corner, Wrexham. Conceded by Ben Pearson.
    • 31': Goal! Wrexham 1, Stoke City 0. Josh Windass (Wrexham) header from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by George Thomason with a cross following a corner.
    • 33': Goal! Wrexham 2, Stoke City 0. Josh Windass (Wrexham) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
    • 36': Attempt blocked. Bae Jun-Ho (Stoke City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sam Gallagher with a headed pass.
    • 36': Foul by Million Manhoef (Stoke City).
    • 36': George Thomason (Wrexham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 39': Ben Pearson (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 39': Foul by Oliver Rathbone (Wrexham).
    • 41': Handball by Lewis Baker (Stoke City).
    • 43': Foul by Sam Smith (Wrexham).
    • 43': Ben Pearson (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 44': Corner, Stoke City. Conceded by Matty James.
    • 45': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
    • 45'+2': First Half ends, Wrexham 2, Stoke City 0.
    • 45': Substitution, Stoke City. Jesurun Rak-Sakyi replaces Aaron Cresswell.
    • 45': Second Half begins Wrexham 2, Stoke City 0.
    • 47': Oliver Rathbone (Wrexham) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 47': Foul by Million Manhoef (Stoke City).
    • 47': Million Manhoef (Stoke City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 52': Attempt blocked. Bae Jun-Ho (Stoke City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lamine Cissé.
    • 52': Corner, Stoke City. Conceded by Dan Scarr.
    • 52': Substitution, Stoke City. Róbert Bozeník replaces Sam Gallagher.
    • 53': Foul by Ben Pearson (Stoke City).
    • 53': Oliver Rathbone (Wrexham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 57': Foul by George Dobson (Wrexham).
    • 57': Lamine Cissé (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 57': Handball by Róbert Bozeník (Stoke City).
    • 63': Attempt missed. Josh Windass (Wrexham) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
    • 66': Corner, Wrexham. Conceded by Ben Pearson.
    • 68': Substitution, Stoke City. Tatsuki Seko replaces Lewis Baker.
    • 68': Foul by Dominic Hyam (Wrexham).
    • 68': Lamine Cissé (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 69': Attempt missed. Josh Windass (Wrexham) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Oliver Rathbone.
    • 69': Attempt missed. Sam Smith (Wrexham) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Josh Windass.
    • 72': Róbert Bozeník (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 72': Foul by George Thomason (Wrexham).
    • 73': Substitution, Wrexham. Lewis O'Brien replaces Oliver Rathbone.
    • 74': Foul by Róbert Bozeník (Stoke City).
    • 74': Dan Scarr (Wrexham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 77': Corner, Stoke City. Conceded by Dominic Hyam.
    • 78': Delay in match because of an injury Sam Smith (Wrexham).
    • 78': Substitution, Wrexham. Nathan Broadhead replaces Josh Windass.
    • 79': Substitution, Wrexham. Kieffer Moore replaces Sam Smith because of an injury.
    • 79': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 79': Corner, Stoke City. Conceded by Danny Ward.
    • 82': Offside, Wrexham. Kieffer Moore is caught offside.
    • 84': Delay in match because of an injury Bosun Lawal (Stoke City).
    • 85': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 86': Substitution, Stoke City. Raphael-Pijus Otegbayo replaces Bosun Lawal because of an injury.
    • 86': Attempt blocked. Matty James (Wrexham) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 87': Delay in match because of an injury Ben Pearson (Stoke City).
    • 89': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 90': Lamine Cissé (Stoke City) hits the bar with a right footed shot from the centre of the box.
    • 90': Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
    • 90'+1': Attempt blocked. Nathan Broadhead (Wrexham) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Callum Doyle.
    • 90'+4': Foul by Callum Doyle (Wrexham).
    • 90'+4': Lamine Cissé (Stoke City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 90'+5': Attempt missed. Million Manhoef (Stoke City) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right misses to the right. Assisted by Tatsuki Seko.
    • 90'+7': Second Half ends, Wrexham 2, Stoke City 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Wrexham 2, Stoke City 0.

    Statistics

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    8 Fouls 8
    1 Yellow Cards 0
    0 Red Cards 0
    1 Offsides 5
    6 Corner Kicks 2
    1 Saves 0
    47 Possession 53
    6 SHOTS 9
    0 ON GOAL 4
    0.0 On Target % 0.4
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    291 Accurate Passes 364
    374 Passes 446
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
    3 Accurate Crosses 1
    24 Crosses 13
    0.1 Cross % 0.1
    52 Long Balls 71
    19 Accurate Long Balls 30
    0.4 Long Balls % 0.4
    2 Blocked Shots 2
    9 Effective Tackles 9
    9 Tackles 17
    1.0 Tackle % 0.5
    5 Interceptions 4
    13 Effective Clearances 23
    13 Clearances 23

    Game Information

    Competition: English League Championship

    Venue: STōK Cae Ras
    Location: Wrexham, Wales
    Attendance: 10,633

    EFL Championship Standings

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Swansea City 8 +7 17
    2 West Ham United 8 +11 15
    3 Middlesbrough 8 +4 15
    4 Wolverhampton Wanderers 7 +5 14
    Full Standings

    Line-Ups

    WXM Wrexham (5-3-2)

    No. Name
    21 Danny Ward (GK)
    24 Dan Scarr
    2 Callum Doyle
    5 Dominic Hyam
    14 George Thomason
    12 Issa Kaboré
    37 Matty James
    20 Oliver Rathbone
    15 George Dobson
    10 Josh Windass
    28 Sam Smith
    Wrexham Substitutes:
    Max Cleworth, Nathan Broadhead, Davis Kellior-Dunn, Kieffer Moore, Bailey Cadamarteri, Lewis Brunt, Arthur Okonkwo, Ryan Longman, Lewis O'Brien.

    STK Stoke City (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    31 Gavin Bazunu (GK)
    3 Aaron Cresswell
    18 Bosun Lawal
    17 Eric Bocat
    7 Sorba Thomas
    10 Bae Jun-Ho
    8 Lewis Baker
    4 Ben Pearson
    20 Sam Gallagher
    29 Lamine Cisse
    42 Million Manhoef Yellow Card
    Stoke City Substitutes:
    Tatsuki Seko, Tommy Simkin, Milan Smit, Sydney Agina, Jesurun Rak-Sakyi, Raphael-Pijus Otegbayo, Róbert Bozeník, Gabriel Kelly, Divin Mubama.

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