English League Championship

FT Monday, August 17, 2026
Wrexham WWLLL 1
–
Cardiff City WWLWW 1
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WXM101
CAR011
Cardiff City Stadium · 31,421 att. · Paramount+

Match Report

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Late Cardiff goal spoils Wrexham's start in Championship

Rubin Colwill scored a ferocious equaliser with almost the final kick of the match to earn Cardiff a 1-1 Championship draw with Wrexham.

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Team Stats

13
Fouls
9
2
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
3
9
Corner Kicks
9
2
Saves
7
32.7
Possession
67.3
18
SHOTS
11
8
ON GOAL
3
0.4
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
204
Accurate Passes
482
259
Passes
542
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.9
1
Accurate Crosses
7
21
Crosses
36
0.0
Cross %
0.2
51
Long Balls
42
29
Accurate Long Balls
24
0.6
Long Balls %
0.6
3
Blocked Shots
2
10
Effective Tackles
9
20
Tackles
14
0.5
Tackle %
0.6
7
Interceptions
4
40
Effective Clearances
25
40
Clearances
25

Head to Head

CAR leads series 3-0

Lineups

CAR · 4-1-4-1

  1. 1Nathan TrottG
  2. 3Joel BaganCD-L
  3. 4Gabriel OshoCD-R
  4. 18Alex RobertsonDM
  5. 23Calum ScanlonLB
  6. 38Perry NgRB
  7. 45Cian AshfordCM-L
  8. 8Jack MoylanCM-R
  9. 16Chris WillockLM
  10. 11Ollie TannerRM
  11. 9Yousef SalechF

WXM · 3-5-2

  1. 22Anthony PattersonG
  2. 5Dominic HyamCD
  3. 2Callum DoyleCD-L
  4. 26Zak VynerCD-R
  5. 27Lewis O'BrienCM-L
  6. 20Oliver RathboneCM-R
  7. 37Matty JamesAM
  8. 14George ThomasonLM
  9. 30Danny ImrayRM
  10. 33Nathan BroadheadCF-L
  11. 19Kieffer MooreCF-R

Timeline

  1. 3' Goal! Cardiff City 0, Wrexham 1. Kieffer Moore (Wrexham) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Danny Imray.
  2. 18' Delay in match because of an injury Danny Imray (Wrexham).
  3. 18'
  4. 19' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  5. 19'
  6. 33' Kieffer Moore (Wrexham) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 54' Dominic Hyam (Wrexham) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  8. 62' Substitution, Cardiff City. Rubin Colwill replaces Ollie Tanner.
  9. 63' Substitution, Cardiff City. Joel Colwill replaces Chris Willock.
  10. 67' Substitution, Wrexham. Benjamin Whiteman replaces Oliver Rathbone.
  11. 72' Substitution, Wrexham. Sam Smith replaces Kieffer Moore.
  12. 72' Substitution, Wrexham. Davis Keillor-Dunn replaces Nathan Broadhead.
  13. 73' Delay in match because of an injury Matty James (Wrexham).
  14. 73'
  15. 74' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  16. 74'
  17. 75' Substitution, Wrexham. George Dobson replaces Matty James because of an injury.
  18. 75' Substitution, Wrexham. Ryan Longman replaces Danny Imray.
  19. 80' Substitution, Cardiff City. Callum Robinson replaces Alex Robertson.
  20. 80' Substitution, Cardiff City. Ronan Kpakio replaces Calum Scanlon.
  21. 80' Substitution, Cardiff City. Isaak Davies replaces Cian Ashford.
  22. 90' Delay in match (Cardiff City).
  23. 90'
  24. 90' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  25. 90'
  26. 90'+8' Goal! Cardiff City 1, Wrexham 1. Rubin Colwill (Cardiff City) from a free kick with a right footed shot to the top left corner.

EFL Championship News

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