English Carabao Cup

FT Friday, August 7, 2026
Wrexham DWWLL 0
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Middlesbrough WDDLL 1
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Riverside Stadium · 18,221 att. · Paramount+

Match Report

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Middlesbrough edge Wrexham in Carabao Cup 1st round

Will Lankshear's debut strike ensured Middlesbrough made a winning start to the season as they beat Wrexham 1-0 in the Carabao Cup first round.

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Team Stats

11
Fouls
10
4
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
3
Offsides
0
3
Corner Kicks
7
2
Saves
2
51.4
Possession
48.6
11
SHOTS
13
2
ON GOAL
3
0.2
On Target %
0.2
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
436
Accurate Passes
398
512
Passes
472
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.8
4
Accurate Crosses
3
15
Crosses
28
0.3
Cross %
0.1
65
Long Balls
36
34
Accurate Long Balls
16
0.5
Long Balls %
0.4
2
Blocked Shots
2
10
Effective Tackles
10
17
Tackles
13
0.6
Tackle %
0.8
9
Interceptions
9
25
Effective Clearances
24
25
Clearances
24

Head to Head

Lineups

MID · 4-1-4-1

  1. 31Solomon BrynnG
  2. 30Neto BorgesCD-L
  3. 12Luke AylingCD-R
  4. 29Adilson MalandaDM
  5. 17Max ArfstenLB
  6. 2Callum BrittainRB
  7. 19Leo CastledineCM-L
  8. 6Sebastian BerhalterCM-R
  9. 16Jeremy SarmientoLM
  10. 11Morgan WhittakerRM
  11. 7Will LankshearF

WXM · 3-5-2

  1. 21Danny WardG
  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. 28Sam SmithCF-R

Timeline

  1. 43' Lewis O'Brien (Wrexham) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 56' Sam Smith (Wrexham) is shown the yellow card.
  3. 61' Goal! Middlesbrough 1, Wrexham 0. Will Lankshear (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Sebastian Berhalter with a headed pass.
  4. 65' Substitution, Wrexham. Ryan Longman replaces Danny Imray.
  5. 67' Substitution, Middlesbrough. Kyle Joseph replaces Jeremy Sarmiento.
  6. 67' Substitution, Middlesbrough. George Edmundson replaces Max Arfsten.
  7. 69' Will Lankshear (Middlesbrough) is shown the yellow card.
  8. 72' Substitution, Wrexham. Kieffer Moore replaces Sam Smith.
  9. 72' Substitution, Wrexham. Bailey Cadamarteri replaces Oliver Rathbone.
  10. 72' Substitution, Wrexham. Benjamin Whiteman replaces Matty James.
  11. 76' Substitution, Wrexham. Davis Keillor-Dunn replaces Nathan Broadhead.
  12. 80' Substitution, Middlesbrough. Finlay Cartwright replaces Will Lankshear.
  13. 85' Dominic Hyam (Wrexham) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  14. 90'+1' Callum Doyle (Wrexham) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  15. 90'+3' Substitution, Middlesbrough. Cruz Ibeh replaces Morgan Whittaker.

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