Wrexham vs Forest Green Rovers, 2023-24 English League Two, Regular Season
· English League TwoWrexham promoted for second straight season, chase league title
Wrexham secured a win over Forest Green on Saturday, earning promotion for a second straight season as their movie-script story under Hollywood owners Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney continues.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 6': Foul by Callum Jones (Forest Green Rovers).
- 6': Paul Mullin (Wrexham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 8': Callum Jones (Forest Green Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 8': Foul by Ollie Palmer (Wrexham).
- 9': Foul by Jordan Moore-Taylor (Forest Green Rovers).
- 9': Paul Mullin (Wrexham) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 10': Corner, Wrexham. Conceded by Jamie Robson.
- 11': Attempt missed. Max Cleworth (Wrexham) header from very close range misses to the left. Assisted by Thomas O'Connor with a cross following a corner.
- 16': Corner, Wrexham. Conceded by Richard Keogh.
- 17': Attempt saved. Paul Mullin (Wrexham) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 17': Goal! Wrexham 1, Forest Green Rovers 0. Elliot Lee (Wrexham) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Eoghan O'Connell following a corner.
- 21': Attempt missed. Paul Mullin (Wrexham) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Elliot Lee.
- 22': Foul by Fankaty Dabo (Forest Green Rovers).
- 22': Thomas O'Connor (Wrexham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 23': Goal! Wrexham 2, Forest Green Rovers 0. Paul Mullin (Wrexham) header from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by James McClean with a cross.
- 25': Foul by Richard Keogh (Forest Green Rovers).
- 25': Ollie Palmer (Wrexham) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 26': Foul by Emmanuel Osadebe (Forest Green Rovers).
- 26': George Evans (Wrexham) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 26': Emmanuel Osadebe (Forest Green Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 33': Corner, Wrexham. Conceded by Fankaty Dabo.
- 33': Attempt blocked. Eoghan O'Connell (Wrexham) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Andrew Cannon.
- 33': Own Goal by Ryan Inniss, Forest Green Rovers. Wrexham 3, Forest Green Rovers 0.
- 37': Andrew Cannon (Wrexham) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 37': Foul by Charlie McCann (Forest Green Rovers).
- 42': Foul by Ryan Inniss (Forest Green Rovers).
- 42': Thomas O'Connor (Wrexham) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 43': Attempt saved. Elliot Lee (Wrexham) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Thomas O'Connor.
- 44': Corner, Wrexham. Conceded by Jordan Moore-Taylor.
- 44': Goal! Wrexham 4, Forest Green Rovers 0. Paul Mullin (Wrexham) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Eoghan O'Connell following a corner.
- 45'+2': Attempt missed. Ryan Barnett (Wrexham) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by James McClean with a cross.
- 45'+3': Fankaty Dabo (Forest Green Rovers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 45'+3': Foul by James McClean (Wrexham).
- 45'+4': First Half ends, Wrexham 4, Forest Green Rovers 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Wrexham 4, Forest Green Rovers 0.
- 48': Attempt blocked. Paul Mullin (Wrexham) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 49': Attempt saved. Paul Mullin (Wrexham) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Elliot Lee.
- 49': Elliot Lee (Wrexham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 49': Foul by Jordon Garrick (Forest Green Rovers).
- 50': Foul by Charlie McCann (Forest Green Rovers).
- 50': Ryan Barnett (Wrexham) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 52': Elliot Lee (Wrexham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 52': Foul by Christian Doidge (Forest Green Rovers).
- 53': Foul by Jordon Garrick (Forest Green Rovers).
- 53': Thomas O'Connor (Wrexham) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 54': Attempt blocked. Paul Mullin (Wrexham) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 54': Delay in match (Wrexham).
- 54': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 56': Attempt missed. Max Cleworth (Wrexham) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left.
- 56': Foul by Paul Mullin (Wrexham).
- 56': Jordon Garrick (Forest Green Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 58': Corner, Wrexham. Conceded by Ryan Inniss.
- 62': Foul by Charlie McCann (Forest Green Rovers).
- 62': Paul Mullin (Wrexham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 62': Charlie McCann (Forest Green Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 63': Goal! Wrexham 5, Forest Green Rovers 0. Ryan Barnett (Wrexham) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by James McClean with a cross.
- 64': Callum Jones (Forest Green Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 64': Foul by Paul Mullin (Wrexham).
- 66': Attempt blocked. Thomas O'Connor (Wrexham) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by George Evans.
- 66': Corner, Wrexham. Conceded by Richard Keogh.
- 66': Christian Doidge (Forest Green Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 66': Foul by Andrew Cannon (Wrexham).
- 67': Offside, Wrexham. Ollie Palmer is caught offside.
- 68': Offside, Forest Green Rovers. Callum Jones is caught offside.
- 69': Foul by Paul Mullin (Wrexham).
- 69': Jordon Garrick (Forest Green Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 72': Substitution, Wrexham. Steven Fletcher replaces Ollie Palmer.
- 72': Substitution, Wrexham. Jordan Davies replaces Andrew Cannon.
- 73': Attempt missed. Steven Fletcher (Wrexham) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by James McClean with a cross.
- 77': Attempt saved. Jordon Garrick (Forest Green Rovers) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jamie Robson.
- 79': Attempt missed. Elliot Lee (Wrexham) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by James McClean.
- 80': Substitution, Forest Green Rovers. Dominic Thompson replaces Jamie Robson.
- 80': Substitution, Forest Green Rovers. Kyle McAllister replaces Jordon Garrick.
- 80': Substitution, Forest Green Rovers. Jacob Maddox replaces Emmanuel Osadebe.
- 80': Substitution, Forest Green Rovers. Dominic Bernard replaces Fankaty Dabo.
- 82': Substitution, Wrexham. Jack Marriott replaces Paul Mullin.
- 82': Substitution, Wrexham. Luke Bolton replaces Ryan Barnett.
- 83': Substitution, Forest Green Rovers. Harvey Bunker replaces Callum Jones.
- 83': Goal! Wrexham 6, Forest Green Rovers 0. Jack Marriott (Wrexham) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by James McClean.
- 87': Attempt blocked. Steven Fletcher (Wrexham) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jack Marriott with a headed pass.
- 89': Foul by Jordan Davies (Wrexham).
- 89': Harvey Bunker (Forest Green Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+1': Hand ball by Steven Fletcher (Wrexham).
- 90'+2': Attempt saved. Jordan Moore-Taylor (Forest Green Rovers) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kyle McAllister.
- 90'+2': Attempt saved. Kyle McAllister (Forest Green Rovers) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner.
- 90'+5': Attempt saved. Charlie McCann (Forest Green Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kyle McAllister.
- 90'+5': Offside, Forest Green Rovers. Christian Doidge is caught offside.
- 90'+6': Foul by Jordan Davies (Wrexham).
- 90'+6': Jacob Maddox (Forest Green Rovers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Wrexham 6, Forest Green Rovers 0.
- 0': Match ends, Wrexham 6, Forest Green Rovers 0.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Wrexham 6, Forest Green Rovers 0.
- 0': Match ends, Wrexham 6, Forest Green Rovers 0.
- 0': Match ends, Wrexham 6, Forest Green Rovers 0.
Game Information
Venue: SToK Cae Ras
Location: Wrexham, Wales
Attendance: 11,450
EFL League Two Table
# | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Stockport County | 46 | +48 | 92 |
2 | Wrexham | 46 | +37 | 88 |
3 | Mansfield Town | 46 | +43 | 86 |
4 | Milton Keynes Dons | 46 | +15 | 78 |
Line-Ups
Wrexham (5-3-2)
No. | Name |
---|---|
33 | Arthur Okonkwo (GK) |
15 | Eoghan O'Connell |
22 | Thomas O'Connor |
32 | Max Cleworth |
23 | James McClean |
29 | Ryan Barnett |
12 | George Evans |
38 | Elliott Lee |
20 | Andrew Cannon |
10 | Paul Mullin |
9 | Ollie Palmer |
Forest Green Rovers (5-3-2)
No. | Name |
---|---|
39 | Vicente Reyes (GK) |
36 | Richard Keogh |
15 | Jordan Moore-Taylor |
5 | Ryan Inniss |
17 | Jamie Robson |
25 | Fankaty Dabo |
28 | Callum Jones |
8 | Charlie Mccann |
46 | Emma Osaoabe |
10 | Christian Doidge |
11 | Jordan Garrick |
EFL League Two News
Midfielder Luke Young, goalkeeper Rob Lainton and defender Ben Tozer are among several players released by Wrexham in a flurry of moves announced by the club on Friday.
Wrexham co-owner Rob McElhenney has long-held ambitions of taking the Welsh club to the Premier League, and he has now revealed a plan for the club to grow their stadium capacity to match.
Ryan Reynolds & Rob McElhenney speak about not wanting to wait for success with Wrexham.
Wrexham's first season back in the English Football League ended on a high on Saturday, beating League Two champions Stockport County with a late winner.
Wrexham forward Paul Mullin has said he sees his long-term future at the club he has helped steer to back-to-back promotions.