Southampton vs Wrexham, 2025-26 English League Championship, Regular Season
· English League ChampionshipWrexham stunned by Southampton late show on Championship return
Wrexham was denied a Hollywood-style ending on their return to English soccer's second tier when Southampton struck twice in the final minutes.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Attempt missed. Ryan Fraser (Southampton) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Shea Charles following a fast break.
- 4': Attempt blocked. Josh Windass (Wrexham) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kieffer Moore.
- 4': Foul by Lewis O'Brien (Wrexham).
- 4': Shea Charles (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 5': Foul by Flynn Downes (Southampton).
- 5': Kieffer Moore (Wrexham) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 6': Foul by Flynn Downes (Southampton).
- 6': Kieffer Moore (Wrexham) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 7': Corner,Wrexham. Conceded by Welington.
- 8': Attempt missed. Conor Coady (Wrexham) right footed shot from very close range is too high. Assisted by Josh Windass with a cross following a corner.
- 11': Attempt missed. Jay Robinson (Southampton) header from a difficult angle on the left misses to the left. Assisted by Ryan Fraser with a cross.
- 12': Attempt missed. Welington (Southampton) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Shea Charles.
- 12': Josh Windass (Wrexham) hits the bar with a right footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Kieffer Moore.
- 15': Foul by Kieffer Moore (Wrexham).
- 15': Ronnie Edwards (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 18': Attempt saved. Jay Robinson (Southampton) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Danny Ward (Wrexham). Assisted by Shea Charles.
- 18': Attempt blocked. Jay Robinson (Southampton) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Adam Armstrong.
- 18': Attempt blocked. Flynn Downes (Southampton) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 18': Corner,Southampton. Conceded by Conor Coady.
- 20': Penalty Wrexham. Kieffer Moore draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 20': Penalty conceded by Ronnie Edwards (Southampton) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 22': Goal! Southampton 0, Wrexham 1. Josh Windass (Wrexham) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
- 24': Foul by Max Cleworth (Wrexham).
- 24': Jay Robinson (Southampton) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 25': Max Cleworth (Wrexham) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 27': Offside, Wrexham. Josh Windass is caught offside.
- 29': Foul by Joshua Quarshie (Southampton).
- 29': George Dobson (Wrexham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 29': Foul by Ronnie Edwards (Southampton).
- 29': Kieffer Moore (Wrexham) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 30': Attempt missed. Lewis Brunt (Wrexham) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Lewis O'Brien with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 31': Foul by Flynn Downes (Southampton).
- 31': Lewis O'Brien (Wrexham) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 32': Flynn Downes (Southampton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 33': Foul by Ryan Fraser (Southampton).
- 33': Liberato Cacace (Wrexham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 34': Foul by George Dobson (Wrexham).
- 34': Joshua Quarshie (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 34': Foul by Lewis Brunt (Wrexham).
- 34': Ryan Fraser (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 37': Offside, Southampton. Adam Armstrong is caught offside.
- 39': Attempt saved. Adam Armstrong (Southampton) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Danny Ward (Wrexham). Assisted by Flynn Downes.
- 40': Foul by Josh Windass (Wrexham).
- 40': Shea Charles (Southampton) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 42': Attempt saved. Ryan Fraser (Southampton) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the top centre of the goal by Danny Ward (Wrexham). Assisted by Jay Robinson with a through ball.
- 42': Corner,Southampton. Conceded by Danny Ward.
- 43': Attempt missed. Ronnie Edwards (Southampton) header from very close range misses to the left. Assisted by Yukinari Sugawara with a cross following a corner.
- 45': Attempt blocked. Welington (Southampton) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 45': Delay in match because of an injury Conor Coady (Wrexham).
- 45': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
- 45': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 45'+3': Jay Robinson (Southampton) hits the right post with a left footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Jack Stephens with a cross.
- 45'+3': Attempt blocked. Adam Armstrong (Southampton) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 45'+3': Attempt blocked. Adam Armstrong (Southampton) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is blocked.
- 45'+3': Corner,Southampton. Conceded by Conor Coady.
- 45'+4': Corner,Wrexham. Conceded by Joshua Quarshie.
- 45'+4': First Half ends, Southampton 0, Wrexham 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Southampton 0, Wrexham 1.
- 46': Attempt blocked. Josh Windass (Wrexham) right footed shot from more than 40 yards on the right wing is blocked. Assisted by Max Cleworth.
- 46': Foul by Joshua Quarshie (Southampton).
- 46': Josh Windass (Wrexham) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 47': Offside, Wrexham. Josh Windass is caught offside.
- 47': Attempt blocked. Shea Charles (Southampton) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Yukinari Sugawara.
- 47': Corner,Southampton. Conceded by Max Cleworth.
- 48': Attempt blocked. Shea Charles (Southampton) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 48': Attempt missed. Adam Armstrong (Southampton) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ronnie Edwards with a headed pass following a corner.
- 50': Attempt blocked. Kieffer Moore (Wrexham) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Liberato Cacace.
- 50': Delay in match because of an injury Kieffer Moore (Wrexham).
- 52': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 54': Substitution, Wrexham. Sam Smith replaces Kieffer Moore.
- 55': Attempt saved. Shea Charles (Southampton) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Danny Ward (Wrexham). Assisted by Jay Robinson with a cross.
- 56': Corner,Wrexham. Conceded by Jack Stephens.
- 58': Attempt missed. Adam Armstrong (Southampton) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Flynn Downes.
- 59': Foul by George Dobson (Wrexham).
- 59': Shea Charles (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 60': Substitution, Southampton. Mateus Fernandes replaces Yukinari Sugawara.
- 60': Substitution, Southampton. Damion Downs replaces Adam Armstrong.
- 61': Foul by Lewis O'Brien (Wrexham).
- 61': Jack Stephens (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 65': Foul by Liberato Cacace (Wrexham).
- 65': Mateus Fernandes (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 66': Foul by Jay Robinson (Southampton).
- 66': Josh Windass (Wrexham) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 68': Attempt saved. Jay Robinson (Southampton) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Danny Ward (Wrexham). Assisted by Shea Charles.
- 69': Attempt saved. Mateus Fernandes (Southampton) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Danny Ward (Wrexham). Assisted by Welington.
- 71': Delay in match because of an injury Conor Coady (Wrexham).
- 72': Substitution, Southampton. Ryan Manning replaces Welington.
- 72': Substitution, Southampton. Cameron Archer replaces Flynn Downes.
- 72': Substitution, Wrexham. Ryan Hardie replaces Josh Windass.
- 72': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 73': Substitution, Wrexham. Ryan Longman replaces Ryan Barnett.
- 73': Corner,Southampton. Conceded by Ryan Hardie.
- 74': Attempt saved. Jack Stephens (Southampton) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Danny Ward (Wrexham). Assisted by Ryan Manning with a cross.
- 75': Foul by Mateus Fernandes (Southampton).
- 75': Lewis O'Brien (Wrexham) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 77': Foul by Liberato Cacace (Wrexham).
- 77': Jay Robinson (Southampton) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 79': Foul by Jay Robinson (Southampton).
- 79': Liberato Cacace (Wrexham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 80': Substitution, Southampton. Ross Stewart replaces Ronnie Edwards.
- 85': Substitution, Wrexham. James McClean replaces Liberato Cacace because of an injury.
- 86': Foul by Lewis O'Brien (Wrexham).
- 86': Mateus Fernandes (Southampton) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 87': Attempt missed. Jay Robinson (Southampton) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Ryan Fraser with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 87': Attempt saved. Ryan Hardie (Wrexham) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Gavin Bazunu (Southampton).
- 87': Corner,Wrexham. Conceded by Gavin Bazunu.
- 88': Attempt missed. Lewis Brunt (Wrexham) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by George Dobson with a cross following a corner.
- 89': Foul by George Dobson (Wrexham).
- 89': Shea Charles (Southampton) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90': Goal! Southampton 1, Wrexham 1. Ryan Manning (Southampton) from a free kick with a left footed shot to the top right corner.
- 90': Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
- 90'+1': Foul by James McClean (Wrexham).
- 90'+1': Ryan Fraser (Southampton) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90'+1': James McClean (Wrexham) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+2': Attempt missed. Jack Stephens (Southampton) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Mateus Fernandes with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 90'+2': Corner,Southampton. Conceded by Sam Smith.
- 90'+4': Attempt missed. Sam Smith (Wrexham) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Danny Ward.
- 90'+4': Corner,Southampton. Conceded by James McClean.
- 90'+5': Attempt blocked. Jack Stephens (Southampton) header from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Ryan Manning with a cross.
- 90'+6': Attempt missed. Damion Downs (Southampton) right footed shot from very close range misses to the right. Assisted by Ryan Manning.
- 90'+6': Goal! Southampton 2, Wrexham 1. Jack Stephens (Southampton) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Damion Downs.
- 90'+8': Foul by Cameron Archer (Southampton).
- 90'+8': Lewis Brunt (Wrexham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+8': Cameron Archer (Southampton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+8': Second Half ends, Southampton 2, Wrexham 1.
- 0': Match ends, Southampton 2, Wrexham 1.
Statistics
 WXM |
SOU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Fouls | 12 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 1 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 7 |
| 7 | Saves | 1 |
| 24.9 | Possession | 75.1 |
| 10 | SHOTS | 27 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 10 |
| 0.2 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 1 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 1 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 130 | Accurate Passes | 527 |
| 204 | Passes | 609 |
| 0.6 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 5 | Accurate Crosses | 9 |
| 11 | Crosses | 34 |
| 0.5 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 57 | Long Balls | 43 |
| 13 | Accurate Long Balls | 17 |
| 0.2 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 7 |
| 9 | Effective Tackles | 8 |
| 19 | Tackles | 11 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 7 | Interceptions | 6 |
| 44 | Effective Clearances | 12 |
| 44 | Clearances | 12 |
Game Information
Competition: English League Championship
Venue: St. Mary's Stadium
Location: Southampton, England
Attendance: 30,970
Venue: St. Mary's Stadium
Location: Southampton, England
Attendance: 30,970
EFL Championship Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stoke City | 2 | +5 | 6 |
| 2 | Middlesbrough | 2 | +4 | 6 |
| 3 | West Bromwich Albion | 2 | +2 | 6 |
| 4 | Bristol City | 2 | +3 | 4 |
Line-Ups
Southampton (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 31 | Gavin Bazunu (GK) |
| 5 | Jack Stephens |
| 17 | Joshua Quarshie |
| 12 | Ronnie Edwards |
| 24 | Shea Charles |
| 4 | Flynn Downes  |
| 34 | Welington |
| 16 | Yukinari Sugawara |
| 9 | Adam Armstrong |
| 46 | Jay Robinson |
| 26 | Ryan Fraser |
Wrexham (3-5-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 21 | Danny Ward (GK) |
| 6 | Conor Coady |
| 3 | Lewis Brunt |
| 4 | Max Cleworth |
| 27 | Lewis O'Brien |
| 15 | George Dobson |
| 37 | Matty James |
| 13 | Liberato Cacace |
| 29 | Ryan Barnett |
| 19 | Kieffer Moore |
| 10 | Josh Windass |
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