English League Championship

FT Saturday, August 9, 2025
Wrexham DDWWW 1
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Southampton LLDLL 2
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WXM101
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St. Mary's Stadium · 30,970 att. · Paramount+

Match Report

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Wrexham 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.

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Team Stats

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

Lineups

SOU · 3-4-2-1

  1. 31Gavin BazunuG
  2. 5Jack StephensCD
  3. 17Joshua QuarshieCD-L
  4. 12Ronnie EdwardsCD-R
  5. 24Shea CharlesCM-L
  6. 4Flynn DownesCM-R
  7. 34WelingtonLM
  8. 16Yukinari SugawaraRM
  9. 9Adam ArmstrongF
  10. 46Jay RobinsonCF-L
  11. 26Ryan FraserCF-R

WXM · 3-5-2

  1. 21Danny WardG
  2. 6Conor CoadyCD
  3. 3Lewis BruntCD-L
  4. 4Max CleworthCD-R
  5. 27Lewis O'BrienCM-L
  6. 15George DobsonCM-R
  7. 37Matty JamesAM
  8. 13Liberato CacaceLM
  9. 29Ryan BarnettRM
  10. 19Kieffer MooreCF-L
  11. 10Josh WindassCF-R

Timeline

  1. 22' Goal! Southampton 0, Wrexham 1. Josh Windass (Wrexham) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  2. 25' Max Cleworth (Wrexham) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 32' Flynn Downes (Southampton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 54' Substitution, Wrexham. Sam Smith replaces Kieffer Moore.
  5. 60' Substitution, Southampton. Mateus Fernandes replaces Yukinari Sugawara.
  6. 60' Substitution, Southampton. Damion Downs replaces Adam Armstrong.
  7. 72' Substitution, Southampton. Ryan Manning replaces Welington.
  8. 72' Substitution, Southampton. Cameron Archer replaces Flynn Downes.
  9. 72' Substitution, Wrexham. Ryan Hardie replaces Josh Windass.
  10. 73' Substitution, Wrexham. Ryan Longman replaces Ryan Barnett.
  11. 80' Substitution, Southampton. Ross Stewart replaces Ronnie Edwards.
  12. 85' Substitution, Wrexham. James McClean replaces Liberato Cacace because of an injury.
  13. 90' Goal! Southampton 1, Wrexham 1. Ryan Manning (Southampton) from a free kick with a left footed shot to the top right corner.
  14. 90'+1' James McClean (Wrexham) is shown the yellow card.
  15. 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.
  16. 90'+8' Cameron Archer (Southampton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

EFL Championship News

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News PA Nuno Espírito Santo on West Ham loss: We played with 'hesitation' Nuno Espírito Santo admitted West Ham United's painfully slow start cost them after they crashed to a 3-2 home defeat by Southampton. ESPN PA Andri Gudjohnsen brace extends Wrexham's winless run on the road Andri Gudjohnsen's second brace in a week earned Blackburn a clinical 2-0 win over Wrexham. News ESPN News Services Kyle Walker: 'No intention' of removing Man City tattoos after radio comments Kyle Walker has said he has "never had any intention" of removing his Manchester City tattoos, in the wake of comments the full-back made on Wednesday. News PA Wrexham boss Parkinson gets fans' backing as big win eases pressure Phil Parkinson was delighted with the reaction of his players as a 4-1 win over Championship strugglers Preston eased the pressure on the Wrexham boss.