English League Championship

Wrexham vs Birmingham City, 2025-26 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship
Wrexham
  • 13': George Dobson
FT
1 - 1
Birmingham City
  • 46': Patrick Roberts

Wrexham stretch winless run to four after defeat by Stoke

Sorba Thomas was the matchwinner as Stoke beat Wrexham 1-0 to end a run of four Championship games without a victory and moved up to third.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 3': Delay in match because of an injury Issa Kaboré (Wrexham).
  • 4': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 7': Offside, Wrexham. Josh Windass is caught offside.
  • 10': Attempt blocked. Patrick Roberts (Birmingham City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Tomoki Iwata.
  • 12': Attempt blocked. Ryan Longman (Wrexham) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lewis O'Brien.
  • 12': Corner, Wrexham. Conceded by Marc Leonard.
  • 13': Attempt saved. Ben Sheaf (Wrexham) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by James Beadle (Birmingham City). Assisted by Lewis O'Brien.
  • 13': Attempt blocked. Josh Windass (Wrexham) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
  • 13': Corner, Wrexham. Conceded by Marc Leonard.
  • 13': Attempt blocked. Max Cleworth (Wrexham) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Josh Windass with a cross.
  • 13': Goal! Wrexham 1, Birmingham City 0. George Dobson (Wrexham) header from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Max Cleworth following a corner.
  • 19': Attempt saved. Lewis O'Brien (Wrexham) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by James Beadle (Birmingham City).
  • 21': Alex Cochrane (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 21': Foul by Issa Kaboré (Wrexham).
  • 24': Demarai Gray (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 24': Foul by Issa Kaboré (Wrexham).
  • 25': Attempt saved. Marc Leonard (Birmingham City) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is saved in the bottom left corner by Arthur Okonkwo (Wrexham).
  • 25': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Arthur Okonkwo.
  • 29': Offside, Birmingham City. Demarai Gray is caught offside.
  • 30': Offside, Wrexham. Lewis O'Brien is caught offside.
  • 31': Attempt saved. Demarai Gray (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Arthur Okonkwo (Wrexham). Assisted by Jay Stansfield.
  • 31': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Arthur Okonkwo.
  • 32': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Arthur Okonkwo.
  • 32': Attempt blocked. Christoph Klarer (Birmingham City) header from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Alex Cochrane with a cross.
  • 32': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Dominic Hyam.
  • 34': Foul by Paik Seung-Ho (Birmingham City).
  • 34': Josh Windass (Wrexham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 36': Attempt blocked. Josh Windass (Wrexham) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Issa Kaboré.
  • 37': Attempt missed. George Dobson (Wrexham) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Josh Windass.
  • 39': Attempt saved. George Dobson (Wrexham) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by James Beadle (Birmingham City). Assisted by Ryan Longman.
  • 39': Offside, Wrexham. Kieffer Moore is caught offside.
  • 44': Attempt missed. Demarai Gray (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Tomoki Iwata with a cross.
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+1': Foul by Demarai Gray (Birmingham City).
  • 45'+1': Max Cleworth (Wrexham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Wrexham 1, Birmingham City 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Wrexham 1, Birmingham City 0.
  • 46': Goal! Wrexham 1, Birmingham City 1. Patrick Roberts (Birmingham City) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jay Stansfield with a through ball following a fast break.
  • 49': Dominic Hyam (Wrexham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 49': Foul by Jay Stansfield (Birmingham City).
  • 50': Foul by Callum Doyle (Wrexham).
  • 50': Patrick Roberts (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 51': Attempt missed. Lyndon Dykes (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Demarai Gray with a cross.
  • 52': Attempt blocked. Ryan Longman (Wrexham) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Lewis O'Brien.
  • 52': Delay in match (Birmingham City).
  • 53': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 56': Foul by Demarai Gray (Birmingham City).
  • 56': Issa Kaboré (Wrexham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 58': Attempt blocked. Kieffer Moore (Wrexham) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Issa Kaboré with a cross.
  • 58': Corner, Wrexham. Conceded by Jack Robinson.
  • 59': Foul by Dominic Hyam (Wrexham).
  • 59': Paik Seung-Ho (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 60': Foul by Paik Seung-Ho (Birmingham City).
  • 60': Josh Windass (Wrexham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 63': Corner, Wrexham. Conceded by Christoph Klarer.
  • 65': Substitution, Birmingham City. Kyogo Furuhashi replaces Lyndon Dykes.
  • 66': Corner, Wrexham. Conceded by Marc Leonard.
  • 68': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Ryan Longman.
  • 70': Substitution, Wrexham. Matty James replaces Ben Sheaf.
  • 70': Substitution, Wrexham. Nathan Broadhead replaces Josh Windass.
  • 70': Substitution, Birmingham City. Keshi Anderson replaces Demarai Gray.
  • 71': Substitution, Birmingham City. Lewis Koumas replaces Patrick Roberts.
  • 74': Foul by Christoph Klarer (Birmingham City).
  • 74': Kieffer Moore (Wrexham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 79': Delay in match because of an injury Jay Stansfield (Birmingham City).
  • 80': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 81': Substitution, Birmingham City. Tommy Doyle replaces Jay Stansfield because of an injury.
  • 82': Attempt blocked. Paik Seung-Ho (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 83': Alex Cochrane (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card.
  • 84': Offside, Birmingham City. Kyogo Furuhashi is caught offside.
  • 84': Lewis Koumas (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card.
  • 87': Foul by Keshi Anderson (Birmingham City).
  • 87': Issa Kaboré (Wrexham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 88': Substitution, Wrexham. Dan Scarr replaces Dominic Hyam.
  • 88': Substitution, Wrexham. James McClean replaces Ryan Longman.
  • 88': Substitution, Wrexham. Ryan Barnett replaces Issa Kaboré.
  • 89': Foul by Tommy Doyle (Birmingham City).
  • 89': Matty James (Wrexham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+2': Attempt blocked. Callum Doyle (Wrexham) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by George Dobson.
  • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Wrexham 1, Birmingham City 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Wrexham 1, Birmingham City 1.

Statistics

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8 Fouls 4
2 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 3
5 Corner Kicks 5
3 Saves 2
59.2 Possession 40.8
8 SHOTS 12
3 ON GOAL 4
0.4 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
468 Accurate Passes 286
559 Passes 381
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
4 Accurate Crosses 5
19 Crosses 15
0.2 Cross % 0.3
65 Long Balls 64
21 Accurate Long Balls 29
0.3 Long Balls % 0.5
3 Blocked Shots 7
12 Effective Tackles 9
16 Tackles 17
0.8 Tackle % 0.5
5 Interceptions 5
23 Effective Clearances 32
23 Clearances 32

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: SToK Cae Ras
Location: Wrexham, Wales
Attendance: 10,669

EFL Championship Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Coventry City 15 +27 34
2 Middlesbrough 15 +6 29
3 Stoke City 15 +11 27
4 Preston North End 15 +6 26
Full Table

Line-Ups

WXM Wrexham (3-4-2-1)

No. Name
1 Arthur Okonkwo (GK)
5 Dominic Hyam
2 Callum Doyle
4 Max Cleworth
18 Ben Sheaf
15 George Dobson
47 Ryan Longman
12 Issa Kaboré
19 Kieffer Moore
27 Lewis O'Brien
10 Josh Windass
Wrexham Substitutes:
James McClean, Nathan Broadhead, Matty James, Ryan Barnett, Callum Burton, Sam Smith, Dan Scarr, George Thomason, Lewis Brunt.

BIR Birmingham City (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
25 James Beadle (GK)
6 Jack Robinson
4 Christoph Klarer
20 Alex Cochrane Yellow Card
24 Tomoki Iwata
17 Lyndon Dykes
8 Paik Seung-Ho
12 Marc Leonard
28 Jay Stansfield
10 Demarai Gray
16 Patrick Roberts
Birmingham City Substitutes:
Alfons Sampsted, Kanya Fujimoto, Phil Neumann, Lewis Koumas, Ryan Allsop, Eiran Cashin, Tommy Doyle, Kyogo Furuhashi, Keshi Anderson.

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