English League Championship

Wrexham vs Oxford United, 2025-26 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship
Wrexham
  • 14': Nathan Broadhead
  • Red Card 67': Callum Doyle
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1 - 0
Oxford United

    Wrexham beat Oxford to end long wait for Championship home win

    Wrexham hung on with 10 men to record their first win in England's second tier in 43 years, thanks to a 1-0 victory over Oxford United on Wednesday.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 1': Attempt saved. Liberato Cacace (Wrexham) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Jamie Cumming (Oxford United). Assisted by George Thomason.
    • 2': Foul by George Dobson (Wrexham).
    • 2': Will Vaulks (Oxford United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 3': Foul by Jack Currie (Oxford United).
    • 3': Issa Kaboré (Wrexham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 5': Corner, Wrexham. Conceded by Michal Helik.
    • 7': (Wrexham) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 7': Back pass by Jamie Cumming (Oxford United).
    • 9': Attempt blocked. Liberato Cacace (Wrexham) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kieffer Moore.
    • 9': Attempt blocked. Kieffer Moore (Wrexham) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Liberato Cacace.
    • 10': Foul by Stanley Mills (Oxford United).
    • 10': Liberato Cacace (Wrexham) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 13': Corner, Wrexham. Conceded by Ciaron Brown.
    • 14': Attempt missed. Kieffer Moore (Wrexham) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Matty James with a cross following a corner.
    • 14': Goal! Wrexham 1, Oxford United 0. Nathan Broadhead (Wrexham) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kieffer Moore following a corner.
    • 18': Corner, Oxford United. Conceded by Issa Kaboré.
    • 23': Attempt saved. Stanley Mills (Oxford United) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Arthur Okonkwo (Wrexham). Assisted by Cameron Brannagan.
    • 24': Corner, Oxford United. Conceded by Callum Doyle.
    • 25': Attempt blocked. George Thomason (Wrexham) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Matty James.
    • 30': Foul by Max Cleworth (Wrexham).
    • 30': Siriki Dembélé (Oxford United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 33': Attempt missed. Kieffer Moore (Wrexham) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Issa Kaboré with a cross.
    • 37': Foul by Dominic Hyam (Wrexham).
    • 37': Nik Prelec (Oxford United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 37': Dominic Hyam (Wrexham) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 38': Delay in match because of an injury Jamie Cumming (Oxford United).
    • 39': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 41': Foul by Siriki Dembélé (Oxford United).
    • 41': George Dobson (Wrexham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 42': Corner, Wrexham. Conceded by Brodie Spencer.
    • 45': Foul by Jack Currie (Oxford United).
    • 45': Issa Kaboré (Wrexham) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 45': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
    • 45'+1': Foul by Nik Prelec (Oxford United).
    • 45'+1': Matty James (Wrexham) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 45'+2': Attempt saved. Callum Doyle (Wrexham) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner by Jamie Cumming (Oxford United). Assisted by George Thomason.
    • 45'+2': First Half ends, Wrexham 1, Oxford United 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Wrexham 1, Oxford United 0.
    • 45': Substitution, Oxford United. Will Lankshear replaces Stanley Mills.
    • 50': Foul by Michal Helik (Oxford United).
    • 50': Liberato Cacace (Wrexham) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 52': Cameron Brannagan (Oxford United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 52': Foul by Issa Kaboré (Wrexham).
    • 53': Foul by Jack Currie (Oxford United).
    • 53': Issa Kaboré (Wrexham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 55': Cameron Brannagan (Oxford United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 55': Foul by Issa Kaboré (Wrexham).
    • 59': Attempt missed. Will Vaulks (Oxford United) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Cameron Brannagan.
    • 60': Substitution, Wrexham. Josh Windass replaces Nathan Broadhead.
    • 61': Offside, Wrexham. Josh Windass is caught offside.
    • 62': Foul by Max Cleworth (Wrexham).
    • 62': Jack Currie (Oxford United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 65': Foul by Siriki Dembélé (Oxford United).
    • 65': Matty James (Wrexham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 65': Siriki Dembélé (Oxford United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 67': Foul by Callum Doyle (Wrexham).
    • 67': Siriki Dembélé (Oxford United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 67': Callum Doyle (Wrexham) is shown the red card.
    • 67': Delay in match because of an injury Siriki Dembélé (Oxford United).
    • 69': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 69': Substitution, Wrexham. Lewis Brunt replaces George Thomason.
    • 70': Substitution, Oxford United. Filip Krastev replaces Siriki Dembélé.
    • 70': Substitution, Oxford United. Mark Harris replaces Nik Prelec.
    • 70': Offside, Oxford United. Will Lankshear is caught offside.
    • 73': Ciaron Brown (Oxford United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 73': Foul by Kieffer Moore (Wrexham).
    • 74': Foul by Filip Krastev (Oxford United).
    • 74': Issa Kaboré (Wrexham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 76': Foul by George Dobson (Wrexham).
    • 76': Jack Currie (Oxford United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 77': Corner, Wrexham. Conceded by Brodie Spencer.
    • 78': Foul by Filip Krastev (Oxford United).
    • 78': Liberato Cacace (Wrexham) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 80': Substitution, Oxford United. Luke Harris replaces Will Vaulks.
    • 81': Substitution, Oxford United. Przemyslaw Placheta replaces Brodie Spencer.
    • 82': Dominic Hyam (Wrexham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 82': Foul by Will Lankshear (Oxford United).
    • 83': Foul by Kieffer Moore (Wrexham).
    • 83': Michal Helik (Oxford United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 83': Kieffer Moore (Wrexham) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 84': Cameron Brannagan (Oxford United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 84': Foul by George Dobson (Wrexham).
    • 84': Attempt blocked. Cameron Brannagan (Oxford United) right footed shot from long range on the left is blocked.
    • 84': Corner, Oxford United. Conceded by Josh Windass.
    • 88': Substitution, Wrexham. Dan Scarr replaces Issa Kaboré.
    • 88': Substitution, Wrexham. Sam Smith replaces Kieffer Moore.
    • 88': Substitution, Wrexham. Ryan Longman replaces Liberato Cacace.
    • 89': Attempt missed. Cameron Brannagan (Oxford United) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jack Currie.
    • 90': Attempt saved. Sam Smith (Wrexham) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Jamie Cumming (Oxford United). Assisted by Josh Windass.
    • 90': Corner, Wrexham. Conceded by Jamie Cumming.
    • 90': Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
    • 90'+1': Attempt saved. Sam Smith (Wrexham) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Jamie Cumming (Oxford United). Assisted by Josh Windass with a cross.
    • 90'+1': Attempt saved. Brian De Keersmaecker (Oxford United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Arthur Okonkwo (Wrexham). Assisted by Filip Krastev.
    • 90'+3': Attempt missed. Przemyslaw Placheta (Oxford United) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the right.
    • 90'+4': Corner, Wrexham. Conceded by Luke Harris.
    • 90'+5': Foul by Sam Smith (Wrexham).
    • 90'+5': Jack Currie (Oxford United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+6': Sam Smith (Wrexham) is shown the yellow card.
    • 90'+6': Attempt saved. Sam Smith (Wrexham) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Jamie Cumming (Oxford United). Assisted by George Dobson.
    • 90'+7': Second Half ends, Wrexham 1, Oxford United 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Wrexham 1, Oxford United 0.

    Statistics

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    12 Fouls 12
    1 Yellow Cards 3
    0 Red Cards 1
    1 Offsides 1
    3 Corner Kicks 6
    5 Saves 2
    51.8 Possession 48.2
    6 SHOTS 11
    2 ON GOAL 6
    0.3 On Target % 0.5
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    339 Accurate Passes 304
    414 Passes 386
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
    0 Accurate Crosses 4
    19 Crosses 18
    0.0 Cross % 0.2
    58 Long Balls 52
    28 Accurate Long Balls 21
    0.5 Long Balls % 0.4
    1 Blocked Shots 3
    13 Effective Tackles 8
    22 Tackles 10
    0.6 Tackle % 0.8
    7 Interceptions 6
    36 Effective Clearances 34
    36 Clearances 34

    Game Information

    Competition: English League Championship

    Venue: SToK Cae Ras
    Location: Wrexham, Wales
    Attendance: 10,547

    EFL Championship Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Coventry City 13 +24 28
    2 Middlesbrough 13 +5 25
    3 Stoke City 13 +9 24
    4 Millwall 13 +1 24
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    WXM Wrexham (3-5-1-1)

    No. Name
    1 Arthur Okonkwo (GK)
    5 Dominic Hyam Yellow Card
    2 Callum Doyle Red Card
    4 Max Cleworth
    14 George Thomason
    15 George Dobson
    37 Matty James
    13 Liberato Cacace
    12 Issa Kaboré
    19 Kieffer Moore
    33 Nathan Broadhead
    Wrexham Substitutes:
    Lewis Brunt, Ryan Hardie, Ryan Longman, Sam Smith, Dan Scarr, Callum Burton, Ryan Barnett, Josh Windass, Lewis O'Brien.

    OXF Oxford United (4-1-4-1)

    No. Name
    1 Jamie Cumming (GK)
    3 Ciaron Brown
    6 Michal Helik
    4 Will Vaulks
    26 Jack Currie
    15 Brodie Spencer
    8 Cameron Brannagan
    14 Brian De Keersmaecker
    23 Siriki Dembele Yellow Card
    17 Stanley Mills
    16 Nik Prelec
    Oxford United Substitutes:
    Matt Ingram, Przemyslaw Placheta, Greg Leigh, Mark Harris, Ben Davies, Will Lankshear, Luke Harris, Sam Long, Filip Yavorov Krastev.

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