English League Championship

FT Wednesday, October 22, 2025
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Wrexham WDDDL 1
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Match Report

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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.

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Team Stats

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

Head to Head

OXF leads series 4-1

Lineups

WXM · 3-5-1-1

  1. 1Arthur OkonkwoG
  2. 5Dominic HyamCD
  3. 2Callum DoyleCD-L
  4. 4Max CleworthCD-R
  5. 14George ThomasonCM-L
  6. 15George DobsonCM-R
  7. 37Matty JamesAM
  8. 13Liberato CacaceLM
  9. 12Issa KaboréRM
  10. 19Kieffer MooreF
  11. 33Nathan BroadheadRCF

OXF · 4-1-4-1

  1. 1Jamie CummingG
  2. 3Ciaron BrownCD-L
  3. 6Michal HelikCD-R
  4. 4Will VaulksDM
  5. 26Jack CurrieLB
  6. 15Brodie SpencerRB
  7. 8Cameron BrannaganCM-L
  8. 14Brian De KeersmaeckerCM-R
  9. 23Siriki DembeleLM
  10. 17Stanley MillsRM
  11. 16Nik PrelecF

Timeline

  1. 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.
  2. 37' Dominic Hyam (Wrexham) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 45' Substitution, Oxford United. Will Lankshear replaces Stanley Mills.
  4. 60' Substitution, Wrexham. Josh Windass replaces Nathan Broadhead.
  5. 65' Siriki Dembélé (Oxford United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 67' Callum Doyle (Wrexham) is shown the red card.
  7. 69' Substitution, Wrexham. Lewis Brunt replaces George Thomason.
  8. 70' Substitution, Oxford United. Filip Krastev replaces Siriki Dembélé.
  9. 70' Substitution, Oxford United. Mark Harris replaces Nik Prelec.
  10. 80' Substitution, Oxford United. Luke Harris replaces Will Vaulks.
  11. 81' Substitution, Oxford United. Przemyslaw Placheta replaces Brodie Spencer.
  12. 83' Kieffer Moore (Wrexham) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  13. 88' Substitution, Wrexham. Dan Scarr replaces Issa Kaboré.
  14. 88' Substitution, Wrexham. Sam Smith replaces Kieffer Moore.
  15. 88' Substitution, Wrexham. Ryan Longman replaces Liberato Cacace.
  16. 90'+6' Sam Smith (Wrexham) is shown the yellow card.

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.