Swansea City vs Wrexham, 2025-26 English League Championship, Regular Season
· English League ChampionshipWrexham sunk by keeper's late error at Swansea
Swansea claimed the Welsh bragging rights over Wrexham with a dramatic 2-1 comeback home win.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Ben Sheaf (Wrexham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 1': Foul by Gonçalo Franco (Swansea City).
- 6': Handball by Ronald (Swansea City).
- 7': Offside, Wrexham. James McClean is caught offside.
- 7': Attempt blocked. Josh Tymon (Swansea City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Gonçalo Franco with a headed pass.
- 8': Foul by Gonçalo Franco (Swansea City).
- 8': Ryan Longman (Wrexham) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 9': Offside, Wrexham. Kieffer Moore is caught offside.
- 9': Attempt blocked. Zan Vipotnik (Swansea City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Zeidane Inoussa.
- 10': Foul by Ben Sheaf (Wrexham).
- 10': Ronald (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 14': Own Goal by Cameron Burgess, Swansea City. Swansea City 0, Wrexham 1.
- 17': Corner, Swansea City. Conceded by George Thomason.
- 18': Offside, Wrexham. James McClean is caught offside.
- 18': George Thomason (Wrexham) is shown the yellow card.
- 20': Foul by Marko Stamenic (Swansea City).
- 20': George Thomason (Wrexham) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 20': Marko Stamenic (Swansea City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 25': Attempt blocked. Ronald (Swansea City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Gonçalo Franco.
- 26': Attempt missed. Ronald (Swansea City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Ethan Galbraith.
- 26': Foul by George Thomason (Wrexham).
- 26': Gonçalo Franco (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 27': Foul by James McClean (Wrexham).
- 27': Gonçalo Franco (Swansea City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 29': Attempt blocked. Zeidane Inoussa (Swansea City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ethan Galbraith.
- 29': Attempt blocked. Zeidane Inoussa (Swansea City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
- 29': Attempt saved. Melker Widell (Swansea City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Arthur Okonkwo (Wrexham). Assisted by Zan Vipotnik with a headed pass.
- 29': Corner, Swansea City. Conceded by Arthur Okonkwo.
- 31': Attempt blocked. Marko Stamenic (Swansea City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ronald.
- 35': Foul by George Dobson (Wrexham).
- 35': Melker Widell (Swansea City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 35': Attempt missed. Gonçalo Franco (Swansea City) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Cameron Burgess.
- 37': Corner, Swansea City. Conceded by Callum Doyle.
- 38': Attempt blocked. Cameron Burgess (Swansea City) header from very close range is blocked.
- 38': Attempt missed. Cameron Burgess (Swansea City) left footed shot from very close range is close, but misses the top right corner following a corner.
- 40': Foul by George Dobson (Wrexham).
- 40': Melker Widell (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 42': Foul by James McClean (Wrexham).
- 42': Zeidane Inoussa (Swansea City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 42': James McClean (Wrexham) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45': Attempt saved. Josh Tymon (Swansea City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Arthur Okonkwo (Wrexham). Assisted by Gonçalo Franco.
- 45': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Swansea City 0, Wrexham 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Swansea City 0, Wrexham 1.
- 46': Attempt missed. Ronald (Swansea City) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
- 47': Ethan Galbraith (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 47': Foul by Josh Windass (Wrexham).
- 49': Attempt saved. George Thomason (Wrexham) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Lawrence Vigouroux (Swansea City). Assisted by Josh Windass with a through ball.
- 49': Corner, Wrexham. Conceded by Ethan Galbraith.
- 52': Foul by Ben Cabango (Swansea City).
- 52': Kieffer Moore (Wrexham) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 53': Delay in match because of an injury Zeidane Inoussa (Swansea City).
- 53': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 54': Ethan Galbraith (Swansea City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 54': Foul by Kieffer Moore (Wrexham).
- 55': Corner, Swansea City. Conceded by George Thomason.
- 57': Attempt missed. Josh Tymon (Swansea City) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
- 57': Delay in match because of an injury Marko Stamenic (Swansea City).
- 58': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 59': Substitution, Swansea City. Liam Cullen replaces Melker Widell.
- 59': Substitution, Swansea City. Eom Ji-Sung replaces Zeidane Inoussa.
- 60': Corner, Wrexham. Conceded by Josh Tymon.
- 62': Attempt missed. Josh Windass (Wrexham) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ben Sheaf.
- 64': Attempt missed. Marko Stamenic (Swansea City) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
- 65': Ben Sheaf (Wrexham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 65': Foul by Zan Vipotnik (Swansea City).
- 67': Attempt blocked. Ethan Galbraith (Swansea City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Eom Ji-Sung.
- 67': Corner, Swansea City. Conceded by Ben Sheaf.
- 68': Corner, Wrexham. Conceded by Ronald.
- 68': Substitution, Wrexham. Lewis O'Brien replaces George Thomason.
- 69': Substitution, Wrexham. Matty James replaces Ben Sheaf.
- 69': Offside, Wrexham. Max Cleworth is caught offside.
- 70': Goal! Swansea City 1, Wrexham 1. Zan Vipotnik (Swansea City) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ronald.
- 72': Foul by Ethan Galbraith (Swansea City).
- 72': Lewis O'Brien (Wrexham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 72': Ethan Galbraith (Swansea City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 73': Attempt blocked. Zan Vipotnik (Swansea City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Liam Cullen.
- 73': Callum Doyle (Wrexham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 73': Foul by Ronald (Swansea City).
- 74': Delay in match because of an injury Lewis O'Brien (Wrexham).
- 75': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 75': Substitution, Wrexham. Oliver Rathbone replaces Lewis O'Brien because of an injury.
- 76': Substitution, Wrexham. Nathan Broadhead replaces Josh Windass.
- 78': Substitution, Swansea City. Jay Fulton replaces Marko Stamenic.
- 78': Substitution, Swansea City. Malick Yalcouyé replaces Gonçalo Franco.
- 79': Attempt blocked. Nathan Broadhead (Wrexham) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 79': Corner, Wrexham. Conceded by Cameron Burgess.
- 79': Attempt blocked. Max Cleworth (Wrexham) header from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Matty James with a cross.
- 80': Corner, Wrexham. Conceded by Ben Cabango.
- 80': Attempt blocked. Kieffer Moore (Wrexham) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Oliver Rathbone with a headed pass.
- 82': Corner, Wrexham. Conceded by Ben Cabango.
- 83': Delay in match because of an injury Ben Cabango (Swansea City).
- 83': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 86': Attempt missed. Liam Cullen (Swansea City) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ronald.
- 86': Substitution, Swansea City. Adam Idah replaces Zan Vipotnik.
- 88': Attempt missed. Eom Ji-Sung (Swansea City) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Adam Idah.
- 90': Foul by Kieffer Moore (Wrexham).
- 90': Jay Fulton (Swansea City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90': Attempt saved. Ben Cabango (Swansea City) header from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Arthur Okonkwo (Wrexham).
- 90': Goal! Swansea City 2, Wrexham 1. Adam Idah (Swansea City) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner following a set piece situation.
- 90': Fourth official has announced 7 minutes of added time.
- 90'+3': Substitution, Wrexham. Sam Smith replaces Dominic Hyam.
- 90'+4': Corner, Wrexham. Conceded by Ronald.
- 90'+6': Foul by James McClean (Wrexham).
- 90'+6': Liam Cullen (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+8': Second Half ends, Swansea City 2, Wrexham 1.
- 0': Match ends, Swansea City 2, Wrexham 1.
Statistics
 WXM |
SWA |
|
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Fouls | 8 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 4 | Offsides | 0 |
| 7 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
| 3 | Saves | 1 |
| 43.3 | Possession | 56.7 |
| 5 | SHOTS | 22 |
| 1 | ON GOAL | 5 |
| 0.2 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 239 | Accurate Passes | 360 |
| 351 | Passes | 464 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 1 | Accurate Crosses | 1 |
| 20 | Crosses | 20 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 78 | Long Balls | 64 |
| 33 | Accurate Long Balls | 22 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.3 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 9 |
| 8 | Effective Tackles | 14 |
| 16 | Tackles | 17 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.8 |
| 9 | Interceptions | 12 |
| 39 | Effective Clearances | 41 |
| 39 | Clearances | 41 |
Game Information
Competition: English League Championship
Venue: Swansea.com Stadium
Location: Swansea, Wales
Attendance: 20,368
Venue: Swansea.com Stadium
Location: Swansea, Wales
Attendance: 20,368
EFL Championship Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Coventry City | 25 | +29 | 52 |
| 2 | Ipswich Town | 25 | +18 | 44 |
| 3 | Middlesbrough | 25 | +7 | 43 |
| 4 | Watford | 25 | +8 | 41 |
Line-Ups
Swansea City (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 22 | Lawrence Vigouroux (GK) |
| 15 | Cameron Burgess |
| 5 | Ben Cabango |
| 14 | Josh Tymon |
| 30 | Ethan Galbraith  |
| 7 | Melker Widell |
| 6 | Marko Stamenic |
| 17 | Gonçalo Franco |
| 9 | Zan Vipotnik |
| 27 | Zeidane Inoussa |
| 35 | Ronald |
Wrexham (3-5-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Arthur Okonkwo (GK) |
| 5 | Dominic Hyam |
| 2 | Callum Doyle |
| 4 | Max Cleworth |
| 14 | George Thomason |
| 18 | Ben Sheaf |
| 15 | George Dobson |
| 7 | James McClean |
| 47 | Ryan Longman |
| 10 | Josh Windass |
| 19 | Kieffer Moore |
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