Wrexham vs Norwich City, 2025-26 English League Championship, Regular Season
· English League Championship
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Wrexham's unbeaten home run snapped by Norwich
Norwich inflicted Wrexham's first English League Championship home defeat since September with a 2-1 victory at the SToK Cae Ras.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 4': Offside, Norwich City. Jovon Makama is caught offside.
- 5': Ben Chrisene (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 5': Foul by George Dobson (Wrexham).
- 7': Attempt blocked. Josh Windass (Wrexham) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 7': Attempt blocked. Nathan Broadhead (Wrexham) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 7': Foul by Callum Doyle (Wrexham).
- 7': Matej Jurásek (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 9': Goal! Wrexham 0, Norwich City 1. Anis Ben Slimane (Norwich City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ali Ahmed.
- 12': Ali Ahmed (Norwich City) hits the bar with a right footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Anis Ben Slimane.
- 15': Ali Ahmed (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 15': Foul by Max Cleworth (Wrexham).
- 18': Foul by Pelle Mattsson (Norwich City).
- 18': George Dobson (Wrexham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 19': Attempt missed. Ben Sheaf (Wrexham) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
- 19': Corner, Wrexham. Conceded by Ben Chrisene.
- 23': Attempt missed. Josh Windass (Wrexham) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Nathan Broadhead with a cross.
- 24': Goal! Wrexham 1, Norwich City 1. Sam Smith (Wrexham) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Max Cleworth with a cross.
- 26': Attempt saved. Nathan Broadhead (Wrexham) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner by Vladan Kovacevic (Norwich City). Assisted by Callum Doyle.
- 28': Foul by George Thomason (Wrexham).
- 28': Pelle Mattsson (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 32': Foul by Kellen Fisher (Norwich City).
- 32': Nathan Broadhead (Wrexham) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 33': Foul by José Córdoba (Norwich City).
- 33': Sam Smith (Wrexham) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 34': Foul by Nathan Broadhead (Wrexham).
- 34': Kenny McLean (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 38': Corner, Wrexham. Conceded by Kellen Fisher.
- 38': Attempt blocked. Josh Windass (Wrexham) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 39': Corner, Wrexham. Conceded by Pelle Mattsson.
- 40': Attempt blocked. Nathan Broadhead (Wrexham) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by George Dobson with a cross.
- 40': Offside, Wrexham. Josh Windass is caught offside.
- 44': Attempt missed. Sam Smith (Wrexham) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Josh Windass with a cross.
- 45': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
- 45'+1': Ben Sheaf (Wrexham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+1': Foul by Anis Ben Slimane (Norwich City).
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Wrexham 1, Norwich City 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Wrexham 1, Norwich City 1.
- 45': Substitution, Norwich City. Oscar Schwartau replaces Ali Ahmed.
- 45': Substitution, Norwich City. Tony Springett replaces Matej Jurásek.
- 47': Dominic Hyam (Wrexham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 47': Foul by Jovon Makama (Norwich City).
- 48': Delay in match because of an injury Vladan Kovacevic (Norwich City).
- 49': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 56': Attempt saved. Jovon Makama (Norwich City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Arthur Okonkwo (Wrexham). Assisted by Anis Ben Slimane with a through ball.
- 57': Anis Ben Slimane (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 57': Foul by Ben Sheaf (Wrexham).
- 59': Goal! Wrexham 1, Norwich City 2. Jovon Makama (Norwich City) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kenny McLean with a through ball following a fast break.
- 60': Corner, Wrexham. Conceded by Ruairi McConville.
- 61': Attempt missed. Josh Windass (Wrexham) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right following a corner.
- 61': Delay in match because of an injury Josh Windass (Wrexham).
- 63': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 65': Foul by Pelle Mattsson (Norwich City).
- 65': Josh Windass (Wrexham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 65': Substitution, Norwich City. Jack Stacey replaces Ben Chrisene.
- 66': Foul by Ruairi McConville (Norwich City).
- 66': Sam Smith (Wrexham) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 67': Attempt blocked. Ben Sheaf (Wrexham) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 68': Attempt missed. Jovon Makama (Norwich City) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Kenny McLean with a cross.
- 69': Substitution, Wrexham. Matty James replaces George Dobson.
- 69': Substitution, Wrexham. Oliver Rathbone replaces Josh Windass.
- 69': Substitution, Wrexham. Kieffer Moore replaces Sam Smith.
- 70': Substitution, Wrexham. Ryan Barnett replaces Issa Kaboré.
- 71': Foul by Dominic Hyam (Wrexham).
- 71': Jovon Makama (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 74': Delay in match because of an injury Anis Ben Slimane (Norwich City).
- 75': Substitution, Norwich City. Papa Diallo replaces Anis Ben Slimane because of an injury.
- 75': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 76': Attempt missed. Jovon Makama (Norwich City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Oscar Schwartau with a through ball.
- 77': Attempt missed. George Thomason (Wrexham) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ryan Barnett with a cross.
- 79': Foul by Pelle Mattsson (Norwich City).
- 79': Oliver Rathbone (Wrexham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 79': Pelle Mattsson (Norwich City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 80': Corner, Wrexham. Conceded by Kellen Fisher.
- 82': Attempt saved. Kieffer Moore (Wrexham) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the centre of the goal by Vladan Kovacevic (Norwich City). Assisted by George Thomason.
- 82': Corner, Wrexham. Conceded by Vladan Kovacevic.
- 83': Ben Sheaf (Wrexham) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 83': Foul by Tony Springett (Norwich City).
- 84': Offside, Norwich City. Jack Stacey is caught offside.
- 85': Delay in match because of an injury Kieffer Moore (Wrexham).
- 86': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 87': Attempt saved. Nathan Broadhead (Wrexham) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal by Vladan Kovacevic (Norwich City). Assisted by George Thomason.
- 87': Attempt blocked. Oliver Rathbone (Wrexham) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 90': Substitution, Wrexham. Jay Rodriguez replaces George Thomason.
- 90': Fourth official has announced 8 minutes of added time.
- 90'+1': Attempt blocked. Nathan Broadhead (Wrexham) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ben Sheaf.
- 90'+1': Attempt missed. Oliver Rathbone (Wrexham) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right.
- 90'+2': Corner, Wrexham. Conceded by José Córdoba.
- 90'+3': Substitution, Norwich City. Jacob Wright replaces Pelle Mattsson.
- 90'+5': Attempt missed. Jay Rodriguez (Wrexham) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Kieffer Moore.
- 90'+6': Corner, Norwich City. Conceded by Arthur Okonkwo.
- 90'+9': Attempt blocked. Jovon Makama (Norwich City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Papa Diallo.
- 90'+10': Second Half ends, Wrexham 1, Norwich City 2.
- 0': Match ends, Wrexham 1, Norwich City 2.
Statistics
 NOR |
WXM |
|
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Fouls | 7 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 1 |
| 0 | Corner Kicks | 6 |
| 1 | Saves | 1 |
| 45.8 | Possession | 54.2 |
| 6 | SHOTS | 14 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 3 |
| 0.5 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 307 | Accurate Passes | 357 |
| 376 | Passes | 427 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 1 | Accurate Crosses | 7 |
| 7 | Crosses | 27 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 60 | Long Balls | 53 |
| 25 | Accurate Long Balls | 26 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Blocked Shots | 6 |
| 12 | Effective Tackles | 5 |
| 17 | Tackles | 9 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 3 | Interceptions | 6 |
| 23 | Effective Clearances | 8 |
| 23 | Clearances | 8 |
Game Information
Competition: English League Championship
Venue: STōK Cae Ras
Location: Wrexham, Wales
Attendance: 10,650
Venue: STōK Cae Ras
Location: Wrexham, Wales
Attendance: 10,650
EFL Championship Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Coventry City | 34 | +33 | 68 |
| 2 | Middlesbrough | 34 | +17 | 63 |
| 3 | Millwall | 34 | +5 | 59 |
| 4 | Ipswich Town | 32 | +22 | 57 |
Line-Ups
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 |
| 14 | George Thomason |
| 12 | Issa Kaboré |
| 28 | Sam Smith |
| 33 | Nathan Broadhead |
| 10 | Josh Windass |
Norwich City (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Vladan Kovacevic (GK) |
| 33 | José Córdoba |
| 15 | Ruairi McConville |
| 14 | Benjamin Chrisene |
| 35 | Kellen Fisher |
| 20 | Anis Ben Slimane |
| 7 | Pelle Mattsson  |
| 23 | Kenny McLean |
| 24 | Jovon Makama |
| 21 | Ali Ahmed |
| 10 | Matej Jurásek |
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