English League Championship

FT Tuesday, February 17, 2026
Wrexham DWWLW 2
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Bristol City DLWLW 2
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WXM112
BRC022
Ashton Gate · 22,915 att.

Match Report

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Max Bird swoops late on as Bristol City deny Wrexham win

Bristol City denied Wrexham a fifth successive Sky Bet Championship away win as Max Bird's spectacular late volley secured a 2-2 draw at Ashton Gate.

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Team Stats

13
Fouls
11
3
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
3
Offsides
1
2
Corner Kicks
3
3
Saves
2
49.8
Possession
50.2
9
SHOTS
8
3
ON GOAL
5
0.3
On Target %
0.6
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
400
Accurate Passes
403
485
Passes
493
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
4
Accurate Crosses
0
17
Crosses
12
0.2
Cross %
0.0
57
Long Balls
57
29
Accurate Long Balls
17
0.5
Long Balls %
0.3
2
Blocked Shots
0
11
Effective Tackles
5
17
Tackles
14
0.6
Tackle %
0.4
6
Interceptions
7
22
Effective Clearances
23
22
Clearances
23

Head to Head

BRC leads series 3-1-1

Lineups

BRC · 4-2-3-1

  1. 23Radek VítekG
  2. 5Robert AtkinsonCD-L
  3. 16Robert DickieCD-R
  4. 21Neto BorgesLB
  5. 19George TannerRB
  6. 14Tomi HorvatAM
  7. 4Adam RandellLM
  8. 40Sam MorsyRM
  9. 18Emil Riis JakobsenF
  10. 10Scott TwineAM-L
  11. 17Mark SykesAM-R

WXM · 3-4-2-1

  1. 1Arthur OkonkwoG
  2. 5Dominic HyamCD
  3. 2Callum DoyleCD-L
  4. 4Max CleworthCD-R
  5. 27Lewis O'BrienCM-L
  6. 18Ben SheafCM-R
  7. 14George ThomasonLM
  8. 12Issa KaboréRM
  9. 28Sam SmithF
  10. 33Nathan BroadheadCF-L
  11. 20Oliver RathboneCF-R

Timeline

  1. 34' Goal! Bristol City 0, Wrexham 1. Oliver Rathbone (Wrexham) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner.
  2. 40' Oliver Rathbone (Wrexham) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 44' Neto Borges (Bristol City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 45' Substitution, Bristol City. Jason Knight replaces Sam Morsy.
  5. 45' Substitution, Bristol City. Delano Burgzorg replaces Mark Sykes.
  6. 45' Substitution, Bristol City. Sinclair Armstrong replaces Emil Riis.
  7. 47' Goal! Bristol City 1, Wrexham 1. Sinclair Armstrong (Bristol City) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right to the top left corner. Assisted by Tomi Horvat.
  8. 54' Max Cleworth (Wrexham) is shown the yellow card.
  9. 63' Substitution, Bristol City. Max Bird replaces Tomi Horvat.
  10. 71' Substitution, Bristol City. Joe Williams replaces Adam Randell because of an injury.
  11. 71' Substitution, Wrexham. Josh Windass replaces Oliver Rathbone.
  12. 71' Substitution, Wrexham. Kieffer Moore replaces Sam Smith.
  13. 71' Substitution, Wrexham. George Dobson replaces Nathan Broadhead.
  14. 73' Dominic Hyam (Wrexham) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  15. 76' Own Goal by Joe Williams, Bristol City. Bristol City 1, Wrexham 2.
  16. 89' Goal! Bristol City 2, Wrexham 2. Max Bird (Bristol City) right footed shot from outside the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Jason Knight.
  17. 90'+1' Delano Burgzorg (Bristol City) is shown the yellow card.

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