English League Championship

FT Saturday, February 21, 2026
Ipswich Town WLDWL 3
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Wrexham WWLWD 5
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IPS213
WXM235
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Match Report

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Wrexham boost promotion hopes in extraordinary 8-goal thriller

Wrexham boosted their promotion hopes with a 5-3 victory over fellow high-fliers Ipswich in a crazy game at the Stok Cae Ras.

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Team Stats

10
Fouls
14
4
Yellow Cards
5
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
2
2
Corner Kicks
5
5
Saves
3
51.1
Possession
48.9
13
SHOTS
17
6
ON GOAL
10
0.5
On Target %
0.6
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
364
Accurate Passes
355
449
Passes
432
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
4
Accurate Crosses
4
21
Crosses
16
0.2
Cross %
0.3
60
Long Balls
52
29
Accurate Long Balls
23
0.5
Long Balls %
0.4
4
Blocked Shots
4
10
Effective Tackles
10
13
Tackles
14
0.8
Tackle %
0.7
5
Interceptions
11
17
Effective Clearances
22
17
Clearances
22

Head to Head

WXM leads series 1-0-1

Lineups

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. 19Kieffer MooreF
  10. 20Oliver RathboneCF-L
  11. 10Josh WindassCF-R

IPS · 4-2-3-1

  1. 28Christian WaltonG
  2. 4Cedric KipreCD-L
  3. 26Dara O'SheaCD-R
  4. 3Leif DavisLB
  5. 19Darnell FurlongRB
  6. 33Anis MehmetiAM
  7. 14Jack TaylorLM
  8. 5Azor MatusiwaRM
  9. 31Ivan AzónF
  10. 47Jack ClarkeAM-L
  11. 7Wes BurnsAM-R

Timeline

  1. 6' Goal! Wrexham 1, Ipswich Town 0. Kieffer Moore (Wrexham) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Josh Windass with a headed pass following a fast break.
  2. 16' Substitution, Wrexham. George Dobson replaces Ben Sheaf because of an injury.
  3. 20' Goal! Wrexham 1, Ipswich Town 1. Anis Mehmeti (Ipswich Town) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Iván Azón.
  4. 26' Max Cleworth (Wrexham) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 31' Callum Doyle (Wrexham) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 37' Goal! Wrexham 2, Ipswich Town 1. Josh Windass (Wrexham) header from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kieffer Moore.
  7. 37' Leif Davis (Ipswich Town) is shown the yellow card.
  8. 41' Cédric Kipré (Ipswich Town) is shown the yellow card.
  9. 45'+3' Goal! Wrexham 2, Ipswich Town 2. Iván Azón (Ipswich Town) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jack Taylor.
  10. 45'+4' Darnell Furlong (Ipswich Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  11. 47' Goal! Wrexham 2, Ipswich Town 3. Cédric Kipré (Ipswich Town) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner.
  12. 57' Wes Burns (Ipswich Town) is shown the yellow card.
  13. 60' Oliver Rathbone (Wrexham) is shown the yellow card.
  14. 64' Dominic Hyam (Wrexham) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  15. 64' Substitution, Wrexham. Nathan Broadhead replaces Oliver Rathbone.
  16. 64' Substitution, Wrexham. Ryan Longman replaces Issa Kaboré.
  17. 66' Goal! Wrexham 3, Ipswich Town 3. George Thomason (Wrexham) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the centre of the goal following a fast break.
  18. 70' Substitution, Ipswich Town. Dan Neil replaces Jack Taylor.
  19. 70' Substitution, Ipswich Town. Marcelino Núñez replaces Anis Mehmeti.
  20. 70' Substitution, Ipswich Town. Kasey McAteer replaces Wes Burns.
  21. 75' Goal! Wrexham 4, Ipswich Town 3. Callum Doyle (Wrexham) header from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Lewis O'Brien with a cross following a corner.
  22. 76' Substitution, Ipswich Town. George Hirst replaces Iván Azón.
  23. 80' Substitution, Ipswich Town. Chuba Akpom replaces Azor Matusiwa.
  24. 85' Substitution, Wrexham. Zak Vyner replaces Josh Windass.
  25. 86' Goal! Wrexham 5, Ipswich Town 3. Nathan Broadhead (Wrexham) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Lewis O'Brien with a through ball.
  26. 88' George Dobson (Wrexham) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

EFL Championship News

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