English League Championship

FT Tuesday, February 24, 2026
Portsmouth WLLWW 1
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Wrexham WLWDW 2
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Match Report

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Wrexham beat Portsmouth to continue playoff promotion push

Wrexham continued their push for a fourth successive promotion as they held on for a hard-fought 2-1 win over Portsmouth in the Sky Bet Championship.

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Team Stats

8
Fouls
9
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
2
15
Corner Kicks
3
3
Saves
0
60.3
Possession
39.7
9
SHOTS
10
1
ON GOAL
5
0.1
On Target %
0.5
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
401
Accurate Passes
262
486
Passes
328
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
3
Accurate Crosses
1
31
Crosses
9
0.1
Cross %
0.1
67
Long Balls
48
28
Accurate Long Balls
22
0.4
Long Balls %
0.5
6
Blocked Shots
3
5
Effective Tackles
3
10
Tackles
11
0.5
Tackle %
0.3
9
Interceptions
16
14
Effective Clearances
46
14
Clearances
46

Head to Head

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. 15George DobsonCM-R
  7. 14George ThomasonLM
  8. 12Issa KaboréRM
  9. 28Sam SmithF
  10. 33Nathan BroadheadCF-L
  11. 10Josh WindassCF-R

POR · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Nicolas SchmidG
  2. 3Connor OgilvieCD-L
  3. 5Regan PooleCD-R
  4. 22Zak SwansonLB
  5. 24Terry DevlinRB
  6. 8John SwiftAM
  7. 38Ebrima AdamsLM
  8. 7Marlon PackRM
  9. 9Colby BishopF
  10. 27Millenic AlliAM-L
  11. 47Gustavo CaballeroAM-R

Timeline

  1. 23' Goal! Wrexham 1, Portsmouth 0. Sam Smith (Wrexham) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Callum Doyle.
  2. 30' Regan Poole (Portsmouth) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 39' Goal! Wrexham 2, Portsmouth 0. Max Cleworth (Wrexham) header from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by George Dobson with a cross following a corner.
  4. 42' Substitution, Portsmouth. Adrian Segecic replaces John Swift because of an injury.
  5. 45' Substitution, Portsmouth. Harvey Blair replaces Gustavo Caballero.
  6. 49' Goal! Wrexham 2, Portsmouth 1. Zak Swanson (Portsmouth) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Regan Poole following a corner.
  7. 67' Substitution, Wrexham. Kieffer Moore replaces Sam Smith.
  8. 67' Substitution, Wrexham. Oliver Rathbone replaces Josh Windass.
  9. 79' Substitution, Portsmouth. Conor Chaplin replaces Ebou Adams.
  10. 79' Substitution, Portsmouth. Ibane Bowat replaces Zak Swanson.
  11. 88' Substitution, Portsmouth. Madiodio Dia replaces Regan Poole.
  12. 88' Substitution, Wrexham. Zak Vyner replaces Nathan Broadhead.

EFL Championship News

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