English League Championship

FT Saturday, February 28, 2026
Wrexham LWDWW 1
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Charlton Athletic DWLDD 0
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Match Report

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Wrexham win again to boost Premier League promotion hopes

Oliver Rathbone's seventh goal of the season earned playoff chasing Wrexham a 1-0 victory at Charlton in the Championship.

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Team Stats

11
Fouls
4
1
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
3
2
Corner Kicks
4
1
Saves
1
45.5
Possession
54.5
8
SHOTS
12
2
ON GOAL
1
0.3
On Target %
0.1
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
330
Accurate Passes
403
429
Passes
506
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
3
Accurate Crosses
5
13
Crosses
24
0.2
Cross %
0.2
64
Long Balls
73
24
Accurate Long Balls
31
0.4
Long Balls %
0.4
3
Blocked Shots
6
11
Effective Tackles
13
17
Tackles
16
0.6
Tackle %
0.8
9
Interceptions
5
49
Effective Clearances
24
49
Clearances
24

Head to Head

WXM leads series 2-0-1

Lineups

CHA · 3-1-4-2

  1. 25William MannionG
  2. 5Lloyd JonesCD
  3. 17Amari'i BellCD-L
  4. 32Reece BurkeCD-R
  5. 6Conor CoventrySW
  6. 8Luke BerryCM-L
  7. 14Sonny CareyCM-R
  8. 2Kayne RamsayLM
  9. 44Harrison ClarkeRM
  10. 7Tyreece CampbellCF-L
  11. 99Lyndon DykesCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 28Collins Sichenje
  2. 3Macaulay Gillesphey
  3. 23Charlie Kelman
  4. 10Greg Docherty
  5. 19Luke Chambers
  6. 77Jayden Fevrier
  7. 21Tiernan Brooks
  8. 11Miles Leaburn
  9. 26Joe Rankin-Costello

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. 19Kieffer MooreF
  10. 33Nathan BroadheadCF-L
  11. 20Oliver RathboneCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 47Ryan LongmanSUB
  2. 11Bailey CadamarteriSUB
  3. 21Danny WardSUB
  4. 7Davis Kellior-DunnSUB
  5. 10Josh WindassSUB
  6. 24Dan ScarrSUB
  7. 29Ryan BarnettSUB
  8. 26Zak VynerSUB
  9. 28Sam SmithSUB

Timeline

  1. 13' Substitution, Charlton Athletic. Collins Sichenje replaces Reece Burke because of an injury.
  2. 17' Kayne Ramsay (Charlton Athletic) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 30' Goal! Charlton Athletic 0, Wrexham 1. Oliver Rathbone (Wrexham) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner.
  4. 45' Substitution, Charlton Athletic. Joe Rankin-Costello replaces Luke Berry.
  5. 68' Substitution, Wrexham. Ryan Longman replaces Issa Kaboré.
  6. 69' Substitution, Wrexham. Josh Windass replaces Nathan Broadhead.
  7. 69' Conor Coventry (Charlton Athletic) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  8. 74' Substitution, Charlton Athletic. Miles Leaburn replaces Amari'i Bell.
  9. 74' Substitution, Charlton Athletic. Charlie Kelman replaces Conor Coventry.
  10. 77' Substitution, Wrexham. Zak Vyner replaces Oliver Rathbone.
  11. 84' Substitution, Charlton Athletic. Macaulay Gillesphey replaces Kayne Ramsay.
  12. 89' Substitution, Wrexham. Dan Scarr replaces George Dobson.
  13. 89' Substitution, Wrexham. Sam Smith replaces Kieffer Moore.
  14. 89' Kieffer Moore (Wrexham) is shown the yellow card.

EFL Championship News

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