English League Championship

Wrexham vs Swansea City, 2025-26 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship
Wrexham
  • 25': Nathan Broadhead
  • 88': Liam Cullen (OG)
FT
2 - 0
Swansea City

    Wrexham's playoff hunt continues with Welsh derby win over Swansea

    A Nathan Broadhead strike and a Liam Cullen own goal saw Wrexham beat Swansea 2-0 in an all-Welsh derby at the STōK Cae Ras on Friday night.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 1': Attempt saved. Gonçalo Franco (Swansea City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Arthur Okonkwo (Wrexham). Assisted by Ronald.
    • 9': Attempt missed. Nathan Broadhead (Wrexham) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Issa Kaboré with a cross.
    • 9': Corner, Wrexham. Conceded by Lawrence Vigouroux.
    • 12': Attempt missed. Oliver Rathbone (Wrexham) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by George Thomason.
    • 13': Foul by Josh Tymon (Swansea City).
    • 13': Oliver Rathbone (Wrexham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 14': Foul by Zan Vipotnik (Swansea City).
    • 14': George Thomason (Wrexham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 19': Foul by Lewis O'Brien (Wrexham).
    • 19': Gonçalo Franco (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 21': Attempt saved. Zan Vipotnik (Swansea City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Arthur Okonkwo (Wrexham). Assisted by Gonçalo Franco with a through ball.
    • 21': Corner, Swansea City. Conceded by George Thomason.
    • 22': Attempt blocked. Ethan Galbraith (Swansea City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Josh Tymon.
    • 23': Attempt missed. Josh Tymon (Swansea City) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ben Cabango.
    • 25': Goal! Wrexham 1, Swansea City 0. Nathan Broadhead (Wrexham) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Callum Doyle with a through ball.
    • 29': Corner, Swansea City. Conceded by Nathan Broadhead.
    • 30': Attempt missed. Ben Cabango (Swansea City) header from very close range is too high following a corner.
    • 33': Offside, Wrexham. Sam Smith is caught offside.
    • 34': Corner, Swansea City. Conceded by Issa Kaboré.
    • 35': Offside, Swansea City. Marko Stamenic is caught offside.
    • 35': Foul by Marko Stamenic (Swansea City).
    • 35': Nathan Broadhead (Wrexham) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 36': Attempt missed. Zak Vyner (Wrexham) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Lewis O'Brien with a cross following a set piece situation.
    • 38': Corner, Wrexham. Conceded by Josh Tymon.
    • 39': Corner, Wrexham. Conceded by Cameron Burgess.
    • 41': Foul by George Thomason (Wrexham).
    • 41': Ronald (Swansea City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 42': Foul by Callum Doyle (Wrexham).
    • 42': Gonçalo Franco (Swansea City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 44': Attempt missed. Zan Vipotnik (Swansea City) header from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Ronald with a cross.
    • 45': Attempt missed. Issa Kaboré (Wrexham) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Callum Doyle.
    • 45': Ethan Galbraith (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45': Foul by Zak Vyner (Wrexham).
    • 45': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
    • 45'+1': Corner, Wrexham. Conceded by Marko Stamenic.
    • 45'+2': Attempt missed. Callum Doyle (Wrexham) header from the left side of the six yard box misses to the right. Assisted by Lewis O'Brien with a cross following a corner.
    • 45'+2': First Half ends, Wrexham 1, Swansea City 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Wrexham 1, Swansea City 0.
    • 47': Foul by Gustavo Nunes (Swansea City).
    • 47': Issa Kaboré (Wrexham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 49': Attempt missed. Nathan Broadhead (Wrexham) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Lewis O'Brien.
    • 54': Foul by Gustavo Nunes (Swansea City).
    • 54': Max Cleworth (Wrexham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 56': Attempt saved. Oliver Rathbone (Wrexham) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom right corner by Lawrence Vigouroux (Swansea City). Assisted by Nathan Broadhead.
    • 59': Substitution, Swansea City. Eom Ji-Sung replaces Ronald.
    • 59': Substitution, Swansea City. Malick Yalcouyé replaces Gonçalo Franco.
    • 59': Substitution, Swansea City. Liam Cullen replaces Gustavo Nunes.
    • 60': Delay in match because of an injury Issa Kaboré (Wrexham).
    • 61': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 62': Foul by Malick Yalcouyé (Swansea City).
    • 62': Lewis O'Brien (Wrexham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 62': Malick Yalcouyé (Swansea City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 66': Attempt saved. Marko Stamenic (Swansea City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Arthur Okonkwo (Wrexham).
    • 66': Corner, Swansea City. Conceded by Arthur Okonkwo.
    • 66': Attempt missed. Malick Yalcouyé (Swansea City) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Josh Tymon following a corner.
    • 67': Substitution, Wrexham. Josh Windass replaces Nathan Broadhead.
    • 72': Offside, Wrexham. Josh Windass is caught offside.
    • 73': Foul by Marko Stamenic (Swansea City).
    • 73': Lewis O'Brien (Wrexham) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 73': Ben Cabango (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 73': Foul by Sam Smith (Wrexham).
    • 74': Substitution, Swansea City. Melker Widell replaces Marko Stamenic.
    • 77': Handball by Josh Tymon (Swansea City).
    • 77': Josh Tymon (Swansea City) is shown the yellow card for handball.
    • 78': Foul by Lewis O'Brien (Wrexham).
    • 78': Malick Yalcouyé (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 80': Corner, Wrexham. Conceded by Cameron Burgess.
    • 80': Attempt missed. Oliver Rathbone (Wrexham) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Lewis O'Brien following a corner.
    • 81': Foul by Issa Kaboré (Wrexham).
    • 81': Liam Cullen (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 82': Attempt blocked. Josh Tymon (Swansea City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Joshua Key.
    • 82': Attempt missed. Malick Yalcouyé (Swansea City) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right following a set piece situation.
    • 82': Substitution, Swansea City. Leo Walta replaces Josh Tymon.
    • 83': Ben Cabango (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 83': Foul by Sam Smith (Wrexham).
    • 85': Substitution, Wrexham. Bailey Cadamarteri replaces Sam Smith.
    • 85': Foul by Callum Doyle (Wrexham).
    • 85': Zan Vipotnik (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 87': Attempt missed. Bailey Cadamarteri (Wrexham) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Issa Kaboré with a cross.
    • 87': Foul by Leo Walta (Swansea City).
    • 87': Lewis O'Brien (Wrexham) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 87': Attempt missed. Callum Doyle (Wrexham) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by George Thomason with a cross following a set piece situation.
    • 88': Own Goal by Liam Cullen, Swansea City. Wrexham 2, Swansea City 0.
    • 89': Handball by Zan Vipotnik (Swansea City).
    • 90': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
    • 90'+1': Foul by Issa Kaboré (Wrexham).
    • 90'+1': Melker Widell (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+4': Corner, Swansea City. Conceded by George Thomason.
    • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Wrexham 2, Swansea City 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Wrexham 2, Swansea City 0.

    Statistics

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    10 Fouls 10
    2 Yellow Cards 0
    0 Red Cards 0
    1 Offsides 2
    5 Corner Kicks 5
    1 Saves 3
    66.1 Possession 33.9
    10 SHOTS 11
    3 ON GOAL 2
    0.3 On Target % 0.2
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    510 Accurate Passes 209
    608 Passes 300
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.7
    6 Accurate Crosses 6
    22 Crosses 21
    0.3 Cross % 0.3
    51 Long Balls 64
    21 Accurate Long Balls 24
    0.4 Long Balls % 0.4
    2 Blocked Shots 0
    6 Effective Tackles 7
    10 Tackles 10
    0.6 Tackle % 0.7
    11 Interceptions 6
    26 Effective Clearances 33
    26 Clearances 33

    Game Information

    Competition: English League Championship

    Venue: STōK Cae Ras
    Location: Wrexham, Wales
    Attendance: 10,641

    EFL Championship Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Birmingham City 0 0 0
    2 Blackburn Rovers 0 0 0
    3 Bolton Wanderers 0 0 0
    4 Bristol City 0 0 0
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    WXM Wrexham (3-4-2-1)

    No. Name
    1 Arthur Okonkwo (GK)
    5 Dominic Hyam
    2 Callum Doyle
    4 Max Cleworth
    27 Lewis O'Brien
    26 Zak Vyner
    14 George Thomason
    12 Issa Kaboré
    28 Sam Smith
    33 Nathan Broadhead
    20 Oliver Rathbone
    Wrexham Substitutes:
    Ryan Longman, Ryan Barnett, Dan Scarr, Danny Ward, Bailey Cadamarteri, Lewis Brunt, Josh Windass, Jay Rodríguez, Davis Kellior-Dunn.

    SWA Swansea City (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    22 Lawrence Vigouroux (GK)
    15 Cameron Burgess
    5 Ben Cabango
    14 Josh Tymon Yellow Card
    2 Joshua Key
    6 Marko Stamenic
    30 Ethan Galbraith
    17 Gonçalo Franco
    9 Zan Vipotnik
    18 Gustavo Nunes
    35 Ronald
    Swansea City Substitutes:
    Andrew Fisher, Malick Yalcouyé, Ishé Samuels-Smith, Leo Walta, Jay Fulton, Joel Ward, Eom Ji-Sung, Liam Cullen, Melker Widell.

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