Sheffield United vs Wrexham, 2025-26 English League Championship, Regular Season
· English League ChampionshipWrexham boost playoff hopes with comeback win over Sheffield United
Wrexham came from behind to strengthen their Championship playoff hopes with a 2-1 win at Sheffield United.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 3': Corner, Wrexham. Conceded by Japhet Tanganga.
- 4': Attempt blocked. Josh Windass (Wrexham) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Lewis O'Brien.
- 4': Foul by Sam Smith (Wrexham).
- 4': Tyler Bindon (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 7': Foul by Andre Brooks (Sheffield United).
- 7': Lewis O'Brien (Wrexham) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 7': Attempt blocked. Josh Windass (Wrexham) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 8': Corner, Wrexham. Conceded by Callum O'Hare.
- 11': Attempt missed. Patrick Bamford (Sheffield United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Harrison Burrows.
- 12': Andre Brooks (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 12': Foul by George Thomason (Wrexham).
- 13': Offside, Wrexham. Sam Smith is caught offside.
- 15': Attempt saved. Josh Windass (Wrexham) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Adam Davies (Sheffield United).
- 18': Attempt blocked. Josh Windass (Wrexham) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Sam Smith.
- 20': Attempt missed. Harrison Burrows (Sheffield United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Callum O'Hare.
- 24': Attempt blocked. Sydie Peck (Sheffield United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Andre Brooks.
- 26': Delay in match (Sheffield United).
- 26': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 29': Attempt missed. Lewis O'Brien (Wrexham) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Issa Kaboré with a cross.
- 30': Foul by Dominic Hyam (Wrexham).
- 30': Patrick Bamford (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 31': Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by Issa Kaboré.
- 32': Offside, Sheffield United. Gustavo Hamer is caught offside.
- 33': Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by Callum Doyle.
- 34': Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by Josh Windass.
- 35': Attempt saved. Japhet Tanganga (Sheffield United) header from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Arthur Okonkwo (Wrexham). Assisted by Gustavo Hamer with a cross.
- 35': Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by Arthur Okonkwo.
- 38': Attempt saved. Callum O'Hare (Sheffield United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Arthur Okonkwo (Wrexham). Assisted by Gustavo Hamer.
- 38': Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by Callum Doyle.
- 39': Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by George Dobson.
- 40': Attempt saved. Ki-Jana Hoever (Sheffield United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Arthur Okonkwo (Wrexham).
- 41': Attempt blocked. Sydie Peck (Sheffield United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Gustavo Hamer.
- 41': Foul by Sam Smith (Wrexham).
- 41': Harrison Burrows (Sheffield United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 42': Dominic Hyam (Wrexham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 42': Foul by Patrick Bamford (Sheffield United).
- 44': Attempt saved. Josh Windass (Wrexham) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the top centre of the goal by Adam Davies (Sheffield United).
- 45': Attempt saved. Patrick Bamford (Sheffield United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Arthur Okonkwo (Wrexham). Assisted by Callum O'Hare.
- 45': Attempt blocked. Andre Brooks (Sheffield United) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
- 45'+1': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
- 45'+1': Attempt missed. Patrick Bamford (Sheffield United) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Sydie Peck.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Sheffield United 0, Wrexham 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Sheffield United 0, Wrexham 0.
- 46': Offside, Wrexham. Josh Windass is caught offside.
- 46': Andre Brooks (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 46': Foul by George Thomason (Wrexham).
- 47': Attempt missed. Gustavo Hamer (Sheffield United) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Callum O'Hare.
- 49': Attempt saved. Andre Brooks (Sheffield United) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Arthur Okonkwo (Wrexham). Assisted by Sydie Peck with a through ball.
- 49': Attempt saved. Patrick Bamford (Sheffield United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Arthur Okonkwo (Wrexham). Assisted by Andre Brooks with a through ball.
- 49': Goal! Sheffield United 1, Wrexham 0. Andre Brooks (Sheffield United) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner.
- 50': Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by George Thomason.
- 52': Attempt blocked. Callum O'Hare (Sheffield United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Andre Brooks.
- 53': Attempt missed. Andre Brooks (Sheffield United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Ki-Jana Hoever.
- 54': Foul by Andre Brooks (Sheffield United).
- 54': Lewis O'Brien (Wrexham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 54': Goal! Sheffield United 1, Wrexham 1. Josh Windass (Wrexham) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Sam Smith.
- 56': Foul by George Dobson (Wrexham).
- 56': Patrick Bamford (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 56': George Dobson (Wrexham) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 57': Offside, Sheffield United. Japhet Tanganga is caught offside.
- 60': Foul by Sam Smith (Wrexham).
- 60': Japhet Tanganga (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 61': Foul by Jairo Riedewald (Sheffield United).
- 61': Lewis O'Brien (Wrexham) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 61': Jairo Riedewald (Sheffield United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 62': Corner, Wrexham. Conceded by Japhet Tanganga.
- 63': Corner, Wrexham. Conceded by Sydie Peck.
- 64': Attempt missed. Zak Vyner (Wrexham) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a corner.
- 65': Substitution, Sheffield United. Tom Davies replaces Jairo Riedewald.
- 66': Andre Brooks (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 66': Foul by Callum Doyle (Wrexham).
- 67': Attempt blocked. Gustavo Hamer (Sheffield United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ki-Jana Hoever.
- 71': Corner, Wrexham. Conceded by Ki-Jana Hoever.
- 72': Attempt missed. Callum Doyle (Wrexham) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Issa Kaboré with a cross following a corner.
- 72': Substitution, Sheffield United. Chiedozie Ogbene replaces Ki-Jana Hoever.
- 73': Substitution, Wrexham. Oliver Rathbone replaces Josh Windass.
- 73': Substitution, Sheffield United. Oliver Arblaster replaces Sydie Peck.
- 74': Foul by Chiedozie Ogbene (Sheffield United).
- 74': George Thomason (Wrexham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 75': Offside, Wrexham. Dominic Hyam is caught offside.
- 76': Foul by Oliver Rathbone (Wrexham).
- 76': Tom Davies (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 78': Goal! Sheffield United 1, Wrexham 2. Sam Smith (Wrexham) header from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Issa Kaboré.
- 79': Andre Brooks (Sheffield United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 79': Foul by Sam Smith (Wrexham).
- 79': Sam Smith (Wrexham) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 81': Attempt missed. Andre Brooks (Sheffield United) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Patrick Bamford.
- 82': Callum Doyle (Wrexham) is shown the yellow card.
- 82': Substitution, Sheffield United. Tahith Chong replaces Harrison Burrows.
- 82': Substitution, Sheffield United. Danny Ings replaces Callum O'Hare.
- 85': Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by Issa Kaboré.
- 87': Attempt missed. Oliver Arblaster (Sheffield United) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Tahith Chong with a cross.
- 90': Attempt missed. Tom Davies (Sheffield United) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Oliver Arblaster.
- 90': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
- 90'+2': Substitution, Wrexham. Jay Rodriguez replaces Sam Smith because of an injury.
- 90'+5': Dominic Hyam (Wrexham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+5': Foul by Patrick Bamford (Sheffield United).
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Sheffield United 1, Wrexham 2.
- 0': Match ends, Sheffield United 1, Wrexham 2.
Statistics
 WXM |
SHU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Fouls | 6 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 3 | Offsides | 2 |
| 5 | Corner Kicks | 8 |
| 6 | Saves | 2 |
| 39.7 | Possession | 60.3 |
| 10 | SHOTS | 20 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 7 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 246 | Accurate Passes | 441 |
| 342 | Passes | 529 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 4 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
| 23 | Crosses | 22 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 71 | Long Balls | 59 |
| 21 | Accurate Long Balls | 25 |
| 0.3 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 5 |
| 11 | Effective Tackles | 7 |
| 16 | Tackles | 12 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 10 | Interceptions | 20 |
| 36 | Effective Clearances | 22 |
| 36 | Clearances | 22 |
Game Information
Competition: English League Championship
Venue: Bramall Lane
Location: Sheffield, England
Attendance: 27,997
Venue: Bramall Lane
Location: Sheffield, England
Attendance: 27,997
EFL Championship Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Coventry City | 44 | +46 | 89 |
| 2 | Millwall | 44 | +13 | 79 |
| 3 | Ipswich Town | 42 | +29 | 76 |
| 4 | Southampton | 44 | +24 | 76 |
Line-Ups
Sheffield United (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 17 | Adam Rhys Davies (GK) |
| 6 | Tyler Bindon |
| 2 | Japhet Tanganga |
| 14 | Harrison Burrows |
| 12 | Ki-Jana Hoever |
| 10 | Callum O'Hare |
| 44 | Jairo Riedewald  |
| 42 | Sydie Peck |
| 45 | Patrick Bamford |
| 8 | Gustavo Hamer |
| 11 | Andre Brooks |
Wrexham (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Arthur Okonkwo (GK) |
| 5 | Dominic Hyam |
| 2 | Callum Doyle |
| 4 | Max Cleworth |
| 15 | George Dobson |
| 26 | Zak Vyner |
| 14 | George Thomason |
| 12 | Issa Kaboré |
| 28 | Sam Smith |
| 27 | Lewis O'Brien |
| 10 | Josh Windass |
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