English League Championship

FT Tuesday, April 7, 2026
Southampton DWWWW 5
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Wrexham LWLWD 1
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SOU235
WXM101
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Match Report

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Wrexham out of playoff places with loss to Southampton

FA Cup semifinalists Southampton continued their Championship charge as they thrashed Wrexham 5-1 at Stok Cae Ras to replace the Welsh side in the playoff places.

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Team Stats

10
Fouls
12
3
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
1
4
Corner Kicks
3
1
Saves
4
45.6
Possession
54.4
16
SHOTS
11
9
ON GOAL
2
0.6
On Target %
0.2
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
297
Accurate Passes
389
383
Passes
461
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
5
Accurate Crosses
3
19
Crosses
20
0.3
Cross %
0.2
57
Long Balls
48
27
Accurate Long Balls
17
0.5
Long Balls %
0.4
2
Blocked Shots
4
7
Effective Tackles
10
12
Tackles
14
0.6
Tackle %
0.7
14
Interceptions
13
23
Effective Clearances
28
23
Clearances
28

Head to Head

SOU leads series 1-0

Lineups

WXM · 3-5-2

  1. 1Arthur OkonkwoG
  2. 5Dominic HyamCD
  3. 2Callum DoyleCD-L
  4. 4Max CleworthCD-R
  5. 33Nathan BroadheadCM-L
  6. 15George DobsonCM-R
  7. 27Lewis O'BrienAM
  8. 14George ThomasonLM
  9. 12Issa KaboréRM
  10. 19Kieffer MooreCF-L
  11. 10Josh WindassCF-R

SOU · 4-2-3-1

  1. 41Daniel PeretzG
  2. 5Jack StephensCD-L
  3. 6Taylor Harwood-BellisCD-R
  4. 3Ryan ManningLB
  5. 14James BreeRB
  6. 10Finn AzazAM
  7. 24Shea CharlesLM
  8. 4Flynn DownesRM
  9. 9Cyle LarinF
  10. 23Samuel EdozieAM-L
  11. 27Kuryu MatsukiAM-R

Timeline

  1. 12' Goal! Wrexham 0, Southampton 1. Kuryu Matsuki (Southampton) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Finn Azaz.
  2. 22' Goal! Wrexham 0, Southampton 2. Flynn Downes (Southampton) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner following a set piece situation.
  3. 34' Goal! Wrexham 1, Southampton 2. Josh Windass (Wrexham) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kieffer Moore.
  4. 37' Callum Doyle (Wrexham) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 58' Substitution, Southampton. Léo Scienza replaces Samuel Edozie.
  6. 61' Goal! Wrexham 1, Southampton 3. Cyle Larin (Southampton) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
  7. 65' Substitution, Southampton. Welington replaces Ryan Manning.
  8. 66' Substitution, Southampton. Ross Stewart replaces Cyle Larin.
  9. 66' Jack Stephens (Southampton) is shown the yellow card.
  10. 72' Welington (Southampton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  11. 72' Substitution, Wrexham. Matty James replaces George Dobson.
  12. 72' Substitution, Wrexham. Ryan Longman replaces Issa Kaboré.
  13. 72' Substitution, Wrexham. Oliver Rathbone replaces Nathan Broadhead.
  14. 79' Finn Azaz (Southampton) is shown the yellow card.
  15. 81' Ryan Longman (Wrexham) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  16. 81' Goal! Wrexham 1, Southampton 4. Ross Stewart (Southampton) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Welington with a cross following a set piece situation.
  17. 83' Goal! Wrexham 1, Southampton 5. Finn Azaz (Southampton) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Shea Charles with a headed pass.
  18. 84' Substitution, Wrexham. Sam Smith replaces Josh Windass.
  19. 84' Substitution, Wrexham. Davis Keillor-Dunn replaces Kieffer Moore.
  20. 85' Substitution, Southampton. Nathan Wood replaces Kuryu Matsuki.
  21. 85' Substitution, Southampton. Cameron Archer replaces Finn Azaz.

EFL Championship News

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