English League Championship

FT Saturday, April 18, 2026
Stoke City WLWLD 0
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Wrexham LWDLL 2
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Match Report

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Wrexham rekindle Championship playoff hopes with 2-0 win over Stoke

Wrexham reignited their Championship playoff hopes with a 2-0 home victory over Stoke.

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Team Stats

8
Fouls
8
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
5
6
Corner Kicks
2
1
Saves
0
47
Possession
53
6
SHOTS
9
0
ON GOAL
4
0.0
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
291
Accurate Passes
364
374
Passes
446
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
3
Accurate Crosses
1
24
Crosses
13
0.1
Cross %
0.1
52
Long Balls
71
19
Accurate Long Balls
30
0.4
Long Balls %
0.4
2
Blocked Shots
2
9
Effective Tackles
9
9
Tackles
17
1.0
Tackle %
0.5
5
Interceptions
4
13
Effective Clearances
23
13
Clearances
23

Head to Head

STK leads series 5-0

Lineups

WXM · 5-3-2

  1. 21Danny WardG
  2. 24Dan ScarrCD
  3. 2Callum DoyleCD-L
  4. 5Dominic HyamCD-R
  5. 14George ThomasonLB
  6. 12Issa KaboréRB
  7. 37Matty JamesCM
  8. 20Oliver RathboneCM-L
  9. 15George DobsonCM-R
  10. 10Josh WindassCF-L
  11. 28Sam SmithCF-R

STK · 4-2-3-1

  1. 31Gavin BazunuG
  2. 3Aaron CresswellCD-L
  3. 18Bosun LawalCD-R
  4. 17Eric BocatLB
  5. 7Sorba ThomasRB
  6. 10Bae Jun-HoAM
  7. 8Lewis BakerLM
  8. 4Ben PearsonRM
  9. 20Sam GallagherF
  10. 29Lamine CisseAM-L
  11. 42Million ManhoefAM-R

Timeline

  1. 31' Goal! Wrexham 1, Stoke City 0. Josh Windass (Wrexham) header from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by George Thomason with a cross following a corner.
  2. 33' Goal! Wrexham 2, Stoke City 0. Josh Windass (Wrexham) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
  3. 45' Substitution, Stoke City. Jesurun Rak-Sakyi replaces Aaron Cresswell.
  4. 47' Million Manhoef (Stoke City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 52' Substitution, Stoke City. Róbert Bozeník replaces Sam Gallagher.
  6. 68' Substitution, Stoke City. Tatsuki Seko replaces Lewis Baker.
  7. 73' Substitution, Wrexham. Lewis O'Brien replaces Oliver Rathbone.
  8. 78' Substitution, Wrexham. Nathan Broadhead replaces Josh Windass.
  9. 79' Substitution, Wrexham. Kieffer Moore replaces Sam Smith because of an injury.
  10. 86' Substitution, Stoke City. Raphael-Pijus Otegbayo replaces Bosun Lawal because of an injury.

EFL Championship News

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News PA Nuno Espírito Santo on West Ham loss: We played with 'hesitation' Nuno Espírito Santo admitted West Ham United's painfully slow start cost them after they crashed to a 3-2 home defeat by Southampton. ESPN PA Andri Gudjohnsen brace extends Wrexham's winless run on the road Andri Gudjohnsen's second brace in a week earned Blackburn a clinical 2-0 win over Wrexham. News ESPN News Services Kyle Walker: 'No intention' of removing Man City tattoos after radio comments Kyle Walker has said he has "never had any intention" of removing his Manchester City tattoos, in the wake of comments the full-back made on Wednesday. News PA Wrexham boss Parkinson gets fans' backing as big win eases pressure Phil Parkinson was delighted with the reaction of his players as a 4-1 win over Championship strugglers Preston eased the pressure on the Wrexham boss.