Wrexham vs Stoke City, 2025-26 English League Championship, Regular Season
· English League ChampionshipWrexham rekindle Championship playoff hopes with 2-0 win over Stoke
Wrexham reignited their Championship playoff hopes with a 2-0 home victory over Stoke.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 6': Offside, Wrexham. Sam Smith is caught offside.
- 7': Attempt missed. Lamine Cissé (Stoke City) right footed shot from long range on the left is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Eric-Junior Bocat.
- 8': Delay in match (Stoke City).
- 8': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 10': Bae Jun-Ho (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 10': Foul by Oliver Rathbone (Wrexham).
- 10': Attempt missed. Lamine Cissé (Stoke City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Bae Jun-Ho following a set piece situation.
- 11': Foul by Aaron Cresswell (Stoke City).
- 11': Sam Smith (Wrexham) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 13': Attempt saved. George Thomason (Wrexham) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Gavin Bazunu (Stoke City).
- 15': Offside, Wrexham. Oliver Rathbone is caught offside.
- 17': Corner, Stoke City. Conceded by George Thomason.
- 18': Corner, Stoke City. Conceded by Oliver Rathbone.
- 20': Offside, Wrexham. Josh Windass is caught offside.
- 23': Offside, Wrexham. Sam Smith is caught offside.
- 24': Foul by Sam Smith (Wrexham).
- 24': Aaron Cresswell (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 28': Offside, Stoke City. Sam Gallagher is caught offside.
- 29': Issa Kaboré (Wrexham) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 29': Foul by Lamine Cissé (Stoke City).
- 30': Attempt blocked. Oliver Rathbone (Wrexham) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 30': Corner, Wrexham. Conceded by Ben Pearson.
- 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.
- 33': Goal! Wrexham 2, Stoke City 0. Josh Windass (Wrexham) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
- 36': Attempt blocked. Bae Jun-Ho (Stoke City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sam Gallagher with a headed pass.
- 36': Foul by Million Manhoef (Stoke City).
- 36': George Thomason (Wrexham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 39': Ben Pearson (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 39': Foul by Oliver Rathbone (Wrexham).
- 41': Handball by Lewis Baker (Stoke City).
- 43': Foul by Sam Smith (Wrexham).
- 43': Ben Pearson (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 44': Corner, Stoke City. Conceded by Matty James.
- 45': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Wrexham 2, Stoke City 0.
- 45': Substitution, Stoke City. Jesurun Rak-Sakyi replaces Aaron Cresswell.
- 45': Second Half begins Wrexham 2, Stoke City 0.
- 47': Oliver Rathbone (Wrexham) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 47': Foul by Million Manhoef (Stoke City).
- 47': Million Manhoef (Stoke City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 52': Attempt blocked. Bae Jun-Ho (Stoke City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lamine Cissé.
- 52': Corner, Stoke City. Conceded by Dan Scarr.
- 52': Substitution, Stoke City. Róbert Bozeník replaces Sam Gallagher.
- 53': Foul by Ben Pearson (Stoke City).
- 53': Oliver Rathbone (Wrexham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 57': Foul by George Dobson (Wrexham).
- 57': Lamine Cissé (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 57': Handball by Róbert Bozeník (Stoke City).
- 63': Attempt missed. Josh Windass (Wrexham) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
- 66': Corner, Wrexham. Conceded by Ben Pearson.
- 68': Substitution, Stoke City. Tatsuki Seko replaces Lewis Baker.
- 68': Foul by Dominic Hyam (Wrexham).
- 68': Lamine Cissé (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 69': Attempt missed. Josh Windass (Wrexham) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Oliver Rathbone.
- 69': Attempt missed. Sam Smith (Wrexham) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Josh Windass.
- 72': Róbert Bozeník (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 72': Foul by George Thomason (Wrexham).
- 73': Substitution, Wrexham. Lewis O'Brien replaces Oliver Rathbone.
- 74': Foul by Róbert Bozeník (Stoke City).
- 74': Dan Scarr (Wrexham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 77': Corner, Stoke City. Conceded by Dominic Hyam.
- 78': Delay in match because of an injury Sam Smith (Wrexham).
- 78': Substitution, Wrexham. Nathan Broadhead replaces Josh Windass.
- 79': Substitution, Wrexham. Kieffer Moore replaces Sam Smith because of an injury.
- 79': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 79': Corner, Stoke City. Conceded by Danny Ward.
- 82': Offside, Wrexham. Kieffer Moore is caught offside.
- 84': Delay in match because of an injury Bosun Lawal (Stoke City).
- 85': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 86': Substitution, Stoke City. Raphael-Pijus Otegbayo replaces Bosun Lawal because of an injury.
- 86': Attempt blocked. Matty James (Wrexham) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 87': Delay in match because of an injury Ben Pearson (Stoke City).
- 89': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 90': Lamine Cissé (Stoke City) hits the bar with a right footed shot from the centre of the box.
- 90': Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
- 90'+1': Attempt blocked. Nathan Broadhead (Wrexham) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Callum Doyle.
- 90'+4': Foul by Callum Doyle (Wrexham).
- 90'+4': Lamine Cissé (Stoke City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90'+5': Attempt missed. Million Manhoef (Stoke City) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right misses to the right. Assisted by Tatsuki Seko.
- 90'+7': Second Half ends, Wrexham 2, Stoke City 0.
- 0': Match ends, Wrexham 2, Stoke City 0.
Statistics
 STK |
WXM |
|
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Game Information
Competition: English League Championship
Venue: STōK Cae Ras
Location: Wrexham, Wales
Attendance: 10,633
Venue: STōK Cae Ras
Location: Wrexham, Wales
Attendance: 10,633
EFL Championship Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Coventry City | 46 | +52 | 95 |
| 2 | Ipswich Town | 46 | +33 | 84 |
| 3 | Millwall | 46 | +15 | 83 |
| 4 | Southampton | 46 | +26 | 80 |
Line-Ups
Wrexham (5-3-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 21 | Danny Ward (GK) |
| 24 | Dan Scarr |
| 2 | Callum Doyle |
| 5 | Dominic Hyam |
| 14 | George Thomason |
| 12 | Issa Kaboré |
| 37 | Matty James |
| 20 | Oliver Rathbone |
| 15 | George Dobson |
| 10 | Josh Windass |
| 28 | Sam Smith |
Stoke City (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 31 | Gavin Bazunu (GK) |
| 3 | Aaron Cresswell |
| 18 | Bosun Lawal |
| 17 | Eric Bocat |
| 7 | Sorba Thomas |
| 10 | Bae Jun-Ho |
| 8 | Lewis Baker |
| 4 | Ben Pearson |
| 20 | Sam Gallagher |
| 29 | Lamine Cisse |
| 42 | Million Manhoef  |
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