Sunday , 16 August 2026

Coventry City FC vs Wrexham AFC, FA Cup 2022-23 ROUND 3

FA Cup · 2022-23
Coventry City FC
3 – 4
Full Time
Wrexham AFC
Sat 7 Jan 2023 · 17:30 UTC Coventry Building Society Arena HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 16' Sam Dalby
Y 45' Paul Mullin
Jonathan Panzo 56' R
Jonathan Panzo 57' R
Jake Bidwell 83' Y
Y 88' Liam McAlinden
Y 90' Luke Young
Michael Rose 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Coventry City FC vs Wrexham AFC — FA Cup at Coventry Building Society Arena.

Head-to-Head

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Coventry City FC 3 games · Avg 5.3 goals Wrexham AFC
Last 5 meetings
2023-01-07 Coventry City FC 3–4 Wrexham AFC

Recent Form

Coventry City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
07 Jan Wrexham AFC H 3–4 L
01 Jan Bristol City FC H 1–1 D
29 Dec Cardiff City FC H 0–0 D
26 Dec Sheffield United FC A 1–3 L
21 Dec West Bromwich Albion FC H 1–0 W
17 Dec Swansea City AFC H 3–3 D
Wrexham AFC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
07 Jan Coventry City FC A 4–3 W
26 Nov Farnborough FC H 4–1 W
06 Nov Oldham Athletic AFC H 3–0 W
06 Nov Harrogate Town AFC A 1–2 L
19 Oct Marine AFC H 2–0 W
16 Oct Marine AFC A 1–1 D

Key Stats

100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (3 games)
100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Coventry City FC this season
33% Clean Sheets
Wrexham AFC this season

Events

Match Events

  • 0' What a night it is going to be! Coventry City FC welcome Wrexham AFC for this crunch clash at Coventry Building Society Arena.
  • 5' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 5 minutes.
  • 10' England international Jordan Tunnicliffe has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 12' A stunning finish from Sam Dalby — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 16' The referee shows Wrexham AFC player a Yellow card on 16.
  • 18' Assisted by Luke Young with the perfectly-timed delivery and Elliot Lee makes no mistake. 0-2!
  • 23' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 28' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 33' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Coventry City FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 35' It is a substitution in Coventry City FC team. Fabio Tavares is replaced by Viktor Gyokeres on 35 minute.
  • 36' The England Ben Sheaf breaks the deadlock on 36 minutes. 1-2!
  • 41' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 45' Paul Mullin picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 50' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 51' The Ireland defender Thomas O'Connor breaks the deadlock on 45 minutes. 1-3!
  • 52' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Thomas O'Connor makes it 1-4.
  • 56' Jonathan Panzo was booked on 56.
  • 57' Magnificent from Paul Mullin! That is 17 goals in 48 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 57' A moment of madness from Jonathan Panzo on 57 minutes earns him a Red card. Coventry City FC will be frustrated.
  • 58' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Paul Mullin makes it 1-6.
  • 62' Coventry City FC ring the changes. Fankaty Dabo has done his job and it is now time for Callum Doyle to step up.
  • 67' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Wrexham AFC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 68' Fresh legs for Wrexham AFC! Ollie Palmer comes on to replace Paul Mullin.
  • 69' Against the run of play, Viktor Gyokeres has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 70' Goal! Viktor Gyokeres scores his 135 goal in 336 matches.
  • 70' Todd Kane has so much to prove this time. He replaces Jack Burroughs on 70 minute.
  • 73' Wrexham AFC make a change. Callum McFadzean trudges off to be replaced by Liam McAlinden on 73 minutes.
  • 76' The deadlock is broken! Kasey Palmer gets on the scoresheet on 76 minutes.
  • 81' Another change for Wrexham AFC made on 81 minute. Elliot Lee leaves to be changed by Jamie Jones.
  • 82' Time for substitution for Wrexham AFC. Elliot Lee is replaced by Jamie Jones.
  • 83' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Jake Bidwell.
  • 88' Liam McAlinden was booked on 88.
  • 90' Luke Young was booked on 90.
  • The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Coventry City FC.

Lineups

Coventry City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Wrexham AFC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Phil Parkinson

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Paul Mullin 2
Viktor Gyokeres 2
Thomas O'Connor 1
Sam Dalby 1
Brandon Thomas-Asante 1
Ephron Mason-Clark 1
Victor Torp 1
Oliver Rathbone 1

Head to Head

2023-01-07 Coventry City FC 3–4 Wrexham AFC

Coventry City FC Form

2023-01-07 Coventry City FC 3–4 Wrexham AFC L 2023-01-01 Coventry City FC 1–1 Bristol City FC D 2022-12-29 Coventry City FC 0–0 Cardiff City FC D 2022-12-26 Sheffield United FC 3–1 Coventry City FC L 2022-12-21 Coventry City FC 1–0 West Bromwich Albion FC W 2022-12-17 Coventry City FC 3–3 Swansea City AFC D

Wrexham AFC Form

2023-01-07 Coventry City FC 3–4 Wrexham AFC W 2022-11-26 Wrexham AFC 4–1 Farnborough FC W 2022-11-06 Wrexham AFC 3–0 Oldham Athletic AFC W 2021-11-06 Harrogate Town AFC 2–1 Wrexham AFC L 2021-10-19 Wrexham AFC 2–0 Marine AFC W 2021-10-16 Marine AFC 1–1 Wrexham AFC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.87 Coventry City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.99 Wrexham AFC xG
I would bet for: Coventry City FC or Wrexham AFC 76% + Over 2.5 goals 73%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Coventry City FC35% Draw24% Wrexham AFC41%
Actual: Wrexham AFC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes72% 0% No28%
Avg goals/match: 3.86
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 97%
3%
± 1.5 90%
10%
± 2.5 73%
27%
± 3.5 53%
47%
± 4.5 34%
66%

Double Chance

Coventry City FC or Draw
59%
Draw or Wrexham AFC
65%
Coventry City FC or Wrexham AFC
76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Coventry City FC29% Draw39% Wrexham AFC32%
Actual: Wrexham AFC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 3–4 not predicted
3 – 4
Actual
1 – 1
8.7%
1 – 2
7.6%
2 – 1
7.1%
2 – 2
6.9%
1 – 3
5%
2 – 3
4.6%
3 – 1
4.4%
3 – 2
4.3%
0 – 2
4.3%
2 – 0
3.8%
0 – 1
3.7%
1 – 0
3.5%

Asian Handicap — Coventry City FC

Handicap Coventry City FC covers Push Wrexham AFC covers
-2.5 9% — 91%
-2 9% 11% 80%
-1.5 20% — 80%
-1 20% 17% 64%
-0.5 36% — 64%
+0.5 59% — 41%
+1 59% 18% 23%
+1.5 77% — 23%
+2 77% 12% 11%
+2.5 89% — 11%

Clean Sheet

Coventry City FC keeps clean sheet
14% ✓
Wrexham AFC keeps clean sheet
16% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.