Wrexham AFC vs Stoke City FC, Championship 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON
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Match Preview
Wrexham AFC vs Stoke City FC — Championship at Racecourse Ground.
- Wrexham AFC 45 games · 70 pts (2025/26)
- Stoke City FC 46 games · 53 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Adam Herczeg
- Assistant 1 Alex James (England)
- Assistant 2 Sam Lewis (England)
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 Burnley FC 46 101 2 Leeds United FC 46 93 3 Fulham FC 46 90 4 AFC Bournemouth 46 88 5 Sheffield United FC 46 91 6 Luton Town FC 46 80 7 Brentford FC 46 87 8 Middlesbrough FC 46 75 9 Nottingham Forest FC 46 80 10 Aston Villa FC 46 76 11 Coventry City FC 46 70 12 Sunderland AFC 46 69 13 Blackburn Rovers FC 46 69 14 Millwall FC 46 68 15 West Bromwich Albion FC 46 66 16 Swansea City AFC 46 66 17 Watford FC 46 63 18 Preston North End FC 46 63 19 Norwich City FC 46 62 20 Bristol City FC 46 59 21 Hull City AFC 46 58 22 Stoke City FC 46 53 23 Birmingham City FC 46 53 24 Huddersfield Town AFC 46 53 25 Rotherham United FC 46 50 26 Queens Park Rangers FC 46 50 27 Cardiff City FC 46 49 28 Sheffield Wednesday FC 46 47 29 Peterborough United FC 46 37 30 Reading FC 46 44 31 Charlton Athletic FC 46 48 32 Bolton Wanderers FC 46 32 33 Wycombe Wanderers FC 46 43 34 Blackpool FC 46 44 35 Derby County FC 46 34 36 Barnsley FC 46 30 37 Ipswich Town FC 46 31 38 Wigan Athletic FC 46 42 Match Statistics
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Match Events
- 0' In just a few seconds Racecourse Ground will turn into a battlefield for Wrexham AFC and Stoke City FC.
- 5' It’s high time Mark Robins made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 10' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 15' The travelling Stoke City FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 20' Jesurun Rak-Sakyi has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 45 appearances with only 2 goals this season.
- 25' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Matty James made 344 appearances and scored 9 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 30' Wrexham AFC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 30.
- 31' What a strike from George Thomason! The score is 1-0.
- 33' GOAL! Josh Windass scores on 33.
- 38' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 43' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 43 minutes.
- 46' Jesurun Rak-Sakyi has so much to prove this time. He replaces Aaron Cresswell on 46 minute.
- 47' Stoke City FC player sees a card in front of him.
- 52' Robert Bozenik has so much to prove this time. He replaces Sam Gallagher on 52 minute.
- 57' It looks surprising Stoke City FC does not make any changes. Issa Kabore has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 62' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 2 times this season with Stoke City FC winning 50% of all matches.
- 67' Wrexham AFC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 68' The whistle greets Lewis Baker as he departs to be replaced by Tatsuki Seko.
- 73' The Wrexham AFC manager makes a substitution. Oliver Rathbone departs to be replaced by Lewis O'Brien.
- 78' The supporters are chanting for Nathan Broadhead. He replaces Josh Windass on 78 minute.
- 79' Wrexham AFC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Kieffer Moore is hanging Sam Smith on the field on 79 minute.
- 84' 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.
- 86' The whistle greets Bosun Lawal as he departs to be replaced by Pijus Otegbayo.
- The final score is 2-0.
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Wrexham AFC
5-3-2Starting XI- 21
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Josh Windass ↓ Nathan Broadhead 78'
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Sam Smith ↓ Kieffer Moore 79'
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Oliver Rathbone ↓ Lewis O'Brien 73'
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Bench-
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Kieffer Moore ↑ 79'
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Lewis O'Brien ↑ 73'
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Nathan Broadhead ↑ 78'
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Coach Phil ParkinsonStoke City FC
4-2-3-1Starting XI- 7
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Sam Gallagher ↓ Robert Bozenik 52'
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Lewis Baker ↓ Tatsuki Seko 68'
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Bosun Lawal ↓ Pijus Otegbayo 86'
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Bench-
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Robert Bozenik ↑ 52'
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Tatsuki Seko ↑ 68'
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Jesurun Rak-Sakyi ↑ 46'
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Pijus Otegbayo ↑ 86'
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Coach Mark Robins -
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