Sunday , 16 August 2026

Wrexham AFC vs Yeovil Town FC, FA Cup 2023-24 ROUND 2

FA Cup · 2023-24
Wrexham AFC
3 – 0
Full Time
Yeovil Town FC
Sun 3 Dec 2023 · 15:45 UTC Racecourse Ground 9,604 HT 45' · FT 45'
Ollie Palmer 14' 1–0
Andrew Cannon 45+2' 2–0
Sam Dalby 90+3' 3–0
Y 31' Charlie Cooper
Elliot Lee 43' Y
Y 86' Jake Wannell

Overview

Match Preview

Wrexham AFC vs Yeovil Town FC — FA Cup at Racecourse Ground.

Match Details

  • Referee Lee Swabey
  • Assistant 1 Richard Woodward
  • Assistant 2

Head-to-Head

1
Wrexham AFC 1 games · Avg 3.0 goals Yeovil Town FC
Last 5 meetings
2023-12-03 Wrexham AFC 3–0 Yeovil Town FC

Recent Form

Wrexham AFC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
03 Dec Yeovil Town FC H 3–0 W
04 Nov Mansfield Town FC A 2–1 W
07 Feb Sheffield United FC A 1–3 L
29 Jan Sheffield United FC H 3–3 D
07 Jan Coventry City FC A 4–3 W
26 Nov Farnborough FC H 4–1 W
Yeovil Town FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
03 Dec Wrexham AFC A 0–3 L
04 Nov Gateshead FC H 3–2 W
06 Nov Yate Town FC A 5–0 W
19 Oct Weymouth FC A 3–2 W
16 Oct Weymouth FC H 1–1 D
29 Nov Stockport County FC A 2–3 L

Key Stats

0% Both Teams to Score
H2H (1 games)
100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
33% Clean Sheets
Wrexham AFC this season

Events

Match Events

  • 0' And we are off! Wrexham AFC vs Yeovil Town FC — let the football do the talking.
  • 5' Alex Whittle is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Yeovil Town FC so far.
  • 10' Yeovil Town FC is showing some good football. However, Yeovil Town FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 14' The deadlock is broken! Ollie Palmer gets on the scoresheet on 14 minutes.
  • 16' Fresh legs for Wrexham AFC! James Jones comes on to replace Aaron Hayden.
  • 21' Wrexham AFC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 26' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Yeovil Town FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 31' Charlie Cooper has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 31.
  • 36' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 41' Yeovil Town FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 43' A moment of madness from Elliot Lee on 43 minutes earns him a card. Wrexham AFC will be frustrated.
  • 47' A stunning finish from Andrew Cannon — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 52' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 57' Yeovil Town FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 62' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 65' Rhys Murphy is ready to make an impact after coming on for Sonny Lo Everton at the 65 minute mark.
  • 70' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 75' Yeovil Town FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 77' A change in the Wrexham AFC ranks — Andrew Cannon exits the field as Sam Dalby enters on 77.
  • 82' It looks surprising Wrexham AFC does not make any changes. Jake Wannell has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 86' Jake Wannell was booked on 86.
  • 86' Yeovil Town FC make a change. Charlie Cooper trudges off to be replaced by William Dawes on 86 minutes.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 3-0 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Wrexham AFC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Phil Parkinson

Yeovil Town FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
2.08 Wrexham AFC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.08 Yeovil Town FC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 60% + Wrexham AFC to win 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Wrexham AFC58% Draw23% Yeovil Town FC19%
Actual: Wrexham AFC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes58% 0% No42%
Avg goals/match: 3.16
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 82%
18%
± 2.5 60%
40%
± 3.5 39%
61%
± 4.5 22%
78%

Double Chance

Wrexham AFC or Draw
81%
Draw or Yeovil Town FC
42%
Wrexham AFC or Yeovil Town FC
77%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Wrexham AFC43% Draw41% Yeovil Town FC16%
Actual: Wrexham AFC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10.3%
2 – 1
9.5%
2 – 0
9.1%
1 – 0
8.3%
3 – 1
6.6%
3 – 0
Actual
0 – 0
5.8%
2 – 2
5.1%
1 – 2
4.9%
0 – 1
3.9%
3 – 2
3.6%
4 – 1
3.5%

Asian Handicap — Wrexham AFC

Handicap Wrexham AFC covers Push Yeovil Town FC covers
-2.5 19% — 81%
-2 19% 18% 63%
-1.5 37% — 63%
-1 37% 22% 41%
-0.5 59% — 41%
+0.5 82% — 18%
+1 82% 11% 7%
+1.5 93% — 7%
+2 93% 5% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Wrexham AFC keeps clean sheet
35% ✗
Yeovil Town FC keeps clean sheet
13% ✓

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