English FA Cup

Stoke City vs Wrexham, 2014-15 English FA Cup, Round 3

· English FA Cup
Stoke City
  • 80': Marko Arnautovic
  • 88': Stephen Ireland
  • 90'+4': Stephen Ireland
FT
3 - 1
Wrexham
  • 73': Mark Carrington

Stoke rally to avoid FA Cup upset against Wrexham

Substitute Stephen Ireland scored twice as Stoke pulled off a late comeback to beat Wrexham 3-1 at the Britannia Stadium and avoid being the victims of an FA Cup giant-killing.

Match Commentary

  • 0': Game on!
  • 1': Throw-in: James Pearson takes it (Defending)
  • 1': Jack Butland takes a long goal kick
  • 2': Robert Huth clears the ball from danger.
  • 3': Neil Ashton hits a good left footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: blocked
  • 3': Throw-in: James Pearson takes it (Attacking)
  • 4': Robert Huth commits a foul on Wesley York resulting on a free kick for Wrexham
  • 5': Johnny Hunt (Wrexham) Free Kick at 5'
  • 5': Jack Butland takes a short goal kick
  • 6': Phillip Bardsley commits a foul on Johnny Hunt resulting on a free kick for Wrexham
  • 6': Neil Ashton (Wrexham) Free Kick at 6'
  • 6': Neil Ashton crosses the ball.
  • 6': Johnny Hunt hits a good header, but it is off target. Outcome: miss left
  • 7': Jack Butland takes a long goal kick
  • 7': Connor Jennings hits a good right footed shot. Outcome: save
  • 7': Jack Butland makes the save (Catch)
  • 8': Throw-in: Marc Wilson takes it (Attacking)
  • 8': Throw-in: Phillip Bardsley takes it (Defending)
  • 8': Throw-in: Phillip Bardsley takes it (Defending)
  • 9': Emmanuele Smith clears the ball from danger.
  • 9': Phillip Bardsley hits a good left footed shot. Outcome: save
  • 9': Jonathan Flatt makes the save (Catch)
  • 10': Phillip Bardsley commits a foul on Connor Jennings resulting on a free kick for Wrexham
  • 10': Neil Ashton (Wrexham) Free Kick at 10'
  • 10': Neil Ashton crosses the ball.
  • 10': Ryan Shawcross clears the ball from danger.
  • 11': Steve Sidwell hits a good header. Outcome: save
  • 11': Jonathan Flatt makes the save (Parry)
  • 12': Rob Evans commits a foul on Oussama Assaidi resulting on a free kick for Stoke City
  • 12': Charlie Adam (Stoke City) Free Kick at 12'
  • 12': Emmanuele Smith clears the ball from danger.
  • 13': Throw-in: Phillip Bardsley takes it (Defending)
  • 13': Marc Wilson crosses the ball.
  • 14': Steve Sidwell commits a foul on Wesley York resulting on a free kick for Wrexham
  • 14': Mark Carrington (Wrexham) Free Kick at 14'
  • 15': Throw-in: Neil Ashton takes it (Attacking)
  • 15': Connor Jennings commits a foul on Steve Sidwell resulting on a free kick for Stoke City
  • 15': Ryan Shawcross (Stoke City) Free Kick at 15'
  • 16': Steve Sidwell crosses the ball.
  • 18': Connor Jennings commits a foul on Robert Huth resulting on a free kick for Stoke City
  • 19': Blaine Hudson clears the ball from danger.
  • 19': Robert Huth hits a good right footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: miss left
  • 19': Jonathan Flatt takes a long goal kick
  • 19': Throw-in: Phillip Bardsley takes it (Attacking)
  • 20': Connor Jennings commits a foul on Geoff Cameron resulting on a free kick for Stoke City
  • 21': Charlie Adam (Stoke City) Free Kick at 21'
  • 21': Marc Wilson crosses the ball.
  • 21': Blaine Hudson clears the ball from danger.
  • 21': Marc Wilson crosses the ball.
  • 21': Mame Diouf hits a good header, but it is off target. Outcome: miss left
  • 22': Jonathan Flatt takes a long goal kick
  • 23': Throw-in: Phillip Bardsley takes it (Attacking)
  • 23': Throw-in: Marc Wilson takes it (Defending)
  • 24': Jonathan Flatt takes a long goal kick
  • 25': Mame Diouf clears the ball from danger.
  • 25': Throw-in: Marc Wilson takes it (Attacking)
  • 26': Throw-in: Neil Ashton takes it (Attacking)
  • 27': Throw-in: Marc Wilson takes it (Defending)
  • 28': Throw-in: Marc Wilson takes it (Defending)
  • 28': Throw-in: Phillip Bardsley takes it (Attacking)
  • 28': Handball called on Geoff Cameron
  • 29': Jonathan Flatt (Wrexham) Free Kick at 29'
  • 29': Throw-in: Phillip Bardsley takes it (Defending)
  • 30': Rob Evans hits a good right footed shot. Outcome: save
  • 30': Jack Butland makes the save (Catch)
  • 31': Throw-in: James Pearson takes it (Attacking)
  • 31': Offside called on Connor Jennings
  • 31': Ryan Shawcross (Stoke City) Free Kick at 31'
  • 32': Jonathan Flatt takes a long goal kick
  • 32': Throw-in: Neil Ashton takes it (Defending)
  • 33': Mame Diouf commits a foul on Blaine Hudson resulting on a free kick for Wrexham
  • 33': Blaine Hudson (Wrexham) Free Kick at 33'
  • 34': Steve Sidwell commits a foul on Wesley York resulting on a free kick for Wrexham
  • 34': Jay Harris (Wrexham) Free Kick at 34'
  • 34': Neil Ashton crosses the ball.
  • 35': Charlie Adam commits a foul on Mark Carrington resulting on a free kick for Wrexham
  • 35': Mark Carrington (Wrexham) Free Kick at 35'
  • 35': Mark Carrington crosses the ball.
  • 36': Jack Butland takes a short goal kick
  • 36': Oussama Assaidi crosses the ball.
  • 37': Neil Ashton clears the ball from danger.
  • 37': Ryan Shawcross hits a good right footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: blocked
  • 37': Blaine Hudson blocks the shot
  • 37': Throw-in: James Pearson takes it (Defending)
  • 38': Jonathan Flatt takes a long goal kick
  • 39': Oussama Assaidi crosses the ball.
  • 40': Oussama Assaidi hits a good right footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: blocked
  • 40': Emmanuele Smith blocks the shot
  • 40': Robert Huth hits a good header, but it is off target. Outcome: blocked
  • 40': Blaine Hudson clears the ball from danger.
  • 41': Phillip Bardsley hits a good left footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: blocked
  • 41': Emmanuele Smith blocks the shot
  • 41': Mame Diouf commits a foul on Blaine Hudson resulting on a free kick for Wrexham
  • 41': Jonathan Flatt (Wrexham) Free Kick at 41'
  • 41': Throw-in: Phillip Bardsley takes it (Attacking)
  • 42': Jonathan Flatt takes a long goal kick
  • 43': Steve Sidwell commits a foul on Mark Carrington resulting on a free kick for Wrexham
  • 43': Jay Harris (Wrexham) Free Kick at 43'
  • 43': Jack Butland takes a short goal kick
  • 44': Throw-in: Wesley York takes it (Attacking)
  • 45': Ryan Shawcross hits a good header, but it is off target. Outcome: miss right
  • 45': Jonathan Flatt takes a long goal kick
  • 45': The referee has signaled the end of the first half
  • 45'+1': Throw-in: James Pearson takes it (Attacking)
  • 45'+1': Oussama Assaidi commits a foul on Wesley York resulting on a free kick for Wrexham
  • 45'+2': Jonathan Flatt (Wrexham) Free Kick at 47'
  • 45'+2': Robert Huth clears the ball from danger.
  • 45': The second half is under way
  • 46': Mame Diouf commits a foul on James Pearson resulting on a free kick for Wrexham
  • 47': Jonathan Flatt (Wrexham) Free Kick at 47'
  • 48': Jonathan Flatt takes a long goal kick
  • 49': Throw-in: Marc Wilson takes it (Attacking)
  • 50': Marc Wilson hits a good right footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: miss left
  • 50': Jonathan Flatt takes a long goal kick
  • 51': Throw-in: James Pearson takes it (Attacking)
  • 51': Oussama Assaidi crosses the ball.
  • 52': Neil Ashton clears the ball from danger.
  • 52': Connor Jennings commits a foul on Steve Sidwell resulting on a free kick for Stoke City
  • 53': Marko Arnautovic (Stoke City) Free Kick at 53'
  • 53': Marko Arnautovic crosses the ball.
  • 53': Geoff Cameron hits a good header, but it is off target. Outcome: over bar
  • 53': Jonathan Flatt takes a long goal kick
  • 53': Charlie Adam commits a foul on Rob Evans resulting on a free kick for Wrexham
  • 54': Neil Ashton (Wrexham) Free Kick at 54'
  • 54': Charlie Adam clears the ball from danger.
  • 54': Emmanuele Smith crosses the ball.
  • 54': Geoff Cameron clears the ball from danger.
  • 54': Rob Evans commits a foul on Oussama Assaidi resulting on a free kick for Stoke City
  • 54': Marc Wilson (Stoke City) Free Kick at 54'
  • 55': Offside called on Steve Sidwell
  • 57': Jonathan Flatt (Wrexham) Free Kick at 57'
  • 57': Steve Sidwell hits a good right footed shot. Outcome: save
  • 57': Jonathan Flatt makes the save (Block)
  • 59': Offside called on Oussama Assaidi
  • 60': James Pearson (Wrexham) Free Kick at 60'
  • 60': Marc Wilson clears the ball from danger.
  • 60': Throw-in: James Pearson takes it (Defending)
  • 60': Geoff Cameron clears the ball from danger.
  • 61': Wesley York hits a good right footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: hit bar
  • 61': Marc Wilson clears the ball from danger.
  • 61': Stoke City makes a sub: Jonathan Walters enters for Mame Diouf. Reason: Tactical
  • 62': Stoke City makes a sub: Peter Crouch enters for Steve Sidwell. Reason: Tactical
  • 62': Jonathan Walters clears the ball from danger.
  • 63': Ryan Shawcross hits a good header, but it is off target. Outcome: miss right
  • 64': Jonathan Flatt takes a long goal kick
  • 64': Marc Wilson commits a foul on Wesley York resulting on a free kick for Wrexham
  • 64': James Pearson (Wrexham) Free Kick at 64'
  • 65': Marko Arnautovic crosses the ball.
  • 65': Throw-in: Neil Ashton takes it (Defending)
  • 66': Jonathan Walters crosses the ball.
  • 66': Emmanuele Smith clears the ball from danger.
  • 66': Throw-in: Jonathan Walters takes it (Defending)
  • 66': Throw-in: Marc Wilson takes it (Attacking)
  • 67': Oussama Assaidi crosses the ball.
  • 67': Neil Ashton clears the ball from danger.
  • 67': Jonathan Walters crosses the ball.
  • 67': Peter Crouch hits a good header. Outcome: save
  • 67': Jonathan Flatt makes the save (Tip Over)
  • 68': Neil Ashton clears the ball from danger.
  • 68': Oussama Assaidi crosses the ball.
  • 68': Blaine Hudson clears the ball from danger.
  • 69': Jonathan Flatt takes a long goal kick
  • 69': Throw-in: Phillip Bardsley takes it (Attacking)
  • 70': Oussama Assaidi crosses the ball.
  • 70': Rob Evans clears the ball from danger.
  • 71': Wrexham makes a sub: Andy Bishop enters for Wesley York. Reason: Tactical
  • 71': Throw-in: James Pearson takes it (Attacking)
  • 72': Jay Harris commits a foul on Phillip Bardsley resulting on a free kick for Stoke City
  • 72': Marko Arnautovic (Stoke City) Free Kick at 72'
  • 72': Marko Arnautovic crosses the ball.
  • 72': Blaine Hudson clears the ball from danger.
  • 72': Marko Arnautovic hits a good left footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: miss left
  • 73': Jonathan Flatt takes a long goal kick
  • 73': That last goal was assisted by Connor Jennings
  • 73': Mark Carrington hits a good header. Outcome: goal
  • 73': Goal!! Mark Carrington hits a header to the lower left corner from the centre penalty area and scores!! Wrexham now leads 1 - 0
  • 75': Rob Evans commits a foul on Charlie Adam resulting on a free kick for Stoke City
  • 75': Rob Evans is awarded a yellow card. Reason: persistent infringement
  • 75': Charlie Adam (Stoke City) Free Kick at 75'
  • 76': Phillip Bardsley crosses the ball.
  • 76': Emmanuele Smith clears the ball from danger.
  • 76': Geoff Cameron commits a foul on Jay Harris resulting on a free kick for Wrexham
  • 76': Stoke City makes a sub: Stephen Ireland enters for Geoff Cameron. Reason: Tactical
  • 76': Jonathan Flatt (Wrexham) Free Kick at 76'
  • 77': Throw-in: Neil Ashton takes it (Defending)
  • 77': Throw-in: Neil Ashton takes it (Defending)
  • 77': Throw-in: Neil Ashton takes it (Defending)
  • 78': Andy Bishop commits a foul on Robert Huth resulting on a free kick for Stoke City
  • 78': Jack Butland (Stoke City) Free Kick at 78'
  • 78': Phillip Bardsley crosses the ball.
  • 78': James Pearson clears the ball from danger.
  • 78': Neil Ashton clears the ball from danger.
  • 79': Neil Ashton clears the ball from danger.
  • 80': Peter Crouch hits a good right footed shot. Outcome: save
  • 80': Jonathan Flatt makes the save (Fumble)
  • 80': Marko Arnautovic hits a good right footed shot. Outcome: goal
  • 80': Goal!! Marko Arnautovic hits a right footed shot to the lower right corner from the centre 6 yard and scores!! The game is now tied at 1
  • 81': Throw-in: James Pearson takes it (Defending)
  • 82': Oussama Assaidi hits a good right footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: miss right
  • 82': Wrexham makes a sub: Joel Clarke enters for Rob Evans. Reason: Tactical
  • 83': Throw-in: Neil Ashton takes it (Attacking)
  • 83': Charlie Adam hits a good left footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: miss left
  • 83': Jonathan Flatt takes a long goal kick
  • 83': Stephen Ireland crosses the ball.
  • 83': Blaine Hudson clears the ball from danger.
  • 84': Throw-in: Marc Wilson takes it (Attacking)
  • 84': Jonathan Flatt takes a long goal kick
  • 85': Throw-in: Phillip Bardsley takes it (Attacking)
  • 85': Throw-in: Marc Wilson takes it (Attacking)
  • 85': Emmanuele Smith clears the ball from danger.
  • 86': Oussama Assaidi crosses the ball.
  • 86': Jonathan Flatt is awarded a yellow card. Reason: time wasting
  • 87': Jonathan Flatt takes a long goal kick
  • 87': Throw-in: Marc Wilson takes it (Defending)
  • 87': Throw-in: Marc Wilson takes it (Defending)
  • 87': Throw-in: Marc Wilson takes it (Defending)
  • 87': That last goal was assisted by Marc Wilson (Pass from Own Half)
  • 88': Stephen Ireland hits a good right footed shot. Outcome: goal
  • 88': Goal!! Stephen Ireland hits a right footed shot to the lower left corner from the centre penalty area and scores!! Stoke City now leads 2 - 1
  • 89': Handball called on Jonathan Walters
  • 89': Jonathan Flatt (Wrexham) Free Kick at 89'
  • 89': Andy Bishop commits a foul on Ryan Shawcross resulting on a free kick for Stoke City
  • 90': Jack Butland (Stoke City) Free Kick at 90'
  • 90': Wrexham makes a sub: Louis Moult enters for Mark Carrington. Reason: Tactical
  • 90': Throw-in: James Pearson takes it (Defending)
  • 90': The referee has signaled the end of the second half
  • 90': End of the game
  • 90'+2': Throw-in: Neil Ashton takes it (Attacking)
  • 90'+2': Throw-in: Phillip Bardsley takes it (Attacking)
  • 90'+3': Throw-in: Phillip Bardsley takes it (Defending)
  • 90'+3': Jonathan Flatt takes a long goal kick
  • 90'+3': Blaine Hudson commits a foul on Peter Crouch resulting on a free kick for Stoke City
  • 90'+4': Ryan Shawcross (Stoke City) Free Kick at 94'
  • 90'+4': Stephen Ireland hits a good right footed shot. Outcome: goal
  • 90'+4': Goal!! Stephen Ireland hits a right footed shot to the lower left corner from the right penalty area and scores!! Stoke City now leads 3 - 1
  • 90'+5': Louis Moult hits a good left footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: blocked
  • 90'+5': Robert Huth blocks the shot
  • 90'+5': Throw-in: Jonathan Walters takes it (Defending)
  • 90'+5': Offside called on Marko Arnautovic
  • 90'+5': Jonathan Flatt (Wrexham) Free Kick at 95'

Statistics

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11 Fouls 14
2 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 3
0 Corner Kicks 0
5 Saves 2
42 Possession 58
7 SHOTS 21
3 ON GOAL 8
0.4 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
0 Accurate Passes 0
0 Passes 0
0.0 Pass Completion % 0.0
0 Accurate Crosses 0
5 Crosses 19
0.0 Cross % 0.0
0 Long Balls 0
0 Accurate Long Balls 0
0.0 Long Balls % 0.0
3 Blocked Shots 1
0 Effective Tackles 0
0 Tackles 0
0.0 Tackle % 0.0
0 Interceptions 0
0 Effective Clearances 0
19 Clearances 10

Game Information

Competition: English FA Cup

Venue: bet365 Stadium
Location: Stoke-on-Trent, England
Attendance: 19,423

Line-Ups

STK Stoke City

No. Name
22 Jack Butland (GK)
2 Phil Bardsley
17 Ryan Shawcross
4 Robert Huth
12 Marc Wilson
20 Geoff Cameron
21 Steve Sidwell
10 Marko Arnautovic
16 Charlie Adam
24 Oussama Assaidi
18 Mame Biram Diouf
Stoke City Substitutes:
Thomas Sorensen, Erik Pieters, Glenn Whelan, Stephen Ireland, Oliver Shenton, Jonathan Walters, Peter Crouch.

WXM Wrexham

No. Name
27 Jonathan Flatt (GK) Yellow Card
30 James Pearson
4 Emmanuele Smith
5 Blaine Hudson
3 Neil Ashton
2 Mark Carrington
8 Jay Harris
26 Johnny Hunt
15 Rob Evans Yellow Card
24 Connor Jennings
16 Wes York
Wrexham Substitutes:
Andy Coughlin, Steve Tomassen, Ross White, Joel Clarke, Elliott Durrell, Louis Moult, Andy Bishop.

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