English League Championship

Wrexham vs Bristol City, 2025-26 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship
Wrexham
  • 16': Nathan Broadhead
  • 74': Radek Vítek (OG)
FT
2 - 0
Bristol City

    Wrexham on five-game unbeaten run with 2-0 win vs. Bristol

    Record signing Nathan Broadhead was on target as Wrexham claimed a deserved 2-0 win over Bristol City in the Sky Bet Championship.

    Match Commentary

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 2': Corner, Wrexham. Conceded by Radek Vítek.
    • 5': Attempt blocked. Kieffer Moore (Wrexham) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ryan Longman with a cross.
    • 6': Foul by Ross McCrorie (Bristol City).
    • 6': Ryan Longman (Wrexham) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 11': Attempt blocked. Ben Sheaf (Wrexham) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Nathan Broadhead.
    • 11': Attempt blocked. George Thomason (Wrexham) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 13': Adam Randell (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 13': Foul by Kieffer Moore (Wrexham).
    • 14': Ben Sheaf (Wrexham) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 14': Foul by Adam Randell (Bristol City).
    • 15': Foul by Zak Vyner (Bristol City).
    • 15': Nathan Broadhead (Wrexham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 16': Goal! Wrexham 1, Bristol City 0. Nathan Broadhead (Wrexham) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by George Thomason.
    • 19': Delay in match (Wrexham).
    • 19': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 22': Foul by Kieffer Moore (Wrexham).
    • 22': Rob Dickie (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 23': Attempt missed. Ben Sheaf (Wrexham) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Kieffer Moore.
    • 24': Attempt missed. Anis Mehmeti (Bristol City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Yu Hirakawa following a fast break.
    • 25': Attempt missed. George Dobson (Wrexham) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Nathan Broadhead with a through ball.
    • 27': Foul by James McClean (Wrexham).
    • 27': Mark Sykes (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 35': Foul by Kieffer Moore (Wrexham).
    • 35': George Tanner (Bristol City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 38': Attempt blocked. Adam Randell (Bristol City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Anis Mehmeti.
    • 38': Corner, Bristol City. Conceded by Dan Scarr.
    • 39': Attempt missed. Rob Dickie (Bristol City) header from the centre of the box misses to the left following a corner.
    • 39': Attempt saved. Anis Mehmeti (Bristol City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Arthur Okonkwo (Wrexham). Assisted by Rob Dickie.
    • 39': Arthur Okonkwo (Wrexham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 39': Foul by Emil Riis (Bristol City).
    • 41': Foul by Haydon Roberts (Bristol City).
    • 41': Kieffer Moore (Wrexham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 42': Attempt missed. James McClean (Wrexham) left footed shot from the left side of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Kieffer Moore with a headed pass.
    • 43': Attempt blocked. Emil Riis (Bristol City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Haydon Roberts.
    • 43': Attempt missed. Haydon Roberts (Bristol City) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Adam Randell.
    • 45': Offside, Bristol City. Mark Sykes is caught offside.
    • 45': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
    • 45'+1': First Half ends, Wrexham 1, Bristol City 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Wrexham 1, Bristol City 0.
    • 48': Foul by Rob Dickie (Bristol City).
    • 48': Kieffer Moore (Wrexham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 49': Foul by James McClean (Wrexham).
    • 49': George Tanner (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 50': Yu Hirakawa (Bristol City) is shown the yellow card.
    • 50': Foul by Dan Scarr (Wrexham).
    • 50': Yu Hirakawa (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 50': Rob Dickie (Bristol City) is shown the yellow card.
    • 50': Dan Scarr (Wrexham) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 52': Attempt missed. George Thomason (Wrexham) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Nathan Broadhead following a fast break.
    • 52': Attempt blocked. Anis Mehmeti (Bristol City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 53': Foul by Haydon Roberts (Bristol City).
    • 53': Nathan Broadhead (Wrexham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 54': Attempt missed. Kieffer Moore (Wrexham) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by George Thomason following a set piece situation.
    • 55': Attempt missed. Ross McCrorie (Bristol City) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Anis Mehmeti.
    • 58': Attempt saved. Anis Mehmeti (Bristol City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Arthur Okonkwo (Wrexham). Assisted by Haydon Roberts.
    • 61': Attempt blocked. Mark Sykes (Bristol City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Yu Hirakawa.
    • 61': Corner, Bristol City. Conceded by James McClean.
    • 62': Corner, Bristol City. Conceded by Arthur Okonkwo.
    • 63': Offside, Bristol City. Mark Sykes is caught offside.
    • 64': Substitution, Bristol City. Sinclair Armstrong replaces Mark Sykes.
    • 67': Substitution, Wrexham. Matty James replaces Ben Sheaf.
    • 68': Substitution, Wrexham. Josh Windass replaces Nathan Broadhead.
    • 69': Attempt saved. Kieffer Moore (Wrexham) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Radek Vítek (Bristol City). Assisted by George Dobson.
    • 69': Attempt saved. Josh Windass (Wrexham) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Radek Vítek (Bristol City).
    • 73': Substitution, Bristol City. Jason Knight replaces Haydon Roberts.
    • 73': Corner, Wrexham. Conceded by Zak Vyner.
    • 74': Own Goal by Radek Vítek, Bristol City. Wrexham 2, Bristol City 0.
    • 78': Attempt saved. Josh Windass (Wrexham) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Radek Vítek (Bristol City). Assisted by Kieffer Moore with a through ball.
    • 78': Substitution, Bristol City. Neto Borges replaces Yu Hirakawa.
    • 79': Substitution, Bristol City. Cameron Pring replaces Ross McCrorie.
    • 81': Offside, Bristol City. Anis Mehmeti is caught offside.
    • 81': Substitution, Wrexham. Sam Smith replaces Kieffer Moore.
    • 82': Offside, Wrexham. Sam Smith is caught offside.
    • 83': Foul by Sam Smith (Wrexham).
    • 83': Rob Dickie (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 84': Foul by Cameron Pring (Bristol City).
    • 84': George Dobson (Wrexham) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 85': Delay in match (Wrexham).
    • 85': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 86': Offside, Bristol City. Anis Mehmeti is caught offside.
    • 87': Foul by George Dobson (Wrexham).
    • 87': Jason Knight (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 89': Delay in match because of an injury George Thomason (Wrexham).
    • 90': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 90': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
    • 90'+2': Attempt blocked. Anis Mehmeti (Bristol City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Adam Randell.
    • 90'+2': Foul by Sam Smith (Wrexham).
    • 90'+2': Rob Dickie (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+2': Offside, Bristol City. Cameron Pring is caught offside.
    • 90'+4': Foul by James McClean (Wrexham).
    • 90'+4': Sinclair Armstrong (Bristol City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 90'+5': Attempt saved. Anis Mehmeti (Bristol City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Arthur Okonkwo (Wrexham). Assisted by Cameron Pring.
    • 90'+5': Corner, Bristol City. Conceded by Arthur Okonkwo.
    • 90'+5': Attempt missed. Jason Knight (Bristol City) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Anis Mehmeti with a cross following a corner.
    • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Wrexham 2, Bristol City 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Wrexham 2, Bristol City 0.

    Statistics

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    8 Fouls 10
    2 Yellow Cards 1
    0 Red Cards 0
    5 Offsides 1
    4 Corner Kicks 2
    3 Saves 3
    52.1 Possession 47.9
    13 SHOTS 12
    3 ON GOAL 4
    0.2 On Target % 0.3
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    394 Accurate Passes 350
    487 Passes 452
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
    2 Accurate Crosses 3
    22 Crosses 13
    0.1 Cross % 0.2
    64 Long Balls 64
    21 Accurate Long Balls 25
    0.3 Long Balls % 0.4
    5 Blocked Shots 3
    11 Effective Tackles 8
    14 Tackles 13
    0.8 Tackle % 0.6
    5 Interceptions 12
    22 Effective Clearances 38
    22 Clearances 38

    Game Information

    Competition: English League Championship

    Venue: STōK Cae Ras
    Location: Wrexham, Wales
    Attendance: 10,540

    EFL Championship Standings

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Coventry City 24 +29 51
    2 Middlesbrough 24 +8 43
    3 Ipswich Town 24 +17 41
    4 Hull City 24 +3 41
    Full Standings

    Line-Ups

    WXM Wrexham (3-1-4-2)

    No. Name
    1 Arthur Okonkwo (GK)
    24 Dan Scarr Yellow Card
    5 Dominic Hyam
    4 Max Cleworth
    18 Ben Sheaf
    14 George Thomason
    15 George Dobson
    7 James McClean
    47 Ryan Longman
    33 Nathan Broadhead
    19 Kieffer Moore
    Wrexham Substitutes:
    Callum Burton, Conor Coady, Oliver Rathbone, Sam Smith, Josh Windass, Callum Doyle, Ryan Barnett, Matty James, Ryan Hardie.

    BRC Bristol City (3-4-2-1)

    No. Name
    23 Radek Vítek (GK)
    16 Robert Dickie Yellow Card
    24 Hayden Roberts
    19 George Tanner
    14 Zak Vyner
    4 Adam Randell
    2 Ross McCrorie
    17 Mark Sykes
    18 Emil Riis Jakobsen
    11 Anis Mehmeti
    7 Yu Hirakawa Yellow Card
    Bristol City Substitutes:
    Sinclair Armstrong, Max O'Leary, Fally Mayulu, Neto Borges, Elijah Morrison, Cameron Pring, Jason Knight, Jed Meerholz, Ephraim Yeboah.

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