Wrexham vs Watford, 2025-26 English League Championship, Regular Season
· English League Championship
90'+6': Wrexham rescue draw in front of Reynolds, Mac
Wrexham rescued a 2-2 draw at home to Watford as Oliver Rathbone struck a stoppage-time equaliser in front of owners Ryan Reynolds and Rob Mac.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Foul by Hector Kyprianou (Watford).
- 1': Kieffer Moore (Wrexham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 6': Attempt missed. Max Cleworth (Wrexham) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by George Dobson.
- 9': Corner, Wrexham. Conceded by Marc Bola.
- 10': Foul by Kieffer Moore (Wrexham).
- 10': Mattie Pollock (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 14': Callum Doyle (Wrexham) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 14': Foul by Mamadou Doumbia (Watford).
- 14': Attempt missed. Josh Windass (Wrexham) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right from a direct free kick.
- 16': Foul by Othmane Maamma (Watford).
- 16': James McClean (Wrexham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 18': Offside, Wrexham. Josh Windass is caught offside.
- 19': Foul by Max Cleworth (Wrexham).
- 19': Hector Kyprianou (Watford) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 20': Attempt missed. Luca Kjerrumgaard (Watford) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Mamadou Doumbia.
- 21': Goal! Wrexham 1, Watford 0. Josh Windass (Wrexham) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Matty James with a through ball.
- 23': Foul by James Abankwah (Watford).
- 23': Lewis O'Brien (Wrexham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 24': Foul by Kieffer Moore (Wrexham).
- 24': Hector Kyprianou (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 25': Attempt blocked. Imrân Louza (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Othmane Maamma.
- 26': Foul by Mattie Pollock (Watford).
- 26': Kieffer Moore (Wrexham) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 30': Goal! Wrexham 1, Watford 1. Mamadou Doumbia (Watford) left footed shot from outside the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Othmane Maamma following a fast break.
- 36': Foul by Kieffer Moore (Wrexham).
- 36': Mattie Pollock (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 37': Delay in match because of an injury Mattie Pollock (Watford).
- 38': Kieffer Moore (Wrexham) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 38': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 40': Delay in match because of an injury Kieffer Moore (Wrexham).
- 41': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 42': Attempt blocked. Luca Kjerrumgaard (Watford) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Imrân Louza with a cross.
- 42': Attempt blocked. Marc Bola (Watford) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 42': Goal! Wrexham 1, Watford 2. Othmane Maamma (Watford) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner.
- 43': Foul by Marc Bola (Watford).
- 43': Ryan Longman (Wrexham) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 43': Delay in match because of an injury Ryan Longman (Wrexham).
- 45': Marc Bola (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 45': Josh Windass (Wrexham) is shown the yellow card.
- 45': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
- 45'+1': Corner, Wrexham. Conceded by James Abankwah.
- 45'+2': Attempt blocked. George Dobson (Wrexham) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lewis O'Brien.
- 45'+2': Corner, Wrexham. Conceded by Max Alleyne.
- 45'+3': Callum Doyle (Wrexham) hits the bar with a header from very close range. Assisted by Lewis O'Brien with a cross following a corner.
- 45'+3': Attempt blocked. Dominic Hyam (Wrexham) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Josh Windass.
- 45'+3': Attempt missed. Lewis O'Brien (Wrexham) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left following a corner.
- 45'+5': Attempt missed. Lewis O'Brien (Wrexham) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Callum Doyle with a cross.
- 45'+6': First Half ends, Wrexham 1, Watford 2.
- 45': Second Half begins Wrexham 1, Watford 2.
- 48': Attempt missed. Othmane Maamma (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
- 52': Attempt saved. Luca Kjerrumgaard (Watford) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Arthur Okonkwo (Wrexham). Assisted by Marc Bola.
- 52': Attempt blocked. Mamadou Doumbia (Watford) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
- 52': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Dominic Hyam.
- 53': Offside, Wrexham. Kieffer Moore is caught offside.
- 54': Delay in match because of an injury Mamadou Doumbia (Watford).
- 55': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 56': Corner, Wrexham. Conceded by Marc Bola.
- 58': Offside, Wrexham. Kieffer Moore is caught offside.
- 58': Egil Selvik (Watford) is shown the yellow card.
- 62': Substitution, Wrexham. Nathan Broadhead replaces Lewis O'Brien.
- 62': Substitution, Wrexham. Ben Sheaf replaces Matty James.
- 65': Attempt missed. Ryan Longman (Wrexham) header from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by James McClean with a cross.
- 69': Attempt missed. Kieffer Moore (Wrexham) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ryan Longman with a cross.
- 72': Foul by James McClean (Wrexham).
- 72': James Abankwah (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 73': Substitution, Watford. Giorgi Chakvetadze replaces Othmane Maamma.
- 73': Substitution, Watford. Vivaldo Semedo replaces Luca Kjerrumgaard.
- 75': Corner, Wrexham. Conceded by James Abankwah.
- 75': Attempt blocked. Josh Windass (Wrexham) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 76': Attempt blocked. Josh Windass (Wrexham) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ben Sheaf.
- 76': Corner, Wrexham. Conceded by Imrân Louza.
- 77': Attempt saved. Josh Windass (Wrexham) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Egil Selvik (Watford).
- 77': Offside, Wrexham. Dominic Hyam is caught offside.
- 77': Delay in match because of an injury James Abankwah (Watford).
- 78': Substitution, Wrexham. Ryan Barnett replaces James McClean.
- 78': Substitution, Wrexham. Ryan Hardie replaces George Dobson.
- 78': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 79': Foul by Callum Doyle (Wrexham).
- 79': Imrân Louza (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 80': Attempt missed. Vivaldo Semedo (Watford) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Edo Kayembe.
- 81': Ben Sheaf (Wrexham) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 81': Foul by Giorgi Chakvetadze (Watford).
- 81': Giorgi Chakvetadze (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 82': Offside, Watford. Mamadou Doumbia is caught offside.
- 83': Substitution, Watford. Kévin Keben replaces James Abankwah because of an injury.
- 84': Attempt blocked. Ryan Hardie (Wrexham) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 86': Foul by Callum Doyle (Wrexham).
- 86': Kévin Keben (Watford) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 89': Foul by Kieffer Moore (Wrexham).
- 89': Imrân Louza (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 89': Substitution, Watford. Moussa Sissoko replaces Edo Kayembe.
- 90': Substitution, Wrexham. Oliver Rathbone replaces Dominic Hyam.
- 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
- 90'+1': Callum Doyle (Wrexham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+1': Foul by Vivaldo Semedo (Watford).
- 90'+1': Corner, Wrexham. Conceded by Max Alleyne.
- 90'+2': Goal! Wrexham 2, Watford 2. Oliver Rathbone (Wrexham) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner following a corner.
- 90'+3': Imrân Louza (Watford) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+4': Foul by Ben Sheaf (Wrexham).
- 90'+4': Mamadou Doumbia (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+5': Offside, Wrexham. Ryan Longman is caught offside.
- 90'+6': Foul by Oliver Rathbone (Wrexham).
- 90'+6': Mamadou Doumbia (Watford) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90'+8': Attempt blocked. Mattie Pollock (Watford) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mamadou Doumbia.
- 90'+8': Attempt blocked. Mamadou Doumbia (Watford) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 90'+9': Ben Sheaf (Wrexham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+9': Foul by Hector Kyprianou (Watford).
- 90'+9': Hector Kyprianou (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+10': Ben Sheaf (Wrexham) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+10': Attempt missed. Ryan Hardie (Wrexham) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Kieffer Moore with a headed pass following a set piece situation.
- 90'+10': Second Half ends, Wrexham 2, Watford 2.
- 0': Match ends, Wrexham 2, Watford 2.
Statistics
 WAT |
WXM |
|
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Fouls | 10 |
| 5 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 5 |
| 1 | Corner Kicks | 7 |
| 1 | Saves | 1 |
| 48.1 | Possession | 51.9 |
| 12 | SHOTS | 16 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 3 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 327 | Accurate Passes | 338 |
| 434 | Passes | 450 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 8 |
| 13 | Crosses | 34 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 62 | Long Balls | 86 |
| 22 | Accurate Long Balls | 41 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 6 | Blocked Shots | 5 |
| 3 | Effective Tackles | 14 |
| 12 | Tackles | 19 |
| 0.3 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 6 | Interceptions | 8 |
| 33 | Effective Clearances | 36 |
| 33 | Clearances | 36 |
Game Information
Competition: English League Championship
Venue: STōK Cae Ras
Location: Wrexham, Wales
Attendance: 10,667
Venue: STōK Cae Ras
Location: Wrexham, Wales
Attendance: 10,667
EFL Championship Table
| # | 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 |
Line-Ups
Wrexham (3-1-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Arthur Okonkwo (GK) |
| 5 | Dominic Hyam |
| 2 | Callum Doyle |
| 4 | Max Cleworth |
| 37 | Matty James |
| 27 | Lewis O'Brien |
| 15 | George Dobson |
| 7 | James McClean |
| 47 | Ryan Longman |
| 10 | Josh Windass |
| 19 | Kieffer Moore  |
Watford (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Egil Selvik (GK) |
| 3 | Max Alleyne |
| 6 | Matthew Pollock |
| 16 | Marc Bola |
| 25 | James Abankwah |
| 5 | Hector Kyprianou |
| 10 | Imran Louza |
| 39 | Edo Kayembe |
| 42 | Othmane Maamma |
| 9 | Luca Kjerrumgaard |
| 20 | Mamadou Doumbia |
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