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

Wrexham rekindle Championship playoff hopes with 2-0 win over Stoke

Wrexham reignited their Championship playoff hopes with a 2-0 home victory over Stoke.

• 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
• 0': First Half begins.
• 6': Offside, Wrexham. Sam Smith is caught offside.
• 7': Attempt missed. Lamine Cissé (Stoke City) right footed shot from long range on the left is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Eric-Junior Bocat.
• 8': Delay in match (Stoke City).
• 8': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
• 10': Bae Jun-Ho (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
• 10': Foul by Oliver Rathbone (Wrexham).
• 10': Attempt missed. Lamine Cissé (Stoke City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Bae Jun-Ho following a set piece situation.
• 11': Foul by Aaron Cresswell (Stoke City).
• 11': Sam Smith (Wrexham) wins a free kick on the right wing.
• 13': Attempt saved. George Thomason (Wrexham) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Gavin Bazunu (Stoke City).
• 15': Offside, Wrexham. Oliver Rathbone is caught offside.
• 17': Corner, Stoke City. Conceded by George Thomason.
• 18': Corner, Stoke City. Conceded by Oliver Rathbone.
• 20': Offside, Wrexham. Josh Windass is caught offside.
• 23': Offside, Wrexham. Sam Smith is caught offside.
• 24': Foul by Sam Smith (Wrexham).
• 24': Aaron Cresswell (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 28': Offside, Stoke City. Sam Gallagher is caught offside.
• 29': Issa Kaboré (Wrexham) wins a free kick on the right wing.
• 29': Foul by Lamine Cissé (Stoke City).
• 30': Attempt blocked. Oliver Rathbone (Wrexham) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
• 30': Corner, Wrexham. Conceded by Ben Pearson.
• 31': Goal! Wrexham 1, Stoke City 0. Josh Windass (Wrexham) header from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by George Thomason with a cross following a corner.
• 33': Goal! Wrexham 2, Stoke City 0. Josh Windass (Wrexham) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
• 36': Attempt blocked. Bae Jun-Ho (Stoke City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sam Gallagher with a headed pass.
• 36': Foul by Million Manhoef (Stoke City).
• 36': George Thomason (Wrexham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 39': Ben Pearson (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 39': Foul by Oliver Rathbone (Wrexham).
• 41': Handball by Lewis Baker (Stoke City).
• 43': Foul by Sam Smith (Wrexham).
• 43': Ben Pearson (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 44': Corner, Stoke City. Conceded by Matty James.
• 45': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
• 45'+2': First Half ends, Wrexham 2, Stoke City 0.
• 45': Substitution, Stoke City. Jesurun Rak-Sakyi replaces Aaron Cresswell.
• 45': Second Half begins Wrexham 2, Stoke City 0.
• 47': Oliver Rathbone (Wrexham) wins a free kick on the left wing.
• 47': Foul by Million Manhoef (Stoke City).
• 47': Million Manhoef (Stoke City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
• 52': Attempt blocked. Bae Jun-Ho (Stoke City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lamine Cissé.
• 52': Corner, Stoke City. Conceded by Dan Scarr.
• 52': Substitution, Stoke City. Róbert Bozeník replaces Sam Gallagher.
• 53': Foul by Ben Pearson (Stoke City).
• 53': Oliver Rathbone (Wrexham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 57': Foul by George Dobson (Wrexham).
• 57': Lamine Cissé (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
• 57': Handball by Róbert Bozeník (Stoke City).
• 63': Attempt missed. Josh Windass (Wrexham) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
• 66': Corner, Wrexham. Conceded by Ben Pearson.
• 68': Substitution, Stoke City. Tatsuki Seko replaces Lewis Baker.
• 68': Foul by Dominic Hyam (Wrexham).
• 68': Lamine Cissé (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 69': Attempt missed. Josh Windass (Wrexham) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Oliver Rathbone.
• 69': Attempt missed. Sam Smith (Wrexham) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Josh Windass.
• 72': Róbert Bozeník (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 72': Foul by George Thomason (Wrexham).
• 73': Substitution, Wrexham. Lewis O'Brien replaces Oliver Rathbone.
• 74': Foul by Róbert Bozeník (Stoke City).
• 74': Dan Scarr (Wrexham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 77': Corner, Stoke City. Conceded by Dominic Hyam.
• 78': Delay in match because of an injury Sam Smith (Wrexham).
• 78': Substitution, Wrexham. Nathan Broadhead replaces Josh Windass.
• 79': Substitution, Wrexham. Kieffer Moore replaces Sam Smith because of an injury.
• 79': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
• 79': Corner, Stoke City. Conceded by Danny Ward.
• 82': Offside, Wrexham. Kieffer Moore is caught offside.
• 84': Delay in match because of an injury Bosun Lawal (Stoke City).
• 85': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
• 86': Substitution, Stoke City. Raphael-Pijus Otegbayo replaces Bosun Lawal because of an injury.
• 86': Attempt blocked. Matty James (Wrexham) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
• 87': Delay in match because of an injury Ben Pearson (Stoke City).
• 89': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
• 90': Lamine Cissé (Stoke City) hits the bar with a right footed shot from the centre of the box.
• 90': Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
• 90'+1': Attempt blocked. Nathan Broadhead (Wrexham) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Callum Doyle.
• 90'+4': Foul by Callum Doyle (Wrexham).
• 90'+4': Lamine Cissé (Stoke City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
• 90'+5': Attempt missed. Million Manhoef (Stoke City) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right misses to the right. Assisted by Tatsuki Seko.
• 90'+7': Second Half ends, Wrexham 2, Stoke City 0.
• 0': Match ends, Wrexham 2, Stoke City 0.