Southampton vs Wrexham
Ref: J. BellSt. Mary's Stadium, Southampton, Hampshire · 32,689 cap
Match recap
Southampton beat Wrexham 2–1 in their Championship fixture. Manning and Stephens scored for Southampton; Windass replied for Wrexham. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 4.14 for Southampton versus 1.88 for Wrexham. Southampton sit 4th in the Championship table while Wrexham are 7th.
First Half
22'
⚽
Windass
Penalty
25'
Cleworth
Yellow Card
Downes
Yellow Card
Second Half
54'
⇄
Moore
⇄
Armstrong
⇄
Sugawara
⇄
Welington
⇄
Downes
72'
⇄
Windass
73'
⇄
Barnett
⇄
Edwards
85'
⇄
Cacace
90+1'
McClean
Yellow Card
Archer
Yellow Card
⚽
Manning
⚽
Stephens
Assist: Downs
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Coventry | 46 | 28 | 11 | 7 | +52 | 95 |
| 3 |  Millwall | 46 | 24 | 11 | 11 | +15 | 83 |
| 4 |  Southampton | 46 | 22 | 14 | 10 | +26 | 80 |
| 5 |  Middlesbrough | 46 | 22 | 14 | 10 | +25 | 80 |
| 6 |  Hull City | 46 | 21 | 10 | 15 | +4 | 73 |
| 7 |  Wrexham | 46 | 19 | 14 | 13 | +4 | 71 |
| 8 |  Derby | 46 | 20 | 9 | 17 | +8 | 69 |
As of 23 May 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
SouthamptonWrexham
13Won
Statistical edge
13–1
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
4.14VS1.88
Attack6 · 0 won
27
Shots
10
10
Shots on target
2
22
Shots in the box
6
5
Shots outside box
4
10
Shots off goal
5
7
Corners
3
Possession & Passing4 · 0 won
75%
Possession
25%
609
Total passes
204
527
Accurate passes
130
87%
Pass accuracy
64%
Discipline2 · 0 won
12
Fouls
13
2
Yellow cards
2
1
Offsides
2
Goalkeeping & Defence1 · 1 won
1
Goalkeeper saves
7
7
Blocked shots
3
0.94
Goals prevented
0.94
Southampton
Wrexham
3-5-2
Southampton
Starting XI
- 4F. DownesM
- 5J. StephensD
- 9A. ArmstrongF
- 12R. EdwardsD
- 16Y. SugawaraM
- 17J. QuarshieD
- 24S. CharlesM
- 26R. FraserF
- 31G. BazunuG
- 34WelingtonM
- 46Jay RobinsonF
Substitutes
- 1A. McCarthyG
- 3R. ManningD
- 11R. StewartF
- 15N. Wood-GordonD
- 18Mateus FernandesM
- 19C. ArcherF
- 22B. BreretonF
- 27K. MatsukiM
- 42D. DownsF
Wrexham
3-5-2Starting XI
- 3L. BruntD
- 4M. CleworthD
- 6C. CoadyD
- 10J. WindassF
- 13L. CacaceM
- 15G. DobsonM
- 19K. MooreF
- 21D. WardG
- 27L. O'BrienM
- 29R. BarnettM
- 37M. JamesM
Substitutes
- 1A. OkonkwoG
- 5E. O'ConnellD
- 7J. McCleanM
- 9R. HardieF
- 12G. EvansM
- 28S. SmithF
- 38E. LeeM
- 45Harry AshfieldM
- 47R. LongmanM
Southampton
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Fraser | F | 90 | 7.7 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | — |
| Jack Stephens(C) | D | 90 | 7.7 | 1 | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | — |
| Gavin Bazunu | G | 90 | 7.7 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Shea Charles | M | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2/3 |
| Jay Robinson | F | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3/6 |
| Welington | M | 72 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Yukinari Sugawara | M | 60 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0/1 |
| Joshua Quarshie | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 2/2 |
| Ronnie Edwards | D | 80 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Flynn Downes | M | 72 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
| Adam Armstrong | F | 60 | 6.5 | — | — | 4 | 2 | 1 | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Alex McCarthy | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kuryu Matsuki | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nathan Wood | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ben Brereton Díaz | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ryan Manning | D | 18 | 9.3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | — |
| Ross Stewart | F | 10 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Mateus Fernandes | M | 30 | 6.6 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0/1 |
| Cameron Archer | F | 18 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Damion Downs | F | 30 | 6.0 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — |
Wrexham
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Danny Ward | G | 90 | 9.0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Josh Windass | F | 72 | 7.3 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Kieffer Moore | F | 54 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1/1 |
| Lewis Brunt | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — |
| Lewis O'Brien | M | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2/2 |
| Conor Coady | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Liberato Cacace | M | 85 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/3 |
| Matty James(C) | M | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| George Dobson | M | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Ryan Barnett | M | 73 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/2 |
| Max Cleworth | D | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Eoghan O'Connell | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Harry Ashfield | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Elliot Lee | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| George Evans | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Arthur Okonkwo | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ryan Hardie | F | 18 | 7.2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0/1 |
| James McClean | M | 13 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ryan Longman | M | 17 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sam Smith | F | 36 | 6.2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |