Wrexham vs Stoke City
Ref: A. HerczegSTōK Cae Ras, Wrecsam · 19,118 cap
Match recap
Wrexham beat Stoke City 2–0 in their Championship fixture. Windass and Windass scored for Wrexham. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 1.25 for Wrexham versus 0.35 for Stoke City. Wrexham sit 7th in the Championship table while Stoke City are 17th.
First Half
⚽
Windass
Assist: Thomason
⚽
Windass
Second Half
46'
⇄
Cresswell
47'
Manhoef
Yellow Card
52'
⇄
Gallagher
68'
⇄
Baker
⇄
Rathbone
⇄
Windass
⇄
Smith
86'
⇄
Unknown
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Coventry | 46 | 28 | 11 | 7 | +52 | 95 |
| 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 |
| 16 |  Watford | 46 | 14 | 15 | 17 | -12 | 57 |
| 17 |  Stoke City | 46 | 15 | 10 | 21 | -5 | 55 |
| 18 |  Portsmouth | 46 | 14 | 13 | 19 | -15 | 55 |
As of 23 May 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
WrexhamStoke City
8Won
Statistical edge
8–5
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
1.25VS0.35
Attack3 · 3 won
9
Shots
6
4
Shots on target
0
4
Shots in the box
5
5
Shots outside box
1
3
Shots off goal
4
2
Corners
6
Possession & Passing4 · 0 won
53%
Possession
47%
446
Total passes
374
364
Accurate passes
291
82%
Pass accuracy
78%
Discipline1 · 1 won
8
Fouls
8
0
Yellow cards
1
5
Offsides
1
Goalkeeping & Defence0 · 1 won
0
Goalkeeper saves
1
2
Blocked shots
2
-1.20
Goals prevented
-1.20
Wrexham
5-3-2
Stoke City
4-2-3-1Wrexham
5-3-2Starting XI
- 2C. DoyleD
- 5D. HyamD
- 10J. WindassF
- 12I. KaboréD
- 14G. ThomasonD
- 15G. DobsonM
- 20O. RathboneM
- 21D. WardG
- 24D. ScarrD
- 28S. SmithF
- 37M. JamesM
Substitutes
- 1A. OkonkwoG
- 3L. BruntD
- 4M. CleworthD
- 7D. Keillor-DunnM
- 11B. CadamarteriF
- 19K. MooreF
- 27L. O'BrienM
- 33N. BroadheadF
- 47R. LongmanM
Stoke City
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 3A. CresswellD
- 4B. PearsonM
- 7S. ThomasD
- 8L. BakerM
- 10Bae Jun-HoM
- 17E. BocatD
- 18B. Lawal
- 20S. GallagherF
- 29L. CisséM
- 31G. BazunuG
- 42M. ManhoefM
Substitutes
- 9D. MubamaF
- 11R. BoženíkF
- 12T. SekoM
- 21J. Rak-SakyiF
- 25Tommy SimkinG
- 49M. SmitF
- 50Sydney AginaM
- 54R. OtegbayoM
- 59G. KellyM
Wrexham
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Thomason | D | 90 | 8.3 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — |
| Callum Doyle | D | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Josh Windass | F | 78 | 7.3 | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Danny Ward | G | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dan Scarr | D | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Matty James | M | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/2 |
| Dominic Hyam(C) | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| George Dobson | M | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Oliver Rathbone | M | 73 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0/2 |
| Issa Kaboré | D | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/4 |
| Sam Smith | F | 79 | 6.5 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Bailey Cadamarteri | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Arthur Okonkwo | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Max Cleworth | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lewis Brunt | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ryan Longman | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Davis Keillor-Dunn | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lewis O'Brien | M | 17 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nathan Broadhead | F | 12 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kieffer Moore | F | 11 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Stoke City
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Pearson | M | 90 | 7.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jun-Ho Bae | M | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Sam Gallagher | F | 52 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Lewis Baker | M | 68 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sorba Thomas | D | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/3 |
| Lamine Cissé | M | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | 3 | — | 1 | — |
| Gavin Bazunu | G | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bosun Lawal | D | 86 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Eric Bocat | D | 90 | 5.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Aaron Cresswell(C) | D | 45 | 5.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Million Manhoef | M | 90 | 5.7 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2/8 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Gabriel Kelly | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Divin Mubama | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sydney Agina | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tommy Simkin | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Milan Smit | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tatsuki Seko | M | 22 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Pijus Otegbayo | M | 11 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jesurun Rak-Sakyi | F | 45 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Róbert Boženík | F | 38 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |