Bristol City vs Wrexham 2025-26 English League Championship, Regular Season
2 - 2
Max Bird swoops late on as Bristol City deny Wrexham win
Bristol City denied Wrexham a fifth successive Sky Bet Championship away win as Max Bird's spectacular late volley secured a 2-2 draw at Ashton Gate.
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 34': Goal! Bristol City 0, Wrexham 1. Oliver Rathbone (Wrexham) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner.
- 40': Oliver Rathbone (Wrexham) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 44': Neto Borges (Bristol City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45': Substitution, Bristol City. Jason Knight replaces Sam Morsy.
- 45': Substitution, Bristol City. Delano Burgzorg replaces Mark Sykes.
- 45': Substitution, Bristol City. Sinclair Armstrong replaces Emil Riis.
- 45': Second Half begins Bristol City 0, Wrexham 1.
- 47': Goal! Bristol City 1, Wrexham 1. Sinclair Armstrong (Bristol City) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right to the top left corner. Assisted by Tomi Horvat.
- 54': Max Cleworth (Wrexham) is shown the yellow card.
- 63': Substitution, Bristol City. Max Bird replaces Tomi Horvat.
- 71': Substitution, Bristol City. Joe Williams replaces Adam Randell because of an injury.
- 71': Substitution, Wrexham. Josh Windass replaces Oliver Rathbone.
- 71': Substitution, Wrexham. Kieffer Moore replaces Sam Smith.
- 71': Substitution, Wrexham. George Dobson replaces Nathan Broadhead.
- 73': Dominic Hyam (Wrexham) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 76': Own Goal by Joe Williams, Bristol City. Bristol City 1, Wrexham 2.
- 89': Goal! Bristol City 2, Wrexham 2. Max Bird (Bristol City) right footed shot from outside the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Jason Knight.
- 90'+1': Delano Burgzorg (Bristol City) is shown the yellow card.
Game Information
Venue: Ashton Gate
Location: Bristol, England
Attendance: 22,915
English League Championship Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +30 | Coventry City | 32 | 62 | 6 |
| +17 | Middlesbrough | 32 | 61 | 7 |
| +4 | Millwall | 32 | 56 | 8 |
| +22 | Ipswich Town | 30 | 54 | 6 |
Statistics
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|---|---|---|
| 13 | Fouls | 11 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 3 | Offsides | 1 |
| 2 | Corner Kicks | 3 |
| 3 | Saves | 2 |
| 49.9 | Possession | 50.1 |
| 9 | SHOTS | 8 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 5 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.6 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 399 | Accurate Passes | 404 |
| 486 | Passes | 492 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 4 | Accurate Crosses | 1 |
| 17 | Crosses | 12 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 57 | Long Balls | 57 |
| 29 | Accurate Long Balls | 18 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.3 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 0 |
| 12 | Effective Tackles | 5 |
| 18 | Tackles | 13 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.4 |
| 6 | Interceptions | 7 |
| 20 | Effective Clearances | 25 |
| 20 | Clearances | 25 |
Bristol City (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 23 | Radek Vítek (GK) |
| 5 | Robert Atkinson |
| 16 | Robert Dickie |
| 21 | Neto Borges |
| 19 | George Tanner |
| 14 | Tomi Horvat |
| 4 | Adam Randell |
| 40 | Sam Morsy |
| 18 | Emil Riis Jakobsen |
| 10 | Scott Twine |
| 17 | Mark Sykes |
Wrexham (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Arthur Okonkwo (GK) |
| 5 | Dominic Hyam |
| 2 | Callum Doyle |
| 4 | Max Cleworth |
| 27 | Lewis O'Brien |
| 18 | Ben Sheaf |
| 14 | George Thomason |
| 12 | Issa Kaboré |
| 28 | Sam Smith |
| 33 | Nathan Broadhead |
| 20 | Oliver Rathbone |
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