Wrexham vs Ipswich 2025-26 English League Championship, Regular Season
Wrexham boost promotion hopes in extraordinary 8-goal thriller
Wrexham boosted their promotion hopes with a 5-3 victory over fellow high-fliers Ipswich in a crazy game at the Stok Cae Ras.
Match Commentary
- 6': Goal! Wrexham 1, Ipswich Town 0. Kieffer Moore (Wrexham) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Josh Windass with a headed pass.
- 16': Substitution, Wrexham. George Dobson replaces Ben Sheaf because of an injury.
- 20': Goal! Wrexham 1, Ipswich Town 1. Anis Mehmeti (Ipswich Town) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Iván Azón.
- 26': Max Cleworth (Wrexham) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 31': Callum Doyle (Wrexham) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 37': Goal! Wrexham 2, Ipswich Town 1. Josh Windass (Wrexham) header from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kieffer Moore.
- 37': Leif Davis (Ipswich Town) is shown the yellow card.
- 41': Cédric Kipré (Ipswich Town) is shown the yellow card.
- 45'+3': Goal! Wrexham 2, Ipswich Town 2. Iván Azón (Ipswich Town) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jack Taylor.
- 45'+4': Darnell Furlong (Ipswich Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 47': Goal! Wrexham 2, Ipswich Town 3. Cédric Kipré (Ipswich Town) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner.
- 57': Wes Burns (Ipswich Town) is shown the yellow card.
- 60': Oliver Rathbone (Wrexham) is shown the yellow card.
- 64': Dominic Hyam (Wrexham) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 64': Substitution, Wrexham. Ryan Longman replaces Issa Kaboré.
- 65': Substitution, Wrexham. Nathan Broadhead replaces Oliver Rathbone.
- 66': Goal! Wrexham 3, Ipswich Town 3. George Thomason (Wrexham) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom left corner.
- 70': Substitution, Ipswich Town. Dan Neil replaces Jack Taylor.
- 70': Substitution, Ipswich Town. Marcelino Núñez replaces Anis Mehmeti.
- 71': Substitution, Ipswich Town. Kasey McAteer replaces Wes Burns.
- 75': Goal! Wrexham 4, Ipswich Town 3. Callum Doyle (Wrexham) header from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Lewis O'Brien with a cross following a corner.
- 76': Substitution, Ipswich Town. George Hirst replaces Iván Azón.
- 81': Substitution, Ipswich Town. Chuba Akpom replaces Azor Matusiwa.
- 85': Substitution, Wrexham. Zak Vyner replaces Josh Windass.
- 86': Goal! Wrexham 5, Ipswich Town 3. Nathan Broadhead (Wrexham) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Lewis O'Brien with a through ball.
- 88': George Dobson (Wrexham) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Game Information
Venue: STōK Cae Ras
Location: Wrexham, Wales
Attendance: 10,610
English League Championship Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +32 | Coventry City | 33 | 65 | 6 |
| +17 | Middlesbrough | 33 | 62 | 7 |
| +2 | Millwall | 33 | 56 | 9 |
| +20 | Ipswich Town | 31 | 54 | 7 |
Statistics
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|---|---|---|
| 10 | Fouls | 14 |
| 4 | Yellow Cards | 5 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 2 |
| 2 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
| 5 | Saves | 3 |
| 51.1 | Possession | 48.9 |
| 13 | SHOTS | 17 |
| 6 | ON GOAL | 10 |
| 0.5 | On Target % | 0.6 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 366 | Accurate Passes | 356 |
| 453 | Passes | 434 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 4 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
| 20 | Crosses | 16 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 62 | Long Balls | 53 |
| 30 | Accurate Long Balls | 24 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 4 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
| 12 | Effective Tackles | 10 |
| 13 | Tackles | 13 |
| 0.9 | Tackle % | 0.8 |
| 4 | Interceptions | 10 |
| 15 | Effective Clearances | 20 |
| 15 | Clearances | 20 |
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 |
| 19 | Kieffer Moore |
| 20 | Oliver Rathbone |
| 10 | Josh Windass |
Ipswich Town (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 28 | Christian Walton (GK) |
| 4 | Cedric Kipre |
| 26 | Dara O'Shea |
| 3 | Leif Davis |
| 19 | Darnell Furlong |
| 33 | Anis Mehmeti |
| 14 | Jack Taylor |
| 5 | Azor Matusiwa |
| 31 | Ivan Azón |
| 47 | Jack Clarke |
| 7 | Wes Burns |
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