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

Wrexham

24': Sam Smith
24': Sam Smith

FT
1 - 2

Norwich City

9': Anis Ben Slimane
9': Anis Ben Slimane
59': Jovon Makama
59': Jovon Makama

Wrexham's unbeaten home run snapped by Norwich

Norwich inflicted Wrexham's first English League Championship home defeat since September with a 2-1 victory at the SToK Cae Ras.

Match Commentary

0': First Half begins.
0': First Half begins.
9': Goal! Wrexham 0, Norwich City 1. Anis Ben Slimane (Norwich City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ali Ahmed.
9': Goal! Wrexham 0, Norwich City 1. Anis Ben Slimane (Norwich City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Ali Ahmed.
24': Goal! Wrexham 1, Norwich City 1. Sam Smith (Wrexham) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Max Cleworth with a cross.
24': Goal! Wrexham 1, Norwich City 1. Sam Smith (Wrexham) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Max Cleworth with a cross.
45'+2': First Half ends, Wrexham 1, Norwich City 1.
45': Substitution, Norwich City. Oscar Schwartau replaces Ali Ahmed.
45': Substitution, Norwich City. Tony Springett replaces Matej Jurásek.
45': Second Half begins Wrexham 1, Norwich City 1.
45': Oscar Schwartau (Norwich City) Substitution at 45'
45': Substitution, Norwich City. Oscar Schwartau replaces Ali Ahmed.
45': Tony Springett (Norwich City) Substitution at 45'
45': Substitution, Norwich City. Tony Springett replaces Matej Jurásek.
45': Second Half begins Wrexham 1, Norwich City 1.
59': Goal! Wrexham 1, Norwich City 2. Jovon Makama (Norwich City) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kenny McLean with a through ball following a fast break.
59': Goal! Wrexham 1, Norwich City 2. Jovon Makama (Norwich City) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kenny McLean with a through ball following a fast break.
65': Jack Stacey (Norwich City) Substitution at 65'
65': Substitution, Norwich City. Jack Stacey replaces Ben Chrisene.
66': Substitution, Norwich City. Jack Stacey replaces Ben Chrisene.
69': Substitution, Wrexham. Matty James replaces George Dobson.
69': Substitution, Wrexham. Matty James replaces George Dobson.
69': Substitution, Wrexham. Oliver Rathbone replaces Josh Windass.
69': Substitution, Wrexham. Kieffer Moore replaces Sam Smith.
70': Substitution, Wrexham. Oliver Rathbone replaces Josh Windass.
70': Substitution, Wrexham. Kieffer Moore replaces Sam Smith.
70': Substitution, Wrexham. Ryan Barnett replaces Issa Kaboré.
70': Substitution, Wrexham. Ryan Barnett replaces Issa Kaboré.
75': Pape Diallo (Norwich City) Substitution at 75'
75': Substitution, Norwich City. Papa Diallo replaces Anis Ben Slimane because of an injury.
75': Substitution, Norwich City. Papa Diallo replaces Anis Ben Slimane because of an injury.
79': Pelle Mattsson (Norwich City) Yellow Card at 79'
79': Pelle Mattsson (Norwich City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90': Jay Rodríguez (Wrexham) Substitution at 90'
90': Substitution, Wrexham. Jay Rodriguez replaces George Thomason.
90'+3': Jacob Wright (Norwich City) Substitution at 93'
90'+3': Jacob Wright (Norwich City) Substitution at 93'
90'+3': Substitution, Norwich City. Jacob Wright replaces Pelle Mattsson.

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: STōK Cae Ras
Location: Wrexham, Wales
Attendance: 10,650

English League Championship Standings

POS	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
+38	Coventry City	38	77	7
+22	Middlesbrough	38	70	8
+28	Ipswich Town	37	68	7
+9	Millwall	38	68	10

Full Table

Statistics

NOR		WXM
9	Fouls	7
1	Yellow Cards	0
0	Red Cards	0
2	Offsides	1
0	Corner Kicks	6
1	Saves	1
45.8	Possession	54.2
6	SHOTS	14
3	ON GOAL	3
0.5	On Target %	0.2
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
307	Accurate Passes	357
376	Passes	427
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.8
1	Accurate Crosses	7
7	Crosses	27
0.1	Cross %	0.3
60	Long Balls	53
25	Accurate Long Balls	26
0.4	Long Balls %	0.5
0	Blocked Shots	6
12	Effective Tackles	5
17	Tackles	9
0.7	Tackle %	0.6
3	Interceptions	6
23	Effective Clearances	8
23	Clearances	8

Line-Ups

Wrexham (3-4-2-1)

No.	Name
1	Arthur Okonkwo (GK)
5	Dominic Hyam
2	Callum Doyle
4	Max Cleworth
18	Ben Sheaf
15	George Dobson
14	George Thomason
12	Issa Kaboré
28	Sam Smith
33	Nathan Broadhead
10	Josh Windass

Substitutes:

Kieffer Moore, Matty James, Lewis O'Brien, Dan Scarr, Ryan Barnett, Oliver Rathbone, Callum Burton, Liberato Cacace, Jay Rodríguez.

Norwich City (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Vladan Kovacevic (GK)
33	José Córdoba
15	Ruairi McConville
14	Benjamin Chrisene
35	Kellen Fisher
20	Anis Ben Slimane
7	Pelle Mattsson
23	Kenny McLean
24	Jovon Makama
21	Ali Ahmed
10	Matej Jurásek