EFL Championship 2026-27 | Matchday 8 | 2026-09-19 23:00 JST
2 – 1
50' J. Ward-Prowse 89' K. Schlotterbeck (OG)
Match summary Wrexham took on Southampton in the EFL Championship 2026-27 Matchday 8 on September 19. Wrexham edged a close game against Southampton, 2-1. Wrexham led 1-0 at half-time. In the second half, Wrexham scored 1 and Southampton scored 1.
Southampton had more possession (66% to 34%) and more shots (20 to 8), but Wrexham were more efficient and took the win. Wrexham scored 2 from 4 shots on target. Yellow cards: Wrexham 1, Southampton 4.
Team stats 3-4-2-1 22 Patters 2 Doyle 5 Hyam 26 Vyner 3 Ekomié 8 Whit ema 18 Sheaf 12 Kaboré 17 O' 10 Windass 19 Moore
4-2-3-1 1 Peretz 3 Mann ing 13 Schl ott 15 Wood -Go 14 Bree 30 Ward-Pr 4 Downes 7 Scienza 10 Azaz 27 Matsuki 9 Larin
0.54 Expected goals (xG) 2.08
-0.74 Goals prevented (xG) -0.74
View as table Wrexham Stat Southampton 3-4-2-1 Formation 4-2-3-1 34% Possession 66% 0.54 Expected goals (xG) 2.08 8 Shots 20 4 Shots on target 7 4 Shots off target 8 1 Blocked shots 5 6 Shots inside the box 13 2 Shots outside the box 7 2 Corner kicks 3 0 Offsides 2 8 Fouls 7 344 Passes 670 274 Accurate passes 604 80% Pass accuracy 90% 6 Goalkeeper saves 3 -0.74 Goals prevented (xG) -0.74 1 Yellow cards 4 0 Red cards 0
Referee: Gavin Ward, England
Player stats Wrexham Pos Player Shots Shots on target Goals Dribbles (success) Tackles (success) Blocks Passes (accuracy) Assists Yellow cards Red cards Fouls Fouled Rating Min Key passes Interceptions Duels (won) GK A. Patterson 0 20(59%) 0 0 0 1 7.2 90 1(1) DF Z. Vyner 0 3 1 24(83%) 0 0 0 7.3 90 2 4(3) DF D. Hyam 0 1 22(81%) 0 1 0 3 1 6.3 90 1 8(2) DF C. Doyle 0 2 2 23(72%) 0 0 0 7 90 1 2 7(5) MF I. Kaboré 0 17(94%) 0 0 0 1 1 6.7 90 6(1) MF B. Sheaf 0 27(77%) 0 0 0 1 6.6 65 2 1(None) MF B. Whiteman 0 1 33(94%) 1 0 0 2 7 90 1 1 1(None) MF J. Ekomié 0 1(100%) 3 14(78%) 0 0 0 1 6.6 90 2 9(6) FW J. Windass 1 1 0 28(78%) 0 0 0 7 86 3 2(1) FW C. O'Hare 4 2 0 2 24(92%) 0 0 0 6.6 90 1 4(2) FW K. Moore 2 1 1 1(100%) 15(62%) 0 0 0 1 2 8.2 72 1 11(7) MF M. James 0 21(95%) 0 0 0 6.9 25 FW S. Smith 1 0 1 5(83%) 0 0 0 6.3 18 11(3) MF L. O'Brien 0 1(50%) 0 0 0 1 6.6 8 1(1) GK D. Ward 0 0 0 0 DF A. James 0 0 0 0 DF J. Worrall 0 0 0 0 MF R. Longman 0 0 0 0 MF G. Dobson 0 0 0 0 FW B. Cadamarteri 0 0 0 0
Southampton Pos Player Shots Shots on target Goals Dribbles (success) Tackles (success) Blocks Passes (accuracy) Assists Yellow cards Red cards Fouls Fouled Rating Min Key passes Interceptions Duels (won) GK Daniel Peretz 0 63(98%) 0 0 0 7.2 90 DF J. Bree 0 48(96%) 0 0 0 6.5 89 1 1 3(1) DF N. Wood-Gordon 0 3 99(91%) 0 1 0 1 7.2 90 10(6) DF K. Schlotterbeck 2 0 2 95(92%) 0 0 0 6.3 90 6(4) DF R. Manning 2 0 1(100%) 54(84%) 0 1 0 1 6.7 90 3 2(1) MF F. Downes 0 2 73(94%) 0 1 0 1 7.2 90 4 8(4) MF J. Ward-Prowse 3 3 1 2 68(96%) 0 0 0 7.5 90 2 3(2) MF K. Matsuki 2 1 0 2 19(68%) 0 0 0 1 6.2 76 1 1 8(3) MF F. Azaz 2 2 0 41(84%) 0 0 0 1 2 5.9 90 2 6(2) MF Léo Scienza 0 1 20(87%) 0 0 0 2 6.7 45 1 4(3) FW C. Larin 4 1 0 1(50%) 11(65%) 0 1 0 3 1 6.3 86 13(7) MF S. Edozie 0 7(88%) 1 0 0 6.5 45 1 1(None) MF T. Fellows 0 5(100%) 0 0 0 1 6.5 14 2(1) FW D. Mubama 0 0 0 0 6.3 9 FW L. Dobbin 0 1(100%) 0 0 0 1 GK G. Long 0 0 0 0 DF Welington 0 0 0 0 DF Z. Abbott 0 0 0 0 DF J. Stephens 0 0 0 0 MF Cameron Bragg 0 0 0 0
Lineups Wrexham Role Pos No. Player Starter GK 22 A. Patterson Starter DF 26 Z. Vyner Starter DF 5 D. Hyam Starter DF 2 C. Doyle Starter MF 12 I. Kaboré Starter MF 18 B. Sheaf Starter MF 8 B. Whiteman Starter MF 3 J. Ekomié Starter FW 10 J. Windass Starter FW 17 C. O'Hare Starter FW 19 K. Moore Bench MF 37 M. James Bench MF 27 L. O'Brien Bench FW 28 S. Smith
Show unused substitutes (6) Role Pos No. Player Bench GK 21 D. Ward Bench DF 6 J. Worrall Bench DF 34 A. James Bench MF 15 G. Dobson Bench MF 47 R. Longman Bench FW 11 B. Cadamarteri
Southampton Role Pos No. Player Starter GK 1 Daniel Peretz Starter DF 14 J. Bree Starter DF 15 N. Wood-Gordon Starter DF 13 K. Schlotterbeck Starter DF 3 R. Manning Starter MF 4 F. Downes Starter MF 30 J. Ward-Prowse Starter MF 27 K. Matsuki Starter MF 10 F. Azaz Starter MF 7 Léo Scienza Starter FW 9 C. Larin Bench MF 18 T. Fellows Bench FW 11 L. Dobbin Bench MF 23 S. Edozie Bench FW 28 D. Mubama
Show unused substitutes (5) Role Pos No. Player Bench GK 25 G. Long Bench DF 34 Welington Bench DF 5 J. Stephens Bench DF 6 Z. Abbott Bench MF 26 Cameron Bragg
Match events Time Team Event Player Score 1H 14' Southampton 🟨 Yellow card C. Larin 1H 35' Wrexham ⚽ Goal K. Moore 1-0 2H 1' Southampton 🔄 Substitution OUT Léo Scienza → IN S. Edozie 2H 5' Southampton ⚽ Goal J. Ward-Prowse 1-1 2H 20' Wrexham 🔄 Substitution OUT B. Sheaf → IN M. James 2H 24' Southampton 🟨 Yellow card N. Wood-Gordon 2H 27' Wrexham 🔄 Substitution OUT K. Moore → IN S. Smith 2H 31' Southampton 🔄 Substitution OUT K. Matsuki → IN T. Fellows 2H 41' Wrexham 🟨 Yellow card D. Hyam 2H 41' Wrexham 🔄 Substitution OUT J. Windass → IN L. O'Brien 2H 41' Southampton 🔄 Substitution OUT C. Larin → IN D. Mubama 2H 44' Wrexham ⚽ Goal K. Schlotterbeck 1-2 2H 45+5' Southampton 🟨 Yellow card F. Downes 2H 45+2' Southampton 🟨 Yellow card R. Manning 2H 45+3' Southampton 🔄 Substitution OUT J. Bree → IN L. Dobbin
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