Wrexham vs West Brom

16 August 2025 · Championship · 2025/26 · Referee John Busby

Full time 2 – 3

Half-time: 1–1

L. O'Brien 42’
S. Smith 90+5’

I. Price 20’, 81’
J. Wallace 74’

Match summary

West Brom beat Wrexham 3-2 on the road. It was 1-1 at half-time.

In the first half, I. Price put West Brom ahead in the 20th minute and L. O'Brien equalised in the 42nd minute. In the second half, J. Wallace put West Brom back in front in the 74th minute, Price made it 1-3 with a header in the 81st minute, and S. Smith pulled one back to make it 2-3 with a header in stoppage time.

The chances backed that up: West Brom created 2.37 expected goals (xG) from 17 shots to Wrexham's 2.01 from 15.

Match stats

51% Possession 49%

15 Shots 17

3 Shots on target 5

5 Corners 5

489 Passes 484

84.9% Pass accuracy 86.4%

20 Tackles 12

5 Fouls 7

2 Yellow cards 0

2 Offsides 1

Key events

Wrexham West Brom

Kick-off

20’

I. PriceRight foot shot

0-1

L. Brunt

27’

N. BroadheadJ. Windass

30’

J. McCleanShot on target

41’

L. O'BrienLeft foot shot

1-1

42’

Half-time1-1

Second half underway

53’

N. PhillipsShot on target

60’

N. PhillipsShot on target

R. LongmanR. Barnett

70’

73’

M. JohnstonK. Grant

74’

J. WallaceLeft foot shot

1-2

74’

J. WallaceT. Fellows

79’

O. DiakitéA. Mowatt

S. SmithM. James

80’

81’

I. PriceHeader

1-3

87’

T. CollyerI. Price

S. Smith

90+5’

S. SmithHeader

2-3

90+5’

Full-time2-3

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

Wrexham 2.01 xGWest Brom 2.37 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

West Brom attacking Wrexham attacking

Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Lineups

Wrexham 3-5-1-1 Starting XI

West Brom 4-2-3-1 Starting XI

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player


D. Ward	90′	2	3	23	–	–	–	–	–

Defenders3 players


M. Cleworth	90′	2	1	–	4	2	77	–	–	–	–
C. Coady	90′	2	1	–	2	–	69	1	–	–	–
L. Brunt	90′	–	–	–	5	3	65	1	–	–	–

Midfielders6 players


R. Barnett Taken off	70′	–	–	25	2	–	–	–	1	–	1	–
G. Dobson	90′	–	–	50	2	–	8	–	12	–	–	–
M. James Taken off	80′	–	–	35	3	–	2	1	5	–	1	–
L. O'Brien	90′	1	–	43	2	–	4	–	4	1	–	–
J. McClean	90′	–	1	28	1	–	1	2	2	1	1	–
R. Longman Came on as a substitute	20′	–	1	8	2	–	–	1	1	–	1	–

Forwards4 players


J. Windass Taken off	30′	–	–	1	–	0.03	–	–	1	–	10	–
K. Moore	90′	–	–	2	–	0.15	–	1	17	2	33	–
N. Broadhead Came on as a substitute	60′	–	–	2	–	0.37	–	–	–	–	20	–
S. Smith Came on as a substitute	10′	1	–	1	1	0.56	–	–	1	–	3	–

Goalkeeper1 player


J. Griffiths	90′	1	2	36	–	–	–	–	–

Defenders4 players


D. Furlong	90′	1	–	–	2	–	53	–	–	–	–
N. Phillips	90′	–	2	–	6	6	61	2	–	–	–
G. Campbell	90′	1	1	–	3	2	61	–	–	–	–
C. Styles	90′	4	–	–	5	1	53	2	–	–	–

Midfielders9 players


J. Molumby	90′	–	–	49	2	–	–	–	4	–	1	–
A. Mowatt Taken off	79′	–	–	60	4	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
T. Fellows Taken off	74′	–	–	23	2	–	1	–	4	1	2	–
I. Price Taken off	87′	2	–	25	–	–	–	–	2	1	1	–
K. Grant Taken off	73′	–	–	25	1	–	–	1	1	–	–	–
M. Johnston Came on as a substitute	17′	–	2	3	2	–	1	–	1	–	–	–
J. Wallace Came on as a substitute	16′	1	–	6	–	–	–	–	1	–	–	–
O. Diakité Came on as a substitute	11′	–	–	4	–	–	1	1	2	–	–	–
T. Collyer Came on as a substitute	9′	–	–	4	–	–	1	–	1	–	–	–

Forwards1 player


A. S. Heggebø	90′	–	–	2	–	0.71	–	2	9	1	21	–

Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists.

Before kick-off

Wrexham win 35% Avg odds 2.72

Draw 29% Avg odds 3.19

West Brom win 36% Avg odds 2.64

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Wrexham L

West Brom L L D W W

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Previous and next meeting

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Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk.