Wrexham 2-0 Reading: Match Highlight, Goals & Player Ratings

Wrexham

N. Broadhead 57'

N. Broadhead 70'

Reading

EFL Cup 2025/2026

3rd Round

September 23, 2025 6:45pm

SToK Cae Ras, Wrexham

Key stats

Ball Possession

47%

53%

Total Shots

Shots on Goal

Corner Kicks

Offsides

Fouls

Lineup

Wrexham 3-4-2-1

Reading 4-2-3-1

Goalkeeper

C. Burton

6.6

J. Stevens

6.3

Defenders

C. Doyle

6.7

A. Garcia

6.3

D. Scarr

7.5

M. Jacob

7.6

L. Brunt

7.9

Michael George Stickland

6.2

K. Abrefa

6.2

Midfielders

J. McClean

6.9

C. Savage

7.7

G. Thomason

6.3

B. Elliott

6.7

M. James

6.9

K. Ehibhatiomhan

5.9

R. Barnett

7.6

K. Doyle

6.7

D. Kyerewaa

6.9

Forwards

N. Broadhead

9.0

Mark O’Mahony

6.2

E. Lee

7.3

S. Smith

6.3

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Highest rating

9.0

N. Broadhead

7.7

C. Savage

Match Summary

On September 23, 2025 during the 2025/2026 EFL Cup match, Wrexham faced off against Reading at SToK Cae Ras, Wrexham. The game concluded with Wrexham securing a victory. With 47% possession, Wrexham versus Reading's 53% and shots on goal at 7 to 4. Reading had 85% successful passes (of 550 passes) over Wrexham which had 83% successful passes (of 483 passes). The outstanding efforts by N. Broadhead and C. Savage played a key role.

Lineup

3-4-2-1

4-2-3-1

Burton

6.6

Played:
93Min

Saves:
4 of 4

Accurate passes:
14/29

Brunt

7.9

Played:
93Min

Tackles:
5

Accurate passes:
56/63

Won duels:
10/14

Scarr

7.5

Played:
93Min

Tackles:
2

Blocked:
1

Interceptions:
2

Accurate passes:
41/49

Won duels:
7/9

Doyle

6.7

Played:
79Min

Tackles:
1

Accurate passes:
42/48

Won duels:
2/8

Dribbles:
0/1

Barnett

7.6

Played:
72Min

Tackles:
2

Interceptions:
2

Accurate passes:
28/40

Key passes:
2

Won duels:
7/10

Dribbles:
0/1

James

6.9

Played:
93Min

Tackles:
1

Interceptions:
3

Accurate passes:
52/56

Key passes:
2

Won duels:
1/6

Thomason

6.3

Played:
72Min

Tackles:
1

Accurate passes:
42/47

Won duels:
2/5

McClean

6.9

Played:
93Min

Tackles:
1

Accurate passes:
25/34

Won duels:
3/6

Dribbles:
1/2

Lee

7.3

Played:
93Min

Accurate passes:
39/41

Key passes:
1

Won duels:
6/9

Dribbles:
2/3

Broadhead

9.0

Played:
72Min

Tackles:
1

Accurate passes:
30/33

Key passes:
3

Won duels:
4/9

Dribbles:
0/3

Smith

6.3

Played:
87Min

Accurate passes:
10/16

Key passes:
2

Won duels:
6/12

O’Mahony

6.2

Played:
93Min

Interceptions:
1

Accurate passes:
6/10

Won duels:
2/9

Ehibhatiomhan

5.9

Played:
66Min

Accurate passes:
16/23

Key passes:
1

Won duels:
2/11

Dribbles:
0/3

Doyle

6.7

Played:
93Min

Tackles:
3

Accurate passes:
23/33

Key passes:
2

Won duels:
7/12

Dribbles:
1/2

Kyerewaa

6.9

Played:
66Min

Tackles:
2

Blocked:
1

Interceptions:
1

Accurate passes:
14/18

Won duels:
5/7

Dribbles:
1/1

Savage

7.7

Played:
66Min

Tackles:
3

Interceptions:
1

Accurate passes:
58/66

Key passes:
2

Won duels:
6/8

Elliott

6.7

Played:
66Min

Tackles:
2

Accurate passes:
39/45

Key passes:
1

Won duels:
3/8

Dribbles:
0/2

Garcia

6.3

Played:
45Min

Accurate passes:
21/28

Won duels:
1/4

Jacob

7.6

Played:
93Min

Tackles:
1

Blocked:
2

Interceptions:
6

Accurate passes:
81/87

Won duels:
6/9

Stickland

6.2

Played:
93Min

Tackles:
1

Blocked:
3

Accurate passes:
53/59

Won duels:
3/11

Abrefa

6.2

Played:
93Min

Interceptions:
1

Accurate passes:
38/42

Won duels:
1/4

Dribbles:
0/1

Stevens

6.3

Played:
93Min

Saves:
5 of 7

Accurate passes:
22/28

Won duels:
0/1

Substitutes

Coach

Philip John Parkinson

Dobson

6.7

Played:
21Min

Tackles:
1

Accurate passes:
7/7

Won duels:
2/4

Dribbles:
1/1

Longman

6.6

Played:
21Min

Accurate passes:
3/5

Won duels:
1/1

O'Brien

6.6

Played:
21Min

Accurate passes:
7/9

Key passes:
2

Cleworth

6.7

Played:
14Min

Blocked:
1

Interceptions:
1

Accurate passes:
2/5

Okonkwo

Kaboré

Coady

Moore

Hardie

Played:
6Min

Accurate passes:
1/1

Won duels:
1/1

Dribbles:
1/1

Coach

Noel Hunt

Ryan

6.2

Played:
48Min

Tackles:
1

Accurate passes:
27/32

Key passes:
1

Won duels:
2/5

Rushesha

6.3

Played:
27Min

Accurate passes:
23/26

Fraser

6.9

Played:
27Min

Accurate passes:
14/14

Won duels:
3/4

Wing

6.9

Played:
27Min

Blocked:
1

Accurate passes:
26/30

Won duels:
1/1

Lane

6.3

Played:
27Min

Accurate passes:
9/9

Pereira

Ahmed

Duah

Patton

Stats

Ball Possession

Wrexham Wrexham: 47%

Reading Reading: 53%

Total Shots

Wrexham Wrexham: 17

Reading Reading: 11

Shots on Goal

Wrexham Wrexham: 7

Reading Reading: 4

Corner Kicks

Wrexham Wrexham: 3

Reading Reading: 4

Offsides

Wrexham Wrexham: 0

Reading Reading: 0

Fouls

Wrexham Wrexham: 10

Reading Reading: 10

Yellow Cards

Wrexham Wrexham: 1

Reading Reading: 0

Red Cards

Wrexham Wrexham: 0

Reading Reading: 0

Total Passes

Wrexham Wrexham: 483

Reading Reading: 550

Goals Prevented

Wrexham Wrexham: 0

Reading Reading: 0

Passes Accuracy

Wrexham Wrexham: 399 (83%)

Reading Reading: 470 (85%)

Wrexham vs Reading

Key stats

Lineup

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Match Summary

Lineup

Stats

Ball Possession

Total Shots

Shots on Goal

Corner Kicks

Offsides

Fouls

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

Total Passes

Goals Prevented

Passes Accuracy

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