Wrexham vs Wigan Athletic, 2023-24 English Carabao Cup, First Round
· Wrexham advance 4-2 on penaltiesWrexham beat Wigan on pens to reach EFL Cup 2nd round
Wrexham progressed to the second round of the Carabao Cup after beating Wigan Athletic 4-2 on penalties following a 0-0 draw after 90 minutes at SToK Cae Ras on Tuesday.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Attempt blocked. Ollie Palmer (Wrexham) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by James Jones.
- 1': Corner, Wrexham. Conceded by Kelland Watts.
- 2': Attempt saved. Ben Tozer (Wrexham) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Eoghan O'Connell.
- 3': Attempt missed. Stephen Humphrys (Wigan Athletic) header from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Tom Pearce with a cross.
- 3': Hand ball by Chris Sze (Wigan Athletic).
- 3': Callum McFadzean (Wrexham) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 3': Foul by Matt Smith (Wigan Athletic).
- 4': Attempt saved. Ollie Palmer (Wrexham) header from very close range is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Ben Tozer.
- 4': Attempt missed. Jake Bickerstaff (Wrexham) right footed shot from very close range is just a bit too high.
- 9': Attempt saved. Stephen Humphrys (Wigan Athletic) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Charlie Hughes.
- 9': Corner, Wigan Athletic. Conceded by Mark Howard.
- 10': Corner, Wrexham. Conceded by Liam Morrison.
- 11': Attempt blocked. James Jones (Wrexham) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 13': Foul by Matt Smith (Wigan Athletic).
- 13': Ollie Palmer (Wrexham) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 13': Attempt saved. Jordan Davies (Wrexham) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 15': Corner, Wrexham. Conceded by Liam Morrison.
- 15': Corner, Wrexham. Conceded by Kelland Watts.
- 16': Attempt missed. Ben Tozer (Wrexham) header from the right side of the six yard box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Luke Young with a cross following a corner.
- 18': Foul by Kelland Watts (Wigan Athletic).
- 18': Ollie Palmer (Wrexham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 20': Foul by Matt Smith (Wigan Athletic).
- 20': James Jones (Wrexham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 20': Matt Smith (Wigan Athletic) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 21': Attempt missed. Ollie Palmer (Wrexham) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Anthony Forde with a cross.
- 24': Attempt saved. Chris Sze (Wigan Athletic) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Stephen Humphrys with a cross.
- 28': Foul by Anthony Forde (Wrexham).
- 28': Stephen Humphrys (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 29': Chris Sze (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 29': Foul by James Jones (Wrexham).
- 30': Delay in match because of an injury Ben Tozer (Wrexham).
- 32': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 34': Attempt missed. Ollie Palmer (Wrexham) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Callum McFadzean with a cross.
- 35': Attempt saved. James Jones (Wrexham) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jordan Davies.
- 35': Attempt missed. Callum McFadzean (Wrexham) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
- 36': Delay in match because of an injury Chris Sze (Wigan Athletic).
- 37': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 39': Attempt missed. Max Cleworth (Wrexham) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Anthony Forde with a cross.
- 40': Attempt saved. Stephen Humphrys (Wigan Athletic) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 41': Corner, Wrexham. Conceded by Tom Pearce.
- 44': Foul by Chris Sze (Wigan Athletic).
- 44': Max Cleworth (Wrexham) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 44': Delay in match because of an injury Max Cleworth (Wrexham).
- 45': Chris Sze (Wigan Athletic) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 45'+4': Chris Sze (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45'+4': Foul by Anthony Forde (Wrexham).
- 45'+4': Anthony Forde (Wrexham) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+6': First Half ends, Wrexham 0, Wigan Athletic 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Wrexham 0, Wigan Athletic 0.
- 47': Foul by Ollie Palmer (Wrexham).
- 47': Matt Smith (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 49': Attempt missed. Ollie Palmer (Wrexham) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
- 51': Foul by Matt Smith (Wigan Athletic).
- 51': Luke Young (Wrexham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 51': Attempt missed. James Jones (Wrexham) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
- 51': Attempt saved. Jake Bickerstaff (Wrexham) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jordan Davies.
- 52': Attempt saved. Jordan Davies (Wrexham) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 52': Attempt missed. Luke Young (Wrexham) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Jake Bickerstaff.
- 54': Corner, Wrexham. Conceded by Kelland Watts.
- 54': Attempt blocked. Anthony Forde (Wrexham) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Luke Young.
- 57': Attempt missed. Chris Sze (Wigan Athletic) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Kelland Watts.
- 58': Substitution, Wrexham. Jacob Mendy replaces Callum McFadzean.
- 58': Substitution, Wigan Athletic. Thelo Aasgaard replaces James Balagizi.
- 58': Substitution, Wigan Athletic. Charlie Wyke replaces Chris Sze.
- 63': Attempt missed. Jordan Davies (Wrexham) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right.
- 64': Substitution, Wigan Athletic. Callum Lang replaces Callum McManaman.
- 66': Substitution, Wrexham. Thomas O'Connor replaces Jordan Davies.
- 68': Callum Lang (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 68': Foul by Ollie Palmer (Wrexham).
- 68': Ollie Palmer (Wrexham) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 69': Attempt saved. Jake Bickerstaff (Wrexham) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 73': Substitution, Wrexham. Ryan Barnett replaces Anthony Forde.
- 73': Substitution, Wrexham. Elliot Lee replaces Ollie Palmer.
- 73': Substitution, Wrexham. Sam Dalby replaces Jake Bickerstaff.
- 74': Charlie Wyke (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 74': Foul by Max Cleworth (Wrexham).
- 75': Ryan Barnett (Wrexham) is shown the yellow card.
- 75': Foul by Sam Dalby (Wrexham).
- 75': Kelland Watts (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 78': Attempt missed. Stephen Humphrys (Wigan Athletic) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Matt Smith.
- 80': Foul by Liam Morrison (Wigan Athletic).
- 80': Sam Dalby (Wrexham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 82': Substitution, Wigan Athletic. Luke Brennan replaces Tom Pearce.
- 88': Attempt missed. Charlie Wyke (Wigan Athletic) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Charlie Hughes with a cross.
- 88': Charlie Hughes (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 88': Foul by Elliot Lee (Wrexham).
- 90'+1': Corner, Wigan Athletic. Conceded by Ryan Barnett.
- 90'+3': Foul by Matt Smith (Wigan Athletic).
- 90'+3': Thomas O'Connor (Wrexham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+4': Foul by Charlie Wyke (Wigan Athletic).
- 90'+4': Max Cleworth (Wrexham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Wrexham 0, Wigan Athletic 0.
- 90': Penalty Shootout begins Wrexham 0, Wigan Athletic 0.
- 91': Goal! Wrexham 0(1), Wigan Athletic 0. Luke Young (Wrexham) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
- 91': Goal! Wrexham 0(1), Wigan Athletic 0(1). Charlie Wyke (Wigan Athletic) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
- 92': Goal! Wrexham 0(2), Wigan Athletic 0(1). Elliot Lee (Wrexham) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
- 92': Goal! Wrexham 0(2), Wigan Athletic 0(2). Stephen Humphrys (Wigan Athletic) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
- 93': Goal! Wrexham 0(3), Wigan Athletic 0(2). Thomas O'Connor (Wrexham) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom left corner.
- 93': Penalty missed! Bad penalty by Charlie Hughes (Wigan Athletic) right footed shot is too high. Charlie Hughes should be disappointed.
- 94': Goal! Wrexham 0(4), Wigan Athletic 0(2). Sam Dalby (Wrexham) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner.
- 94': Penalty missed! Bad penalty by Thelo Aasgaard (Wigan Athletic) right footed shot is too high. Thelo Aasgaard should be disappointed.
- 96': Penalty Shootout ends, Wrexham 0(4), Wigan Athletic 0(2).
- 0': Match ends, Wrexham 0(4), Wigan Athletic 0(2).
Statistics
 WGA |
WXM |
|
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Fouls | 8 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 0 |
| 2 | Corner Kicks | 6 |
| 7 | Saves | 3 |
| 66.9 | Possession | 33.1 |
| 7 | SHOTS | 20 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 7 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 670 | Accurate Passes | 278 |
| 742 | Passes | 359 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 5 | Accurate Crosses | 6 |
| 20 | Crosses | 19 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 64 | Long Balls | 58 |
| 34 | Accurate Long Balls | 29 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 11 | Effective Tackles | 8 |
| 12 | Tackles | 11 |
| 0.9 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 14 | Interceptions | 5 |
| 15 | Effective Clearances | 20 |
| 15 | Clearances | 20 |
Game Information
Competition: English Carabao Cup
Venue: SToK Cae Ras
Location: Wrexham, Wales
Attendance: 9,736
Venue: SToK Cae Ras
Location: Wrexham, Wales
Attendance: 9,736
Line-Ups
Wrexham (5-3-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 21 | Mark Howard (GK) |
| 4 | Ben Tozer |
| 15 | Eoghan O'Connell |
| 32 | Max Cleworth |
| 3 | Callum McFadzean |
| 14 | Anthony Forde  |
| 8 | Luke Young |
| 7 | Jordan Davies |
| 30 | James Jones |
| 27 | Jake Bickerstaff |
| 9 | Ollie Palmer |
Wigan Athletic (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Sam Tickle (GK) |
| 4 | Liam Morrison |
| 2 | Kelland Watts |
| 6 | Charlie Hughes |
| 24 | James Balagizi |
| 8 | Matthew Smith |
| 3 | Tom Pearce |
| 26 | Babajide Adeeko |
| 22 | Chris Sze |
| 20 | Callum McManaman |
| 11 | Stephen Humphrys |
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