Wrexham vs Birmingham City, 2024-25 English League One, Regular Season

· English League One

Wrexham

9': Oliver Rathbone

FT
1 - 1

Birmingham City

18': Lyndon Dykes

Wrexham draw with Birmingham City in 'Hollywood derby'

Wrexham's Max Cleworth has a shot on goal during the Sky Bet League One match at the SToK Racecourse, Wrexham [1296x729]

Wrexham were forced to settle for a point from their clash with League One leaders Birmingham City on Thursday in a fixture dubbed the "Hollywood derby"

Match Timeline

9': Oliver Rathbone (Wrexham) Goal at 9'
18': Lyndon Dykes (Birmingham City) Goal at 18'
66': Keshi Anderson (Birmingham City) Substitution at 66'
69': Paul Mullin (Wrexham) Substitution at 69'
69': Steven Fletcher (Wrexham) Substitution at 69'
69': Oliver Rathbone (Wrexham) Yellow Card at 69'
83': Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City) Substitution at 83'
86': Krystian Bielik (Birmingham City) Substitution at 86'

Statistics

BIR		WXM
11	Fouls	13
0	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	0
5	Corner Kicks	5
5	Saves	0
56.6	Possession	43.4
7	SHOTS	13
1	ON GOAL	7
0.1	On Target %	0.5
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
0	Accurate Passes	0
0	Passes	0
0.0	Pass Completion %	0.0
0	Accurate Crosses	0
0	Crosses	0
0.0	Cross %	0.0
0	Long Balls	0
0	Accurate Long Balls	0
0.0	Long Balls %	0.0
3	Blocked Shots	3
0	Effective Tackles	0
0	Tackles	0
0.0	Tackle %	0.0
0	Interceptions	0
0	Effective Clearances	0
0	Clearances	0

Game Information

Competition: English League One

Venue: SToK Cae Ras
Location: Wrexham, Wales
Attendance: 13,237

EFL League One Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Birmingham City	38	+39	89
2	Wrexham	40	+24	78
3	Wycombe Wanderers	39	+29	75
4	Charlton Athletic	40	+19	72

Full Table

Line-Ups

Wrexham (3-5-1-1)

No.	Name
1	Arthur Okonkwo (GK)
24	Dan Scarr
6	Thomas O'Connor
4	Max Cleworth
20	Oliver Rathbone
15	George Dobson
37	Matty James
7	James McClean
29	Ryan Barnett
9	Ollie Palmer
38	Elliott Lee

Wrexham Substitutes:

Steven Fletcher, Andrew Cannon, Mark Howard, Paul Mullin, Eoghan O'Connell, Jack Marriott, Sebastian Revan.

Birmingham City (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
21	Ryan Allsop (GK)
25	Ben Davies
4	Christoph Klarer
20	Alex Cochrane
2	Ethan Laird
17	Lyndon Dykes
19	Taylor Gardner-Hickman
12	Marc Leonard
9	Alfie May
28	Jay Stansfield
11	Scott Wright

Birmingham City Substitutes:

Luke Harris, Ayumu Yokoyama, Lukas Jutkiewicz, Krystian Bielik, Bailey Peacock-Farrell, Keshi Anderson, Grant Hanley.

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