English League Championship

Derby County vs Wrexham, 2026-27 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship
Derby County
  • 9': Sammie Szmodics
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1 - 1
Wrexham
  • 88': Oliver Rathbone

Rathbone strike earns Wrexham late point at struggling Derby

Derby are still without a home win after Ollie Rathbone scored late on to earn Wrexham a 1-1 draw at Pride Park.

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 4': Zak Vyner (Wrexham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 4': Foul by Carlton Morris (Derby County).
  • 5': Kieffer Moore (Wrexham) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 5': Foul by Sondre Langås (Derby County).
  • 5': Sondre Langås (Derby County) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 9': Attempt blocked. Benjamin Whiteman (Wrexham) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Callum O'Hare.
  • 9': Goal! Derby County 1, Wrexham 0. Sam Szmodics (Derby County) right footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Mohammed Fuseini following a fast break.
  • 12': Delay in match because of an injury Josh Windass (Wrexham).
  • 13': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 14': Attempt saved. Bobby Clark (Derby County) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Anthony Patterson (Wrexham). Assisted by Joe Ward.
  • 15': Substitution, Wrexham. Oliver Rathbone replaces Josh Windass because of an injury.
  • 15': Attempt saved. Jacques Ekomié (Wrexham) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Josh Vickers (Derby County).
  • 18': Attempt saved. Sam Szmodics (Derby County) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Anthony Patterson (Wrexham). Assisted by Mohammed Fuseini with a cross.
  • 22': Foul by Callum O'Hare (Wrexham).
  • 22': Joe Ward (Derby County) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 24': Attempt saved. Callum O'Hare (Wrexham) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Josh Vickers (Derby County).
  • 24': Attempt missed. Issa Kaboré (Wrexham) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is close, but misses to the right.
  • 32': Lewis O'Brien (Wrexham) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 32': Foul by Mohammed Fuseini (Derby County).
  • 34': Kieffer Moore (Wrexham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 34': Foul by David Ozoh (Derby County).
  • 35': Attempt missed. Sam Szmodics (Derby County) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Bobby Clark.
  • 37': Attempt blocked. Joe Worrall (Wrexham) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Callum O'Hare.
  • 37': Corner, Wrexham. Conceded by Sam Szmodics.
  • 37': Offside, Wrexham. Dominic Hyam is caught offside.
  • 39': Foul by Issa Kaboré (Wrexham).
  • 39': Carlton Morris (Derby County) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 43': Corner, Wrexham. Conceded by Joe Ward.
  • 45': Corner, Wrexham. Conceded by Ryan Hedges.
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+1': Attempt blocked. Callum O'Hare (Wrexham) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Oliver Rathbone.
  • 45'+1': Corner, Wrexham. Conceded by Alex Mowatt.
  • 45'+2': Offside, Wrexham. Benjamin Whiteman is caught offside.
  • 45'+3': Foul by Dion Sanderson (Derby County).
  • 45'+3': Kieffer Moore (Wrexham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+4': First Half ends, Derby County 1, Wrexham 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Derby County 1, Wrexham 0.
  • 46': Offside, Wrexham. Issa Kaboré is caught offside.
  • 50': Jacques Ekomié (Wrexham) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 50': Foul by Joe Ward (Derby County).
  • 50': Attempt missed. Kieffer Moore (Wrexham) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jacques Ekomié.
  • 52': Foul by Ryan Hedges (Derby County).
  • 52': Issa Kaboré (Wrexham) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 52': Ryan Hedges (Derby County) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 54': Foul by David Ozoh (Derby County).
  • 54': Callum O'Hare (Wrexham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 57': Attempt missed. Mohammed Fuseini (Derby County) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Bobby Clark.
  • 58': Attempt saved. Mohammed Fuseini (Derby County) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Anthony Patterson (Wrexham). Assisted by Joe Ward.
  • 60': David Ozoh (Derby County) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 60': Foul by Lewis O'Brien (Wrexham).
  • 62': Attempt missed. Sam Szmodics (Derby County) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Ryan Hedges.
  • 62': Corner, Wrexham. Conceded by Dion Sanderson.
  • 63': Attempt blocked. Joe Worrall (Wrexham) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Benjamin Whiteman with a cross.
  • 64': Substitution, Wrexham. Sam Smith replaces Lewis O'Brien.
  • 64': Substitution, Wrexham. Danny Imray replaces Issa Kaboré.
  • 68': Attempt blocked. Danny Imray (Wrexham) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 68': Attempt missed. Carlton Morris (Derby County) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Bobby Clark.
  • 70': Corner, Wrexham. Conceded by Ryan Hedges.
  • 71': Mohammed Fuseini (Derby County) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 71': Foul by Oliver Rathbone (Wrexham).
  • 71': Oliver Rathbone (Wrexham) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 72': Substitution, Derby County. Henrik Meister replaces Mohammed Fuseini.
  • 72': Substitution, Derby County. Rhian Brewster replaces Sam Szmodics.
  • 73': Attempt missed. Carlton Morris (Derby County) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top left corner following a set piece situation.
  • 74': Foul by Alex Mowatt (Derby County).
  • 74': Callum O'Hare (Wrexham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 74': Alex Mowatt (Derby County) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 75': Attempt missed. Callum O'Hare (Wrexham) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right.
  • 76': Attempt blocked. Bobby Clark (Derby County) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Rhian Brewster.
  • 76': Corner, Derby County. Conceded by Dominic Hyam.
  • 78': Sondre Langås (Derby County) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 78': Foul by Kieffer Moore (Wrexham).
  • 79': Foul by Henrik Meister (Derby County).
  • 79': Dominic Hyam (Wrexham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 79': Corner, Wrexham. Conceded by Sondre Langås.
  • 82': Corner, Wrexham. Conceded by Rhian Brewster.
  • 83': Attempt missed. Jacques Ekomié (Wrexham) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Callum O'Hare.
  • 84': Substitution, Derby County. Oscar Fraulo replaces Bobby Clark.
  • 84': Substitution, Derby County. Lars-Jørgen Salvesen replaces Carlton Morris.
  • 85': Substitution, Wrexham. George Dobson replaces Zak Vyner.
  • 85': Substitution, Wrexham. Ryan Longman replaces Jacques Ekomié.
  • 88': Goal! Derby County 1, Wrexham 1. Oliver Rathbone (Wrexham) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kieffer Moore with a headed pass.
  • 90': Attempt missed. Kieffer Moore (Wrexham) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Danny Imray.
  • 90'+1': Joe Ward (Derby County) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Kieffer Moore (Wrexham).
  • 90'+1': Kieffer Moore (Wrexham) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+4': Offside, Derby County. Oscar Fraulo is caught offside.
  • 90'+5': Corner, Wrexham. Conceded by Dion Sanderson.
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Derby County 1, Wrexham 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Derby County 1, Wrexham 1.

Statistics

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6 Fouls 10
2 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
3 Offsides 1
9 Corner Kicks 1
3 Saves 2
54.9 Possession 45.1
13 SHOTS 10
3 ON GOAL 4
0.2 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
377 Accurate Passes 303
470 Passes 397
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
5 Accurate Crosses 1
24 Crosses 10
0.2 Cross % 0.1
54 Long Balls 65
28 Accurate Long Balls 18
0.5 Long Balls % 0.3
5 Blocked Shots 1
8 Effective Tackles 12
15 Tackles 21
0.5 Tackle % 0.6
6 Interceptions 23
32 Effective Clearances 29
32 Clearances 29

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: Pride Park
Location: Derby, England
Attendance: 29,136

EFL Championship Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Swansea City 10 +9 23
2 Middlesbrough 10 +6 21
3 West Ham United 10 +17 19
4 Birmingham City 10 +6 17
Full Standings

Line-Ups

DER Derby County (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
31 Josh Vickers (GK)
28 Dion Sanderson
6 Sondre Langas Yellow Card
26 Ryan Hedges Yellow Card
23 Joe Ward
8 Bobby Clark
4 David Ozoh
20 Alex Mowatt Yellow Card
9 Carlton Morris
11 Sammie Szmodics
16 Mohammed Fuseini
Derby County Substitutes:
Henrik Meister, Lars Jorgen Salvesen, Ryan Nyambe, Filip Bilbija, Corey Taylor, Richard O'Donnell, Oscar Fraulo, Rhian Brewster, Lewis Travis.

WXM Wrexham (3-4-2-1)

No. Name
22 Anthony Patterson (GK)
6 Joe Worrall
5 Dominic Hyam
26 Zak Vyner
27 Lewis O'Brien
8 Benjamin Whiteman
3 Jacques Ekomie
12 Issa Kaboré
19 Kieffer Moore
17 Callum O'Hare
10 Josh Windass
Wrexham Substitutes:
George Dobson, Oliver Rathbone, Aaron James, Danny Ward, Danny Imray, Samuel Chesworth, Bailey Cadamarteri, Sam Smith, Ryan Longman.

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