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Blackburn Rovers vs Wrexham

Championship
Blackburn
7-7-11
0-2
Final
Wrexham
10-10-6
Ewood Park

Match pulse

BLKAttacking pressure by 5 minutes
0'WXM
53%Possession47%
12Shots7
1On target3
4Corners8
1Saves1
14Fouls10
30'Moussa BaradjiBLK37'Todd CantwellBLK45'+1'Sam SmithWXM64'George DobsonWXM67'Lewis MillerBLK75'Sondre TronstadBLK
Team1H2HT
BLK000
WXM202

Who won: Wrexham 2-0

Wrexham beat Blackburn Rovers 2-0 on Thursday, January 1, 2026 at Ewood Park. Goals for Wrexham: Sam Smith (11') and Oliver Rathbone (38').

Play by play

  1. Match ends, Blackburn Rovers 0, Wrexham 2.
  2. Second Half ends, Blackburn Rovers 0, Wrexham 2.
  3. 90'+5'

    Free kick won

    Harry Pickering (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  4. 90'+5'

    Foul

    Foul by Sam Smith (Wrexham).

  5. 90'+4'

    Corner, Wrexham. Conceded by Sean McLoughlin.

  6. 90'

    Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.

  7. 88'

    Offside

    Offside, Wrexham. Sam Smith is caught offside.

  8. 87'
    Sub

    Subbed on for O. Rathbone

    Substitution, Wrexham. Harry Ashfield replaces Oliver Rathbone.

    H. Ashfield

  9. 86'

    Header saved

    Attempt saved. Moussa Baradji (Blackburn Rovers) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Arthur Okonkwo (Wrexham). Assisted by Todd Cantwell with a cross.

    M. Baradji

  10. 85'

    Left footed shot just wide

    Attempt missed. Yuki Ohashi (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by George Pratt with a cross.

    Y. Ohashi

  11. 84'
    Sub

    Subbed on for L. O'Brien

    Substitution, Wrexham. Liberato Cacace replaces Lewis O'Brien.

    L. Cacace

  12. 82'
    Sub

    Subbed on for A. Henriksson

    Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Nathan Dlamini replaces Axel Henriksson.

    N. Dlamini

  13. 78'

    Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Dan Scarr.

  14. 77'

    Free kick won

    Moussa Baradji (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  15. 77'

    Foul

    Foul by Ben Sheaf (Wrexham).

  16. 75'Sondre Tronstad

    Yellow card

    Sondre Tronstad (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

    S. Tronstad

  17. 75'

    Free kick won

    Oliver Rathbone (Wrexham) wins a free kick on the right wing.

  18. 75'Sondre Tronstad

    Foul

    Foul by Sondre Tronstad (Blackburn Rovers).

  19. 74'

    Free kick won

    George Dobson (Wrexham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  20. 74'Sondre Tronstad

    Foul

    Foul by Sondre Tronstad (Blackburn Rovers).

  21. 72'
    Sub

    Subbed on for M. James

    Substitution, Wrexham. Ben Sheaf replaces Matty James.

    B. Sheaf

  22. 69'

    Corner, Wrexham. Conceded by Moussa Baradji.

  23. 68'

    Corner awarded

    Corner, Wrexham. Conceded by Harry Pickering.

  24. 67'

    Yellow card

    Lewis Miller (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

    L. Miller

  25. 67'

    Free kick won

    Oliver Rathbone (Wrexham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Leaders

BLKWXM
Total Shots
Moussa Baradji
4
Sam Smith
2
Accurate Passes
Sondre Tronstad
61
Dominic Hyam
36
Saves
Aynsley Pears
1
Arthur Okonkwo
1

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