Championship· Round 27
Wrexham 1-2 Norwich
Match summary
Norwich beat Wrexham 2-1 in Championship on Sat, 17 Jan 2026.
Goals — Wrexham: Smith 24' | Norwich: Slimane 9'; J. Makama 59'.
Wrexham had 55% of the possession and 17 shots (2 on target) against 7 (3) for Norwich; corners 7-1, yellow cards 0-1.
In their last 1 meeting Wrexham won 1, Norwich won 0 and 0 ended level.
Venue: STōK Cae Ras. Referee: Will Finnie.
Lineups
Norwich 4-2-3-1Wrexham 3-4-2-1
Wrexham
Coach: Phil Parkinson
Substitutes
- 25Callum BurtonGoalkeeper
- 24Dan ScarrDefender
- 29Ryan BarnettDefender
- 13Liberato CacaceDefender
- 37Matty JamesMidfielder
- 27Lewis O'BrienMidfielder
- 20Ollie RathboneMidfielder
- 19Kieffer MooreAttacker
- 16Jay RodríguezAttacker
Unavailable players
- Lewis BruntThigh injury
- Danny WardDislocated elbow
- Ryan HardieKnee injury
- Aaron JamesKnee surgery
- Andy CannonCruciate ligament injury
- Elliott LeeKnee surgery
Norwich
Coach: Philippe Clement
Substitutes
- 29Oscar SchwartauMidfielder
- 42Tony SpringettAttacker
- 32Daniel GrimshawGoalkeeper
- 6Harry DarlingDefender
- 5Jakov MedicDefender
- 3Jack StaceyDefender
- 16Jacob WrightMidfielder
- 19Papa DialloAttacker
- 30Mathias KvistgaardenAttacker
Unavailable players
- Forson AmankwahHamstring Injury
- Mirko TopićCruciate ligament injury
- Ante CrnacCruciate ligament injury
- Jeffrey SchluppHamstring Injury
- Shane DuffyMuscle injury
- Gabe ForsythKnee injury
Statistics
WrexhamNorwich
Key statistics
55%Possession45%
1.6Expected Goals0.84
17Total Shots7
2Shots On Target3
3Big Chances Created4
7Corners1
7Fouls9
0Yellow Cards1
0Red Cards0
1Offsides2
1Goalkeeper Saves1
418Passes Completed341
All statistics
270Attacks232
6Shots Off Target3
9Shots Blocked1
0Hit Woodwork1
1.02Expected Goals On Target1.49
9Free Kicks7
9Shots Inside The Box5
505Total Passes427
8Shots Outside The Box2
3Big Chances Missed3
1.5Expected Assists1.22
6/29 (21%)Crosses Completed1/7 (14%)
205Passes Own Half214
329Passes Opposition Half220
34/61 (56%)Long Passes Completed23/68 (34%)
33Throw-Ins25
8Key Passes8
137Passes Into Final Third72
94Backward Passes66
4Goal Kicks13
11Interceptions5
0.84Expected Goals Conceded1.6
5/10 (50%)Tackles Won12/22 (55%)
13Clearances27
53Duels Won50
21/34 (62%)Aerial Duels Won13/34 (38%)
32/69 (46%)Ground Duels Won37/69 (54%)
9Was Fouled7
13/31 (42%)Successful Dribbles8/10 (80%)
18Was Dribbled Past2
6Final Third Possession Won3
156Possession Lost126
5Substitutions5
Previous meetings
1 Wrexham0 draws0 Norwich
Match information
- Competition
- Championship
- Round
- Round 27
- Kick-off
- Stadium
- STōK Cae Ras
- Capacity
- 19,118
- Referee
- Will Finnie