Wrexham vs Chelsea

FA Cup - 1/8-finals 7 Mar 2026, 17:45
Wrexham
Wrexham
2–4
HT 1–1
FULL TIME
Chelsea
Chelsea
🏟 Racecourse Ground 👤 P. Bankes

Match report

Chelsea beat Wrexham 4-2 in the FA Cup - 1/8-finals on 7 March 2026. It was 1-1 at half-time, with 4 more goals in the second half.

Chelsea had 21 shots to Wrexham's 19.

G. Dobson was sent off in the 90+3th minute.

The match was played at Racecourse Ground, with P. Bankes in charge.

Half-time 1-1 Shots 19 - 21 On target 5 - 7 Corners 9 - 4 Fouls 11 - 6 Red cards 1 Yellow cards 5
9
Player of the match
Alejandro Garnacho
Chelsea · 1 goal
8 Callum Doyle 1 goal, 1 assist
8 Sam Smith 1 goal
8 João Pedro 1 goal
8 George Thomason captained the side
First half vs second half
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 15–20 4–1
Shots On Goal 4–6 1–1
Ball Possession 29–71 —
Corners 8–4 1–0
Attacks 89–151 10–21
Match statistics
9 Corners 4
23 Throw In 30
7 Free Kick 16
12 Goal Kick 6
7 Substitution 6
99 Attacks 172
48 Dangerous Attacks 84
5 On Target 7
14 Off Target 14
19 Shots Total 21
5 Shots On Goal 7
6 Shots Off Goal 8
8 Shots Blocked 6
12 Shots Inside Box 14
7 Shots Outside Box 7
11 Fouls 6
9 Corners 4
5 Offsides 1
32% Ball Possession 68%
2 Yellow Cards 3
1 Red Cards 0
3 Saves 2
455 Passes Total 1008
358 Passes Accurate 919
Line-ups 3-4-3  vs  3-4-2-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Wrexham · 3-4-3
1 A. Okonkwo
4 M. Cleworth 5 D. Hyam 2 C. Doyle
47 R. Longman 26 Z. Vyner 15 G. Dobson 14 G. Thomason
20 O. Rathbone 28 S. Smith 27 L. O'Brien
Chelsea · 3-4-2-1
1 R. Sánchez
19 M. Sarr 4 T. Adarabioyo 5 B. Badiashile
34 J. Acheampong 17 A. Santos 45 R. Lavia 21 J. Hato
7 P. Neto 49 A. Garnacho
9 L. Delap
Wrexham
Coach
Phil Parkinson
Substitutes
  • 10 Josh Windass
  • 19 Kieffer Moore
  • 33 Nathan Broadhead
  • 29 Ryan Barnett
  • 3 Lewis Brunt
  • 7 Davis Keillor-Dunn
  • 21 Danny Ward
  • 24 Dan Scarr
  • 16 Jay Rodriguez
Chelsea
Coach
Liam Rosenior
Substitutes
  • 38 Marc Guiu
  • 3 Marc Cucurella
  • 14 Dário Essugo
  • 27 Malo Gusto
  • 20 João Pedro
  • 55 Jesse Derry
  • 28 Teddy Sharman-Lowe
  • 23 Trevoh Chalobah
  • 24 Reece James
Substitutions
  • 58' ↑ M. Guiu ↓ M. Sarr Chelsea
  • 65' ↑ M. Cucurella ↓ J. Hato Chelsea
  • 65' ↑ D. Essugo ↓ R. Lavia Chelsea
  • 66' ↑ J. Windass ↓ O. Rathbone Wrexham
  • 66' ↑ K. Moore ↓ S. Smith Wrexham
  • 76' ↑ N. Broadhead ↓ Z. Vyner Wrexham
  • 85' ↑ Joao Pedro ↓ L. Delap Chelsea
  • 85' ↑ M. Gusto ↓ J. Acheampong Chelsea
  • 90' ↑ R. Barnett ↓ R. Longman Wrexham
  • 100' ↑ J. Derry ↓ P. Neto Chelsea
  • 106' ↑ L. Brunt ↓ C. Doyle Wrexham
  • 112' ↑ D. Keillor-Dunn ↓ M. Cleworth Wrexham
Cards
  • 90+3' G. Dobson Wrexham
  • 23' R. Lavia Chelsea
  • 101' G. Thomason Wrexham
  • 110' Andrey Santos Chelsea
  • 120' K. Moore Wrexham
  • 120' A. Garnacho Chelsea
Head-to-head
Wrexham 0 2 draws 2 Chelsea
2026-03-07 Wrexham vs Chelsea 2 - 4
2024-07-25 Chelsea vs Wrexham 2 - 2
2023-07-20 Chelsea vs Wrexham 5 - 0
2023-07-19 Chelsea vs Wrexham 0 - 0
Recent form
Wrexham D D D L W
Chelsea D D D L L
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Wrexham vs Chelsea?
Wrexham lost 2-4 against Chelsea on 7 March 2026.
Who won Wrexham vs Chelsea?
Chelsea won the match 4-2.
Where was Wrexham vs Chelsea played?
The match was played at Racecourse Ground.