Wrexham vs Reading

League Cup - 1/16-finals 23 Sep 2025, 18:45
Wrexham
Wrexham
2–0
HT 0–0
FULL TIME
Reading
Reading
🏟 Racecourse Ground

Match report

Wrexham beat Reading 2-0 in the League Cup - 1/16-finals on 23 September 2025. The game was goalless at the break before all 2 goals arrived after half-time.

Wrexham had 17 shots to Reading's 11.

The match was played at Racecourse Ground.

Half-time 0-0 Shots 17 - 11 On target 7 - 4 Corners 3 - 4 Fouls 10 - 11 Yellow cards 1
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Player of the match
Nathan Broadhead
Wrexham · 2 goals
8 Lewis Brunt 63 passes (89% accurate)
8 Dan Scarr captained the side
8 Ryan Barnett 1 assist
8 Matty Jacob 90 passes (93% accurate)
First half vs second half
Wrexham stepped it up after the break, with 12 shots in the second half compared to 5 in the first.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 5–7 12–4
Shots On Goal 2–1 5–3
Ball Possession 43–57 —
Corners 0–2 3–2
Attacks 42–61 53–45
Match statistics
3 Corners 4
5 Substitution 5
95 Attacks 106
49 Dangerous Attacks 51
6 On Target 5
9 Off Target 5
17 Shots Total 11
7 Shots On Goal 4
4 Shots Off Goal 5
6 Shots Blocked 2
11 Shots Inside Box 5
6 Shots Outside Box 6
10 Fouls 11
3 Corners 4
46% Ball Possession 54%
1 Yellow Cards 0
4 Saves 5
487 Passes Total 564
400 Passes Accurate 482
Line-ups 3-4-2-1  vs  4-2-3-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Wrexham · 3-4-2-1
25 C. Burton
3 L. Brunt 24 D. Scarr 2 C. Doyle
29 R. Barnett 37 M. James 14 G. Thomason 7 J. McClean
38 E. Lee 33 N. Broadhead
28 S. Smith
Reading · 4-2-3-1
25 J. Stevens
2 K. Abrefa 22 M. Stickland 5 M. Jacob 19 A. Garcia
4 B. Elliott 8 C. Savage
11 D. Kyerewaa 29 K. Doyle 9 K. Ehibhatiomhan
20 M. O'Mahony
Wrexham
Coach
Philip John Parkinson
Substitutes
  • 15 George Dobson
  • 47 Ryan Longman
  • 27 Lewis O'Brien
  • 4 Max Cleworth
  • 9 Ryan Hardie
  • 1 Arthur Okonkwo
  • 12 Issa Kaboré
  • 6 Conor Coady
  • 19 Kieffer Moore
Reading
Coach
Noel Hunt
Substitutes
  • 36 John Ryan
  • 14 Tivonge Rushesha
  • 6 Liam Fraser
  • 10 Lewis Wing
  • 32 Paddy Lane
  • 1 Joel Pereira
  • 39 Ashqar Ahmed
  • 38 Phillip Duah
  • 57 Sean Patton
Substitutions
  • 45' ↑ J. Ryan ↓ A. Garcia Reading
  • 66' ↑ L. Fraser ↓ B. Elliott Reading
  • 66' ↑ T. Rushesha ↓ K. Ehibhatiomhan Reading
  • 66' ↑ L. Wing ↓ C. Savage Reading
  • 66' ↑ P. Lane ↓ D. Kyerewaa Reading
  • 72' ↑ G. Dobson ↓ N. Broadhead Wrexham
  • 72' ↑ R. Longman ↓ R. Barnett Wrexham
  • 72' ↑ L. O'Brien ↓ G. Thomason Wrexham
  • 79' ↑ M. Cleworth ↓ C. Doyle Wrexham
  • 87' ↑ R. Hardie ↓ S. Smith Wrexham
Cards
  • 34' G. Thomason Wrexham
Head-to-head
Wrexham 2 0 draws 1 Reading
2025-09-23 Wrexham vs Reading 2 - 0
2025-03-11 Reading vs Wrexham 2 - 0
2024-08-24 Wrexham vs Reading 3 - 0
Recent form
Wrexham D D D L W
Reading D D L D L
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Wrexham vs Reading?
Wrexham won 2-0 against Reading on 23 September 2025.
Who won Wrexham vs Reading?
Wrexham won the match 2-0.
Where was Wrexham vs Reading played?
The match was played at Racecourse Ground.