Wrexham 2
Reading 0
Football League Cup (3rd Round)

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Wrexham
2 - 0
Reading 

Football League Cup
(3rd Round)
Tuesday, September 23rd, 2025
Racecourse Ground
Attendance: 9,457 (Away: 429)
7:45pm kick-off
Goalscorers
Nathan Broadhead (57)
Sam Smith (70)
 		None.

Team Managers
Phil Parkinson
 Noel Hunt

Starting Eleven
25. Callum Burton
29. Ryan Barnett
3. Lewis Brunt
2. Callum Doyle
7. James McClean
24. Dan Scarr
37. Matty James
14. George Thomason
33. Nathan Broadhead
38. Elliot Lee
28. Sam Smith
 Jack Stevens .25
Kelvin Abrefa .2
Ben Elliott .4
Matty Jacob .5
Charlie Savage .8
Kelvin Ehibhatiomhan .9
Daniel Kyerewaa .11
Andre Garcia .19
Mark O'Mahony .20
Michael Stickland .22
Kamari Doyle .29

Bench
1. Arthur Okonkwo
4. Max Cleworth
6. Conor Coady
12. Issa Kabore
47. Ryan Longman
15. George Dobson
27. Lewis O'Brien
9. Ryan Hardie
19. Kieffer Moore
 Joel Dinis Castro Pereira .1
Liam Fraser .6
Lewis Wing .10
Tivonge Rushesha .14
Paddy Lane .32
John Ryan .36
Philip Duah .38
Ashquar Ahmed .39
Sean Patton .57

Substitutions
George Dobson for Nathan Broadhead (72)
Ryan Longman for Ryan Barnett (72)
Lewis O'Brien for George Thomason (72)
Max Cleworth for Callum Doyle (79)
Ryan Hardie for Sam Smith (87)
 John Ryan for Andre Garcia (45)
Liam Fraser for Ben Elliott (66)
Lewis Wing for Charlie Savage (66)
Paddy Lane for Daniel Kyerewaa (66)
Tivonge Rushesha for Kelvin Ehibhatiomhan (66)

Cautions
George Thomason (34)
 None.

Red Cards
None. None.

Match Officials

Simon Mather (Referee)
Mark Cunliffe & Kenwyn Hughes (Assistants)
Robert Massey-Ellis (Fourth Official)



Match Report

Wrexham’s second goal was originally credited to Nathan Broadhead but, on review, the Dubious Goals Panel awarded it to Sam Smith.



Squad Statistics (as at September 23rd, 2025)

2025-26 All Time
League Cups All
Callum Burton (GK) 0 - 1 - 9 -
Ryan Barnett 3 - 3 - 1004
Lewis Brunt 5 - 2 - 361
Callum Doyle 3 - 2 - 5 -
James McClean 6 - 2 - 978
Dan Scarr 1 - 3 - 24 -
Matty James 6 - 1 - 402
George Thomason 1 - 1 - 2 -
Nathan Broadhead 3 - 1141
Elliot Lee 0 - 3115241
Sam Smith 5131279
Ryan Longman (sub) 613 - 302
Max Cleworth (sub) 6 - 1 - 15410
George Dobson (sub) 6 - 2 - 562
Lewis O'Brien (sub) 623 - 92
Ryan Hardie (sub) 4 - 3171







League Table & Results (as at September 23rd, 2025)

Results of league matches played since last match
21st September 2025
Bristol City1-3Oxford United
22nd September 2025
Millwall1-0Watford


2025-26
P W D L GD Pts
1. Middlesbrough 6 5 1 0 +7 16
2. Stoke City 6 4 0 2 +5 12
3. Bristol City 6 3 2 1 +6 11
4. Leicester City 6 3 2 1 +3 11
5. Preston NE 6 3 2 1 +2 11
6. Coventry C. 6 2 4 0 +8 10
7. West Brom 6 3 1 2 +1 10
8. Birmingham 6 3 1 2 0 10
9. QPR 6 3 1 2 -2 10
10. Millwall 6 3 1 2 -2 10
11. Swansea City 6 2 2 2 +1 8
12. Charlton 6 2 2 2 -1 8
13. Portsmouth 6 2 2 2 -1 8
14. Hull City 6 2 2 2 -2 8
15. Norwich City 6 2 1 3 0 7
16. WREXHAM 6 2 1 3 -1 7
17. Ipswich Town 5 1 3 1 +4 6
18. Blackburn R. 5 2 0 3 0 6
19. Southampton 6 1 3 2 -2 6
20. Oxford United 6 1 2 3 -1 5
21. Watford 6 1 2 3 -2 5
22. Derby County 6 1 2 3 -4 5
23. Sheffield Wed. 6 1 1 4 -7 4
24. Sheffield United 6 0 0 6 -12 0