Sheffield Wednesday 0-1 Wrexham — EFL Championship, 31 Jan 2026
Wrexham beat Sheffield Wednesday 1-0 in the EFL Championship on 31 January 2026 at Hillsborough, Sheffield. Samuel Smith scored for Wrexham. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. Sheffield Wednesday and Wrexham have drawn all 1 meeting on record.
· kickoff·Hillsborough · Sheffield·Match Finished
Match timeline
- Half-time0-0
- 0-158'
- 68'
- 75'
- 78'
- 78'
- 78'
- 88'Jamal Loweout: B. Fernandes
- 88'
- Full-time0-1
Player ratings
7.9
Top rated
Sheffield Wednesday
- 7.3Liam CooperD
- 6.9Svante IngelssonM
- 6.9Jamal LoweF
- 6.6Jarvis ThorntonM
- 6.6Liam PalmerD
- 6.6Murphy MahoneyG
- 6.5Yan ValeryM
- 6.5Charlie McNeillF
- 6.5Jaden HeskeyM
- 6.3Jerry YatesF
- 6.3Reece JohnsonM
- 6.2Gabriel OtegbayoD
- 5.9Bailey-Tye CadamarteriF
Wrexham
- 7.9Matthew JamesM
- 7.6Issa KaboréM
- 7.3Dominic HyamD
- 7.2Samuel SmithF
- 7.2Callum DoyleD
- 7.0Arthur OkonkwoG
- 7.0Max CleworthD
- 6.9Nathan BroadheadF
- 6.9Benjamin SheafM
- 6.7Lewis O'BrienM
- 6.7Oliver RathboneM
- 6.6Liberato CacaceM
- 6.5Joshua WindassF
- 6.3Kieffer MooreF
Line-ups
Wrexham3-4-2-1
Sheffield Wednesday3-4-3
Substitutes
Sheffield WednesdayHenrik Pedersen
Substitutes
- 19Olaf KobackiF
- 17Charlie McNeill68'F6.5
- 20R. ShipstonM
- 32Joe EmeryD
- 37J. Thornton75'M6.6
- 36B. Fernandes88'M
- 28C. McGheeD
- 35J. PhillipsG
- 40D. MosesF
WrexhamPhil Parkinson
Substitutes
- 16J. RodriguezF
- 19Kieffer Moore78'F6.3
- 20Oliver Rathbone78'M6.7
- 24Daniel ScarrD
- 15George Dobson88'M
- 27Lewis O'Brien78'M6.7
- 25Callum BurtonG
- 47Ryan LongmanM
- 14George ThomasonM
Team statistics
31%Possession69%
0.45Expected goals (xG)1.76
5Total shots12
2Shots on target4
2Shots off target4
1Blocked shots4
3Corners8
2Offsides1
13Fouls7
3Goalkeeper saves1
0.19Goals prevented0.19
268Total passes588
170Accurate passes473
63%Pass accuracy80%
Sheffield Wednesday
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liam Cooper | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 7.3 |
| Svante Ingelsson | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 6.9 |
| Jamal Lowe | 88 | – | 0 | 1 | 2 | – | – | 6.9 |
| Jarvis Thornton | 15 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.6 |
| Liam Palmer | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.6 |
| Murphy Mahoney | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.6 |
| Yan Valery | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 3 | 2 | 6.5 |
| Charlie McNeill | 22 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.5 |
| Jaden Heskey | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 3 | – | 6.5 |
| Jerry Yates | 68 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 3 | – | 6.3 |
| Reece Johnson | 75 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.3 |
| Gabriel Otegbayo | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.2 |
| Bailey-Tye Cadamarteri | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | 5.9 |
Wrexham
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew James | 90 | – | 0 | – | 3 | 1 | – | 7.9 |
| Issa Kaboré | 90 | – | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7.6 |
| Dominic Hyam | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 7.3 |
| Samuel Smith | 78 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | – | – | 7.2 |
| Callum Doyle | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7.2 |
| Arthur Okonkwo | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 7.0 |
| Max Cleworth | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 7.0 |
| Nathan Broadhead | 78 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | 1 | 6.9 |
| Benjamin Sheaf | 88 | – | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6.9 |
| Lewis O'Brien | 12 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.7 |
| Oliver Rathbone | 12 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.7 |
| Liberato Cacace | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 3 | 1 | 6.6 |
| Joshua Windass | 78 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | 6.5 |
| Kieffer Moore | 12 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
Recent Form
Sheffield WednesdayLLLLL
- L24 Jan 26ABristol City0-2
- L20 Jan 26HBirmingham0-2
- L17 Jan 26HPortsmouth0-1
- L10 Jan 26HBrentford0-2
- L04 Jan 26AQPR0-3
Head-to-head
- 23 Aug 25Wrexham2-2Sheffield Wednesday
Most recent meetings
Final table, EFL Championship 2025/26
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Middlesbrough | 46 | +25 | 80 |
| 6 | Hull City | 46 | +4 | 73 |
| 7 | Wrexham | 46 | +4 | 71 |
| 8 | Derby | 46 | +8 | 69 |
| 9 | Norwich | 46 | +7 | 65 |
| 22 | Oxford United | 46 | -14 | 47 |
| 23 | Leicester | 46 | -10 | 46 |
| 24 | Sheffield Wednesday | 46 | -60 | 0 |
Before and after
Sheffield Wednesday
- Previous: Bristol City 2-0 Sheffield Wednesday, 24 Jan 2026 · EFL Championship
- Next: Blackburn 1-0 Sheffield Wednesday, 3 Feb 2026 · EFL Championship
Wrexham
- Previous: QPR 2-3 Wrexham, 24 Jan 2026 · EFL Championship
- Next: Wrexham 0-2 Millwall, 7 Feb 2026 · EFL Championship
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