Wrexham 2-4 Chelsea — FA Cup, 7 Mar 2026
Chelsea beat Wrexham 4-2 in the FA Cup Round of 16 on 7 March 2026 at Racecourse Ground, Wrexham. Samuel Smith, Callum Doyle, J. Acheampong, Alejandro Garnacho got on the scoresheet. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below.
Match timeline
- 1-018'assist: Callum Doyle
- 23'Foul
- 2-040'Own Goal
- Half-time1-1
- 58'out: M. Guiu
- 65'
- 65'
- 66'
- 66'
- 76'
- 3-078'assist: Joshua Windass
- 3-182'
- 85'out: Joao Pedro
- 85'
- 90'
- 90+1'VARCard upgrade
- 90+3'Foul
- 3-296'assist: D. Essugo
- 100'out: Jesse Derry
- 101'Foul
- 106'
- 110'Time wasting
- 112'
- 116'VARGoal cancelled
- 120'Argument
- 120'Argument
- 3-3120'assist: D. Essugo
- Full-time2-4
Player ratings
8.5
Top rated
Wrexham
- 8.3Callum DoyleD
- 8.2Lewis O'BrienF
- 7.9Samuel SmithF
- 7.9George ThomasonM
- 6.9Nathan BroadheadF
- 6.7Ryan BarnettM
- 6.6Joshua WindassM
- 6.6Zachary VynerM
- 6.6Max CleworthD
- 6.5Kieffer MooreF
- 6.5Oliver RathboneF
- 6.5Davis Keillor-DunnM
- 6.3Ryan LongmanM
- 6.3George DobsonM
- 6.3Dominic HyamD
- 6.2Lewis BruntD
- 5.2Arthur OkonkwoG
Chelsea
- 8.5Alejandro GarnachoF
- 8.3João PedroF
- 7.7Tosin AdarabioyoD
- 7.3Dário EssugoM
- 7.3Josh AcheampongM
- 7.2Andrey SantosM
- 7.0Benoît BadiashileD
- 6.9Robert SánchezG
- 6.7Jesse DerryF
- 6.7Pedro NetoF
- 6.7Liam DelapF
- 6.7Jorrel HatoM
- 6.6Malo GustoD
- 6.5Mamadou SarrD
- 6.3Marc CucurellaD
- 6.2Marc GuiuF
- 6.0Roméo LaviaM
Line-ups
Substitutes
WrexhamPhil Parkinson
Substitutes
- 21Daniel WardG
- 16J. RodriguezF
- 10Joshua Windass66'M6.6
- 19Kieffer Moore120'66'F6.5
- 29R. Barnett90'M6.7
- 24Daniel ScarrD
- 7Davis Keillor-Dunn112'M6.5
- 33Nathan Broadhead76'F6.9
- 3Lewis Brunt106'D6.2
ChelseaLiam Rosenior
Substitutes
- 20Joao Pedro120'85'F8.3
- 24Reece JamesD
- 23Trevoh ChalobahD
- 3M. Cucurella65'D6.3
- 27Malo Gusto85'D6.6
- 28Teddy Sharman-LoweG
- 14D. Essugo65'M7.3
- 38M. Guiu58'F6.2
- 55Jesse Derry100'F6.7
Team statistics
Wrexham
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Callum Doyle | 105 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | – | 8.3 |
| Lewis O'Brien | 120 | – | 0 | 2 | 1 | 9 | – | 8.2 |
| Samuel Smith | 66 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 7.9 |
| George Thomason | 120 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 7.9 |
| Nathan Broadhead | 44 | – | 0 | – | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6.9 |
| Ryan Barnett | 30 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.7 |
| Joshua Windass | 54 | – | 1 | 2 | 1 | – | – | 6.6 |
| Zachary Vyner | 76 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | – | 6.6 |
| Max Cleworth | 112 | – | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | – | 6.6 |
| Kieffer Moore | 54 | – | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | – | 6.5 |
| Oliver Rathbone | 66 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | – | 6.5 |
| Davis Keillor-Dunn | 8 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.5 |
| Ryan Longman | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 6.3 |
| George Dobson | 93 | – | 0 | – | – | 4 | 1 | 6.3 |
| Dominic Hyam | 120 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 6.3 |
| Lewis Brunt | 15 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.2 |
| Arthur Okonkwo | 120 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 5.2 |
Chelsea
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alejandro Garnacho | 120 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8.5 |
| João Pedro | 35 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | 8.3 |
| Tosin Adarabioyo | 120 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 7.7 |
| Dário Essugo | 55 | – | 2 | 1 | 2 | – | – | 7.3 |
| Josh Acheampong | 85 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | – | 2 | 7.3 |
| Andrey Santos | 120 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7.2 |
| Benoît Badiashile | 120 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | – | 7.0 |
| Robert Sánchez | 120 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.9 |
| Jesse Derry | 20 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.7 |
| Pedro Neto | 100 | – | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 6.7 |
| Liam Delap | 85 | – | 0 | – | 2 | – | 2 | 6.7 |
| Jorrel Hato | 65 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 1 | 1 | 6.7 |
| Malo Gusto | 35 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 6.6 |
| Mamadou Sarr | 58 | – | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 6.5 |
| Marc Cucurella | 55 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | – | 6.3 |
| Marc Guiu | 62 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | 6.2 |
| Roméo Lavia | 65 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.0 |