Middlesbrough 1-0 Wrexham — EFL Cup, 7 Aug 2026
Middlesbrough beat Wrexham 1-0 in the EFL Cup Round of 128 on 7 August 2026 at Riverside Stadium, Middlesbrough. William Lankshear scored. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. Middlesbrough and Wrexham have drawn all 2 meetings on record.
· kickoff·Riverside Stadium · Middlesbrough·Match Finished
Match timeline
- 43'Foul
- Half-time0-0
- 56'Simulation
- 1-061'
- 65'out: Ryan Longman
- 67'
- 67'
- 69'
- 72'
- 72'
- 72'
- 76'
- 80'
- 85'Foul
- 90+1'Foul
- 90+3'
- Full-time1-0
Player ratings
7.7
Top rated
Middlesbrough
- 7.5William LankshearF
- 7.3Sebastian BerhalterM
- 7.2Solomon BrynnG
- 7.2Neto BorgesD
- 7.2Callum BrittainD
- 7.2Maximilian ArfstenD
- 7.2Luke AylingD
- 7.0Morgan WhittakerM
- 7.0Adilson MalandaM
- 6.9Kyle JosephF
- 6.7Finley CartwrightM
- 6.7Jeremy SarmientoM
- 6.6George EdmundsonD
- 6.3Leo CastledineM
Wrexham
- 7.7Zachary VynerD
- 7.5Dominic HyamD
- 7.3Callum DoyleD
- 7.2Nathan BroadheadF
- 7.2Daniel WardG
- 6.7Benjamin WhitemanM
- 6.7Matthew JamesM
- 6.7George ThomasonM
- 6.6Lewis O'BrienM
- 6.5Kieffer MooreF
- 6.5Davis Keillor-DunnF
- 6.3Samuel SmithF
- 6.3Bailey-Tye CadamarteriF
- 6.3Oliver RathboneM
- 6.3Daniel ImrayM
- 6.3Ryan LongmanM
Line-ups
Wrexham3-5-2
Middlesbrough4-1-4-1
Substitutes
MiddlesbroughKim Hellberg
Substitutes
- 25G. Edmundson67'D6.6
- 33Jonathan McLaughlinG
- 21Seny DiengG
- 22Kyle Joseph67'F6.9
- 28Law McCabeM
- 49Josh DedeD
- 46Finley Cartwright80'M6.7
- 50J. DaleyD
- 44C. Ibeh90+3'F
WrexhamPhil Parkinson
Substitutes
- 19Kieffer Moore72'F6.5
- 8Benjamin Whiteman72'M6.7
- 24Daniel ScarrD
- 15George DobsonM
- 7Davis Keillor-Dunn76'F6.5
- 47Ryan Longman65'M6.3
- 4Max CleworthD
- 1Arthur OkonkwoG
- 11Bailey-Tye Cadamarteri72'F6.3
Team statistics
49%Possession51%
13Total shots11
3Shots on target2
8Shots off target7
2Blocked shots2
7Corners3
0Offsides3
10Fouls11
1Yellow cards4
2Goalkeeper saves2
472Total passes512
398Accurate passes436
84%Pass accuracy85%
Middlesbrough
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| William Lankshear | 80 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | – | – | 7.5 |
| Sebastian Berhalter | 90 | – | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | – | 7.3 |
| Solomon Brynn | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 7.2 |
| Neto Borges | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 7.2 |
| Callum Brittain | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | 2 | 7.2 |
| Maximilian Arfsten | 67 | – | 0 | – | – | 5 | 2 | 7.2 |
| Luke Ayling | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 7.2 |
| Morgan Whittaker | 89 | – | 0 | 2 | – | – | – | 7.0 |
| Adilson Malanda | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | 7.0 |
| Kyle Joseph | 23 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | – | 6.9 |
| Finley Cartwright | 10 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.7 |
| Jeremy Sarmiento | 67 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6.7 |
| George Edmundson | 23 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | 6.6 |
| Leo Castledine | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6.3 |
Wrexham
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zachary Vyner | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7.7 |
| Dominic Hyam | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | – | 7.5 |
| Callum Doyle | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7.3 |
| Nathan Broadhead | 76 | – | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7.2 |
| Daniel Ward | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 7.2 |
| Benjamin Whiteman | 18 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.7 |
| Matthew James | 72 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | – | 6.7 |
| George Thomason | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – | 1 | 6.7 |
| Lewis O'Brien | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 4 | – | 6.6 |
| Kieffer Moore | 18 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.5 |
| Davis Keillor-Dunn | 14 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.5 |
| Samuel Smith | 72 | – | 0 | 2 | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Bailey-Tye Cadamarteri | 18 | – | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 6.3 |
| Oliver Rathbone | 72 | – | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.3 |
| Daniel Imray | 65 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | 2 | 6.3 |
| Ryan Longman | 25 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
Recent Form
MiddlesbroughLLDDW
- L23 May 26AHull City0-1
- L12 May 26ASouthampton1-2
- D09 May 26HSouthampton0-0
- D02 May 26AWrexham2-2
- W25 Apr 26HWatford5-1
WrexhamDLWWL
- D02 May 26HMiddlesbrough2-2
- L26 Apr 26ACoventry1-3
- W21 Apr 26AOxford United1-0
- W18 Apr 26HStoke City2-0
- L12 Apr 26ABirmingham0-2
Head-to-head
- 02 May 26Wrexham2-2Middlesbrough
- 25 Oct 25Middlesbrough1-1Wrexham
Most recent meetings