Wrexham Strike Twice in Two Minutes to See Off Stoke in Championship Clash

Wrexham AFC tightened their grip on a strong Championship campaign with a composed 2–0 victory over Stoke City FC on matchday 43, decided by a rapid first-half double at the Racecourse.

The breakthrough came on 31 minutes when George Thomason finished to put Wrexham 1–0 up, rewarding the home side’s early pressure. Just two minutes later, Josh Windass struck a second, giving Wrexham a commanding 2–0 lead and leaving Stoke reeling from a ruthless spell in front of goal.

Championship FINISHED

2026-04-18 14:00

Wrexham AFC

2 - 0

Stoke City FC

Matchday 43 REGULAR_SEASON

Stoke attempted to reset at the interval, making an immediate change as Jesurun Rak-Sakyi replaced Aaron Cresswell at the start of the second half. However, their frustration showed when Million Manhoef went into the referee’s book with a yellow card in the 47th minute.

The visitors continued to adjust in search of a route back into the match. Sam Gallagher made way for Róbert Boženík on 52 minutes, and Lewis Baker was replaced by Tatsuki Seko midway through the second half. Late on, Bosun Lawal was withdrawn for Pijus Otegbayo in the 86th minute as Stoke shuffled their options.

Wrexham, meanwhile, managed the game professionally after the interval. Oliver Rathbone was substituted for Lewis O’Brien in the 73rd minute, while goal scorer Windass and forward Sam Smith were later replaced by Nathan Broadhead and Kieffer Moore respectively as the hosts looked to preserve energy and control the closing stages.

No further goals followed, and Wrexham’s two quick-fire strikes before the break proved enough to secure all three points. Detailed statistical data and additional match events beyond goals, bookings and substitutions were not available at the time of writing.

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Championship Standings

Season: 2025/26

#	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Form
1	Coventry City FC	46	28	11	7	97	45	52	95	W W W D D
2	Ipswich Town FC	46	23	15	8	80	47	33	84	W D D W D
3	Millwall FC	46	24	11	11	64	49	15	83	W D W W D
4	Southampton FC	46	22	14	10	82	56	26	80	W D D W W
5	Middlesbrough FC	46	22	14	10	72	47	25	80	D W W D L
6	Hull City AFC	46	21	10	15	70	66	4	73	W L D D L
7	Wrexham AFC	46	19	14	13	69	65	4	71	D L W W L
8	Derby County FC	46	20	9	17	67	59	8	69	L W L W L
9	Norwich City FC	46	19	8	19	63	56	7	65	L D W W L
10	Birmingham City FC	46	17	13	16	57	56	1	64	D W W D W
11	Swansea City AFC	46	18	10	18	57	59	-2	64	W D W L W
12	Bristol City FC	46	17	11	18	59	59	0	62	W L D L D
13	Sheffield United FC	46	18	6	22	66	66	0	60	W L L W W
14	Preston North End FC	46	15	15	16	55	62	-7	60	L W L L W
15	Queens Park Rangers FC	46	16	10	20	61	73	-12	58	L L L L D
16	Watford FC	46	14	15	17	53	65	-12	57	L L L L L
17	Stoke City FC	46	15	10	21	51	56	-5	55	L L L L D
18	Portsmouth FC	46	14	13	19	49	64	-15	55	D W L W W
19	Charlton Athletic FC	46	13	14	19	44	58	-14	53	L W L D L
20	Blackburn Rovers FC	46	13	13	20	42	56	-14	52	L W D L D
21	West Bromwich Albion FC	46	13	14	19	48	58	-10	51	L D W W D
22	Oxford United FC	46	11	14	21	45	59	-14	47	L W L L W
23	Leicester City FC	46	12	16	18	58	68	-10	46	W D D L L
24	Sheffield Wednesday FC	46	2	12	32	29	89	-60	0	W L L D D