Wrexham vs Ipswich Town, 2025-26 English FA Cup, Fourth Round
· English FA CupWrexham beat Ipswich to reach FA Cup 5th round
Josh Windass struck as Wrexham reached the FA Cup fifth round for the first time since 1997 with a tense 1-0 win over Ipswich.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Attempt missed. Josh Windass (Wrexham) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the right is close, but misses to the left.
- 1': Attempt missed. Sam Smith (Wrexham) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right.
- 5': Attempt missed. George Hirst (Ipswich Town) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Ben Johnson with a cross.
- 5': Dan Neil (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 5': Foul by George Dobson (Wrexham).
- 7': Attempt missed. George Hirst (Ipswich Town) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Kasey McAteer with a cross.
- 9': Delay in match because of an injury Chuba Akpom (Ipswich Town).
- 11': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 14': Corner, Ipswich Town. Conceded by Oliver Rathbone.
- 17': Attempt missed. Chuba Akpom (Ipswich Town) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Elkan Baggott with a headed pass.
- 19': Corner, Wrexham. Conceded by Elkan Baggott.
- 20': Corner, Wrexham. Conceded by Ben Johnson.
- 21': Attempt saved. Josh Windass (Wrexham) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Alex Palmer (Ipswich Town). Assisted by Lewis O'Brien.
- 21': Corner, Wrexham. Conceded by Alex Palmer.
- 21': Corner, Wrexham. Conceded by Alex Palmer.
- 21': Corner, Wrexham. Conceded by Jacob Greaves.
- 27': Corner, Ipswich Town. Conceded by George Thomason.
- 28': Foul by George Thomason (Wrexham).
- 28': Jens Cajuste (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 30': Offside, Wrexham. Sam Smith is caught offside.
- 34': Goal! Wrexham 1, Ipswich Town 0. Josh Windass (Wrexham) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ryan Longman.
- 35': Delay in match because of an injury Josh Windass (Wrexham).
- 35': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 40': Attempt saved. Oliver Rathbone (Wrexham) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Alex Palmer (Ipswich Town). Assisted by Lewis O'Brien.
- 40': Corner, Wrexham. Conceded by Alex Palmer.
- 41': Attempt saved. Oliver Rathbone (Wrexham) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Alex Palmer (Ipswich Town). Assisted by Josh Windass.
- 41': Chuba Akpom (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 41': Foul by Max Cleworth (Wrexham).
- 42': Foul by George Hirst (Ipswich Town).
- 42': Ryan Longman (Wrexham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Wrexham 1, Ipswich Town 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Wrexham 1, Ipswich Town 0.
- 45': Substitution, Ipswich Town. Dara O'Shea replaces Cédric Kipré.
- 50': Attempt blocked. George Hirst (Ipswich Town) right footed shot from very close range is blocked.
- 50': Attempt blocked. Jacob Greaves (Ipswich Town) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ben Johnson with a headed pass.
- 50': Foul by Kasey McAteer (Ipswich Town).
- 50': Oliver Rathbone (Wrexham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 52': Foul by Callum Doyle (Wrexham).
- 52': Sindre Egeli (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 52': Corner, Ipswich Town. Conceded by Dominic Hyam.
- 55': Attempt blocked. Sindre Egeli (Ipswich Town) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 55': Attempt blocked. Chuba Akpom (Ipswich Town) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Elkan Baggott with a headed pass.
- 55': Attempt missed. Elkan Baggott (Ipswich Town) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Ben Johnson with a cross.
- 57': Dominic Hyam (Wrexham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 57': Foul by George Hirst (Ipswich Town).
- 58': Elkan Baggott (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 58': Foul by Ryan Longman (Wrexham).
- 58': Chuba Akpom (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 58': Foul by Lewis O'Brien (Wrexham).
- 59': Elkan Baggott (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 59': Ryan Longman (Wrexham).
- 60': Foul by Jens Cajuste (Ipswich Town).
- 60': Lewis O'Brien (Wrexham) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 61': Attempt blocked. Oliver Rathbone (Wrexham) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Max Cleworth.
- 62': Attempt missed. Oliver Rathbone (Wrexham) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by George Thomason.
- 63': Offside, Wrexham. Josh Windass is caught offside.
- 64': Corner, Wrexham. Conceded by Jacob Greaves.
- 65': Attempt blocked. George Thomason (Wrexham) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 66': Corner, Ipswich Town. Conceded by George Thomason.
- 68': Substitution, Wrexham. Ben Sheaf replaces Oliver Rathbone.
- 70': Offside, Ipswich Town. George Hirst is caught offside.
- 72': Foul by Dan Neil (Ipswich Town).
- 72': Josh Windass (Wrexham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 72': Substitution, Ipswich Town. Jack Taylor replaces Dan Neil.
- 73': Substitution, Ipswich Town. Jack Clarke replaces Elkan Baggott.
- 73': Substitution, Ipswich Town. Anis Mehmeti replaces Chuba Akpom.
- 74': Substitution, Wrexham. Issa Kaboré replaces Ryan Longman.
- 75': Substitution, Wrexham. Kieffer Moore replaces Sam Smith.
- 77': Attempt blocked. Kieffer Moore (Wrexham) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Issa Kaboré with a cross.
- 77': Corner, Wrexham. Conceded by Jacob Greaves.
- 78': Attempt blocked. Josh Windass (Wrexham) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ben Sheaf.
- 78': Attempt missed. Josh Windass (Wrexham) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a corner.
- 78': Attempt saved. Josh Windass (Wrexham) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Alex Palmer (Ipswich Town). Assisted by Lewis O'Brien with a cross.
- 83': Foul by Sindre Egeli (Ipswich Town).
- 83': Lewis O'Brien (Wrexham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 83': Sindre Egeli (Ipswich Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 84': Substitution, Ipswich Town. Iván Azón replaces Kasey McAteer.
- 85': Attempt blocked. Anis Mehmeti (Ipswich Town) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 85': Foul by Kieffer Moore (Wrexham).
- 85': Jens Cajuste (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 86': Foul by Jacob Greaves (Ipswich Town).
- 86': Max Cleworth (Wrexham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
- 90'+1': Attempt blocked. Sindre Egeli (Ipswich Town) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jens Cajuste.
- 90'+1': Corner, Ipswich Town. Conceded by Arthur Okonkwo.
- 90'+3': Second Half ends, Wrexham 1, Ipswich Town 0.
- 0': Match ends, Wrexham 1, Ipswich Town 0.
Game Information
Competition: English FA Cup
Venue: STōK Cae Ras
Location: Wrexham, Wales
Attendance: 10,496
Venue: STōK Cae Ras
Location: Wrexham, Wales
Attendance: 10,496
Line-Ups
Wrexham (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Arthur Okonkwo (GK) |
| 5 | Dominic Hyam |
| 2 | Callum Doyle |
| 4 | Max Cleworth |
| 27 | Lewis O'Brien |
| 15 | George Dobson |
| 14 | George Thomason |
| 47 | Ryan Longman |
| 28 | Sam Smith |
| 20 | Oliver Rathbone |
| 10 | Josh Windass |
Ipswich Town (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Alex Palmer (GK) |
| 24 | Jacob Greaves |
| 4 | Cedric Kipre |
| 25 | Elkan Baggott |
| 18 | Ben Johnson |
| 8 | Sindre Walle Egeli |
| 6 | Daniel Neil |
| 12 | Jens Cajuste |
| 9 | George Hirst |
| 29 | Chuba Akpom |
| 20 | Kasey McAteer |
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