Watford 3:1 Wrexham: Championship Match Result

Championship

Watford DLLWLL

3:1

Finished

Kick-off was 17 Mar, 19:45 UTC

Wrexham LWDDLW

Venue: Vicarage Road City: Watford

In the Championship game on 17 March 2026, Watford beat Wrexham 3:1. Match numbers: shots on target 6:1, corners 3:5.

Key numbers

Possession, % 42 – 58.00

Shots on target 6 – 1

Shots off target 7 – 3

Expected goals 1.97 – 0.35

⚽ 18' M. Bola — Goal ⚽ 38' E. Kayembe — Goal ⇄ 46' N. Broadhead — Substitution ⚽ 49' M. Cleworth — Goal ⇄ 64' R. Longman — Substitution ⇄ 64' O. Rathbone — Substitution ⇄ 71' P. Ekwah — Substitution ⇄ 71' N. Irankunda — Substitution ⇄ 75' S. Smith — Substitution 🟨 81' G. Chakvetadze — Yellow card ⇄ 83' E. Kayembe — Substitution ⇄ 83' G. Chakvetadze — Substitution ⇄ 88' Z. Vyner — Substitution ⇄ 90+1' J. Abankwah — Substitution ⚽ 90+4' E. Bove — Goal 🟨 90+5' E. Bove — Yellow card

Match events

18' 1:0 Watford Goal M. Bola assist: G. Chakvetadze
38' 2:0 Watford Goal E. Kayembe assist: N. Irankunda
46' 2:0 Wrexham Substitution N. Broadhead off: J. Windass
49' 2:1 Wrexham Goal M. Cleworth assist: O. Rathbone
64' 2:1 Wrexham Substitution R. Longman off: I. Kabore
64' 2:1 Wrexham Substitution O. Rathbone off: D. Keillor-Dunn
71' 2:1 Watford Substitution P. Ekwah off: N. Mendy
71' 2:1 Watford Substitution N. Irankunda off: M. Doumbia
75' 2:1 Wrexham Substitution S. Smith off: B. Cadamarteri
81' 2:1 Watford Yellow card G. Chakvetadze
83' 2:1 Watford Substitution E. Kayembe off: E. Bove
83' 2:1 Watford Substitution G. Chakvetadze off: F. Mendy
88' 2:1 Wrexham Substitution Z. Vyner off: J. Rodriguez
90+1' 2:1 Watford Substitution J. Abankwah off: K. Keben
90+4' 3:1 Watford Goal E. Bove
90+5' 3:1 Watford Yellow card E. Bove

Statistics

42 Possession, % 58.00

6 Shots on target 1

7 Shots off target 3

1.97 Expected goals 0.35

2 Big chances 0

174 Attacks 184

3 Corners 5

13 Fouls 7

7 Free kicks 13

0 Offsides 1

2 Yellow cards 0

0 Red cards 0

9 Goal kicks 9

9 Throw-ins 20

All statistics

26/4953% Aerial duels 23/4947%

71 Backward passes 63

0 Blocked shots 4

39 Clearances 10

2/922% Crosses 9/4221%

9/1369% Dribbles 6/1540%

0.79 Expected assists 0.77

86 Failed passes 88

0 Goalkeeper saves 3

13 Interceptions 4

10 Key passes 8

29/7141% Long passes 36/5862%

105 Passes into the final third 106

272 Passes in the opposition half 325

150 Passes in own half 246

0.46 Shot accuracy 0.13

3 Shots from outside the box 2

10 Shots inside the box 6

9/1560% Tackles 7/1450%

413 Total passes 529

Line-ups

Watford

Starting XI
#	Player	number
1	Egil Selvik	1
3	Saba Goglichidze	3
6	Matthew Pollock	6
16	Marc Joel Bola	16
25	James Bright Adusei Abankwah	25
8	Giorgi Chakvetadze	8
10	Imrân Louza	10
17	Pierre-Emmanuel Ekwah Elimby	17
66	Nestory Irankunda	66
9	Luca Tange Kjerrumgaard	9
39	Edouard Kayembe Kayembe	39

Substitutes
#	Player	number
12	Nathan Baxter	12
4	Kévin Keben Biakolo	4
27	Formose Mendy	27
56	Albert Ames	56
7	Tom Ince	7
15	Edoardo Bove	15
23	Nampalys Mendy	23
20	Mamadou Dumbia	20
53	Amin Nabizada	53

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Wrexham

Starting XI
#	Player	number
1	Arthur Okonkwo	1
2	Callum Craig Doyle	2
4	Max George Cleworth	4
5	Dominic John Hyam	5
14	George Thomason	14
26	Zachary George Onyego Vyner	26
27	Lewis John O'Brien	27
47	Ryan Longman	47
20	Oliver Michael Rathbone	20
28	Samuel Toby Smith	28
33	Nathan Paul Broadhead	33

Substitutes
#	Player	number
21	Danny Ward	21
3	Lewis Brunt	3
12	Issa Kaboré	12
24	Daniel George Scarr	24
7	Davis James Marshall Keillor-Dunn	7
10	Joshua Dean Windass	10
29	Ryan Barnett	29
11	Bailey Cadamarteri	11
16	Jay Rodriguez	16