Middlesbrough 1–0 Wrexham
Middlesbrough
1–0HT 0–0
Wrexham
Middlesbrough played Wrexham in the League Cup on 7 August 2026 at Riverside Stadium. The match finished 1–0.
Goals and cards
- 43'Lewis O'Brien — Yellow card
- 56'Sam Smith — Yellow card
- 61'W. Lankshear (assist by S. Berhalter)
- 69'Will Lankshear — Yellow card
- 85'Dominic Hyam — Yellow card
- 90+1'Callum Doyle — Yellow card
Line-ups
Middlesbrough 4-1-4-1
- S. Brynn
- C. Brittain
- L. Ayling
- Neto Borges
- M. Arfsten
- A. Malanda
- M. Whittaker
- S. Berhalter
- L. Castledine
- J. Sarmiento
- W. Lankshear
- SUBSTITUTES
- J. McLaughlin
- S. Dieng
- G. Edmundson
- L. McCabe
- F. Cartwright
- C. Ibeh
- K. Joseph
- J. Dede
- J. Daley
- COACHES: Kim Hellberg
Wrexham 3-5-2
- D. Ward
- Z. Vyner
- D. Hyam
- C. Doyle
- D. Imray
- O. Rathbone
- M. James
- L. O'Brien
- G. Thomason
- S. Smith
- N. Broadhead
- SUBSTITUTES
- A. Okonkwo
- G. Dobson
- R. Longman
- B. Cadamarteri
- K. Moore
- D. Scarr
- B. Whiteman
- D. Keillor-Dunn
- M. Cleworth
- COACHES: Phil Parkinson
Match statistics
| Middlesbrough | Wrexham | |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Shots on goal | 2 |
| 8 | Shots off goal | 7 |
| 13 | Total shots | 11 |
| 2 | Blocked shots | 2 |
| 8 | Shots inside box | 7 |
| 5 | Shots outside box | 4 |
| 10 | Fouls | 11 |
| 7 | Corners | 3 |
| 0 | Offsides | 3 |
| 49% | Possession | 51% |
| 1 | Yellow cards | 4 |
| 2 | Saves | 2 |
| 472 | Total passes | 512 |
| 398 | Accurate passes | 436 |
| 84% | Pass accuracy | 85% |