Middlesbrough vs Wrexham

League Cup · 2026 · Round of 128
7 August 2026 at 19:00 UTC · Riverside Stadium →Dockside Road, Middlesbrough

Middlesbrough

1:0

Full time

Wrexham

• W. Lankshear 61′

Half-time0–0

Regulation1–0

Referee: W. Finnie

Middlesbrough beat Wrexham 1–0 in the League Cup on 7 August 2026. W. Lankshear scored the only goal.

Match events

EVENTS

43′

Lewis O'BrienYellow cardFoul

56′

Sam SmithYellow cardSimulation

61′

W. LankshearGoal · Assist: S. Berhalter

65′

On: R. LongmanOff: D. ImraySubstitution

67′

On: G. EdmundsonOff: M. ArfstenSubstitution

67′

On: K. JosephOff: J. SarmientoSubstitution

69′

Will LankshearYellow cardFoul

72′

On: B. CadamarteriOff: O. RathboneSubstitution

72′

On: K. MooreOff: S. SmithSubstitution

72′

On: B. WhitemanOff: M. JamesSubstitution

76′

On: D. Keillor-DunnOff: N. BroadheadSubstitution

80′

On: F. CartwrightOff: W. LankshearSubstitution

85′

Dominic HyamYellow cardFoul

90+1′

Callum DoyleYellow cardFoul

90+3′

On: C. IbehOff: M. WhittakerSubstitution

Symbol key

• Goal
• Yellow card
• Red card
• Second yellow / red
• Substitution
• Penalty scored
• Penalty missed
• Own goal
• Goal disallowed
• VAR review

Match stats

Full match1st half2nd half

FULL MATCH

54%Ball Possession46%

2Blocked Shots2

7Corner Kicks3

10Fouls11

10Free Kicks10

2Goalkeeper Saves2

0Offsides3

396Passes accurate433

0Red Cards0

7Shots insidebox7

8Shots off Goal7

3Shots on Goal2

6Shots outsidebox4

13Total Shots11

469Total passes510

1Yellow Cards4

—expected_goals—

Lineups

Formations

Middlesbrough

4-1-4-1

31

S. Brynn

17

M. Arfsten

30

Neto Borges

12

L. Ayling

2

C. Brittain

29

A. Malanda

16

J. Sarmiento

19

Leo Castledine

6

S. Berhalter

11

M. Whittaker

7

W. Lankshear

Coach: Kim Hellberg →

Substitutes

21 · S. DiengAppearance details unavailableG

22 · K. JosephOn 67′ · 23 minF

25 · G. EdmundsonOn 67′ · 23 minD

28 · L. McCabeAppearance details unavailableM

33 · J. McLaughlinAppearance details unavailableG

44 · C. IbehOn 90+3′ · 1 minF

46 · F. CartwrightOn 80′ · 10 minM

49 · J. DedeAppearance details unavailableD

50 · J. DaleyAppearance details unavailableD

Wrexham

3-5-2

21

D. Ward

2

C. Doyle

5

D. Hyam

26

Z. Vyner

14

G. Thomason

27

L. O'Brien

37

M. James

20

O. Rathbone

30

Daniel Edward Peter Imray

33

N. Broadhead

28

S. Smith

Coach: Phil Parkinson →

Substitutes

1 · A. OkonkwoAppearance details unavailableG

4 · M. CleworthAppearance details unavailableD

7 · D. Keillor-DunnOn 76′ · 14 minF

8 · B. WhitemanOn 72′ · 18 minM

11 · B. CadamarteriOn 72′ · 18 minF

15 · G. DobsonAppearance details unavailableM

19 · K. MooreOn 72′ · 18 minF

24 · D. ScarrAppearance details unavailableD

47 · R. LongmanOn 65′ · 25 minM