Match report to follow.
Championship Scores & Fixtures
Saturday 22nd August
Championship Table
On Saturday 22nd August
Skip to table keyMatch Participants:
- Watford, Position 8, Points 4
- Wrexham, Position 12, Points 2
| Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first |
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| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 6 |
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| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
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| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
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| 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
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| 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
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| 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
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| 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
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| 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
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| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
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| 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
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| 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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| 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
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| 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
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| 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
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| 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 1 |
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| 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 1 |
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| 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
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| 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 1 |
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| 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 0 |
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| 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 0 |
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| 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 0 |
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| 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -4 | 0 |
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| 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -1 |
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Key
- Position 1, 2: Promotion
- Position 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8: Promotion Play-off
- Position 22, 23, 24: Relegation
- Southampton were deducted four points due to breaches of EFL regulations
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Team Lineups
home team,Wrexham
Manager:Phil Parkinson
Formation:3 - 4 - 2 - 1
Pitch Formation
Starting lineup
Substitutes
home team,Wrexham
away team,Watford
Manager:Alessio Dionisi
Formation:4 - 2 - 3 - 1
Pitch Formation
Starting lineup
away team,Watford
Match Officials
- Referee:
- John Busby
- Assistant Referee 1:
- Paul Hodskinson
- Assistant Referee 2:
- Mark Dwyer
- Fourth Official:
- Seb Stockbridge
Match Stats
Key, Wrexham v WatfordBasic Stats
Overall possession
Wrexham 50.4%Watford 49.6%
xG
Wrexham 0.1623Watford 0.0717Shots
Wrexham 2Watford 1Shots on target
Wrexham 0Watford 1Total touches inside the opposition box
Wrexham 4Watford 4Goalkeeper saves
Wrexham 1Watford 0Aerial duels won
Wrexham 2Watford 3Fouls committed
Wrexham 1Watford 1Corners
Wrexham 2Watford 0In-depth match stats
Attack
Shots
Wrexham 2Watford 1Shots on target
Wrexham 0Watford 1Shots off target
Wrexham 2Watford 0Attempts out of box
Wrexham 1Watford 0Expected
xG
Wrexham 0.1623Watford 0.0717xG from open play
Wrexham 0.1532Watford 0.0717xG from set play
Wrexham 0.0091Watford 0xA
Wrexham 0.329202Watford 0.105826Distribution
Total passes
Wrexham 60Watford 62Pass accuracy %
Wrexham 76.7Watford 80.6Backward passes
Wrexham 8Watford 8Forward passes
Wrexham 18Watford 21Total long balls
Wrexham 6Watford 8Successful final third passes
Wrexham 21Watford 8Total crosses
Wrexham 5Watford 2Defence
Total tackles
Wrexham 2Watford 4Won tackle %
Wrexham 100Watford 75Fouls committed
Wrexham 1Watford 1Total clearances
Wrexham 1Watford 7Season so far
Championship
Key, Wrexham v Watford
League position, Wrexham 12th, Watford 8thTotal points, Wrexham 2, Watford 4
Goals scored
Wrexham 1Watford 2Form guide
All competitions
Wrexham draw
v Cardiff City
1
1
Championship
Watford won
v Southampton
2
1
Championship
Wrexham lose
v Middlesbrough
1
0
League Cup
Watford won
v Crawley Town
1
0
League Cup
Wrexham lose
v Sunderland
1
0
Club Friendlies
Watford lose
v Fiorentina
0
1
Club Friendlies
Wrexham lose
v Liverpool
1
0
Club Friendlies
Watford won
v Hansa Rostock
3
0
Club Friendlies
Wrexham won
v Leeds United
3
2
Club Friendlies
Watford draw
v Barnet
2
2
Club Friendlies
Previous scores
All competitions
Championship
Watford 3 , Wrexham 1 on the 17th of March 2026
Watford
Wrexham
17th of March 2026
Wrexham 2 , Watford 2 on the 13th of December 2025
Wrexham
Watford
13th of December 2025
League One
Watford 1 , Wrexham 0 on the 11th of April 1998
Watford
Wrexham
11th of April 1998
Match Facts
Wrexham have won just one of their last 11 Football League games against Watford (D3 L7), a 3-1 home win in the third tier in April 1997.
Watford have lost only one of their last five away league matches against Wrexham (W2 D2), drawing their last two: 1-1 in 1997-98 and 2-2 last season.
On MD1 in the Championship, no side attempted more shots on target than Wrexham (7), while they hit the woodwork three times – their most since against Notts County in February 2024 in League Two (also 3).
Watford have won their opening away game of a league season just once in the last seven seasons (D2 L4), a 3-2 success over Millwall in 2024.
Wrexham’s Phil Parkinson has won only one of his six managerial meetings with Watford across all competitions (D1 L4), winning 2-1 in August 2012 in the second round of the League Cup with Bradford City.
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