Match report

Hull City Defeats Wrexham 2-1 in Championship Clash

Wrexham
Wrexham
1–2
FT
Hull City
Hull City
Mar 10, 2026

Hull City secured a hard-fought 2-1 victory over Wrexham in their latest Championship match, despite a late fightback from the home side. Early on, Hull's J. Gelhardt scored an early goal, though he missed a penalty in the 44th minute. Wrexham made a valiant effort, but Hull's second goal from L. Koumas sealed the win before N. Broadhead's late consolation for Wrexham.

Key Facts

  • • Final Score: Wrexham 1–2 Hull City
  • • J. Gelhardt (Hull City) scored the first goal in the 40th minute
  • • L. Koumas (Hull City) scored the second goal in the 63rd minute
  • • N. Broadhead (Wrexham) scored the consolation goal in the 76th minute
  • • O. McBurnie (Hull City) and S. Smith (Wrexham) both received yellow cards early in the match

Lineups

Wrexham

Formation: 3-4-2-1

Starting XI

  • 1 Arthur Okonkwo (G)
  • 4 Max Cleworth (D)
  • 5 Dominic Hyam (D)
  • 2 Callum Doyle (D)
  • 47 Ryan Longman (M)
  • 26 Zak Vyner (M)
  • 27 Lewis O'Brien (M)
  • 14 George Thomason (M)
  • 10 Josh Windass (F)
  • 33 Nathan Broadhead (F)
  • 28 Sam Smith (F)

Substitutes

  • 20 Oliver Rathbone
  • 12 Issa Kaboré
  • 7 Davis Keillor-Dunn
  • 11 Bailey Cadamarteri
  • 16 Jay Rodriguez
  • 21 Danny Ward
  • 3 Lewis Brunt
  • 24 Dan Scarr
  • 29 Ryan Barnett

Hull City

Formation: 3-4-2-1

Starting XI

  • 1 Ivor Pandur (G)
  • 4 Charlie Hughes (D)
  • 15 John Egan (D)
  • 37 Paddy McNair (D)
  • 18 Cody Drameh (M)
  • 20 Amir Hadžiahmetović (M)
  • 27 Regan Slater (M)
  • 7 Liam Millar (M)
  • 21 Joe Gelhardt (F)
  • 36 Lewis Koumas (F)
  • 9 Oliver McBurnie (F)

Substitutes

  • 5 John Lundstram
  • 6 Semi Ajayi
  • 22 Kyle Joseph
  • 33 Toby Collyer
  • 10 Mohamed Belloumi
  • 12 Dillon Phillips
  • 2 Lewie Coyle
  • 58 Cathal McCarthy
  • 26 Kieran Dowell

Timeline

  1. Hull City
    7' Hull City Card · Yellow Card
    O. McBurnie
  2. Wrexham
    8' Wrexham Card · Yellow Card
    S. Smith
  3. Hull City
    40' Hull City Goal · Normal Goal
    J. Gelhardt
  4. Hull City
    44' Hull City Goal · Missed Penalty
    J. Gelhardt · Assist: J. Gelhardt
  5. Hull City
    45'+1 Hull City Card · Yellow Card
    Charlie Hughes
  6. Wrexham
    46' Wrexham subst · Substitution 1
    Off: Zak Vyner · On: O. Rathbone
  7. Wrexham
    49' Wrexham Card · Yellow Card
    O. Rathbone
  8. Hull City
    60' Hull City subst · Substitution 1
    Off: A. Hadziahmetovic · On: John Lundstram
  9. Hull City
    63' Hull City Goal · Normal Goal
    L. Koumas · Assist: L. Millar
  10. Wrexham
    66' Wrexham Card · Yellow Card
    D. Hyam
  11. Hull City
    69' Hull City subst · Substitution 2
    Off: O. McBurnie · On: K. Joseph
  12. Hull City
    69' Hull City subst · Substitution 3
    Off: P. McNair · On: S. Ajayi
  13. Wrexham
    70' Wrexham subst · Substitution 2
    Off: R. Longman · On: I. Kabore
  14. Wrexham
    70' Wrexham subst · Substitution 3
    Off: J. Windass · On: D. Keillor-Dunn
  15. Wrexham
    76' Wrexham Goal · Normal Goal
    N. Broadhead · Assist: I. Kabore
  16. Hull City
    82' Hull City subst · Substitution 4
    Off: J. Gelhardt · On: M. Belloumi
  17. Hull City
    82' Hull City subst · Substitution 5
    Off: L. Millar · On: T. Collyer
  18. Wrexham
    84' Wrexham subst · Substitution 4
    Off: Max Cleworth · On: B. Cadamarteri
  19. Wrexham
    84' Wrexham subst · Substitution 5
    Off: S. Smith · On: Jay Rodriguez
  20. Hull City
    86' Hull City Card · Yellow Card
    T. Collyer
  21. Hull City
    90'+4 Hull City Card · Yellow Card
    K. Joseph

Match Stats

Stat Wrexham Hull City
Fouls 11 8
Pass Accuracy 80% 70%
Offsides 1 0
Red Cards — —
Total Shots 9 11
Corners 8 4
Total Passes 501 306
Yellow Cards 3 3
Blocked Shots 3 3
Shots on Target 2 5
xG 1.10 1.51
Shots off Target 4 3
Possession 63% 37%
Goals Prevented 0 0
Accurate Passes 403 214
Shots Inside Box 5 5
Saves 3 1
Shots Outside Box 4 6

Key Match Notes

  • ▸ Hull City took the lead in the 40th minute when J. Gelhardt netted, despite missing a penalty shortly after, which gave them early momentum.
  • ▸ The turning point came when L. Koumas scored for Hull City in the 63rd minute, doubling their lead and seemingly sealing the victory, despite Wrexham's late rally led by N. Broadhead.