Carabao Cup · 2026/27

Middlesbrough v Wrexham — Carabao Cup

Final score, key moments and the story of the tie.

UK kick-off times · GMT / BSTUpdated twice daily · Last fixture check: 14 Nov 2026, 18:00 GMT

Result and match summary

Full time

Middlesbrough 1–0 Wrexham. Full time. Middlesbrough go through. Carabao Cup first round, Fri 7 Aug 2026, 20:00 BST. Venue: Riverside Stadium, Middlesbrough, England.

Middlesbrough

1–0

Wrexham

Middlesbrough go through

Kick-off (UK time): Fri 7 Aug 2026 · 20:00 BST
Round: First round
Ground: Riverside Stadium, Middlesbrough, England
Final whistle: 7 Aug 2026, 21:50 BST

Score by half

Goals scored in each half. Penalty shoot-outs are shown separately.
Period	Middlesbrough	Wrexham
First half	0	0
Second half	1	0

UK TV coverage for this match

This match has finished. The channels below refer to its original coverage; use the highlights section for available videos.

No confirmed UK TV listing is available here for this match.

Match details checked 14 Nov 2026, 03:06 GMT

Attendance and match officials

Attendance18221

RefereeWill Finnie

Middlesbrough v Wrexham highlights

3 videos

DREAM DEBUT! | Middlesbrough v Wrexham Carabao Cup Extended Highlights

EFL · 7 Aug 2026 · 10 min

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Extended Highlights | Boro 1 Wrexham 0 | Carabao Cup First Round

Middlesbrough FC · 8 Aug 2026 · 10 min

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HIGHLIGHTS | Middlesbrough vs Wrexham AFC (League Cup)

Wrexham AFC · 8 Aug 2026 · 7 min

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Key match events

Last checked 14 Nov 2026, 03:06 GMT17 events

0'
Kick-off
43'
Yellow Card
Wrexham
Lewis O'Brien
56'
Yellow Card
Wrexham
Sam Smith
61'
Goal - Volley
Middlesbrough
Will Lankshear ScorerSebastian Berhalter Assist
65'
Substitution
Wrexham
Ryan Longman OnDanny Imray Off
67'
Substitution
Middlesbrough
Kyle Joseph OnJeremy Sarmiento Off
67'
Substitution
Middlesbrough
Sam EdmundsonMax Arfsten Off
69'
Yellow Card
Middlesbrough
Will Lankshear
72'
Substitution
Wrexham
Kieffer Moore OnSam Smith Off
72'
Substitution
Wrexham
Bailey Cadamarteri OnOliver Rathbone Off
72'
Substitution
Wrexham
Benjamin Whiteman OnMatty James Off
76'
Substitution
Wrexham
Davis Kellior-DunnNathan Broadhead Off
80'
Substitution
Middlesbrough
Finley CartwrightWill Lankshear Off
85'
Yellow Card
Wrexham
Dominic Hyam
90'+1'
Yellow Card
Wrexham
Callum Doyle
90'+3'
Substitution
Middlesbrough
Cruz Ibeh OnMorgan Whittaker Off
90'+4'
Full time

Match statistics

Last checked 14 Nov 2026, 03:06 GMT

MiddlesbroughWrexham

48.6%Possession51.4%

13Shots11

3Shots on target2

7Corners3

10Fouls11

0Offsides3

2Saves2

1Yellow cards4

0Red cards0

472Passes512

398Accurate passes436

84.3%Pass accuracy85.2%

28Crosses15

3Accurate crosses4

36Long balls65

16Accurate long balls34

2Blocked shots2

13Tackles17

9Interceptions9

24Clearances25

23.1%Shots on target (%)18.2%

0Penalties scored0

0Penalties taken0

10.7%Cross accuracy26.7%

44.4%Long-ball accuracy52.3%

10Successful tackles10

76.9%Tackle success58.8%

24Effective clearances25

Line-ups & formations

Last checked 14 Nov 2026, 03:06 GMT

Middlesbrough

4-1-4-1

Starting XI

31
Solomon Brynn
Goalkeeper
30
Neto Borges
Centre Left Defender
12
Luke Ayling
Centre Right Defender
29
Adilson Malanda
Defensive Midfielder
17
Max Arfsten
Left Back · Substituted
2
Callum Brittain
Right Back
19
Leo Castledine
Centre Left Midfielder
6
Sebastian Berhalter
Centre Right Midfielder
16
Jeremy Sarmiento
Left Midfielder · Substituted
11
Morgan Whittaker
Right Midfielder · Substituted
7
Will Lankshear
Forward · Substituted

Substitutes

25
Sam Edmundson
Substitute · Came on
49
Josh Dede
Substitute
22
Kyle Joseph
Substitute · Came on
28
Law Mccabe
Substitute
50
Jack Daley
Substitute
33
Jon McLaughlin
Substitute
44
Cruz Ibeh
Substitute · Came on
21
Seny Dieng
Substitute
46
Finley Cartwright
Substitute · Came on

Wrexham

3-5-2

Starting XI

21
Danny Ward
Goalkeeper
5
Dominic Hyam
Centre Defender
2
Callum Doyle
Centre Left Defender
26
Zak Vyner
Centre Right Defender
27
Lewis O'Brien
Centre Left Midfielder
20
Oliver Rathbone
Centre Right Midfielder · Substituted
37
Matty James
Attacking Midfielder · Substituted
14
George Thomason
Left Midfielder
30
Danny Imray
Right Midfielder · Substituted
33
Nathan Broadhead
Centre Left Forward · Substituted
28
Sam Smith
Centre Right Forward · Substituted

Substitutes

8
Benjamin Whiteman
Substitute · Came on
11
Bailey Cadamarteri
Substitute · Came on
19
Kieffer Moore
Substitute · Came on
7
Davis Kellior-Dunn
Substitute · Came on
47
Ryan Longman
Substitute · Came on
1
Arthur Okonkwo
Substitute
4
Max Cleworth
Substitute
15
George Dobson
Substitute
24
Dan Scarr
Substitute

Player statistics

YC: yellow cards. RC: red cards. A dash means the figure is unavailable.
Player	Goals	Assists	Shots	On target	YC	Saves
Solomon BrynnGoalkeeper More statistics Fouls committed 0 Fouls won 1 Own goals 0 Goals conceded 0 Shots faced 0	0	0	0	0	0	2
Neto BorgesCentre Left Defender More statistics Fouls committed 1 Fouls won 1 Own goals 0 Offsides 0 Goals conceded 0 Shots faced 0	0	0	0	0	0	—
Luke AylingCentre Right Defender More statistics Fouls committed 2 Fouls won 1 Own goals 0 Offsides 0 Goals conceded 0 Shots faced 0	0	0	0	0	0	—
Adilson MalandaDefensive Midfielder More statistics Fouls committed 0 Fouls won 0 Own goals 0 Offsides 0 Goals conceded 0 Shots faced 0	0	0	1	1	0	—
Max ArfstenLeft Back More statistics Fouls committed 2 Fouls won 1 Own goals 0 Offsides 0 Goals conceded 0 Shots faced 0	0	0	0	0	0	—
Callum BrittainRight Back More statistics Fouls committed 1 Fouls won 1 Own goals 0 Offsides 0 Goals conceded 0 Shots faced 0	0	0	0	0	0	—
Leo CastledineCentre Left Midfielder More statistics Fouls committed 1 Fouls won 0 Own goals 0 Offsides 0 Goals conceded 0 Shots faced 0	0	0	0	0	0	—
Sebastian BerhalterCentre Right Midfielder More statistics Fouls committed 1 Fouls won 1 Own goals 0 Offsides 0 Goals conceded 0 Shots faced 0	0	1	3	0	0	—
Jeremy SarmientoLeft Midfielder More statistics Fouls committed 1 Fouls won 0 Own goals 0 Offsides 0 Goals conceded 0 Shots faced 0	0	0	1	0	0	—
Morgan WhittakerRight Midfielder More statistics Fouls committed 0 Fouls won 2 Own goals 0 Offsides 0 Goals conceded 0 Shots faced 0	0	0	2	0	0	—
Will LankshearForward More statistics Fouls committed 1 Fouls won 1 Own goals 0 Offsides 0 Goals conceded 0 Shots faced 0	1	0	5	2	1	—
Sam EdmundsonSubstitute More statistics Fouls committed 0 Fouls won 0 Own goals 0 Offsides 0 Goals conceded 0 Shots faced 0	0	0	1	0	0	—
Josh DedeSubstitute More statistics Fouls committed 0 Fouls won 0 Own goals 0 Offsides 0 Goals conceded 0 Shots faced 0	0	0	0	0	0	—
Kyle JosephSubstitute More statistics Fouls committed 0 Fouls won 1 Own goals 0 Offsides 0 Goals conceded 0 Shots faced 0	0	0	0	0	0	—
Law MccabeSubstitute More statistics Fouls committed 0 Fouls won 0 Own goals 0 Offsides 0 Goals conceded 0 Shots faced 0	0	0	0	0	0	—
Jack DaleySubstitute More statistics Fouls committed 0 Fouls won 0 Own goals 0 Offsides 0 Goals conceded 0 Shots faced 0	0	0	0	0	0	—
Jon McLaughlinSubstitute More statistics Fouls committed 0 Fouls won 0 Own goals 0 Goals conceded 0 Shots faced 0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cruz IbehSubstitute More statistics Fouls committed 0 Fouls won 0 Own goals 0 Offsides 0 Goals conceded 0 Shots faced 0	0	0	0	0	0	—
Seny DiengSubstitute More statistics Fouls committed 0 Fouls won 0 Own goals 0 Goals conceded 0 Shots faced 0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Finley CartwrightSubstitute More statistics Fouls committed 0 Fouls won 0 Own goals 0 Offsides 0 Goals conceded 0 Shots faced 0	0	0	0	0	0	—

Previous meetings

Last checked 14 Nov 2026, 03:06 GMTBefore this fixture · All competitions

2 May 2026 · 2025-26 English League Championship

Wrexham2 – 2

Middlesbrough

25 Oct 2025 · 2025-26 English League Championship

Middlesbrough1 – 1

Wrexham

Form before this match

Last checked 14 Nov 2026, 03:06 GMT

W: win; D: draw; L: loss. H: home; A: away. Scores are shown home team first.

Middlesbrough

Hull City (A)

23 May 2026 · EFL Championship

1 – 0

Southampton (A)

12 May 2026 · EFL Championship

2 – 1

Southampton (H)

9 May 2026 · EFL Championship

0 – 0

Wrexham (A)

2 May 2026 · EFL Championship

2 – 2

Watford (H)

25 Apr 2026 · EFL Championship

5 – 1

Wrexham

Sunderland (A)

2 Aug 2026 · Club Friendly

1 – 0

Liverpool (A)

30 Jul 2026 · Club Friendly

1 – 0

Leeds United (H)

26 Jul 2026 · Club Friendly

3 – 2

Manchester United (A)

18 Jul 2026 · Club Friendly

0 – 1

Middlesbrough (H)

2 May 2026 · EFL Championship

2 – 2

Middlesbrough v Wrexham: match questions

When and where was Middlesbrough v Wrexham?

The listed kick-off is Fri 7 Aug 2026, 20:00 BST. The venue is Riverside Stadium, Middlesbrough, England. Times are shown for the UK, including GMT or BST.

Where can I watch Middlesbrough v Wrexham highlights?

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Are penalties included in the final score?

The main score shows goals in the match, including extra time where played. Penalty shoot-out scores are shown separately. Any aggregate score covers the two legs of a tie.

Match updates

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Middlesbrough v Wrexham — Carabao Cup

Result and match summary

Middlesbrough

Wrexham

Score by half

UK TV coverage for this match

Attendance and match officials

Middlesbrough v Wrexham highlights

DREAM DEBUT! | Middlesbrough v Wrexham Carabao Cup Extended Highlights

Extended Highlights | Boro 1 Wrexham 0 | Carabao Cup First Round

HIGHLIGHTS | Middlesbrough vs Wrexham AFC (League Cup)

Key match events

Kick-off

Yellow Card

Yellow Card

Goal - Volley

Substitution

Substitution

Substitution

Yellow Card

Substitution

Substitution

Substitution

Substitution

Substitution

Yellow Card

Yellow Card

Substitution

Full time

Match statistics

Line-ups & formations

Middlesbrough

Starting XI

Substitutes

Wrexham

Starting XI

Substitutes

Player statistics

Previous meetings

Form before this match

Middlesbrough

Wrexham

Middlesbrough v Wrexham: match questions

When and where was Middlesbrough v Wrexham?

Where can I watch Middlesbrough v Wrexham highlights?

Are penalties included in the final score?

Match updates