THORNTON. Wrexham tops Dorking Wanderers 3-1. Wrexham was just to good to grab a decisive 3-0 lead with Elliot Lee (12′), Paul Mullin (41′) and Sam Dalby (56′). Dorking Wanderers reduced the distance with a goal (76′) by J. Muitt, but there was not much to do for them.
The match was played at the Poolfoot Farm stadium in Thornton on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Aaron Bannister. The weather was clear. The temperature was quite cold at 6.7 degrees Celsius or 44.1 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 37%.
Match Statistics
- 46 Ball Possession 54
Shots
- 14 Total 2
- 7 On Target 1
- 7 Off Target 1
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 92 Attack 130
- 68 Dangerous attack 91
- 102 Ball safe 113
- 0 Penalties 0
- 7 Corners 2
Fouls
- 1 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
The ball possession was not so different. Wrexham was in possession of the ball for 46% of the time vs. Dorking Wanderers that controlled the ball for 54% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Dorking Wanderers was more aggressive with 92 dangerous attacks and 2 shots of which 1 were on target. Anyhow, Wrexham succeeded in find the solution to win this encounter.
Wrexham shot 14 times, 7 on target, 7 off target. Talking about the opposition, Dorking Wanderers shot 2 times, 1 on target, 1 off target.
Cards
Wrexham received 1 yellow card (Andy Cannon). On the other side, Dorking Wanderers received 1 yellow card (L. Moore).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Wrexham will have 78 points to remain in the 2nd place. Regarding the opposition, Dorking Wanderers will stay with 33 points like York City to remain in the 19th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the National League, Wrexham will play away with Torquay United on the 29th of April with a 6-6 head to head statistic.
Dorking Wanderers will host Scunthorpe United on the 29th of April with a 1-0 head to head statistic in favor of Scunthorpe United (0 draws).
Wrexham – Formation
Wrexham
83'
35'
12'
The manager Phil Parkinson decided to play with the following team: Robert Lainton, Ben Peter Anthony Tozer, Jordan Tunnicliffe, Max Cleworth, Luke Young, Anthony Forde, Andy Cannon, Elliott Lee, Paul Mullin, Sam Dalby and Jacob Mendy.
The home team had on the bench: Ollie Palmer, James Jones, Jordan Davies, Mark Howard and Ryan Barnett.
Substitutions
Wrexham made 3 changes: Paul Mullin for Ollie Palmer (70′), Andy Cannon for James Jones (83′) and Elliot Lee for Jordan Davies (88′).
Dorking Wanderers – Formation
Dorking Wanderers
Marc White played with: Dan Lincoln, Tony Craig, Ed Harris, Joe Cook, Bobby-Joe Taylor, Matt Briggs, Luke Moore, Ryan Seager, Josh Taylor, James McShane and Harry Ottaway.
These were the players on the bench: Jimmy Muitt, S. Bowerman, Isaac Philpot, Daniel Gallagher and Jack Jebb.
Substitutions
Dorking Wanderers made 3 changes: M. Briggs for Jimmy Muitt (21′), B. Taylor for Sebastian Bowerman (50′) and E. Harris for Isaac Philpot (55′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the National League.
- York City – Yeovil Town – 2-1
- Wrexham – Dorking Wanderers – 3-1
- Notts County – Dagenham & Redbridge – 1-2
- Woking – Wealdstone – 1-1
- Torquay United – Southend United – 1-2
- Maidstone United – Gateshead – 1-1
- Halifax Town – Maidenhead United – 0-1
- Eastleigh – Bromley – 0-0
- Chesterfield – Oldham Athletic – 0-1
- Boreham Wood – Scunthorpe United – 2-0
- Barnet – Aldershot Town – 4-1
- Altrincham – Solihull Moors – 4-1
