THORNTON. Wrexham liquidates Barrow 4-1 with goals of Steven Fletcher (45′), Paul Mullin (45′), Steven Fletcher (45′) and Steven Fletcher (67′). On the other side, Barrow scored with ​Kian Spence (1′). Wrexham made the most of its better ball possession (59%).

The match was played at the Poolfoot Farm stadium in Thornton on Monday and it started at 9:00 am local time. In front of 12,323 spectators.​ The referee was Scott Oldham with the support of Mark Russell and Carl Fitch. The 4th official was Lewis Smith. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was quite cold at 6.96 degrees Celsius or 44.53 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 83%.​

Match Statistics​

Wrexham

4 - 1

Barrow

  • 59 Ball Possession 41
Shots
  • 16 Total 7
  • 10 On Target 3
  • 3 Off Target 3
  • 3 Shots blocked 1
  • 113 Attack 106
  • 49 Dangerous attack 22
  • 117 Ball safe 111
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 3 Corners 0
Fouls
  • 12 Total 14
  • 1 Yellow Cards 4
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 6 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Wrexham had a superior ball possession 59% while Barrow was struggling with a 41% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Wrexham was putting more pressure with 49 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 10 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Wrexham won the match​.

Wrexham shot 16 times, 10 on target, 3 off target. On the opposite side, Barrow shot 7 times, 3 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

Wrexham received 1 yellow card (James McClean). On the opposite side, Barrow received 4 yellow cards (Jamie Proctor, Tom White, Kian Spence and George Ray).

Match Timeline

1'
Kian Spence(goal)Elliot Newby
21'
Luca Stephenson- sub ->David Worrall
James McClean- Yellow
45'
Steven Fletcher(goal)Paul Mullin
45'
45'
Tom White- Yellow
Paul Mullin(goal)
45'
Steven Fletcher(goal)James McClean
45'
57'
Mazeed Ogungbo- sub ->Luca Stephenson
Steven Fletcher(goal)Anthony Forde
67'
Sam Dalby- sub ->Steven Fletcher
70'
Jacob Mendy- sub ->James McClean
70'
72'
Dean Campbell- sub ->Ben Whitfield
72'
Jamie Proctor- sub ->Emile Acquah
77'
Kian Spence- Yellow
James Jones- sub ->Andy Cannon
78'
81'
Dom Telford- sub ->Kian Spence
Jordan Davies- sub ->Elliot Lee
87'
90'
Jamie Proctor- Yellow
Ryan Barnett- sub ->Paul Mullin
90'
Will Boyle- sub ->Thomas O\'Connor
90'
90'
George Ray- Yellow

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Stockport County
92
46
Wrexham
88
46
Mansfield Town
86
46
Milton Keynes Dons
78
46
Doncaster Rovers
71
46
Crewe Alexandra
71
46
Crawley Town
70
46
Barrow
69
46
Bradford City
69
46
AFC Wimbledon
65
46
Walsall
65
46
Gillingham
64
46
Harrogate Town
63
46
Notts County
61
46
Morecambe
58
46
Tranmere Rovers
57
46
Accrington Stanley
57
46
Newport County
55
46
Swindon Town
54
46
Salford City
51
46
Grimsby Town
49
46
Colchester United
45
46
Sutton United
42
46
Forest Green Rovers
42
46

After this contest, Wrexham has 49 points like Mansfield Town to sit in the 3rd place. On the opposite side, Barrow will stays with 45 points to sit in the 4th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the League Two, Wrexham will play away with Milton Keynes Dons on the 6th of January with a 4-1 head to head record in favor of Milton Keynes Dons (0 draws).

Barrow will host Newport County on the 16th of September with a 6-5 head to head in favor of Barrow (2 draws).

Wrexham – Formation

Wrexham
G
Arthur Okonkwo 33.England
7.0
D
Ben Tozer 4.England
6.8
D
Anthony Forde 14.Republic of Ireland
7.3
D
Thomas O'Connor 22.Republic of Ireland
7.0
90'
D
James McClean 23.Republic of Ireland
7.3
70' 45'
D
Max Cleworth 32.Wales
6.8
M
George Evans 12.England
7.1
M
Andy Cannon 20.England
7.3
78'
M
Elliot Lee 38.England
7.5
87'
F
Paul Mullin 10.England
8.4
90' 45'
F
Steven Fletcher 26.Scotland
9.4
70' 45', 45', 67'
Substitutes
G
Mark Howard 21.England
D
Jacob Mendy 19.Gambia
7.0
70'
D
Will Boyle 25.England
90'
M
Jordan Davies 7.Wales
6.8
87'
M
Ryan Barnett 29.England
90'
M
James Jones 30.Scotland
7.0
78'
F
Sam Dalby 18.England
6.8
70'

Wrexham started with a 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).

The manager Phil Parkinson decided to play with the following team: Arthur Okonkwo (7.0), Anthony Forde (7.3), Max Cleworth (6.8), Ben Tozer (6.8), Thomas O’Connor (7.0), James McClean (7.3), Andy Cannon (7.3), George Evans (7.1), Elliot Lee (7.5), Paul Mullin (8.4) and Steven Fletcher (9.4).

The home team had on the bench: Jordan Davies (6.8), Sam Dalby (6.8), Jacob Mendy (7.0), Mark Howard, William Boyle, Ryan Barnett and James Jones (7.0).

Substitutions

Wrexham made 6 changes: James McClean for Jacob Mendy (70′), Paul Mullin for Ryan Barnett (90′), Thomas O’Connor for William Boyle (90′), Steven Fletcher for Sam Dalby (70′), Andy Cannon for James Jones (78′) and Elliot Lee for Jordan Davies (87′).

Player of the match: Steven Fletcher​

The player that probably impressed the most for Wrexham was Steven Fletcher.

His rating is 9.4 with 3 goals, 24 passes (58% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 4 duels out of 13.

Barrow – Formation

Barrow
G
Paul Farman 1.England
7.0
D
George Ray 5.Wales
6.3
90'
D
Niall Canavan 6.Republic of Ireland
6.1
D
James Chester 17.Wales
6.4
M
David Worrall 7.England
6.8
21'
M
Kian Spence 8.England
6.7
81' 77' 1'
M
Elliot Newby 11.England
7.1
M
Tom White 13.England
7.0
45'
M
Sam Foley 16.Republic of Ireland
6.7
F
Emile Acquah 20.England
6.8
72'
F
Ben Whitfield 34.England
6.8
72'
Substitutes
G
Josh Lillis 12.England
D
Mazeed Ogungbo 3.England
6.3
57'
M
Dean Campbell 4.Scotland
7.1
72'
M
Luca Stephenson 18.England
6.7
21'
F
Jamie Proctor 9.England
6.8
72' 90'
F
Dom Telford 19.England
6.8
81'

Barrow started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).

Peter Wild played with: Paul Farman (7.0), James Chester (6.4), George Ray (6.3), Niall Canavan (6.1), David Worrall (6.8), Kian Spence (6.7), Tom White (7.0), Sam Foley (6.7), Elliot Newby (7.1), Emile Acquah (6.8) and Ben Whitfield (6.8).

They had on the bench: Mazeed Ogungbo (6.3), Dean Campbell (7.1), Jamie Proctor (6.8), Josh Lillis, Luca Stephenson (6.7) and Dom Telford (6.8).

Barrow could not rely on the presence of Luca Stephenson (injured) and Mazeed Ogungbo (injured).

Substitutions

Barrow made 5 changes: David Worrall for Luca Stephenson (21′), Kian Spence for Dom Telford (81′), Ben Whitfield for Dean Campbell (72′), Emile Acquah for Jamie Proctor (72′) and Luca Stephenson for Mazeed Ogungbo (57′).

Player of the match: Dean Campbell​

The player that probably impressed the most for Barrow was Dean Campbell.

His rating is 7.1 with 19 passes (95% accurate) and 0 key passes. He hit the woodwork once times.

His performance was amazing also because he began the contest from the bench before entering in the 72′.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the League Two.​