THORNTON. Wrexham succeeded in reverse the scoreline against Stockport County to win 2-1. It was Stockport County to strike first with a goal of Connor Lemonheigh-Evans at the 29′. Then it was a goal in the 47′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Andy Cannon gave the win to Wrexham in the 88′ minute.

The match was played at the Poolfoot Farm stadium in Thornton on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. In front of 12,562 spectators.​ The referee was Steve Martin who had the assistance of Matthew Smith and George Byrne. The 4th official was Scott Simpson. The weather was light rain. The temperature was cold at 8.94 degrees Celsius or 48.09 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 64%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Stockport County had a superior ball possession 55% while Wrexham was struggling with a 45% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Stockport County was more pushing with 44 dangerous attacks and 10 shots of which 1 were on target. Nevertheless, Wrexham was capable to find the solution to win this match.​

Wrexham shot 9 times, 4 on target, 3 off target. On the opposite side, Stockport County shot 10 times, 1 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

Wrexham didn’t receive any yellow card. Regarding the opposition, Stockport County received 3 yellow cards (Ethan Pye, Callum Camps and Paddy Madden).

Standings

After this match, Wrexham has 88 points to remain in the 2nd place. Talking about the opposition, Stockport County will stays with 92 points to sit in the 1st place.

Next matches

Wrexham – Formation

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 (6.6), Ryan Barnett (7.0), Max Cleworth (7.3), Eoghan O’Connell (7.5), Thomas O’Connor (7.0), James McClean (7.1), Andy Cannon (7.3), Luke Young  (7.1), Elliot Lee (6.8), Paul Mullin (7.0) and Ollie Palmer (7.1).

The home team had on the bench: Callum McFadzean, Ben Tozer, Jordan Davies (6.6), Jack Marriott (6.7), Luke Bolton (6.4), Mark Howard and Steven Fletcher (7.1).

Substitutions

Wrexham made 4 changes: Elliot Lee for Jordan Davies (78′), Ollie Palmer for Steven Fletcher (69′), Ryan Barnett for Luke Bolton (87′) and Paul Mullin for Jack Marriott (87′).

Player of the match: Eoghan O’Connell​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Wrexham was Eoghan O’Connell even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is 7.5 with 78 passes (72% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 2 duels out of 8.

Stockport County – Formation

Stockport County started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).

Dave Challinor played with: Ben Hinchliffe (7.0), Neill Byrne (6.4), Fraser Horsfall (6.8), Ethan Pye (6.4), Connor Lemonheigh-Evans (7.5), Nick Powell (6.7), Callum Camps (7.0), Myles Hippolyte (6.7), Antoni Sarcevic (7.7), Louie Barry (6.8) and Kyle Wootton (7.0).

They had on the bench: Ibou Touray (6.3), Paddy Madden (6.8), Jordan Smith, Rico Richards (7.5), Ethan Bristow, Ben Knight and Lewis Cass.

Substitutions

Stockport County made 4 changes: Louie Barry for Paddy Madden (46′), Nick Powell for Rico Richards (63′), Myles Hippolyte for Ibou Touray (63′) and Neill Byrne for Lewis Cass (90′).

Player of the match: Antoni Sarcevic​

The player that probably impressed the most for Stockport County was Antoni Sarcevic.

His rating is 7.7 with 49 passes (80% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 5 duels out of 9. He performed 5 crosses.

Results of the day

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

• Wrexham – Stockport County – 2-1
• Swindon Town – Morecambe – 3-3
• Salford City – Harrogate Town – 2-2
• Milton Keynes Dons – Sutton United – 4-4
• Gillingham – Doncaster Rovers – 2-2
• Forest Green Rovers – Notts County – 1-0
• Crawley Town – Grimsby Town – 2-0
• Colchester United – Crewe Alexandra – 1-1
• Bradford City – Newport County – 4-1
• Barrow – Mansfield Town – 1-1
• Accrington Stanley – Tranmere Rovers – 4-1
• AFC Wimbledon – Walsall – 5-1