Kieffer Moore scored his third goal in his second consecutive league game, while Lewis O'Brien netted a late winner as Wrexham registered their maiden Championship victory over Millwall.
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Wrexham headed into the game with the intention of picking up their maiden win in the Championship 2025-26 season, as they had managed to register just one point from their first three matches in the English second-tier, and did just that. Phil Parkinson made three changes in the lineup from their previous league match against Sheffield Wednesday, as Callum Doyle, Liberato Cacace and Ryan Hardie came into the playing XI.
Millwall dominated proceedings in the first half at their home and created multiple opportunities inside the Wrexham box within the first 15 minutes of the match. However, they failed to break the deadlock. The hosts dominated ball possession and looked more compact on the pitch compared to their opponents in the first 45 minutes but the two teams could not be separated at the break.
Just a couple of minutes before the hour mark, the Red Dragons opened the scoring as new signing Kieffer Moore found the back of the net from a header. Max Cleworth chipped the ball brilliantly over the Millwall defence from outside the box and Moore converted the header with a first-time attempt. Millwall custodian Steven Benda came out of his line but he completely missed the flight. Moore sustained a nose injury while going for the goal as he clashed with Benda.
As the game progressed, Millwall continued to increase their intensity in the attack in search of an equaliser, while the Welsh club defended resiliently in a bid to protect their slender lead. The hosts came close to equalising in the 75th minute from a well-orchestrated move. Luke Cundle initiated it with a quality through ball for Mihailo Ivanovic, who went for the goal from a difficult angle. Ryan Leonard received the resulting ball inside the box and almost immediately sent a cross in front of the goal, which a Wrexham defender failed to intercept. Aidomo Emakhu attempts a side volley from a close range but misses the target by a whisker. This was by far Millwall's best goalscoring chance of the match.
Red Dragons custodian Danny Ward picked up an injury late in the game as he received medical treatment for more than 10 minutes during injury time. Arthur Okonkwo came in and replaced the injured Ward for the final minutes of the match. In the 19th minute of ]injury time, Lewis O'Brien doubled the team's and sealed victory as he scored with a clinical finish from James McClean's assist.
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Moore's brilliant goalscoring run continued as he scored his fourth Wrexham goal in his third consecutive game across all competitions. He rose to the occasion when his side needed him the most and secured the Welsh side's first Championship win of the season.
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Millwall custodian Benda conceded an unwanted goal just before the hour mark as he completely misjudged the flight of Cleworth's chipped cross from which Moore scored the winning goal. He cluelessly came off of his line, which also gave Moore a clear angle to score.
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Parkinson's side will be back in action after the international break as they take on QPR in the Championship on September 13.