Millwall 0-3 Wrexham: Kieffer Moore scores as Red Dragons earn first win of the season
Report and free match highlights from the Sky Bet Championship match between Millwall and Wrexham at The Den on Wednesday; Kieffer Moore and Jacques Ekomie on target as Phil Parkinson's Red Dragons earned their first win of the season.
Wednesday 2 September 2026 23:02, UK
Wrexham got their first win of the Championship season in style as Millwall were swept aside 3-0 at the New Den.
Alex Neil's home side were coming off the back of a chastening 5-1 thrashing by Southampton on Saturday and their formerly steadfast defence suffered another horror show as their hopes of repeating last season's promotion push were dealt a blow.
After starting with two clean sheets in victories over Bristol City and Norwich, it is now eight goals conceded in two games after Wrexham put them to the sword with some clinical finishing.
Defender Zak Sturge was unfortunate in turning Issa Kabore's effort past his own goalkeeper in the first half, but there was nothing lucky about the goals scored by Phil Parkinson's side after the break as Kieffer Moore and Jacques Ekomie provided excellent finishes to hoist the visitors into the top half of the table.
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It means the Welsh side finally got their campaign going after drawing with Cardiff and Watford before losing at home to Birmingham.
They were better team throughout. Mark Sykes drilled an effort narrowly wide of the post for Millwall after 11 minutes, the only time they truly threatened.
At the other end, Max Cleworth's header from a deep Matty James free-kick sailed harmlessly wide, as neither side offered much in the opening 25 minutes.
There was an element of fortune about the opening goal in the 28th minute. Moore played a through ball to send Kabore clear inside the area. His strike hit Sturge and spun out of the reach of goalkeeper Max Crocombe to hand the visitors the lead.
Lyndon Dykes fired wide on the half-volley in stoppage time at the end of a first half in which the home side carried little threat and rarely troubled Anthony Patterson.
Lewis O'Brien was guilty of a dreadful miss at the start of the second half, leaning back and scooping the ball over the crossbar after being played in eight yards out by Moore.
But Wrexham would not have long to wait for their second goal and it arrived a minute later. Moore picked up the ball in space 20 yards out and was given time to move it on to his right foot, take aim and send a perfectly placed drive into the bottom corner.
The game was over as a contest with just over 20 minutes to go. Substitute Danny Imray got free down the right and pulled the back to near the penalty spot where Ekomie was waiting, evading the attentions of Jake Cooper to sweep a finish into the corner and wrap up the win, as home supporters began to stream out of the stadium.
The managers
Millwall's Alex Neil:
"A disappointing night at the office. We had to change our shape because of a lack of wide players.
"I didn't think it was a great game of football. In the first half I thought the game was in the balance. I thought we gave as good as we got.
"The start of the second half it was relatively in the balance again. I thought it changed when we lost Casper. He was very influential in the game."
Wrexham's Phil Parkinson:
"I am pleased to get the first win of the season. I felt it was deserved. I am pleased with the response after getting beaten by Birmingham.
"In reality we probably should have had more points than we've got, but you've got to respond and I felt like we did.
"Coming to Millwall is one of the hardest grounds to come to. It's about quietening the crowd and trying to get an element of control in the game.
"But also dealing with the physicality. It was a huge team Neil picked. We had to deal with that. I felt we were very comfortable in that.
"As the game went on we got better and better in terms of dictating the game with the ball."
