Sheffield United 1-0 Wrexham: Ben Brereton Diaz's goal enough to earn Blades first league win against Wrexham in 44 years
Report and free match highlights from the Sky Bet Championship match between Sheffield United and Wrexham at Bramall Lane; Ben Brereton Diaz scored the only goal of the game; Wrexham had only one shot on target as the Blades moved up to 10th
Friday 30 October 2026 22:21, UK
Sheffield United shook off a 44-year hoodoo by beating Wrexham 1-0 in the Championship, winning against the Welsh side in the league for the first time since October 1982.
It is a fixture that is turning in to one of the great EFL contests, but after their two Championship matches last term produced 11 goals, this one registered just five shots on target.
The majority were for the Blades, with Brentford loanee Romelle Donovan central to much of the good attacking play, although it was Ben Brereton Diaz who decided it.
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He turned home a saved effort from Jordan Ayew for his third goal in three appearances against Wrexham, having scored in both games against them for Derby last season.
Sheffield United should have had a penalty soon after after when Dominic Hyam fouled Harrison Burrows inside the area. However, the referee waved away the claims.
Sam Smith was introduced for Wrexham at the break and the Welsh side looked brighter after, but still only mustered one shot on target - coming in the 96th minute - as they extended their winless away run to five games.
The win sees the Blades move to within a point of the play-off places in 10th ahead of the remaining weekend games.
Wrexham remain in 17th with difficult fixtures against Middlesbrough and Wolves over the next eight days, although both are at home.
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