Adam Idah’s 91st-minute tap-in earned Swansea Metropolis a comeback win at residence to Wrexham and a 3rd successive residence victory within the first Welsh derby of the season within the Championship.
Eire ahead Idah pounced on calamitous goalkeeping by Arthur Okonkwo, who made a large number of coping with a free-kick contained in the field to reward the Swans the winner as their resurgence beneath new supervisor Vitor Matos continued.
Swansea are subsequent in motion away to leaders Coventry Metropolis on December 26 (15:00 GMT). Wrexham host Sheffield United, who began the weekend 18th, at 17:30 on the identical day.
“An absolute howler!” 😨
Arthur Okonkwo fails to say the ball, and Adam Idah reacts quickest to poke it residence ⚪️ pic.twitter.com/ctYeqn5iFW
— Sky Sports activities Soccer (@SkyFootball) December 19, 2025
Swansea vs Wrexham: Idah objective decisive
Wrexham, who’re six factors from a play-off place in fifteenth, took the lead when Cameron Burgess scored his third personal objective of the season within the 14th minute, heading in Ryan Longman’s cross.
It is a nightmare begin for Swansea as Cameron Burgess heads the ball previous his personal goalkeeper to offer Wrexham the lead 😬 pic.twitter.com/DVTbmRuKyQ
— Sky Sports activities Soccer (@SkyFootball) December 19, 2025
The hosts equalised 20 minutes from time via Slovenia ahead Zan Vipotnik, whose strike took a heavy spark off centre-back Dom Hyam contained in the field to wrong-foot goalkeeper Arthur Okonkwo.
Vipotnik’s deflected strike has introduced Swansea stage towards Wrexham ⚽️ pic.twitter.com/7euxvcHQYT
— Sky Sports activities Soccer (@SkyFootball) December 19, 2025
Phil Parkinson’s second-tier newcomers are actually winless in 5 matches, though that they had solely misplaced certainly one of their earlier 11.
Swansea crew vs Wrexham
Swansea made two modifications from their 2-1 defeat at Stoke Metropolis six days earlier, midfielder Melker Widell and wideman Zeidane Inoussa changing Liam Cullen and Eom Jisung.
Swansea Metropolis beginning XI: Lawrence Vigouroux, Ethan Galbraith, Ben Cabango, Cameron Burgess, Josh Tymon, Ronald, Goncalo Franco, Melker Widell, Marko Stamenic, Zeidane Inoussa, Zan Vipotnik
Swansea substitutes: Andy Fisher, Joshua Key, Jay Fulton, Malick Yalcouye, Eom Ji-Sung, Ishe Samuels-Smith, Liam Cullen, Kaelan Casey, Adam Idah
Wrexham crew vs Swansea
Wrexham additionally made two modifications in midfield from their 2-2 draw at residence to Watford on the identical day, bringing in Ben Sheaf and George Thomason for Matty James and Lewis O’Brien.
Wrexham beginning XI: Arthur Okonkwo, Max Cleworth, Dominic Hyam, Callum Doyle, Ryan Longman, Ben Sheaf, George Dobson, George Thomason, James McClean, Kieffer Moore, Josh Windass
Wrexham substitutes: Callum Burton, Conor Coady, Oliver Rathbone, Dan Scarr, Lewis O’Brien, Sam Smith, Ryan Barnett, Nathan Broadhead, Matty James
Championship outcomes, fixtures this weekend
Friday, December 19
Swansea 2-1 Wrexham
Saturday, December 20
Matches begin at 15:00 GMT (10:00 ET / 07:00 PT) except in any other case said.
- Blackburn Rovers vs Millwall (12:30)
- Preston North Finish vs Norwich Metropolis (12:30)
- Southampton vs Coventry Metropolis (12:30)
- Bristol Metropolis vs Middlesbrough
- Charlton Athletic vs Oxford United
- Derby County vs Portsmouth
- Hull Metropolis vs West Bromwich Albion
- Ipswich City vs Sheffield Wednesday
- Queens Park Rangers vs Leicester Metropolis
- Sheffield United vs Birmingham Metropolis
- Watford vs Stoke Metropolis
The best way to watch the Championship: TV channel, reside streams
ITV and Sky Sports activities broadcast video games from the Championship and EFL, together with as much as 10 reside fixtures from throughout the divisions on each common weekend.
Costs for Sky Sports activities differ. By way of Now TV, Sky Sports activities prices £14.99 for a day membership, £28 a month for a 12-month membership or £34.99 a month with no contract.
Sky Sports activities memberships embrace entry to all 12 reside Sky Sports activities channels and Sky Sports activities+, which provides reside streams and a devoted channel.
Each broadcasters have devoted apps permitting followers to live-stream the video games: SkyGO for Sky Sports activities and ITVX for ITV.
Each apps can be found on an unlimited vary of gadgets, together with good TVs, gaming consoles, set-top packing containers and cell gadgets.
Championship, EFL highlights on ITV
Sky Sports activities provides highlights of video games, whereas ITV screens a complete round-up each Saturday at 21:00 on ITV4, with a repeat on ITV later within the night and one other on Sunday mornings.
There are highlights of midweek fixtures the place a full spherical has taken place on ITV and ITVX. Every highlights programme is accessible for 30 days after transmission.
