Accrington Stanley 0

 

Wrexham 2

Neil Roberts 37' 66'

Friday 05 October 2007

 

Kick Off @ 19:45

Wrexham
Starting XI:
01 Anthony Williams
04 Shaun Pejic
08 Danny Williams 46'
06 Richard Hope
02 Simon Spender
07 Mark Jones 90'
26 Robbie Garrett
11 Chris Llewellyn
25 Neil Taylor
09 Neil Roberts 86'
10 Michael Proctor
Substitutes:
04 Steve Evans 46'
12 Matt Crowell 90'
13 Michael Jones (GK)
14 Eifion Williams 86'
20 Matty Done
Stats:
10 Shots on Goal
8 Shots on Target
2 Shots off Target
57% Possession
16 Fouls Conceded
7 Corners
0 Yellow Cards
0 Red Cards

Accrington Stanley
Starting XI:
25 Ian Dunbavin
02 Peter Cavanagh
03 Leam Richardson 70'
04 Robbie Williams
05 Mark Roberts
21 Sean Webb
06 Andrew Proctor
16 Paul Carden
18 David Brown 72'
09 Roscoe D'Sane 72'
10 Paul Mullin
Substitutes:
07 Shaun Whalley 7'
11 John Miles 72'
14 Romuald Boco
15 Lee McEvilly 72'
26 Martin Fearon (GK)
Stats:
11 Shots on Goal
6 Shots on Target
5 Shots off Target
43% Possession
10 Fouls Conceded
3 Corners
1 Yellow Cards
0 Red Cards

Match Notes
Venue: Fraser Eagle Stadium
Attendance: 1,822
Half Time: Accrington 0 Wrexham 1
Referee: Stuart Attwell

Match Incidents
37' Neil Roberts (Wrexham)
66' Neil Roberts (Wrexham)
84' Sean Webb (Accrington)

Match Reports

WSA Final Whistle Podcast

BBC: Accrington 0-2 Wrexham

Daily Post: Robbo displays an Eagle eye for goal

TEAMtalk: Roberts double sinks Stanley

Western Mail: Roberts' strikes eases the pressure on Carey

Wrexham FC: Accrington 0 Wrexham 2

Wrexham MAD: Dragons end week with a win

League Two Results
Accrington Stanley 0 Wrexham  1 (Fri)
Chesterfield 2 Macclesfield 2
Dag & Red 0 Darlington 3
Hereford 2 Brentford 0
Lincoln City 1 Morecambe 1
Milton Keynes Dons 2 Bradford 1
Peterborough 2 Grimsby 1
Rochdale 1 Bury 2
Rotherham 3 Mansfield 2
Stockport 2 Barnet 4
Wycombe 3 Notts County 1
Chester 3 Shrewsbury 1 (Sunday)

League Two Table
    PLD GD PTS
1 Milton Keynes Dons 10 11 22
2 Hereford 10 9 20
3 Chester 10 8 20
4 Darlington 10 11 19
5 Chesterfield 10 9 18
6 Barnet 10 5 18
7 Peterborough 10 5 17
8 Wycombe 10 2 17
9 Shrewsbury 10 0 14
10 Rotherham 10 0 14
11 Morecambe 10 0 13
12 Stockport 10 -2 13
13 Bury 10 -3 12
14 Accrington Stanley 10 -4 12
15 Dag & Red 10 -6 12
16 Notts County 10 -4 11
17 Brentford 10 -5 11
18 Macclesfield 10 -1 10
19 Rochdale 9 -3 10
20 Grimsby 10 -4 10
21 Bradford 10 -6 10
22 Wrexham 9 -7 9
23 Lincoln City 10 -6 8
24 Mansfield 10 -9 4

Next Five Games

Sat 13 Oct: Macclesfield (a) 12:30

Sat 20 Oct: Barnet (h) 15:00

Sat 27 Oct: Notts County (a) 15:00

Sun 04 Nov: Shrewsbury (a) 12:00

Wed 07 Nov: Wycombe (h) 19:45

Match Report
Wrexham responded to the midweek defeat to Chesterfield in perfect fashion with a comfortable 2-0 victory at Accrington.

Clinical finishes in either half from Neil Roberts proved to be the difference between the two sides and the scoreline was a fair eflection on the game that Wrexham edged throughout.

Roberts took full advantage of a deflected shot from Chris Llewellyn to place the ball past keeper Ian Dunbavin in the first half and a well timed volley finished off a superb pass from Mark Jones midway through the second half that allowed us to relax for the remainder of the game.

Wrexham stuck with the same 3-5-2 formation for the third game running but there were changes in personnel with Steve Evans, Mike Carvill and Matt Crowell making way and Marc Williams was unavailable through injury.

This meant a welcome return of Shaun Pejic in defence with Simon Spender at right wing back and Chris Llewellyn playing alongside Mark Jones and Robbie Garrett in midfield, whilst Michael Proctor returned from suspension to partner Neil Roberts up front.

Wrexham controlled the game from the first whistle and Chris Llewellyn was finding a lot of space in midfield to unsettle the home defence but his final ball was not always there for Wrexham to add the finishing touch.

It was Michael Proctor who had the first chance on goal when he was off target with a chip from forty yards after he noticed Ian Dunbavin off his line but his attempt drifted wide.

Wrexham went even closer with thirteen minuets gone when Danny Williams met a Mark Jones corner from the right but he was unlucky to see his header rebound off the far post with Accrington scrambling clear.

Wrexham continued to keep their hosts under pressure and it was difficult to wok out which team had been on the wrong end of a midweek 4-0 home defeat or had won 3-0 away from home as Accrington’s confidence from their midweek stroll at Bradford quickly evaporated.

Michael Proctor’s hard work almost resulted in him taking advantage of a drop from Dunbavin but after a scramble in the Accrington penalty area, the home defence managed to clear the danger.

Accrington did enjoy a spell of pressure around the half hour mark but resolute defending restricted them to half chances and Anthony Williams’ goal remained intact.

It was no surprise when Wrexham opened the scoring eight minutes before half time when a shot from Chris Llewellyn was deflected into the path of Neil Roberts and he made no mistake from the edge of the area, curling the ball right footed past Dunbavin who had not recovered his position from the initial shot.

This was no more than Wrexham deserved but the goal provided Accrington with an added impetus and Cavangh almost took advantage of a Neil Taylor slip but his shot was deflected into the side netting.

Wrexham held out to half time but Danny Williams, who was limping towards the end of the first half, was replaced by Steve Evans with Shaun Pejic moving into the centre of defence.

Chances remained at a premium following the restart with Wrexham content with what we had and Accrington lacking any creativity to unlock our defence.

The first opportunity fell to Michael Proctor when he got on the end of a pin point left wing cross from Neil Taylor but he could only steer his header at Dunbavin who blocked the ball with his feet.

The turning point in the game came after the hour mark when the Wrexham defence were finally carved open but David Brown could only fire straight at Anthony Williams when a yard either side would have resulted in the equaliser.

Wrexham turned defence into attack quickly and following a fluent move, a superb inch perfect cross from Mark Jones was converted at the far post by a volley from Neil Roberts for his and our second of the evening.

Stanley introduce substitutes in an attempt to get back in the game with former Wrexham striker Lee McEvilly introduced for the final twenty minutes.

McEvilly had chances with Anthony Williams going down well at his near post to gather his shot after he had turned well on the edge of the area.

McEvilly then failed to convert with a header but Wrexham should have had a penalty when Neil Roberts was man handled to the ground in the box when he was about to convert for his hat trick.

Substitute Shaun Whalley was getting past Spender with ease down the Stanley left and a good save from Williams was required to cut out his testing cross but the Wrexham defence held out.

Accrington should have ended the game with ten men when Sean Webb scythed down Mark Jones as he was about to break through with the only intention of the Stanley defender was to take Jones out twenty five yards out from goal but Proctor's effort lacked any power to trouble Dunbavin, who opted not to set a wall for the free kick.

Neil Roberts and Mark Jones left the field soon after and Wrexham celebrated at the final whistle following a professional job well done.

Match Reaction
Brian Carey: "After the few days we have had following the defeat to Chesterfield, to see so many fans on the away terraces was a major boost. We all know results have not been good enough this season and Tuesday night's performance was poor, so for people still to get out of the house on a Friday evening and make their way to Accrington in such large numbers was tremendous. Not only that, but from the start of the game they got behind the players, giving them great vocal support." [Source: Wrexham FC]