Wrexham vs Watford

Wrexham face Watford in their first home match of the 2026/27 Championship season on Saturday afternoon, 22 August, with Phil Parkinson’s side aiming to bounce back from the late heartbreak of a 1-1 draw at rivals Cardiff City. Kick-off is at 3pm BST.

Team News and Injury Latest

Phil Parkinson is sweating over the fitness of summer signing Danny Imray, who picked up a knock during Monday’s 1-1 draw at Cardiff. The right wing-back required treatment after a first-half fall but played on until the 75th minute before being replaced by Ryan Longman. Early indications are positive—sources close to the camp suggest Imray is expected to be in the squad—but Parkinson is unlikely to risk the 23-year-old unnecessarily so early in the campaign. New midfielder Ben Whiteman could make his first start after arriving from Preston, while Kieffer Moore is fit and desperate to continue his goalscoring start.

Wrexham Form Guide

The Red Dragons began the season with a dramatic 1-1 draw at Cardiff. Moore’s third-minute strike—set up by Imray—put Wrexham ahead before Rubin Colwill’s 98th-minute free-kick snatched a point for the hosts. Parkinson’s men created plenty, registering a league-high seven shots on target on the opening weekend and hitting the woodwork three times, but a familiar failing resurfaced: last season Wrexham dropped 24 points from winning positions, and an inability to kill off games cost them a play-off place (they finished seventh). Positively, they are unbeaten in their last two home meetings with Watford, drawing 2-2 last season, although overall they have won only one of the past 11 league encounters dating back to a 3-1 victory in April 1997.