Millwall 0-3 Wrexham

Wrexham's first win of the Championship season came at the ground where the first win of last season came, and it was never close. On 28 minutes Oliver Langford played advantage after Josh Windass was fouled, Kieffer Moore pounced and found Issa Kaboré, and Kaboré's cross deflected off Zak Sturge past Max Crocombe, an own goal on the EFL's and Millwall's own records, though Wrexham's report credits Kaboré. Seven minutes into the second half Callum Doyle carried the ball out from the back, found Windass, and Windass squared for Moore to finish low into the corner from 20 yards. Danny Imray, on for Kaboré, crossed low from the right on 69 minutes and Jacques Ekomié got across his man to finish right-footed, a first Wrexham goal in his second appearance.

Phil Parkinson made four changes from the Birmingham defeat: Kaboré's first start since his move from Manchester City became permanent, Matty James in central midfield, and first starts of the season for Max Cleworth and Windass. Millwall's chances were Mark Sykes firing wide across goal on 11 minutes, Jenson Metcalfe's free-kick over the bar after Ben Whiteman was booked for fouling Josh Coburn, and Lyndon Dykes dragging a shot wide in first-half stoppage time. Lewis O'Brien leaned back and shot over from Moore's pass a minute before the second goal. Joe Worrall and Callum O'Hare, both signed on deadline day, were registered and on the bench, unused. Ryan Longman fired at Crocombe with his first touch as the Den emptied, and Wrexham kept a first clean sheet of the season.

Phil Parkinson put the win on the response to the Birmingham defeat. "I'm pleased to get the first win of the season," he said. "I felt it was deserved, and I'm pleased with the response after getting beaten by Birmingham. In reality, we probably should have had more points in the two games prior to that, but you've got to respond, and I felt we did on Wednesday." On what the ground asks of a visiting side: "Coming to The Den, you've got to be ready. Your mentality must be strong, and your character has got to be right. It's about trying to get an element of control in the game, but it's also about dealing with the physicality. We got better and better in terms of dictating the game with the football." Jacques Ekomié's first goal for the club, in his second appearance, got its own line. "Finally, the third one was a real icing on the cake goal for us, and what a moment it was for young Jacques in front of our fans." Alex Neil named a Millwall side stripped by injuries. "It's frustrating because we're probably down to our last third of the squad in terms of trying to get a team on the pitch and trying to be competitive at the level," the Millwall manager told BBC Sport. Casper De Norre, booked on 18 minutes, came off two minutes before half-time, and Neil told Sky Sports that was where the game turned. "I thought it changed when we lost Casper. He was very influential in the game."

API-Football's team statistics, which the provider did not publish until Saturday morning, say the clean sheet was absolute. Millwall did not put a shot on target all night, from four attempts and one of those inside the box, and Wrexham's goalkeeper was not called on for a save. Wrexham held 61 per cent of the ball and took nine shots, eight of those from inside the box, for an expected goals figure of 0.88 against Millwall's 0.23. Jacques Ekomié, who scored the third, rates highest of any player in the match at 8.3.

The numbers move a long way for one night. Wrexham go from 22nd to 11th on five points from four, goal difference plus two, and the four goals conceded is the joint fourth-fewest in the Championship behind Swansea City, QPR and Charlton. Wrexham have won on the last two visits to the Den, 2-0 in August 2025 and 3-0 on Wednesday, while Millwall have conceded eight in the last two league games. Swansea City away on Saturday night at 20:00 is next, the first meeting with Swansea City this season, then Burnley at home on Tuesday.