But the hosts went ahead in the 23rd minute as Smith rose to nod Callum Doyle's curling cross back across goal and into the net. Pompey enjoyed decent spells of possession but struggled to carry a threat as Schmid tipped Smith's thumping strike over. And Wrexham doubled their lead from the resulting corner, as George Dobson's delivery was nodded into the net by defender Cleworth six minutes before the break. But they ended the opening half having failed to register a shot on target after Swanson's 30-yard strike on the brink of the break sailed just over. After Wrexham had taken the sting out of the contest, Rathbone rifled an effort against the post before Thomason was denied by Schmid.

Source: BBC February 24, 2026 21:00 UTC