Under the haunting glow of a Halloween night, Wrexham stunned the Championship as Kieffer Moore delivered a masterclass, netting a dramatic hat-trick to secure a 3-2 victory over league leaders Coventry City. The result sent shockwaves across the division, ending Frank Lampard’s Sky Blues’ unbeaten run and dashing hopes for a record-breaking seventh consecutive win.
Coventry City arrived at the historic Racecourse Ground riding high, unbeaten in twelve and boasting a formidable attack led by Haji Wright and the creative spark of Ephron Mason-Clark. Lampard’s men, aware of Wrexham’s Hollywood-backed ascent under Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney, knew they couldn’t take the Dragons lightly, especially with the towering Moore lurking up front.
The contest began at a frenetic pace, both sides exchanging blows in a cauldron of noise and expectation. Coventry drew first blood in the 22nd minute, when Mason-Clark, alive to a sublime cross from Tatsuhiro Sakamoto, swept home a clinical finish to silence the home crowd. Wrexham, however, refused to wilt. The first half saw Lewis O’Brien test Coventry’s Carl Rushworth, but the Sky Blues held their slender lead at the break, their defensive line marshaled with grit and discipline.
As the second half unfolded, the atmosphere grew electric. Coventry pressed for a second, with Brandon Thomas-Asante narrowly missing the target. But it was Wrexham’s moment to rise from the shadows. In the 60th minute, Josh Windass whipped in a low cross, and Moore—timing his run to perfection—slid in to bring Wrexham level. The Racecourse erupted. Sensing blood, the Dragons pressed on. Windass and Moore combined once more, this time the big Welshman towering above the defense to head home at the back post and flip the match on its head.
Lampard’s Sky Blues, renowned for their resilience, surged forward in search of an equalizer. Yet it was Moore who struck again, latching onto another Windass delivery to complete his hat-trick in the 83rd minute—his first treble since 2018—sending Wrexham’s faithful into delirium. Coventry, never short on spirit, clawed one back through Sakamoto with two minutes left, but the comeback fell short as the final whistle blew: Wrexham 3, Coventry City 2.
The night belonged to Kieffer Moore, whose predatory instinct and aerial dominance proved the difference. As Wrexham AFC celebrated just their fourth league win, the story of their rise—hailed as “brilliant” by Lampard himself—gained another unforgettable chapter. The Dragons demonstrated that, in the Championship’s cauldron, no script is ever set in stone. And as the dust settles on a pulsating encounter, all eyes turn to what this spirited Wrexham side might achieve next in their fairytale journey.