Wrexham close in on 3rd-straight promotion

Wrexham look to beryllium closing successful connected a 3rd consecutive promotion and a spot successful the second-tier Championship.

Wrexham, owned by Hollywood celebrities Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney, bushed Burton Albion 3-0 connected Saturday acknowledgment to 3 goals successful a 16-minute spell successful the 2nd half.

Just arsenic important for second-place Wrexham was a 1-0 nonaccomplishment for third-place Wycombe Wanderers astatine Reading successful a lucifer that took spot astatine the aforesaid time.

It near Wrexham six points wide of Wycombe, who person a crippled successful hand. Only 2 teams are automatically promoted and 1 of them looks definite to beryllium Birmingham, the person by 8 points implicit Wrexham.

Wrexham person 5 games near to implicit their latest promotion campaign. Just 2 years ago, the squad was playing successful the fifth-tier National League but has surged done England's shot pyramid acknowledgment to the injection of currency from celebrated owners Reynolds and McElhenney.

Paul Mullin, a prima subordinate successful caller promotion campaigns, was omitted from the squad again by Wrexham manager Phil Parkinson.