Wrexham v Stevenage
Wrexham drop first home game as rally falls short vs. Stevenage
Wrexham lost ground in the League One promotion race after a 3-2 home defeat to Stevenage in England's third division on Tuesday.
The Welsh side is attempting to earn a third straight promotion under the ownership of actors Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney.
The visitors grabbed an early 2-0 lead at the Racecourse Ground on goals by Dan Kemp and Jamie Reid. Wrexham's Oliver Rathbone cut the deficit in half before Jake Young restored Stevenage's two-goal advantage.
Max Cleworth's header in the 90th minute gave Wrexham hope, but Paul Mullin's shot went over the bar deep into stoppage time.
Wrexham haven't lost a League One home game all season. They remain in third place, six points behind second-place Wycombe, who won Tuesday. Both teams have 18 games remaining.
Birmingham retained their league lead at the top after a 1-0 victory over fourth-place Huddersfield. NFL great Tom Brady is a minority shareholder of Birmingham, who lead Wycombe by two points with two games in hand.
"HUGE win today boys," Brady said in a social media post.
The top two teams earn automatic promotion to the Championship, and the next four enter a playoff for one other promotion spot.
Game Information
- Referees:
- Thomas Kirk
English League One Standings
| Team | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lincoln City | 45 | 30 | 10 | 5 | +46 | 100 |
| Cardiff City | 45 | 27 | 10 | 8 | +41 | 91 |
| Bolton Wanderers | 45 | 19 | 18 | 8 | +19 | 75 |
| Stockport County | 45 | 21 | 11 | 13 | +11 | 74 |
| Bradford City | 45 | 21 | 11 | 13 | +6 | 74 |
| Stevenage | 45 | 20 | 12 | 13 | +2 | 72 |
| Luton Town | 45 | 20 | 11 | 14 | +11 | 71 |
| Plymouth Argyle | 45 | 21 | 7 | 17 | +11 | 70 |
| Huddersfield Town | 45 | 17 | 13 | 15 | +6 | 64 |
| Reading | 45 | 16 | 15 | 14 | +5 | 63 |
| Mansfield Town | 45 | 15 | 17 | 13 | +11 | 62 |
| Wycombe Wanderers | 45 | 16 | 12 | 17 | +10 | 60 |
| Barnsley | 45 | 15 | 14 | 16 | -3 | 59 |
| Blackpool | 45 | 16 | 9 | 20 | -12 | 57 |
| Doncaster Rovers | 45 | 16 | 9 | 20 | -21 | 57 |
| Wigan Athletic | 45 | 14 | 14 | 17 | -8 | 56 |
| Peterborough United | 45 | 15 | 8 | 22 | -2 | 53 |
| Burton Albion | 45 | 13 | 14 | 18 | -10 | 53 |
| AFC Wimbledon | 45 | 15 | 8 | 22 | -17 | 53 |
| Leyton Orient | 45 | 14 | 9 | 22 | -12 | 51 |
| Exeter City | 45 | 12 | 13 | 20 | -8 | 49 |
| Port Vale | 45 | 10 | 12 | 23 | -23 | 42 |
| Rotherham United | 45 | 10 | 11 | 24 | -29 | 41 |
| Northampton Town | 45 | 9 | 8 | 28 | -34 | 35 |

