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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cardiff City | 17 | 11 | 2 | 4 | +14 | 35 |
| Bradford City | 18 | 9 | 7 | 2 | +8 | 34 |
| Stevenage | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | +8 | 31 |
| Lincoln City | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | +5 | 31 |
| Stockport County | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | +2 | 29 |
| Bolton Wanderers | 17 | 7 | 7 | 3 | +8 | 28 |
| Luton Town | 18 | 8 | 3 | 7 | -1 | 27 |
| Huddersfield Town | 18 | 8 | 2 | 8 | +2 | 26 |
| AFC Wimbledon | 17 | 8 | 2 | 7 | -2 | 26 |
| Barnsley | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | +7 | 25 |
| Wigan Athletic | 18 | 6 | 7 | 5 | +1 | 25 |
| Wycombe Wanderers | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | +6 | 24 |
| Leyton Orient | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 24 |
| Rotherham United | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 24 |
| Northampton Town | 17 | 7 | 2 | 8 | -1 | 23 |
| Mansfield Town | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 22 |
| Reading | 17 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 22 |
| Doncaster Rovers | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | -7 | 22 |
| Burton Albion | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | -8 | 22 |
| Exeter City | 17 | 5 | 2 | 10 | -2 | 17 |
| Peterborough United | 17 | 5 | 1 | 11 | -6 | 16 |
| Blackpool | 18 | 4 | 4 | 10 | -11 | 16 |
| Plymouth Argyle | 18 | 5 | 1 | 12 | -13 | 16 |
| Port Vale | 18 | 3 | 5 | 10 | -10 | 14 |

