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 | 25 | 16 | 4 | 5 | +18 | 52 |
| Lincoln City | 25 | 14 | 6 | 5 | +14 | 48 |
| Bradford City | 24 | 13 | 7 | 4 | +9 | 46 |
| Stockport County | 25 | 12 | 6 | 7 | +4 | 42 |
| Huddersfield Town | 26 | 11 | 6 | 9 | +10 | 39 |
| Bolton Wanderers | 25 | 10 | 9 | 6 | +7 | 39 |
| Luton Town | 25 | 11 | 5 | 9 | +5 | 38 |
| Stevenage | 23 | 10 | 7 | 6 | +7 | 37 |
| Reading | 24 | 9 | 8 | 7 | +4 | 35 |
| Peterborough United | 25 | 11 | 2 | 12 | -1 | 35 |
| Wycombe Wanderers | 25 | 8 | 9 | 8 | +4 | 33 |
| Mansfield Town | 23 | 9 | 5 | 9 | +3 | 32 |
| AFC Wimbledon | 24 | 9 | 4 | 11 | -6 | 31 |
| Exeter City | 24 | 9 | 3 | 12 | +2 | 30 |
| Wigan Athletic | 24 | 7 | 9 | 8 | -1 | 30 |
| Plymouth Argyle | 25 | 9 | 3 | 13 | -7 | 30 |
| Barnsley | 21 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 29 |
| Leyton Orient | 25 | 8 | 5 | 12 | -6 | 29 |
| Blackpool | 25 | 8 | 5 | 12 | -6 | 29 |
| Northampton Town | 24 | 8 | 5 | 11 | -6 | 29 |
| Burton Albion | 24 | 7 | 6 | 11 | -11 | 27 |
| Rotherham United | 24 | 6 | 6 | 12 | -13 | 24 |
| Doncaster Rovers | 24 | 6 | 5 | 13 | -17 | 23 |
| Port Vale | 23 | 4 | 6 | 13 | -13 | 18 |

