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Steven Fletcher's penalty gives Wrexham vital win vs. Blackpool

Steven Fletcher's late penalty gave Wrexham a vital win against Blackpool on Thursday as the League One promotion hopefuls kept the pressure on their rivals at the top. Wrexham looked destined for their third straight draw as Blackpool -- after opening the scoring through Ashley Fletcher in the third minute before Paul Mullin's stunning left-footed volley levelled it up -- frustrated the hosts despite their superiority at a foggy Racecourse Ground. But a handball from Olly Casey gave Wrexham a penalty with two minutes remaining, which experienced striker Fletcher dully slotted home. The result means that -- while Wrexham remain third in English football's third tier -- they are just a point behind Wycombe in second, albeit having played more games. Both Wycombe and leaders Birmingham City also won on Boxing Day. Wrexham, owned by Hollywood stars Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney, have enjoyed back to back promotions in English football and next take on Wigan Athletic on Sunday.

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Team	GP	W	D	L	GD	P
Birmingham City	25	17	6	2	+25	57
Wycombe Wanderers	27	16	7	4	+24	55
Wrexham	27	15	7	5	+18	52
Huddersfield Town	26	14	6	6	+17	48
Stockport County	27	12	8	7	+14	44
Barnsley	27	12	6	9	+3	42
Leyton Orient	26	12	5	9	+12	41
Reading	26	12	5	9	+2	41
Bolton Wanderers	27	12	5	10	-1	41
Charlton Athletic	26	11	7	8	+6	40
Lincoln City	27	10	8	9	+3	38
Mansfield Town	25	11	4	10	+3	37
Rotherham United	26	9	7	10	0	34
Blackpool	26	8	10	8	-1	34
Stevenage	25	9	7	9	-2	34
Wigan Athletic	26	9	6	11	0	33
Exeter City	27	9	5	13	-6	32
Bristol Rovers	26	8	4	14	-16	28
Peterborough United	27	7	6	14	-9	27
Northampton Town	27	6	9	12	-16	27
Burton Albion	27	4	9	14	-15	21
Cambridge United	26	5	6	15	-20	21
Crawley Town	25	5	6	14	-21	21
Shrewsbury Town	26	5	5	16	-20	20

Goal Difference

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Goals Scored

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Goals Conceded

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2024-25 EFL League One Ladder

2024-25 Team Leaders

English League One

Tom BloxhamF #16

Robert ApterF #25

Ashley FletcherF #11

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English League One