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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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Steven Fletcher of Wrexham and Sebastian Revan of Wrexham embrace during the Sky Bet League One match between Birmingham City FC and Wrexham AFC at St Andrews at Knighthead Park on September 16, 2024 in Birmingham, England

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Team	GP	W	D	L	GD	P
Birmingham City	30	21	7	2	+32	70
Wycombe Wanderers	32	18	10	4	+27	64
Wrexham	32	18	7	7	+20	61
Stockport County	33	16	9	8	+17	57
Huddersfield Town	32	16	7	9	+16	55
Leyton Orient	32	16	5	11	+19	53
Charlton Athletic	32	15	8	9	+13	53
Bolton Wanderers	32	16	5	11	+3	53
Reading	32	14	8	10	+3	50
Barnsley	32	13	7	12	+1	46
Blackpool	32	10	14	8	+3	44
Stevenage	32	12	8	12	-2	44
Lincoln City	33	11	10	12	+2	43
Rotherham United	32	10	8	14	-3	38
Mansfield Town	32	11	5	16	-7	38
Wigan Athletic	31	9	9	13	-3	36
Northampton Town	32	9	9	14	-17	36
Exeter City	31	10	5	16	-15	35
Bristol Rovers	32	10	5	17	-17	35
Peterborough United	32	9	7	16	-10	34
Burton Albion	33	7	11	15	-14	32
Crawley Town	32	7	8	17	-22	29
Shrewsbury Town	33	7	6	20	-22	27
Cambridge United	32	6	8	18	-24	26

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

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Arsenal hold off Blackpool in Carabao Cup as both teams finish with 10 players

2024-25 EFL League One Standings

2024-25 Team Leaders

English League One

Ashley FletcherF #11

Tom BloxhamF #16

Robert ApterF #25

Rankings

English League One