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 | 34 | 22 | 6 | 6 | +32 | 72 |
| Lincoln City | 34 | 21 | 8 | 5 | +32 | 71 |
| Bolton Wanderers | 35 | 16 | 13 | 6 | +16 | 61 |
| Bradford City | 34 | 17 | 7 | 10 | +5 | 58 |
| Stockport County | 34 | 16 | 8 | 10 | +4 | 56 |
| Wycombe Wanderers | 35 | 14 | 11 | 10 | +14 | 53 |
| Huddersfield Town | 35 | 15 | 7 | 13 | +9 | 52 |
| Reading | 34 | 13 | 12 | 9 | +6 | 51 |
| Stevenage | 33 | 14 | 9 | 10 | +2 | 51 |
| Luton Town | 34 | 13 | 8 | 13 | +2 | 47 |
| Peterborough United | 35 | 14 | 4 | 17 | +1 | 46 |
| Plymouth Argyle | 34 | 14 | 4 | 16 | -1 | 46 |
| Barnsley | 32 | 12 | 8 | 12 | -1 | 44 |
| AFC Wimbledon | 33 | 12 | 7 | 14 | -7 | 43 |
| Exeter City | 34 | 11 | 9 | 14 | -1 | 42 |
| Mansfield Town | 33 | 10 | 11 | 12 | +2 | 41 |
| Burton Albion | 35 | 10 | 10 | 15 | -11 | 40 |
| Doncaster Rovers | 33 | 11 | 6 | 16 | -19 | 39 |
| Wigan Athletic | 33 | 9 | 10 | 14 | -11 | 37 |
| Blackpool | 34 | 10 | 7 | 17 | -14 | 37 |
| Leyton Orient | 33 | 10 | 6 | 17 | -12 | 36 |
| Rotherham United | 34 | 9 | 8 | 17 | -14 | 35 |
| Northampton Town | 35 | 9 | 8 | 18 | -16 | 35 |
| Port Vale | 32 | 6 | 9 | 17 | -18 | 27 |

