Wrexham look to respond once more

The last time Wrexham went three games without winning, they responded with a rousing run of results which delivered promotion to League One.

Phil Parkinson's side are looking to return to form once more when they host Mansfield Town on Saturday, having failed to register a victory in their last three outings in all competitions.

Last weekend's FA Cup exit at Harrogate Town came on the back of a frustrating league draw at Charlton Athletic and a home stalemate with Huddersfield Town.

Not since February had Wrexham gone three games in all competitions without registering a win.

After that sequence - which included draws at Forest Green Rovers and MK Dons plus defeat at Gillingham - Wrexham claimed nine wins in their last 12 games of 2023-24 to secure an automatic return to the third tier.

Surprisingly, perhaps, Wrexham went three games without managing a victory on four occasions last season - including one winless run of four matches - yet still finished up celebrating come May.

So presumably there will be no great feeling of concern for Parkinson and his players on the back of the current run, which leaves them third in the table - and out of the Cup - as they prepare to host the Stags.

Still, Wrexham could do with a win.

Wycombe Wanderers' thumping 5-0 triumph at Stockport County on Tuesday means they lead League One on goal difference ahead of Birmingham City, who have a game in hand.

Wrexham are four points worse off than the top two in third spot, with Mansfield a point and a place behind Parkinson's men having lost just once in nine league fixtures.

It is early in the season, of course, but this weekend's encounter at the Stok Racecourse looks a big game.