LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 26: Manager Phil Parkinson of Wrexham AFC reacts during the Sky Bet League One match between Charlton Athletic FC and Wrexham AFC at The Valley on October 26, 2024 in London, England. (Photo by Sebastian Frej/MB Media/Getty Images)
EFL expert predicts 2nd place and play-off winners as Rob McElhenney and Ryan Reynolds’ Wrexham await their fate…
Wrexham and Charlton Athletic go head-to-head in a League One promotion crunch match on Saturday. Who finishes in 2nd place could well be decided by full-time.
Right now it’s Wrexham who occupy 2nd place in the League One table following their impressive 2-1 win away at Blackpool on Easter Monday.
Wycombe Wanderers dropped from 2nd into 3rd after they were humbled 4-0 at home to Charlton Athletic, who take some fine form into the game at the Racecourse on Saturday.
Nathan Jones, who said Wrexham is a ‘circus’ in the build up to Saturday, has not only made promotion dark horses out of his Addicks side, but he’s also put them in contention to claim 2nd.
Games Pts GD
2nd. Wrexham 44 86 +28
3rd. Wycombe 44 84 +28
4th. Charlton 44 82 +25
Charlton have lost just three League One games since the turn of year whilst Phil Parkinson’s side have lost five. But the Dragons are unbeaten in eight and have lost just one of their last 13 in League One.
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Gab Sutton predicts Wrexham will finish in 2nd place of the League One table
On Saturday, Wrexham can earn promotion to the Championship if they beat Charlton Athletic and if Mike Dodds’ Wycombe lose away against 6th place Leyton Orient. And speaking ahead of the weekend several have given their predictions for what might happen at the top of the League One table.
Journalist Rich Fay has predicted a draw between Wrexham and Charlton Athletic, and also a draw in the Wycombe game which would see the race for 2nd go to the final day of the season at the start of May. Meanwhile EFL expert Benjamin Bloom has backed Wrexham to be promoted on Saturday.
And another EFL expert in Gab Sutton has also weighed in with his verdict. He’s predicted that Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney’s Wrexham claim 2nd place and that Charlton Athletic win the play-offs, when appearing on the League One lowdown.
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James McClean reveals the main focus for Wrexham ahead of Charlton Athletic
Speaking ahead of the weekend, James McClean assessed the Charlton Athletic match and without making any predictions, he simply said that Wrexham just need to focus on their game, and win.
The Irishman said: “Obviously it helps knowing the situation before kick-off but regardless of the result, we still have to do our job.
“It doesn’t matter if they win, lose or draw, we have to win our game. That has to be the main focus, not how Wycombe get on.”
There’s so many potential outcomes this weekend. But like McClean says, Wrexham just need to focus on what the can control, which is their game against Charlton Athletic.
The match kicks off at 5:30pm and will be shown live on Sky Sports.
The moment that left Phil Parkinson furious the last time Wrexham faced Charlton he was absolutely raging..
Wrexham’s visit to Charlton earlier on this season sparked a controversial moment that enraged Phil Parkinson.
Wrexham will face Charlton this weekend as Phil Parkinson’s side hopes to seal promotion to the Championship.
Currently sitting two points ahead of Mike Dodds’ Wycombe Wanderers, a victory would certainly put promotion into Wrexham’s hands. Parkinson’s side would have promotion confirmed if Wycombe fall to defeat away at Leyton Orient, providing that Wrexham win against an in-form Charlton Athletic side.
There have been plenty of antics in the media ahead of the clash, with Nathan Jones referring to Wrexham as a ‘circus’, which Parkinson has since hit back at.
Tensions are certainly evident between the Wrexham gaffer and this weekend’s opposition, considering Parkinson’s dismissal from Charlton 14 years ago, and such a divide was widened even further in the last meeting between the two sides, which sparked a controversial moment in the dying minutes.
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