BBC Sport has assessed Wrexham's Championship season after 15 games, covering performances, injuries and off-field issues. Wrexham are six points from the play-off places and eight points clear of relegation.
Recent results
After a run of three defeats in four matches, Wrexham claimed four points from a home double header against Middlesbrough and Wolverhampton Wanderers. The results ensured they entered the final international window of 2026 in positive spirits.
Performances in early-season draws with Cardiff City and Watford were described as encouraging. Wrexham also comfortably beat Preston North End, described as strugglers, and earned highly-impressive wins against Millwall, Southampton and Middlesbrough.
The home defeats by Birmingham City and West Bromwich Albion were described as particularly underwhelming. Wrexham lost 6-0 away at West Ham United in what was described as a real low point, lost 2-0 to Blackburn Rovers in October and then produced a lacklustre display in a 1-0 defeat by Sheffield United.
After the 2-0 loss to Blackburn Rovers in October, former Wales international Nathan Blake suggested Wrexham were losing their “fear factor” and were in danger of becoming “ordinary”.
Performance data and attack
Wrexham's expected goals faced figure of 18.17 is the fourth-best in the Championship. They have made one error leading to a goal, the joint-best return alongside four other teams.
Only five teams have a lower expected goals total than Wrexham's 16.80, while only three sides have managed fewer than Wrexham's 50 shots on target. Wrexham have made four through balls, joint-lowest in the division alongside Lincoln City.
Kieffer Moore scored 13 times for Wrexham in all competitions last season. He has scored five goals so far this season and provided two assists. His five goals come from an expected goals figure of 3.23, meaning he has outperformed it by 1.77. Moore has won 68 aerial duels, with only four players in the league winning more.
Squad and injuries
Jacques Ekomie, Issa Kabore, Ben Whiteman, Joe Worrall and Callum O'Hare have shown glimpses of settling in after joining Wrexham on permanent deals in the summer.
Ben Sheaf, Max Cleworth and George Thomason have returned to action in recent weeks after significant spells on the sidelines through injury. Nathan Broadhead is closing in on a return, while it remains to be seen when Josh Windass, Callum O'Hare and Liberato Cacace will be available.
Sam Smith suffered a serious knee injury at Sheffield United, is set to miss the remainder of the season and will undergo surgery in the week of the article. The injury is likely to prompt Wrexham to look for an additional frontman in the January transfer window, because Bailey Cadamarteri is the only other option behind first-choice striker Kieffer Moore. Davis Keillor-Dunn could potentially be recalled from his season-long loan at Sheffield Wednesday, where he has scored five times in 11 appearances.
Parkinson's response and off-field issues
After the defeat by Sheffield United, manager Phil Parkinson said he and his players would not shy away from criticism. After the draw with Wolves, Lewis O'Brien said of the post-Sheffield United debrief: “I think we had to look at ourselves, deep down. It was a tough couple of days.”
On the back of the 1-1 draw with Wolverhampton Wanderers, which came three days after a 2-0 win over Middlesbrough, Parkinson said: “We've had a bit of a reset this week in terms of what the performances need to look like for our supporters and everybody at the club.” He added: “We know we've got the capabilities to win games, but like everybody, you can easily have a capability to lose a game and you've got to be right at it.”
Parkinson also said: “There's no 80% scenario in this division, everybody's got to be at it, focused and ready, and we really were ready in these two games. We can take a lot of credit from that.”
Wrexham have been fined twice for fielding ineligible players. Chief executive officer Michael Williamson left Wrexham in the week before the article was published, and Shaun Harvey took over as acting CEO.
Parkinson said after the Wolves draw: “You always have things going on in football clubs, it's never smooth running anywhere. But I think this has been particularly disjointed, for various reasons.” Discussing the November international window, he said: “It's a chance to get some work in the lads who need to work and build on what we've done this week.”
