Wrexham fell to another away defeat on Saturday afternoon as Phil Parkinson watched his side lose 1-0 at Stockport County.
Wrexham have encountered problems on the road this season.
Saturday’s 1-0 defeat at Stockport County means that all of Wrexham’s defeats across all competitions have come away from home.
Wrexham lost to Sheffield United in the EFL Cup and lost at Birmingham City and Stevenage in the league before falling to a 1-0 defeat at Harrogate Town in the FA Cup.
Louie Barry’s goal was enough to hand Stockport the win on Saturday, handing Wrexham another away defeat.
These away defeats could hamper Wrexham’s promotion hopes and Phil Parkinson will be keen to get to the bottom of these issues.
Callum Burton on Arthur Okonkwo
There wasn’t much for Wrexham fans to shout about against Stockport but the performance of Callum Burton was a bonus.
Burton stepped up into the starting lineup with Arthur Okonkwo picking up a wrist injury.
There was little Burton could do about Barry’s superb winning goal, but he made a number of other fine saves to keep Stockport at bay.
In truth, Burton was the reason Wrexham were still in the game as he turned in a a superb performance.
Burton has now commented on Okonkwo’s injury whilst speaking to Wrexham’s official YouTube channel.
Burton noted that he was ‘gutted’ to hear about Okonkwo’s injury, highlighting a ‘tight-knit’ atmosphere in the Wrexham goalkeeping ranks.
The injury means that Burton gets his chance to shine for Wrexham but the stopper admitted that this is not how he wanted to start games with Okonkwo now on the sidelines.
“Obviously, it’s never the way you want to come into a team, with a teammate getting injured,” said Burton.
“We’re a tight-knit goalie group and, obviously, when I heard the news, I was gutted for him because he was in such good form and playing really well.
“But, from my perspective, I want to play as many games as possible here at Wrexham, so hopefully I get a chance to show what I’m about now,” he added.
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Burton makes strong start to Wrexham stint
Wrexham signed Burton over the summer, pouncing to sign him on a free transfer after leaving Plymouth Argyle.
The 28-year-old arrived as strong competition for Okonkwo and will now be relied upon for the coming months.
Okonkwo is set to miss six weeks of action through injury and that means Burton may see out 2024 as Wrexham’s starting goalkeeper.
Phil Parkinson has praised Burton for his performance against Stockport and this performance showed that Wrexham can rely on him to shine.
Keeping his place when Okonkwo returns may be a little unlikely, but Burton has made a strong start to life between the sticks in the Wrexham first team.