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Phil Parkinson gives honest verdict on Wrexham promotion chances amid ‘good’ Wycombe claim

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Wrexham are potentially four fixtures away from winning promotion to the Championship for the first time in their history.

The Red Dragons have played Second Division football in the past but never rose as high as the Championship since it was rebranded in the early 2000s.

Right now, after drawing with Wigan Athletic on Saturday, Wrexham sit second with a one-point lead over Wycombe Wanderers.

Phil Parkinson and his players face Bristol Rovers on Friday before a mixed run of matches to end out the season.

DateFixtureOpposition League Position
April 18Wrexham vs Bristol Rovers21st
April 21Blackpool vs Wrexham10th
April 26Wrexham vs Charlton5th
May 3Lincoln City vs Wrexham12th

There are no easy games in League One, as shown by the 0-0 clash with a struggling Wigan last time out.

But on paper, it is the Hollywood-owned club who have the advantage over Wycombe.

DateFixtureOpposition League Position
April 18Bolton vs Wycombe8th
April 21Wycombe vs Charlton5th
April 26Leyton Orient vs Wycombe7th
May 3Wycombe vs Stockport4th
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Phil Parkinson on Wrexham winning promotion

Going into the weekend’s games, Wrexham are predicted a second-place finish in League One.

However, their chances of doing to were decreased after Wigan, according to Opta’s supercomputer.

But when speaking this week, as per Leader Live, Phil Parkinson still thinks Wrexham have a great chance of going up.

He said: “We’ve got a great chance. It’s going to be tight and we know that. 

“Wycombe have had a good week. Last Saturday, the shoe was on the other foot. We won and they’d got beat, but there’s always twists and turns.”

Elliot Lee and Paul Mullin celebrates promotion after Wrexham v Forest Green Rovers in the Sky Bet League Two clash.
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Phil Parkinson verdict on Wrexham draw with Wigan

Wrexham fans weren’t happy after Wigan, watching on as their side failed to have a single shot on target across the 90 minutes.

Apart from Bristol Rovers, it was perhaps the easiest remaining fixture of the run-in for the Red Dragons.

But Parkinson was still upbeat about how his players performed over the weekend.

He added: “Every season’s the same and it’s keeping cool heads while there’s a little bit of added pressure and without the ball, I think in general we did that on Saturday.

“It was just with the ball in that period in the first half. Second-half, we had some really good spells but just couldn’t find the moment to win us the game.”