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Wigan Athletic boss makes an exciting prediction that involves Wrexham loanee Paul Mullin

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Wrexham loanee Paul Mullin is part of an exciting prediction made by Wigan Athletic manager Ryan Lowe.

The Red Dragons made huge changes to their squad this summer, including sending Paul Mullin out on loan to Wigan Athletic.

Since swapping the Racecourse Ground for the North West of England, the Wrexham loanee has had mixed fortunes.

Mullin was criticised by Wigan fans during his first few appearances for the club after missing some big chances.

However, the mood regarding the striker has changed in recent weeks, and manager Ryan Lowe has made a prediction for the 30-year-old and the rest of his attackers.

Paul Mullin of Wrexham chats to American actor and co-owner of Wrexham Football Club, Rob McElhenney
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Wigan Athletic manager’s prediction involving Paul Mullin

Mullin excelled for Wigan during the September international break, scoring in a 2-2 draw with Lincoln City that saw both teams shown red cards.

So far, including a goal in the Carabao Cup, the Wrexham loanee has found the net three times for the Latics this season.

He only scored three League One goals across 2024/25 for the Dragons, but Lowe is expecting Mullin and the rest of his strikers to all score goals this season due to the way his team plays.

As per Wigan Today, he said: “It’s my job to make sure the strikers – and all the players – are given that confidence, which we do. After that, it’s on them to go and perform, and that’s what they are doing.

“I’ll never have any worries about our strikers, because the way we play, and the positions they get into, eventually they will all score goals.”

Ryan Lowe, head coach of Wigan Athletic
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How Paul Mullin compares to Wrexham strikers

Mullin has only started three League One fixtures this term, but his ability to find the back of the net has already improved compared to last season.

In terms of how he compares to Wrexham’s current strikers, he’s still some way off catching their top goalscorer, Kieffer Moore.

Moore has five goals in all competitions and four in his last three Championship appearances for the Dragons.

Behind him, Ryan Hardie has one, Nathan Broadhead hasn’t scored yet, while both Josh Windass and Sam Smith have a league goal each.