Wrexham are preparing for another tricky away trip as they look to continue their charge towards League One promotion.
Wrexham’s win over Exeter kept Phil Parkinson’s side in the final automatic promotion spot as they now prepare for a clash with Cambridge United at the Abbey Stadium.
Cambridge are replicating Wrexham’s tv documentary but the Red Dragons will be hoping that is the only repeat of the evening following a frustrating 2-2 draw against The U’s at the Racecourse Ground in December 2024.
Parkinson has praised Jay Rodriguez for his recent form in front of goal and attitude on the training pitch and he will need every member of the Wrexham squad to try and improve a worrying trend that could derail their League One promotion bid.
Wrexham’s disastrous midweek form
Wrexham go into the clash with Cambridge having won just one of their last seven games played on a Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday evening.
That solitary win came thanks to a Steven Fletcher winner at Huddersfield Town at beginning of March and the Red Dragons can ill-afford any slip ups as the end of season run in reaches boiling point.
The wretched run began with a 2-1 defeat away at Barnsley and there have been further midweek defeats since then at the hands of Shrewsbury, Stevenage, Leyton Orient and most recently Reading.
Ollie Rathbone praised Wrexham’s winning mentality following victory over Exeter and they will need to make sure that mindset is carried over into their crucial game with Cambridge.
Continuity key but Phil Parkinson may make Wrexham changes
Parkinson has spoken about the importance of his squad on numerous occasions this season and the Wrexham boss may make some changes to freshen his starting eleven against Cambridge.
George Dobson played through injury in the clash with Stockport so may be given a chance to recover from his exploits against Exeter, meaning Elliot Lee could step into midfield.
Wing-back is a demanding role in Parkinson’s system so the gaffer may choose to rotate with Ryan Barnett waiting in the wings for his chance to impress.
With 20 clean sheets so far this campaign and six in their last seven games, continuity will be the order of the day in the back three and goalkeeper areas with Arthur Okonkwo continuing to impress.