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Forget Steven Fletcher, 58-touch Wrexham star was the real MVP in major Huddersfield Town victory

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Wrexham earned a massive 1-0 win over Huddersfield Town to keep their promotion hopes alive in midweek.

After drawing with Bolton Wanderers over the weekend, Wrexham sat two points off second going into the latest round of fixtures.

But even after a change in manager and some key players leaving in January, Wycombe Wanderers remain in great form.

They did lose to first-place Birmingham City on Saturday, as was to be expected, but they were back to winning ways against Burton Albion on March 4th.

However, Wrexham beat Huddersfield Town 1-0 to keep pace with their League One rivals, in no small part due to Steven Fletcher.

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SteveN Fletcher shone but another Wrexham star impressed vs Huddersfield Town

Fletcher is the best in League One for one very important stat after he netted yet another goal after coming on against the Terriers.

The 37-year-old now has seven league goals this term despite largely being used as a substitute.

He’s already won countless points for Wrexham this term and if they do get promoted, his goals will have played a major role.

However, given how few the Red Dragons do usually score in a game, it’s imperative they continue to perform at the other end of the pitch.

They did exactly that on Tuesday, and Eoghan O’Conell looked back to his best after some sketchy displays in recent months.

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Eoghan O’Conell stats for Wrexham win over Huddersfield Town

Parkinson was urged to drop O’Conell earlier this year amid a poor patch of form, but the Wrexham boss has stuck with the centre-back, and it’s paid off.

The 29-year-old started alongside Max Cleworth and Thomas O’Connor in the back-three against the Yorkshire outfit and was the joint-highest rated Red Dragons player on the pitch, according to Sofascore.

Eoghan O’ConellStats vs Huddersfield Town
Minutes90
Touches58
Sofascore rating7.3
Clearances10
Duels won4
Long balls (accurate)13 (8)

Lewis Brunt and Dan Scarr remain options for Parkinson in the last 12 games of the season but if he continues to play how he did against Huddersfield, O’Conell is likely to maintain his starting berth for the foreseeable.