Wrexham will end their 2024/25 League One season with an away meeting against Lincoln City.
Wrexham face Lincoln City on Saturday, May 3, with nothing left to play for in the third tier.
The Red Dragons won promotion last weekend following their 3-0 triumph over Charlton Athletic.
They have no chance of catching Birmingham City either, who have set an EFL points record this term, surpassing the previous high of 106 earned by Reading in the Championship.
With nothing on the line, it could be an opportunity for Phil Parkinson to hand some fringe players a chance in the team, including Paul Mullin and Ollie Palmer.
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Jay Rodriguez injury could see Paul Mullin or Ollie Palmer return
Wrexham fans want Mullin to start the Lincoln fixture, with some suggesting it could be his farewell game.
He is under contract in Wales for another two years, but the prospect of a summer transfer has been mooted.
One former player thinks Palmer and Mullin will leave Wrexham this summer.
The pair have fallen heavily out of favour in the second half of 2024/25, not being included in a League One matchday squad since the end of January.
However, Parkinson has confirmed ahead of Lincoln, as per Leader Live, that Jay Rodriguez has an injury and needed injections to get through the Charlton win.
He said: “There’s a couple of issues. Obviously, Jay Rodriguez had to play with injections in his foot because he damaged it against Blackpool.
“The doctor injected him again at half time to get through the game so we need to look at him, and there’s one or two others who’ve been playing with issues which we need to assess before the weekend.
“We will pick the team we feel can go and finish the season well.”
It seems unlikely Rodriguez will be risked for this game, which is a dead rubber. Therefore, it would make sense for one of Mullin or Palmer to take his place in the squad.
Phil Parkinson praises Lincoln City
The season might be basically done for Wrexham, but Parkinson is still expecting a tough game on Saturday.
He said: “Lincoln have got decent home form so they’re a good side.
“They are a bit like Wycombe, people have underestimated them but they finished last season really well and a lot of people were talking about them being up there in the play-offs and having a real go.
“But I think the strength in depth of the division this year has just caught Lincoln out a bit, there’s been a lot of strong squads.”
Lincoln go into the final day sat 11th in the League One table. They did look as though they could make a play-off push at one point, but recent form quickly ended those hopes.
The Imps have won two of their last five fixtures, drawing two and losing one.