Phil Parkinson will need to tweak his starting line-up when Wrexham host Crawley Town this weekend.
The Red Dragons suffered their first League One defeat of the season last time out.
Wrexham were beaten 3-1 by Birmingham City on Monday evening, seeing them draw level on points with the Blues at the top of the table.
It was a star-studded affair at St Andrew’s, with Tom Brady, Rob McElhenney and Ryan Reynolds all watching on from the stands.
David Beckham attended Birmingham City vs Wrexham as well and gave his verdict on the affair post-match.
But while it was a fun evening for the celebrities in attendance, Phil Parkinson will not have been happy with the result.
Wrexham face Crawley Town on Saturday and the former Bolton Wanderers manager will be keen to ensure his side get their promotion charge back on track with three points.
Phil Parkinson must drop Jack Marriott for Paul Mullin
With Wrexham in need of a quick win to get their season back on track, Parkinson must look to get Paul Mullin back into the starting line-up.
Mullin was injured over the summer and as a result, missed the start of 2024/25 and is still yet to start a game in the league this season.
In his place, Jack Marriott has partnered Ollie Palmer up front for the Red Dragons during the early stages of the campaign.
Marriott has been labelled a ‘maverick’ previously and has been producing some quality performances this term.
Unfortunately, while Marriott does not really deserve to be dropped, Mullin is the club’s top scorer and their best number nine, meaning he has to be brought back into the eleven.
The striker reached the 100-goal milestone for Wrexham earlier this year, with Max Cleworth dubbing Mullin ‘ridiculous’ as a result.
Marriott has scored more than Palmer this season so far. However, Parkinson prefers to deploy the classic big-man, little-man striking partnership, meaning Palmer will have to keep his place, leaving Marriott as the unfortunate victim.
Jack Marriott Wrexham future is in doubt
Marriott joined Wrexham from Fleetwood Town during the most recent winter transfer window.
The 30-year-old endured a difficult first six months in Wales, only finding the net on one occasion in 17 League Two fixtures.
His form has taken a dramatic upturn in the current campaign but it may not be enough to keep him at Wrexham beyond 2025.
Marriott is out of contract at the end of the 2024/25 season and it is hard to see him being kept on.
If Parkinson’s side do win promotion to the Championship in 2025, the centre-forward is not good enough to play in the second division.
Alternatively, if their promotion charge ends in failure, Parkinson will likely want to improve his forward line in the summer, with Marriott unlikely to be deemed worthy of a fresh deal.