Charlton Athletic 0-1 Wrexham: Ollie Rathbone goal sinks Addicks

Naturally, Wrexham fans enjoyed the victory.

Indeed, they’ve become used to celebrating on the road given Wrexham haven’t lost on their travels since a late defeat at Swansea City before Christmas. From the last 18 points on offer on the road, Wrexham have collected 16 of them.

More than that, those flying the Welsh flags in the away end on St David’s Day weekend will have also enjoyed the win coming at the expense of compatriot Jones.

There remains an edge to this fixture from the pair’s promotion battle in League One last season. Jones’ comment of the north Wales club being something of a circus at the end of that campaign was again sung back at him as Okonkwo’s save made certain of the win.

But there was another call back to Wrexham’s recent promotions in the way that Parkinson’s men found a way to grab the points despite not being at their best.

The Dragons are still trying to get a balance back to their midfield after injuries to Ben Sheaf and Matty James and didn’t quite control things as they would like here.

But – as they did last term – they showed they can dig in when they need to, the game getting niggly at times.

And they also had the quality when it mattered, be it from Okonkwo with that vital save, or the piece of impish, instinctive skill from Rathbone that proved the difference.

Sides often wilt when the pressure comes on, and with sides immediately below and above Wrexham in the table delivering wins this weekend it could have easily asked questions of whether they can match rivals blow for blow.

That they didn’t falter bodes well for a key period coming up that includes next weekend’s FA Cup fifth-round visit of Chelsea before welcoming fifth-placed Hull City and the derby rematch with Swansea.

As for Charlton, Jones will try and take comfort that his side deserved more, but – given how much he’ll be kicking himself at missed chances and a missed opportunity – it won’t stop it hurting.