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With Wrexham just three points adrift of the top six ahead of next Saturday’s trip to play-off chasing Preston North End, the 2025-26 season could well be another memorable one for the north Wales side.
Having been a key cog in each of his side’s three consecutive promotions under Hollywood owners Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney, Cleworth knows better than most that the sky is the limit for the club
Parkinson made two changes to the side that started Wrexham’s 2-0 triumph over Bristol City as Lewis O’Brien and Matty James replaced George Dobson and George Thomason.
Ismael made one change from his side’s 1-0 defeat by Queens Park Rangers as midfielder Adam Forshaw came in for Kristi Montgomery.
Wrexham edged the opening stages without troubling visiting goalkeeper Pears, but as they have done regularly on their travels this season,
The 29-year-old had previously been Bristol City’s first-choice keeper, having started every one of their league games – playing every minute – for the past two campaigns under Nigel Pearson and then Liam Manning.
O’Leary joined City’s academy as an under-11 player and made his first-team debut in 2016 but had to be patient before becoming a regular starter, with former Robins’ captain Dan Bentley the number one until he
Bristol City midfielder Max Bird has been ruled out of Saturday’s visit to Preston North End (15:00 BST) with a calf injury that could see him miss an extended period of time.
Bird did not feature in the defeat to Oxford United last Sunday and while boss Gerhard Struber initially thought the injury seemed “not so bad”, that positivity seems to have dampened.
Bird missed the opening game of the
It has been a busy summer for Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta, with six new signings – including striker Viktor Gyokeres – brought in to boost their Premier League title hopes.
However, it is one of the two 15-year-old academy players on their pre-season tour of Asia who has captured the attention.
Max Dowman and Marli Salmon are the two youngest players in the squad.
And attacking midfielder Dowman has shown
As soon as it was announced before the match that Gyokeres would be arriving in Singapore, the pre-season friendly was not going to be the most important topic of the day.
Supporters in the stadium were mimicking the trademark celebration of the Swedish striker and, when he was welcomed to the pitch from the tunnel surrounded by flames, the noise levels went up a notch.
The 27-year-old forward has not
“Obviously the fanbase, how passionate they are, that was a huge pull. I can’t wait to get out there and test myself.”
Crocombe began his career at Oxford United before moving to Carlisle United in 2016.
Spells at Salford City, Brisbane Roar and Melbourne Victory followed before he joined Grimsby Town in 2021.
Crocombe made 89 appearances for the Mariners before moving to Burton in 2023.
He made his debut
Wolves chairman Jeff Shi has questioned the role of the video assistant referee after Max Kilman’s disallowed effort in their 2-1 loss to West Ham.
Kilman’s late header was ruled out with team-mate Tawanda Chirewa deemed to be blocking West Ham keeper Lukasz Fabianski’s view while offside.
Boss Gary O’Neil said it was “possibly the