Overview

• Sorba Thomas scored the decisive first-half goal at the bet365 Stadium as Stoke controlled long spells and kept a clean sheet.
• The result handed Wrexham their first away defeat since the opening day, with Ryan Longman spurning what Mark Robins called a gilt‑edged chance.
• Robins downplayed league-table talk despite Stoke re-entering the top-six conversation, stressing there are 36 games still to play.
• Phil Parkinson voiced frustration but urged calm, saying the performance will be analysed and promising to come back fighting against Oxford on Wednesday.
• Discussion around possible Wrexham tweaks highlighted returns and options such as Liberato Cacace, Nathan Broadhead and Ollie Rathbone, while Stoke’s back line earned praise in front of the season’s biggest home crowd.