Overview
- Wrexham beat Bristol City 2-0 at the STōK Racecourse to move two points off the Championship play-offs, with Nathan Broadhead’s curling strike and a Radek Vitek own goal deciding the match.
- The resurgence has been built on defence, with four straight league clean sheets and just over 0.6 goals conceded per game across the last 11 fixtures, and a shutout against Blackburn would mark a first five-match run under Phil Parkinson.
- Parkinson tempered excitement and referenced Virgil van Dijk’s message about basics and competitiveness, highlighting Wrexham’s pressing structures and improved quality in possession against Bristol City.
- Josh Windass (illness) and Sam Smith (calf) will be assessed late for Saturday, as Blackburn arrive with the league’s second-best away record this season despite sitting 18th after a late loss to QPR.
- After a summer outlay of about £33m, chief executive Michael Williamson says January funds are available, though Parkinson expects only limited tweaks rather than major changes.