West Brom staged a dramatic late revival to beat Wrexham 2-1 at The Racecourse on Tuesday. Kieffer Moore's stunning second-half strike gave Wrexham hope that they could claim back-to-back home wins for the first time since February. But West Brom scored twice in five minutes through Isaac Price and Aune Heggebo to stop the Sky Bet Championship rot after derby defeats to Wolves and Birmingham.
The win lifts Albion back into the playoff places and piles the pressure on Wrexham boss Phil Parkinson, with the Red Dragons having won only twice in 10 league games. After pushing for promotion last season, Wrexham are now 16th in the table after the loss.
Wrexham and West Brom met in the Championship last season, but it has been a very rare fixture down the years. This was only their fifth meeting at senior level, with Wrexham's solitary victory coming in a third-round FA Cup tie in January 1930.
The match started out as a low-key affair. George Dobson sent an early shot straight at Albion goalkeeper Max O'Leary, and Wrexham's main threat came from set-pieces, with the formidable frame of Moore the primary target. West Brom produced some controlled passing football with little end product, and Albion's Rabby Nzingoula was cautioned for a rash challenge on Issa Kaboré, which clearly angered Parkinson. Moore went close before half-time, but O'Leary reacted superbly to keep the scores level.
West Brom showed greater intent after the break, with Price volleying straight at Patterson and George Campbell clipping the crossbar. Wrexham then struck through Moore's sublime strike from 30 yards to take the lead. Albion levelled 11 minutes from time when Jimmy-Jay Morgan's cross deflected into Price's path, and five minutes later Heggebo punished slack marking to net from eight yards for the winner.
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