Wrexham eased past Gillingham with a 2-0 win without their star striker Paul Mullin who was suspended for the clash.
Mullin was suspended after picking up his fifth yellow card of the season during their 1-0 win over Notts County. The striker sent a message on Instagram to his teammates after their win over Gillingham.
: The Red Dragons are now on a 10-match unbeaten streak across all competitions and sit in second place in the League Two standings. With 33 points, Wrexham are behind only Stockport County (35), however, Mansfield could take second on Sunday as they sit on 32 points with a game in hand.
Mullin will be back in the lineup when Wrexham face Accrington Stanley on Saturday, November 18.
Paul Mullin will not walk back into Wrexham’s starting XI once back to full fitness, with Phil Parkinson sending a selection warning to his strikers.
The Red Dragons have seen their talismanic No.10 fire them to back-to-back promotions, with Mullin registering 105 goals across his three seasons at SToK Racecourse. He has been named in the PFA League Two Team of the Year for 2023-24, but underwent surgery at the start of the summer that has prevented him from making an immediate impact in the third tier.
Mullin is back in contention for Wrexham, but has been eased into competitive action off the bench. He has been made aware of the need to fight for his place, with Parkinson telling reporters after a 2-0 victory at Peterborough of having another proven marksman at his disposal: “Mulls isn’t quite ready yet, he’s getting there, that’s the best he’s felt when he came on today, I felt he was so sharp. Jack [Marriott] and Ollie [Palmer] have got the shirts at the moment, the other players have got to wrestle them away from them. I keep saying to the front two, what we’re pleased with at the moment is their work for the team, and key moments come on the back of that, and that’s why we’re winning games at the start of the season.”
Wrexham have settled quickly in League One, with more shrewd recruitment business carried out, and Parkinson added on the squad that Hollywood co-owners Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney have helped to piece together: “The transfer window is always a difficult one because some you miss out on, some you get. I’m pleased with the people we’ve brought into the building to carry on this Wrexham story. When the games come thick and fast in the weeks to come, we’ll make changes. We know we’ve got really good players to step in and we’re enjoying working with the group and there’s more to come from us.”
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