Wrexham beat Barnsley with late Oliver Rathbone winner

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Meet the eighth-tier team being confused for Rob and Ryan's Wrexham

Mark Ogden heads to Wroxham FC to meet the eighth-tier team frequently mistaken for Wrexham and the glamour of their Hollywood owners.

Dec 4, 2024, 03:12 am

Wrexham earned a hard-fought 1-0 victory over Barnsley on Tuesday thanks to a thundering stoppage-time winner from midfielder Oliver Rathbone.

The result leaves Wrexham just two points behind league leaders Wycombe Wanderers, who drew 2-2 with Exeter City on Tuesday but have a game in-hand.

Wrexham and Barnsley could hardly be separated during the match, although Jonathan Russell went close for the visitors in the first hald with a header that cleared the crossbar.

Elliot Lee nearly put Phil Parkinson's side in front around the hour mark with a curling effort, but Wrexham eventually broke the deadlock throgh Rathbone, who delivered a superb driven strike on 93 minutes to secure all three points.

It was Wrexham's third straight victory as they chase a third promotion in four years under Hollywood owners Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney.