Ryan Reynolds takes a useful visit while Wrexham takes a big step towards promotion

The city of Huddersfield will rarely be equally popular with Wrexham-o Hollywood, after Ryan Reynolds made a flying visit in North Wales for what could demonstrate an afternoon that defined the season-like will be, come at 7.45 pm Tuesday evening.

The fate of Wrexham’s automatic promotion is in their hands for the first time this season after a 3-0 victory against Burton Albion to 10 men has extended the gap to the Wycombe Wanderers of third place six points.

Any slip, however, and Wycombe will wait to jump, making their midweek trip to the John Smith stadium for their game in hand on the part of Phil Parkinson’s side potentially fundamental.

Whatever except a away victory and surely Wanderers to jump Wrexham will have gone, leading to a lot of Welsh interest for a game that the hosts must win to continue their push.

It’s nice to see you today, @Vancityreynolds ⚔️

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– Wrexham AFC (@wrexham_afc) April 5, 2025

Parkinson’s does not expect any favor from Huddersfield or anyone else. “We will see what happens (Tuesday) but I always have the mentality that you should expect your rivals to win and anything else is a bonus,” he told journalists after Burton’s victory.

Wrexham’s manager has no intention of following events from West Yorkshire. Instead, he will spend on Tuesday evening scouting of the opponents of next weekend, Wigan Athletic, at Exeter City.

“Our homework must be absolutely perfect,” says Parkinson’s. “We can’t be distracted.”

This dedication – the return trip to Devon will be 440 miles – is commendable. It is an indication that no one in Wrexham is taking the club’s position for granted, even considering how promised the table is with five remaining games.

Parkinson’s did not count Charlton Athletic or Stockport County, whose supporters will also follow Wycombe’s journey to Huddersfield with interest. Both continue to wire to the heels of the main package, with the hopes of Charlton of Gatecrashing the first two largely rest on their two final assignments away from Wycombe and then Wrexham.

Win both games, especially if their previous fixtures against Cambridge United and Northampton Town also produce consecutive victories, and perhaps Nathan Jones’ team will go in the last weekend with Hope.

Really, however, if Wycombe previts to Huddersfield Tuesday, he will feel more and more like a two -way waste for that second automatic promotion slot under the Birmingham City leaders.

Parkinson’s team has another promotion in sight (Andrew Redington/Getty Images)

The Run-in offers some suggestions but no longer, not least because the results can be so unpredictable at this time of year since previously dormant clubs suddenly give life to life.

Last Tuesday he brought the timely test of this while the background Club Shrewsbury Town turns to a draw without goals at Wycombe, just like Wrexham was dropping two points to Cambridge of the second bottom.

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Wycombe’s program looks harder on paper, with play-off trips chasing Bolton Wanderers and Leyton Orient, as well as Huddersfield, as well as home games against Charlton and Stockport.

But, also Wrexham, have fixtures that, just a few weeks ago, seemed much less difficult, including the double Easter gap against a team of Bristol Rovers desperate for the points to stay away from the relegation area and blackpool in shape.

The television programming could also come into play, in particular on the penultimate weekend when Sky Sports chose Wycombe’s trip to the East for the slot at lunchtime and Wrexham against Charlton at 17.30.

If Wycombe wins, that undue pressure on Wrexham? Or, as happened two years ago the end of April on Saturday evening when The title of the National League was conquered with a 3-1 victory over Boreham WoodKnow exactly what should be inspired by Parkinson’s team?

Only time will say it. In the same way, the supercomputer used by Data Boffins opts to predict how the League One Promotion race will be poured using a series of variables, including the quality of performance, the next appliances, the historical results and even the “power charts” of Opta – a global classification system containing more than 13,000 clubs classified between zero (lower) and 100 (higher high).

Until mid -March, the computer, which manages 10,0000 simulations of how things will go, has constantly down Wycom to finish four or five points away from Wrexham. This only launched after Parkinson’s men won 1-0 at Adams Park on March 15th.

After Saturday’s games, these multiple simulations gave the Welsh Club an average of 88.75 points and Wycombe 84.49 points (compared to 87.85 and 85.87 points before the kick -off).

Even if it is a slightly wider margin than the 1-0 loss of Wycombe in reading, it is too close to calling, with only an unexpected defeat capable of shooting things in the head.

Wrexham fans of a certain vintage appreciate it better than most after their team has exploded an equally promising position today in the 1976-77 season.

At the time, the Welsh Club entered the last five games looking at the promotion of clinch to the second level. These were the days before the playoffs and victories were worth two points instead of three, and the first three went straight.

Entering the last weekend of April, the Wrexham in second place was five points away from Crystal Palace in fourth place and had a game in his hand. They were also in great shape, having won five of the last six games and designed the other.

Despite this, Wrexham was unable to win any of those last five games, losing twice in Palace in May together with the Champions League Mansfield Town. If only one of those three promotion showdowns had been won, they would have risen to third place rather than at the Terry Venbles building.

It was an omnipotent collapse and who left supporters emotionally scarred for years, also allowing how their team went like champions only 12 months later.

For 70 nervous minutes on Saturday, Wrexham was stumbling in a similar way to almost 50 years ago. But once Sam Smith had attracted a reckless challenge by goalkeeper Max Crocombo to earn a penalty of Parkinson’s, they never looked back.

Steven Fletcher converted from the point before a goal by Smith’s head and Jack Marriott left the co -owner Reynolds, making only his third visit to the Stok Cae Ras this season and his first Since it was reached by colleague A-Lister Channing Tatum just before Christmaseuphoric at the final whistle.

Sam Smith is on 🔥

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– Wrexham AFC (@wrexham_afc) April 5, 2025

“It’s always nice to see how Ryan is behind the boys,” says Parkinson’s. “I am also happy to have seen a good victory, but now the attention must be on this week’s training.”

(Photo above: Reynolds was present for Wrexham’s latest victory. Jan Kruger/Getty Images)