US EditionTo the Premier League? Wrexham climbs into Championship playoff spot after dramatic win
Wrexham surged into sixth place in the Championship with two stoppage-time goals after a red card reduced QPR to 10 men, continuing their rise fueled by $40 million investment.
- On Saturday Jan. 24, 2026, Wrexham AFC scored twice in stoppage time to come from behind and win 3-2 at Queens Park Rangers at Loftus Road, London.
- The club's rise has been driven by investment from co-owners Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney, including around $40 million summer transfer spending on 13 players and backing from the New York-based Allyn family.
- After Mbengue's late dismissal, Windass equalised and Rathbone scored a 30-yard winner; Parkinson praised the substitutes, saying `Josh showed incredible technique and what can I say about Ollie-- his goals-per-minutes, it's probably the top in the league`.
- The win moved Wrexham AFC into sixth place and into the playoff positions for the first time this season, materially strengthening their push for a fourth straight promotion to the Premier League.
- Earlier this month Wrexham beat Premier League Nottingham Forest to reach the FA Cup last 32, during their first second-tier campaign since the 1980s after playing 29 of 46 league games.
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Soccer-Wrexham move into promotion play-off places with last-gasp win
LONDON, Jan 24 (Reuters) - Hollywood-backed Wrexham moved into the Championship promotion play-off places when they scored twice in stoppage time to beat Queens Park Rangers 3-2 at Loftus Road on Saturday.
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To the Premier League? Wrexham climbs into Championship playoff spot after dramatic win
Wrexham’s bid for a fourth straight promotion and a place in the Premier League is gaining steam. A dramatic 3-2 win at Queens Park Rangers has lifted Wrexham, the Welsh club co-owned by Hollywood celebrities Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney, into sixth place in the second-tier Championship on Satur
With the support of Hollywood stars, Wrexham went up to the classification area for the playoffs at the Championship, the second division of English, by marking twice our additions and winning, on this Saturday (24), the Queens Park Rangers by 3-2 on the Loftus Road. Ollie Rathbone marked the victory goal in addition to us, with a long-distance fall, after Josh Windas has also launched the match in the final minutes.
Phil Parkinson: Wrexham smelt blood in late come-from-behind win at QPR
Wrexham boss Phil Parkinson said his side “smelt blood” in an incredible 3-2 Championship victory at QPR. Steve Cook’s late goal appeared to have secured the points for the hosts but after Rangers defender Amadou Mbengue was sent off in stoppage time, the visitors scored twice in the space of a minute. Josh Windass equalised […]
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