Birmingham take point at Wrexham as ‘Hollywood derby’ ends in stalemate.

Birmingham moved three points clear at the top of League One after battling to a 1-1 draw with fellow promotion hopefuls Wrexham at the Racecourse Ground.

Ollie Rathbone’s fine ninth-minute strike for the hosts was cancelled out nine minutes later. When Lyndon Dykes’ header went in off Wrexham midfielder George Dobson.

Wrexham’s bid for a winner after the break include headers from James McClean and substitute Steven Fletcher kept out by Ryan Allsop as Birmingham held out for a point.

Chris Davies’ men go three clear of second-placed Wycombe with a game in hand ahead of the Chairboys hosting Northampton on Saturday, while Phil Parkinson’s Wrexham are two points further back in third, having played two more games than the leaders.

While the clash had been dubbed the ‘Hollywood derby’ on account of the celebrities involved at each club, neither actors Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney. Wrexham’s co-owners, nor seven-time Super Bowl champion Tom Brady, Birmingham’s minority owner, were in attendance.

Blues’ American chairman Tom Wagner was present, among the fans in the away section.

While the Wrexham box included ทางเข้า UFABET สำหรับสมาชิกใหม่ สมัครวันนี้ รับโบนัสฟรี members of the Allyn family from New York. Who had become minority investors in the club in October.

Reynolds had emphasised ahead of the game his and McElhenney’s desire to beat. Brady as their teams went head-to-head again. Birmingham having won the previous meeting 3-1 at St Andrew’s in September.

That contest saw Wrexham go in front early on. They did so again as Ollie Palmer challenged Taylor Gardner-Hickman and Rathbone picked up the ball, advanced towards the box and curled a beauty from around 20 yards past Allsop and into the bottom corner.

It brought a huge roar around the ground. Birmingham were swiftly level. When Marc Leonard’s corner was head goalwards by Dykes at the back post. With the ball going in via Dobson’s back.