Phil Parkinson hails Wrexham’s resilience after Charlton win

Phil Parkinson praised his side’s resilience after Wrexham edged Charlton 1-0 at the Valley, a result that kept them in sixth place and kept promotion hopes alive. The victory extended Wrexham’s strong run of form and continued their success away from home. Oliver Rathbone, who recently extended his stay at the Racecourse Ground, struck a low effort through a crowd into the bottom right corner to separate the sides.

The goal stemmed from a smart piece of work from record signing Nathan Broadhead, with Parkinson adding: "Broadhead did well to skip past the lad marking him and Rathbone has done what he has done so many times for us. He is so calm in those situations. It is a really good finish." Once ahead, Wrexham came under sustained pressure but defended stoically.

Parkinson said: "We showed incredible resilience today to get the win. There were some key moments in the game. Brilliant blocks by [Issa] Kabore and [George] Dobson – then a brilliant finish from Ollie.

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