Wrexham and Birmingham draw 1-1 in Hollywood derby

Wrexham and Birmingham City played out a 1-1 draw at the Racecourse Ground on Friday as George Dobson put the hosts ahead in the first half before Patrick Roberts levelled for the visitors seconds after the interval. The result left Wrexham 14th and Birmingham 11th in the EFL Championship as both sides head into the October international break with little separation in the table.

Wrexham took the lead in the 13th minute when Dobson flicked home a header from a corner delivered by team-mate Max Cleworth. Birmingham responded immediately after half time, with Jay Stansfield feeding Patrick Roberts, who drilled a diagonal finish under goalkeeper Arthur Okonkwo just 20 seconds into the second half to restore parity. The match finished without further goals despite chances at both ends.

Phil Parkinson named a Wrexham side missing several regulars through injury, including goalkeeper Danny Ward, left back Liberato Cacace and midfielders Ollie Rathbone and Andy Cannon. The hosts fielded Arthur Okonkwo in goal alongside Max Cleworth, Dominic Hyam and Callum Doyle in defence, while Kieffer Moore led the attack. Birmingham manager Chris Davies made multiple changes amid a run of...