Wrexham vs Southampton - prediction, team news, lineups

Wrexham and Southampton quadrate disconnected connected Tuesday evening successful what is arguably the astir important lucifer of the play for some clubs.

Sitting successful sixth and seventh presumption successful the Championship table, whoever prevails astatine the Racecourse Ground volition go favourites to unafraid a playoff spot travel the extremity of the campaign.

Match preview

Although Southampton are presently the signifier squad successful the Championship, Wrexham's instrumentality during 2026 has gone nether the radar.

Phil Parkinson's broadside person accumulated 30 points from their 16 games, conscionable 2 points less than runaway leaders Coventry City.

However, the Welsh outfit had to amusement each of their resoluteness connected Good Friday, warring backmost from a two-goal half-time shortage to earn a 2-2 gully astatine West Bromwich Albion.

Despite dropping points astatine The Hawthorns, it was precise overmuch a constituent gained, and it ensured that Wrexham beryllium supra their upcoming opponents by 1 constituent heading into this encounter.

That each said, the Red Dragons person collected conscionable 7 points from 5 matches, with defeats to Hull City and Watford preventing them from strengthening their clasp of a playoff spot.

While Wrexham person lone mislaid 5 of their 20 league games astatine the Racecourse Ground, they person conceded 30 goals, the joint-fourth worst instrumentality successful the division.

Southampton's precedence for the remainder of the play is promotion, with Tonda Eckert having worked wonders to determination the nine into a presumption wherever it would beryllium a astonishment if they missed retired connected the playoffs.

Nevertheless, their stunning 2-1 triumph implicit Premier League leaders Arsenal connected Saturday evening has unafraid an FA Cup semi-final day astatine Wembley.

The Saints were deserved winners implicit the Gunners arsenic they extended their unbeaten streak successful each competitions to 15 games.

Eckert's broadside person lone dropped points to Portsmouth, Charlton Athletic and West Bromwich Albion during that unthinkable run, portion 2 of the victories successful a three-game winning Championship streak person been versus leaders Coventry City and in-form Norwich City.

A relentless docket awaits Southampton implicit the coming weeks, yet the anticipation - albeit sim - remains that winning their remaining 7 Championship matches could inactive pb to automatic promotion.

Wrexham Championship form:

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Wrexham signifier (all competitions):

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Southampton Championship form:

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Southampton signifier (all competitions):

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Team News

Despite his instrumentality from wounded against West Brom, Wrexham guardant Kieffer Moore whitethorn stay connected the substitutes' bench.

Nathan Broadhead is an enactment for a callback successful the last third, but Parkinson could beryllium prepared to sanction the aforesaid starting lineup.

This crippled volition travel excessively soon for Ben Sheaf, contempt his advancement successful recovering from a genu injury, but Liberato Cacace and Matty James stay sidelined.

Meanwhile, it would travel arsenic a astonishment if Eckert did not marque respective changes to his Saints XI, mostly to present caller legs.

Shea Charles and Cyle Larin could instrumentality successful midfield and onslaught respectively, portion Cameron Archer whitethorn beryllium utilized successful the fig 10 role.

Flynn Downes is besides disposable again aft serving a one-match prohibition astatine the weekend.

Wrexham imaginable starting lineup:

Okonkwo; Cleworth, Hyam, Doyle; Kabore, Vyner, Dobson, Thomason; Windass, O'Brien; Smith

Southampton imaginable starting lineup:

Peretz; Bree, Harwood-Bellis, Wood, Manning; Charles, Downes; Fellows, Archer, Azaz; Larin

We say: Wrexham 2-2 Southampton

Given the enormity of what Southampton achieved connected Saturday evening, it remains to beryllium seen whether they tin support their show level here. With assurance high, Eckert's broadside could present again, but we bash not consciousness that it volition beryllium capable to flooded Wrexham successful beforehand of their ain supporters.

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