MORECAMBE 1 WREXHAM 3

WREXHAM boss Phil Parkinson said his side’s victory at 10-man Morecambe could prove to be one of their best away wins of the season.

Parkinson saw his side come from behind to claim a 3-1 victory despite gifting Morecambe a fourth-minute lead through Ged Garner.

Goals from James McClean, Paul Mullin and Steven Fletcher earned the visitors three points against a home side who had Max Melbourne sent off early in the second half.

The win kept Wrexham in the Sky Bet League Two automatic promotion spots, with Parkinson saying: “I knew this was going to be a very difficult game for us so it was a huge win against a side in good form who fancy their chances of making the play-offs.

“It was a bad start for us and it took us a little while to get going but as the second half wore on we got better and better.

“We needed to scrap out a result in those conditions and I felt we did that really well.

“When they went down to 10 men we kept plugging away, because it is not a given that you will go on to win the game.

“But we kept the momentum up and I was really pleased with the professionalism we showed.

“We now have two home games coming up this week and we will look to build on this.”

Garner gave the home side the lead after taking advantage of some poor goalkeeping from Arthur Okonkwo, who recklessly raced from his goal.

The Shrimps looked comfortable until skipper Jacob Bedeau gifted Wrexham an equaliser with a poor back pass that allowed Mullin the chance to tee up McClean for an emphatic finish from 12 yards out.

Morecambe were reduced to 10 men four minutes into the second half when Melbourne clipped Ollie Palmer. The visitors took advantage of the extra man with Mullin sending Archie Mair the wrong way from the spot after David Tutonda was adjudged to have handled Elliot Lee’s shot.

Substitute Fletcher headed home a left-wing cross from six yards out to seal victory for the visitors.