Sports Mole previews Tuesday's EFL Trophy conflict between Wrexham and Wolverhampton Wanderers Under-21s, together with predictions, crew information and doable lineups.
Aiming to maintain their 100% residence report intact, Welsh giants Wrexham will lock horns with Wolverhampton Wanderers Under-21s in Northern Group B of the EFL Trophy on the Racecourse Stadium on Tuesday night time.
The Red Dragons are coming into this conflict following a good-looking victory in League One on the weekend, while Wolves have been profitable in Premier League 2 on Friday night time.
Match preview
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Following the gathering of only a single level from again-to-again away matches in opposition to Leyton Orient and Stevenage – failing to search out the web throughout both contest – Wrexham returned to profitable methods on the Racecourse Ground on Saturday afternoon, smashing League One strugglers Northampton.
Scoring simply on three events in the course of the League Two promotion-profitable marketing campaign of 2023-24, former Republic of Ireland worldwide James McClean bagged an excellent brace for the Red Dragons final outing, while Jack Marriott and midfielder Elliot Lee additionally breached the Cobblers' internet to safe a 4-1 win.
After 10 matches of their lengthy-awaited return to the third tier of English soccer, Wrexham presently occupy second place within the League One desk, two factors behind league leaders Birmingham City, who've performed a sport fewer than their Welsh counterparts heading into the October worldwide break.
The Red Dragons could be main the pack if the rankings have been purely decided on residence kind, with Phil Parkinson‘s facet profitable all 5 of their league matches at their Racecourse Ground fortress, scoring a staggering 15 targets and permitting solely 4 within the course of.
Whilst league issues have began swimmingly, Wrexham are additionally heading in the right direction for achievement within the EFL Trophy, with targets from membership legend Paul Mullin and Will Boyle sealing a 2-1 victory over League Two Salford City from the opening sport of the group on September 10.
After ending third behind eventual League One champions Derby County and Lincoln City of their 2023-24 group, Wolverhampton Wanderers Under-21s are on a mission to advance into the knockout levels of the EFL Trophy this time round, though they may want to provide a shock outcome on the Racecourse Ground on Tuesday night time so as to take action.
Courtesy of efforts both facet of the half-time whistle from Tom Edozie and Fletcher Holman, Wolves managed to take some extent from their journey to League Two promotion chasers Port Vale throughout gameweek one of many competitors, though it was the senior facet who snatched the additional level following a 5-4 penalty-shootout success.
Since then, the Old Gold have been wildly inconsistent of their Premier League 2 adventures, smashing Leeds United Under-21s 4-1 on September 21 earlier than shedding by the identical scoreline to Derby County Under-21s on September 30, all previous to commencing October's run of matches with a 4-2 beating of Everton Under-21s.
Opening the scoring for Wolves in Kidderminster in opposition to the younger Toffees on Friday night time, Dani Angel bumped his aim tally as much as three in Premier League 2 this season, with the 18-yr-outdated Spaniard hoping to showcase his abilities in opposition to senior opposition within the EFL Trophy.
Part of a 26-crew division on the highest stage of academy soccer in England, Wolves are sitting sixteenth place within the Premier League 2 standings, stage on factors with prestigious youth techniques reminiscent of Aston Villa and Chelsea.
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Despite going through an 11-day hole to their subsequent fixture after Tuesday night time, Wrexham are nonetheless expected to rotate their XI closely for the go to of an academy facet, that means that Ollie Palmer and ex-Derby County man Marriott ought to drop to the bench.
Mullin and Steven Fletcher are set to kind an skilled two-man ahead line, while Ollie Rathbone and Sebastian Revan are pushing for begins additional again on the pitch.
With a busy schedule of League One matches to observe the worldwide beak, anticipate the likes of Dan Scarr and George Dobson to start out on the bench for the Red Dragons.
Starting for Gary O'Neil‘s facet within the EFL Cup earlier this season, 20-yr-outdated Alfie Pond will carry some first-crew expertise to the Wolves ranks on Tuesday night time.
At the age of 16, Wesley Okoduwa is extremely rated within the Old Gold's youth ranks and will begin on the correct facet of the guests' backline in North Wales.
Wrexham doable starting lineup:
Burton; Barnett, Brunt, O'Connell, O'Connor; Revan; Rathbone, Cannon, Lee; Mullin, Fletcher
Wolverhampton Wanderers Under-21s doable starting lineup:
Benjamin; Okoduwa, Pond, Mabete, Sutherland; Jeys-Farmer, Whittingham, Ashworth, Lopes; Barnett, Mangue
We say: Wrexham 3-0 Wolverhampton Wanderers Under-21s
As has been the case with nearly all of their League One guests, we predict Wrexham to overwhelm Wolves Under-21s on the Racecourse Ground on Tuesday night time.
The Red Dragons are set to make a number of adjustments to their XI, though Parkinson's troops ought to nonetheless be greater than sturdy sufficient to offer loads of targets for his or her residence trustworthy.
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