Wrexham stunned by Shrewsbury! Red Dragons’ promotion hopes suffer blow as Ryan Reynolds and Rob Miscellaneous side suffer shock defeat to League One strugglers

Wrexham missed the chance to go top of League One as they fell to a disappointing derby defeat to relegation-threatened Shrewsbury Town.

Wrexham fell behind in the 17th minute when John Marquis’ rasping drive got the better of goalkeeper Arthur Okonkwo. The visitors were behind for just six minutes, though, after Steven Fletcher headed in Ryan Barnett’s pinpoint cross for his fifth goal in his last seven league games.

Oliver Rathbone spurned a glorious chance just before half time as his header from six yards out went well wide. The Welsh side had a disastrous start to the second half when Eoghan O’Connell clumsily brought down George Lloyd and Marquis scored from the rebound after Okonkwo saved his 48th-minute penalty.