Parkinson hails his players after tough fixtures

PHIL PARKINSON praised Wrexham's players for ending a relentless period with a hard-fought win against Charlton before the international break.

- By SIMON PEACH

Six months on from sealing a third straight promotion by beating Nathan Jones' Addicks in key League One game, the sides met again at STOK Cae Ras in a Championship fixture.

Wrexham ran out 1-0 victors on Saturday as substitute Josh Windass' 77th-minute spot-kick saw the Red Dragons build on last Friday's win over Coventry and midweek draw at Portsmouth. "It was always going to be a tough game," boss Parkinson said. "Charlton are a good side - they're strong and they don't give much away.

"But I felt we deserved to win on the balance of play, and enormous credit to our lads.