Wolves miss chance to his Championship summit with Wrexham draw

Wolves missed the chance to climb to the top of the Championship as they were held to a 1-1 draw at Wrexham.

Adam Armstrong fired the visitors ahead midway through the first half, but their lead lasted just two minutes as the hosts hit back almost immediately.

The Old Gold head into the international break unbeaten in six league games, but were unable to claim a fourth successive victory and move above Middlesbrough at the summit.

With Hollywood watching on in the form of Wrexham co-owner Ryan Reynolds, best known for his role as Deadpool, Wolves were looking to avoid becoming the second promotion-chasing side to suffer defeat at the Racecourse Ground in the space of a few days.

Wrexham had been buoyed by their victory over league leaders Middlesbrough earlier in the week, while Wolves knew a win would take them above Boro and into top spot.

It was the first meeting between the sides since 1988, with Adam Armstrong leading the line ahead of Sean Neave, who had climbed off the bench to score a superb brace in Wednesday's comeback victory at Bristol City.

Armstrong had been unable to make an earlier opportunity count, but made no mistake with his second.

The forward volleyed home his fourth league goal of the season in the 25th minute, superbly connecting with Nasser Djiga's ball over the top to put Wolves ahead.

But their advantage lasted just two minutes as Wrexham responded almost immediately, preventing the visitors from building any momentum.

Toti, deployed at left-back, endured a difficult afternoon against Issa Kabore, who found space down the right before delivering a cross for Lewis O'Brien to head the hosts level.

Jose Sa hesitated before coming off his line, while Ladislav Krejci and Djiga were unable to deal with the delivery.

Wrexham piled on the pressure towards the end of the first half, but Wolves held firm to ensure the sides went into the break level.

Mateus Mane fired into the side-netting shortly after the restart as Wolves looked to regain the lead.

Fer Lopez also began to grow into the contest, firing over before seeing a header well saved as the visitors stepped up their search for a winner.

Cesar Peixoto turned to his bench in search of inspiration, with Tommy Doyle looking to provide it, only to be denied by a save from long range.

Wolves continued to apply pressure in the closing stages but could not find a breakthrough and had to settle for a point.

The draw leaves them third in the Championship table ahead of the remaining 3pm fixtures.