There was a remarkable atmosphere at The Racecourse last Tuesday, and it’ll be rocking again as Phil Parkinson’s side looks to take the final step in front of their devoted fans rather than leave it to a nerve-jangling final day at Torquay.
The 3-0 victory over Yeovil on Tuesday leaves Wrexham needing a win from one of the last two games of the league season to clinch the league title.
Jacob Mendy will hope to be available again, although Anthony Forde made a goal-scoring return to the team in an unfamiliar position. Jordan Tunnicliffe will also hope to be available as he recovers from a back injury.
Boreham Wood will certainly not roll over and allow us to take an easy three points though. Tenacity and organisation is written deeply into
their DNA as a team, and they have promotion aspirations of their own, of course, having rallied after an early season slump to firmly establish themselves in the play-off spots.
The Wood were extremely hard to beat last season, and have continued to build on their solid defence. They have conceded fewer goals than anyone else in the division, and only Notts
County and ourselves have a smaller number of defeats. They have struggled at the other end though, and remarkably only Halifax, Maidenhead and the bottom three have scored fewer goals.
They’ve actually done better on their travels this season, both winning and scoring more than they have at Meadow Park. Their away form has been excellent in 2023,
with 4 wins and 4 draws coming from 9 matches. Those results include an admirable 1-1 draw at Notts County and the recent 4-0 thrashing of Maidstone which condemned the Kent side to relegation.
An early George Broadbent goal earned Boreham Wood victory over Wealdstone last Saturday, keeping them in 6th place. Two more points will, more than likely, secure a play-off place but
Wood won’t be settling for that. Saturday’s match marks the start of a massive final week of the season, as they will then play two winnable home games as they look to leap into 5th place.
First there’s a game in hand against Gateshead on Tuesday, before rounding off the season against Yeovil, whowere relegated at The Racecourse in midweek.
If they can overhaul Barnet, who are 4 points ahead having played a game more, their reward will be a home quarter-final in the play-offs, quite probably against the side they overtook, rather than an away game.
