Wrexham 1-2 West Brom: Aune Heggebo scores winner as Baggies come from behind to win at the Racecourse
Report and free match highlights from the Sky Bet Championship match between Wrexham and West Bromwich Albion at The Racecourse Ground on Tuesday; Kieffer Moore's screamer put the hosts in front, but Isaac Price and Aune Heggebo turned the game in the Baggies' favour
Tuesday 13 October 2026 23:09, UK
West Brom staged a dramatic late revival to beat Wrexham 2-1 at The Racecourse.
Kieffer Moore's stunning second-half strike gave Wrexham hope that they could claim back-to-back home wins for the first time since February.
But West Brom scored twice in five minutes through Isaac Price and Aune Heggebo to stop the Sky Bet Championship rot after derby defeats to Wolves and Birmingham.
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The win lifts Albion back into the play-off places and piles the pressure on Wrexham boss Phil Parkinson with the Red Dragons having won only twice in 10 league games.
Wrexham and West Brom met in the Championship last season, but it has been a very rare fixture down the years.
This was only their fifth meeting at senior level with Wrexham's solitary victory coming in a third-round FA Cup tie in January 1930.
George Dobson sent an early shot straight at Albion goalkeeper Max O'Leary, but neither side sustained attacks in what started out as a low-key affair.
Wrexham's main threat came from set-pieces with the formidable frame of Moore the primary target.
Moore met a Ben Whiteman corner after 18 minutes but the ball was slightly behind him and looped over.
The same combination was responsible for the next Wrexham chance, but a Moore header deflected off a team-mate and drifted wide.
West Brom produced some controlled passing football with little end product.
But a slick Albion move almost opened Wrexham up, Anthony Patterson rushing off his line to smother at the feet of Scottish striker Barney Stewart.
Albion's Rabby Nzingoula was cautioned for a rash challenge on Issa Kabore, which happened right in front of Parkinson and clearly angered the Wrexham manager.
Moore guided Dobson's free-kick into the hands of O'Leary before the Wales striker went close in the final action of the first half.
Whiteman's delivery was on point and O'Leary reacted superbly to get a hand to a thunderous header.
The ball ricocheted on to Price on the goal-line and looped up for O'Leary to collect.
West Brom showed greater intent after the break with the unmarked Price immediately volleying straight at Patterson.
George Campbell then clipped the crossbar with a header, despite being under fierce pressure from defenders at Callum Styles' corner.
Wrexham had manufactured little of note in the second period until Moore picked up possession 30 yards out and found the top corner with a sublime strike that left O'Leary helpless.
Albion levelled 11 minutes from time when Jimmy-Jay Morgan's cross deflected into the path of Price, who finished unerringly.
It got even better for Albion five minutes later as Price found Heggebo, like Morgan on as a late substitute, and he punished slack marking to net from eight yards.
The managers
Wrexham's Phil Parkinson:
"We got ourselves in a brilliant position with a goal fitting to win a game at this level, and then got done by two sucker punch goals.
"It obviously hurts because the game was there for us. We won in the last minute against Southampton here last time out.
"Now the shoe is on the other foot and we've got to pick the lads up and go again.
"It's about pulling together and galvanising the group for the weekend.
"When you've lost at home it's time to batten down the hatches and come out strong as a group, and that's what we're going to do."
West Brom's James Morrison:
"The lads showed character when we were in a bit of a tough time. Losing to our rivals, there was a little bit of pressure. A slump, I've heard.
"Losing two games in a row is not nice and you want to nip it in the bud as quickly as possible.
"You can find yourself going on runs in the Championship without having wins, but we had our rhythm back. We had that bit of aggression we missed in the last two games.
"The first half, I felt we had a lot of control without really doing anything and we limited them to set-plays.
"We kept on moving the ball and put fatigue in their legs. The gaps opened up and the subs made a difference.
"I was searching for a result, I made some big calls, and the lads answered."
