Wrexham snatched 3 points in 87th minute from Peterborough United

Wrexham received a late opportunity in the 87th minute against Peterborough United when Steven Fletcher expertly headed Ollie Rathbone's cross into the back of the net, to snatch the 3 point victory from the visitors.

The success of the game granted Phil Parkinson's 1000th game in football management a 1-0 win.

Phil Parkinson now joins managers like Sir Alex Ferguson and Arsene Wenger in reaching the 4 figure club, with this game being attended by Sir Alex Ferguson as he watched his son, Darren Ferguson, manage his Peterborough United side.

The game kicked off with Wrexham receiving a corner in the first minute of the game, Ollie Palmer's header into the top centre of the goal from Sebastian Revan's cross was saved.

The reds showed clear dominance in the first half of the match with a further 2 attempts before the visitors had their first.

This first attempt from Peterborough came from a corner in the 22nd minute, where Oscar Wallin's shot from the centre of the box was blocked, following Christopher Conn-Clarke's cross.

The blues slowly gained more possession in the match as their number of attempts increased with a shot from Bradley Ihionvien being blocked and Conn-Clarke's right-footed shot from close range being saved in the centre of the goal.

However, Wrexham's hopes of scoring were still alive with a further 2 attempts each from both Paul Mullin and Ollie Palmer and a shot from Oliver Rathbone just before half time, leaving the goalless at the break.

Which the match remained until the 87th minute, when a dangerous cross from Ollie Rathbone was headed expertly into the top right corner of the goal by number 26 for the Dragons, Steven Fletcher.

This goal extended the striker's record to 4 of his last 6 games where he had been substituted onto the pitch and scored in the final few minutes.

The game ended with Wrexham's dominance as they managed to limit the visitors to only 1 shot out of their 6 shots on target, whilst the hosts' chances became increasingly promising with a total of 17 shots, 4 of which were on target.

This victory puts Wrexham in 3rd position and level on points with 2nd, Wycombe, as they fall just below the automatic promotion spots.

Whereas the defeat sees Peterborough United drop to 19th, only 5 points separating them from the relegation zone.