Isaac Price's double and a sharp finish from substitute Jed Wallace gave West Bromwich Albion a 3-2 win over Wrexham at the SToK Cae Ras, maintaining the Baggies' perfect start to the Championship season and denying the hosts a fairy-tale return to second-tier football on home soil.
Lewis O'Brien's first Wrexham goal and Sam Smith's stoppage-time header twice dragged Phil Parkinson's side back into the contest in front of a capacity 10,656 crowd, watched by Hollywood co-owners Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney, but West Brom held on to make it two league wins from two for the first time since 2017-18 and record their first away victory in this division since a 2-1 success at Hull City in November.
Historic Occasion Meets Championship Ruthlessness
Wrexham's first home match in the second tier since May 1982 unfolded amid a charged atmosphere, with a capacity crowd and co-owners Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney packed into the SToK Cae Ras to witness the latest chapter of the club's remarkable rise. Phil Parkinson handed a start to Kieffer Moore despite fears over the ankle injury he suffered at Southampton, recalled captain James McClean against his former club, and left record signing Nathan Broadhead among the substitutes.