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Wrexham beat Oxford to leap back into promotion playoff places
Champ21 Apr 2026PA

Wrexham beat Oxford to leap back into promotion playoff places

Wrexham moved into the Championship playoff places as in-form Josh Windass pushed Oxford closer to the relegation trapdoor.

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Wrexham moved into the Championship playoff places as in-form Josh Windass pushed Oxford United closer to the relegation trapdoor. Top scorer Windass gave Wrexham a precious 1-0 victory with his fifth goal in six games five minutes before the break. The win saw Wrexham take sixth spot from Hull on goal difference as the Tigers were held 2-2 at Leicester. Wrexham's hopes of making the playoffs -- and possibly a historic fourth consecutive promotion -- now rest on closing fixtures against champions Coventry and fifth-placed Middlesbrough. It is a much different story for Oxford, who face the distinct prospect of joining Leicester and Sheffield Wednesday in League One next season. Oxford will be relegated on Wednesday should Charlton draw against Ipswich and Blackburn beat Sheffield United. Before kickoff Oxford showed footage of the 1986 League Cup final -- in which they beat QPR alm

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