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Wrexham have kept a clean sheet in five of their past six League One matches Wrexham moved back into second place in League One as Jay Rodriguez's first goal for the club earned the hosts victory over 10-man Stockport County at the Stok Racecourse. Stockport edged the opening stages in north Wales, but Wrexham were awarded a penalty - only their second in the league this season - just before the half hour mark as Ibou Touray was penalised for a handball. Rodriguez's spot-kick was saved by Corey Addai, although the veteran forward lashed home the rebound from a narrow angle to net his first goal since joining from Burnley in January. Arthur Okonkwo produced a fine save to keep out Callum Connolly's header from a corner shortly after the restart before Kyle Wootton's goal was disallowed for a foul on the goalkeeper in the build-up as County pushed for an equaliser. Addai had to be alert to keep out Sam Smith's effort from a Wrexham counter attack at the other end before Ollie Rathbone headed wide from Ryan Longman's cross. Substitute Jayden Fevrier then flashed a low driven shot inches wide, although Stockport were dealt a blow on 81 minutes as Brad Hills was sent off for a second bookable offence. Smith then headed wide as Phil Parkinson's side saw out the final stages to secure a fourth 1-0 victory in five games and go three points clear of Wycombe Wanderers, although the Chairboys have a game in hand. Stockport stay fifth, but are now nine points adrift of the automatic promotion places after losing for just the second time in 13 league matches. Wrexham boss Phil Parkinson said: "It was always going to be a feisty affair, there was an edge to the game. "But we stuck to the task, we got the goal at an important time and should have had a penalty before that. "I'm delighted for Jay [Rodriguez] to get his goal, he's worked tirelessly for the team, he deserved that moment. " Stockport County boss Dave Challinor said: "I've just spoken to the officials, if you're going to get involved in situations, my argument would be 'what have you seen? '. "Regardless of that, that's never been a penalty. There can be arguments potentially for the decision before, that's more of a penalty that the one he's given. "I was a little bit disappointed with us - good control, but in terms of our chance creation, we need to be better. " Comments can not be loaded To load Comments you need to enable Java Script in your browser Last Updated 22nd March 2025 at 17: 33 Please Note: All times UK. Tables are subject to change. The BBC is not responsible for any changes that may be made. Manager: Phil Parkinson Formation: 3 - 5 - 1 - 1 Manager: Dave Challinor Formation: 3 - 4 - 1 - 2 Manager: Phil Parkinson Formation: 3 - 5 - 1 - 1 Manager: Dave Challinor Formation: 3 - 4 - 1 - 2 We're still improving Match stats. Let us know what you think. League One All competitions All competitions All competitions Stockport have won seven of their last eight Football League meetings with Wrexham, although the exception was their away game against the Welsh side in League Two last season, losing 2-1. Wrexham have won four of their five games against fellow newly promoted sides Crawley Town, Mansfield Town, and Stockport County in League One this season (L1); since League One began in 2004, only three promoted sides have won 5+ games against the other promoted clubs in a campaign in the competition – Peterborough United in 2008-09 (5), Rochdale in 2010-11 (5), and Bristol Rovers in 2016-17 (6). Wrexham have won just one of their last five home league games (D2 L2), though that sole victory did come in their last outing at the Racecourse Ground with a 1-0 victory over Rotherham United. Stockport have only lost one of their last 12 league games (W8 D3), a 0-2 defeat at Cambridge United in February. Match ends, Wrexham 1, Stockport County 0. Second Half ends, Wrexham 1, Stockport County 0. Oliver Rathbone (Wrexham) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul. Foul by Jayden Fevrier (Stockport County). James Mc Clean (Wrexham) wins a free kick in the attacking half. Attempt missed. Steven Fletcher (Wrexham) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Oliver Rathbone following a fast break. Offside, Wrexham. Steven Fletcher is caught offside. Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time. Kyle Knoyle (Stockport County) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul. Foul by Kyle Knoyle (Stockport County). Steven Fletcher (Wrexham) wins a free kick in the attacking half. Substitution, Wrexham. Jack Marriott replaces Sam Smith. Arthur Okonkwo (Wrexham) is shown the yellow card. Steven Fletcher (Wrexham) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul. Foul by Kyle Wootton (Stockport County). Ryan Barnett (Wrexham) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Attempt missed. Sam Smith (Wrexham) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by James Mc Clean with a cross. Attempt blocked. Owen Moxon (Stockport County) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Sam Smith (Wrexham) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul. Owen Moxon (Stockport County) wins a free kick on the left wing. Copyright © 2025 BBC. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Read about our approach to external linking.