Wrexham dropped more points in their fight for promotion from League One.
Bristol Rovers had lost six straight league games coming into the clash with Wrexham but were more than deserving of a point from the Racecourse Ground.
Wrexham fans were furious with Jay Rodriguez once again as the striker struggled to make an impact before being replaced by Steven Fletcher.
Matty James had given Wrexham hope of stealing three points with an equaliser 15 minutes from the end but the away side feel that a key decision that didn’t go their way should have changed the outcome of the match.
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Photo by Robbie Jay Barratt – AMA/Getty ImagesBristol Rovers fans react to referee decisions against Wrexham
The away side are feeling aggrieved over a couple of incidents during the match, there was suspicions of handball for James’s opener and then there were shouts of a penalty in stoppage time.
Bristol Rovers fans have taken to X to voice their frustrations over the decisions, one fan wrote: “Good performance that, I thought it def was a handball and a sniff of a penalty at the end. We need to be the same now for the next 3 games.”
Gutting man. How was that not a penalty at the end there?????
— luca (@llucaalves) April 18, 2025
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Another fan wrote: “Great result considering their goal followed a handball and we were denied a clear penalty.”
Much better fight! Ref decided to not give a handball that leads to a Wrexham goal then ignore a stone wall penalty claim for us. Hard done by!
— Dan (@BristolScholes1) April 18, 2025
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Shaqai Forde was challenge by defender Dan Scarr in the final moments and Rovers feel as though the contact was enough for a penalty, one fan wrote: “That’s one point more than I would’ve ever expected. Must win those two home games though. Ref awful, looked a clear pen on Shaq at the end”
Stone wall pen on Shaq. Yet another ref bottling a massive decision against the media darlings of the division.
— C Breezy (@calcology) April 18, 2025
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Wrexham’s draw compounded by Wycombe and Charlton wins
Wrexham’s 1-1 draw with Bristol Rovers has been compounded by the fact that Wycombe Wanderers managed to secure an impressive 2-0 win at Bolton.
The result leaves Phil Parkinson’s side trailing The Chairboys by a point with three games remaining and now relying on them dropping points in the promotion race.
Current League One table – correct as of 18/04/2025
Charlton were also victorious as they beat Northampton 2-1 at the Valley to stay in contention for the final automatic place.
Wycombe and Charlton play each other next as the Red Dragons face a tough trip to Blackpool looking to put the disappointment of the draw behind them.