Southampton leapfrog Wrexham after thrashing to climb into playoff spots:
Southampton continued their Championship charge as they thrashed Wrexham 5-1 to replace ...
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Southampton defeat Wrexham 5-1 to reach playoff placesAt Stōk Cae Ras, Southampton recorded their fifth successive victory in all competitions.
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- The victory lifted Southampton to sixth in the table, replacing Wrexham in the playoff places.
- Kuryu Matsuki and Flynn Downes scored early, before Josh Windass pulled one back for Wrexham before halftime.
- Cyle Larin made it 3-1 after 61 minutes, while Ross Stewart and Finn Azaz scored late.
- Wrexham manager Phil Parkinson said the team must learn from the defeat, while stressing that everything remained to play for.
"We’ve got to use this as a lesson, even at this late stage of the season," said Wrexham manager, Phil Parkinson. "If your levels drop you can get punished. We got cruelly punished in that first 20 minutes. We were nowhere near it in many aspects of the game. But there’s still all to play for. I’ll look at it closely and make sure we’re ready for the weekend."— Phil Parkinson, Wrexham manager, after the 5-1 loss to Southampton
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