March 2026 — Reynolds and McElhenney on the Mic, and a Cup Run Ends

A WrexPat's monthly look back at Wrexham AFC — March 2026

The Chelsea game was always going to define this month, whichever way it went. It went the hard way — but not before giving Wrexham, and me, one of the most surreal nights of the whole season.

Extra time, a red card, and Chelsea's class showing eventually

Wrexham led Chelsea before Alejandro Garnacho and João Pedro won it in extra time, 4-2, with George Dobson sent off along the way and Josh Acheampong equalizing twice for Chelsea. I won't pretend the scoreline doesn't sting a little in hindsight, but taking a Premier League side to extra time at the Racecourse is still the kind of night this club didn't get to have five years ago.

Reynolds and McElhenney finally got their derby moment

A week later, Wrexham beat Swansea 2-0 in the reverse derby fixture — and Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney did live commentary on the broadcast, something Reynolds said they'd been anticipating for five years. It's easy to be cynical about owner stunts, but this one landed; it read as two people who are still, underneath the production value, genuinely fans.

The league form wobbled at the worst time

A midweek 2-1 home loss to Hull and a 3-1 defeat at Watford either side of the Swansea win dropped Wrexham level on points with Southampton for 6th with seven games left, not helped by injuries to Kieffer Moore and Libby Cacace and Dobson's suspension. Parkinson called it resilience; I'd call it a squad that's a little short on depth finally showing it, right when the games matter most.

Sources: ESPN — Chelsea FA Cup report, Yahoo Sports — Parkinson on Swansea/Hull, Yardbarker — Reynolds & McElhenney commentary, Sky Sports — Watford match, The72 — late-March round-up.

Header photo: Racecourse Ground, Wrexham, by John Lord, via Flickr / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 2.0).