Okonkwo or Ward? Parkinson’s Crucial Choice in Wrexham Playoff Decider

Wrexham manager Phil Parkinson faces a defining call for the Championship playoff decider against Middlesbrough. Arthur Okonkwo has been ever-present this season, leading in minutes and keeping 10 clean sheets. A recent spell that saw him concede seven goals in two games saw him dropped from the starting XI. Danny Ward stepped in with consecutive clean sheets but was at fault in last weekend’s defeat to Coventry City. Wrexham sit sixth on 70 points, level with Hull City and just ahead on goal difference, while Derby County lurk one point behind with a game in hand. With Southampton already assured of fifth place, Parkinson must decide between Okonkwo’s season-long consistency and Ward’s experience. The right choice in goal could extend Wrexham’s season into the playoffs or bring their campaign to a premature end.

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