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WREXHAM (Reuters) – Wrexham claimed a stunning 3-2 home victory against Notts County on Monday to put themselves within touching distance of a return to the English Football League for the first time since 2008.<\/p>\n

Notts County and Wrexham both enjoyed slender leads during the action-packed game, before goalkeeper Ben Foster saved a penalty in stoppage time to ensure the hosts held on to claim victory courtesy of Elliot Lee’s 78th-minute winner.<\/p>\n

Wrexham, owned by Hollywood stars Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney, are top of the fifth-tier National League with 103 points from 42 matches, while second-placed Notts County have 100 points and have played one more game.<\/p>\n

Wrexham, who need seven points from their remaining four games to secure promotion, next travel to Barnet on Saturday. Only one team earns automatic promotion to League Two.<\/p>\n

“We’re not going to get carried away. It’s a really important victory but we can get our feet back tomorrow for training,” Wrexham manager Phil Parkinson said.<\/p>\n

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(Reporting by Aadi Nair in Bengaluru, editing by Pritha Sarkar)<\/p>\n

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