This Week's Opposition: Wrexham

Take a more in-depth look into Pompey's next Championship opponent at Fratton Park.

Looking to quickly put Saturday’s 4-0 defeat at Birmingham behind them, Pompey are getting set to welcome Wrexham to Fratton Park for the first time since 1986.

MANAGER

The Red Dragons are led in the dugout by former Bradford, Bolton and Sunderland boss Phil Parkinson.

He joined Wrexham back in July 2021 on an initial 12-month rolling contract with the club then in the National League, this country’s 5th tier of football.

Parkinson, now aged 57, became the first manager in the upper leagues of English and Welsh football to lead a team to 3 successive promotions when he secured Wrexham’s place in the Championship as League One runners-up last season.

ONE TO WATCH

Manchester City loanee and Burkina Faso international Issa Kaboré is our one to watch for this match.

The 24-year-old plays as a right wing-back and is integral for The Red Dragons down that side of the pitch both in a defensive and attacking capacity.

Kaboré has 2 assists so far this campaign which both came in a 3-2 victory over Norwich at Carrow Road in September.

TOP SCORER

Welsh international striker Kieffer Moore leads the scoring for Wrexham with 7 league goals to his name at this stage - 8 in all competitions.

The 33-year-old joined the club from Sheffield United in the summer and 3 of those goals all came in their most recent fixture last Friday night.

CURRENT FORM

Phil Parkinson’s team head into this matchweek in 15th place and off the back of a 3-2 victory over league leaders Coventry City at the Racecourse Ground, where they became the first team to beat The Sky Blues in a league match this season.

Overall, The Red Dragons have accumulated 17 points from their opening 13 Championship games - 4 wins, 5 draws and 4 defeats.

Can the Blues bounce back to winning ways under the lights in PO4?

Tune in to Pompey Live on Express FM this Wednesday (November 5th) evening from 7pm to find out.

Kick-off: 8pm!