Wrexham: Does it matter if Premier League chasers don't get promoted this season?

Wrexham sealed their third consecutive promotion in 2025 Wrexham's Championship play-off hopes have been dented after suffering back-to-back defeats for the first time since the opening two games of the 2025-26 campaign. Phil Parkinson's side sit four points adrift of sixth place, with four games to play. It's still possible to finish in the top six, though their play-off destiny is no longer in their own hands. But has the record-breaking nature of Wrexham's rise through the English Football League - with three successive promotions taking them from the fifth to the second tier - set unrealistic expectations? BBC Sport examines whether it matters if Wrexham don't seal promotion to the Premier League this season at the first time of asking. Rob Mac (left) and Ryan Reynolds (right) became the owners of Wrexham in 2021 Hollywood duo Ryan Reynolds and Rob Mac (who recently changed his name from Rob McElhenney) have made their ambitions clear ever since their first interview as owners in 2021. A member of the media asked the actors what their perfect ending would be. Reynolds responded: "We'd be lying if it wasn't the Premier League." So far, so good. They're one promotion away from th