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Nathan Broadhead (L) joined Wrexham for a club record fee from Ipswich Town in the summer transfer window Wrexham struck in each half to defeat play-off chasing Bristol City and extend their winning run at home in the league to four matches. Nathan Broadhead bagged his fourth goal of the season early on in sumptuous fashion. Both sides had several chances thereafter and Wrexham found a second when George Thomason looked to have netted his first goal for the Red Dragons directly from a corner, but the ball appeared to go in off goalkeeper Radek Vitek. Victory meant Wrexham - who rise to 10th place - extend their unbeaten league run to seven games. Defeat for Bristol City - just their second away from home in the Championship this season - meant the Robins dropped to seventh, a point adrift of the top six. Wrexham AFC Bristol City Wrexham made two changes from Saturday's 0-0 draw with Ipswich Town as Kieffer Moore, returning from injury, and Broadhead started in place of Sam Smith and Josh Windass. Gerhard Struber made three alterations to his line-up from Saturday's 3-0 win over Swansea City as Mark Sykes, Haydon Roberts and Yu Hirakawa came in for Neto Borges, Scott Twine and Sinclair Armstrong. Having absorbed pressure throughout against Ipswich last time out, Wrexham swiftly got on the front foot this time around. They took the lead in stunning fashion on 16 minutes as captain James Mc Clean and George Thomason combined on the left to find Broadhead, whose curling effort from 25 yards out flew beyond Vitek. It sparked the game into life as both sides spurned glorious chances soon after, with Anis Mehmeti blazing over just a minute before George Dobson slid an effort wide at the other end. The Robins ended the first half strongly and thought they had equalised when Ross Mc Crorie tapped into the net after Arthur Okonkwo parried Mehmeti's deflected effort, but the goal was disallowed for a foul by Emil Riis on the Wrexham goalkeeper. Roberts then drilled over as Wrexham went into the break with their slender one-goal advantage intact. Struber's men lifted the tempo in their quest to find an equaliser, although Wrexham were dangerous on the counter-attack and saw George Thomason rifle over seven minutes after the restart. The hosts went even closer two minutes as Thomason quickly took a free-kick to set Moore free, although the forward dragged his shot inches wide. Mc Crorie and Mehmeti had efforts for the away side as the game became increasingly open - with Moore and substitute Windass going close for the Red Dragons in the 69th minute. But Thomason's teasing delivery from a corner struck the far post before going in via goalkeeper Vitek to give Wrexham the breathing space they craved. Okonkwo was alert to deny Cameron Pring in added time as the Red Dragons kept a fourth successive league clean sheet to move to within two points of the play-off spots. Wrexham will not make 'too many changes' in January Lucky charm Thomason 'loving' Wrexham journey Wrexham trio closing in on injury returns Much was made of Wrexham's significant spend in the summer transfer window. But the club's Hollywood owners Rob Mc Elhenney and Ryan Reynolds will be feeling increasingly confident that the hefty outlay has been fully worth it. Broadhead started in place of Windass, and the club's record signing produced a moment of magic to give his side an early lead. Thomason played a pivotal role in that opener and was desperately unfortunate not to be credited with his side's second as his corner kick went in off goalkeeper Vitek. And while the new recruits have been playing their part in Wrexham's charge up the table, the more established club men have been equally pivotal. Mc Clean - captaining the side - produced a majestic display at left wing-back in the absence of Liberato Cacace while Max Cleworth and Dan Scarr again shone at the back with summer signing Dom Hyam. Even with injuries to key personnel of late, the Red Dragons have been able to adapt and thrive, with their seven-game unbeaten run in the league serving as evidence that they could do something significant this season. They have also combined a steeliness with quality, which has seen them score a variety of goals and pick up points in different ways in what is a notoriously testing division. As for the Robins, their bumper win against Swansea at the weekend aside, the going has been tougher of late following a fine start under Struber. They were far too slow in getting out of the blocks against Wrexham and wasteful when opportunities came their way. Work needs to be done if they are to avoid falling into a greater slump and potentially being overhauled by the likes of Wrexham in this season's wide open league. Wrexham boss Phil Parkinson: "I thought first 35 minutes we were really good then they came into it which you'd expect, they're a good side. "In the second half, they had moments but we had some great chances ourselves to take the game away from them. "But all in all, I thought we built from the weekend. We spoke to the lads after the Ipswich game about having a really good structure, work ethic and team togetherness. But it was about if could we now get back to that quality in possession ourselves, and I thought we did that tonight. " Bristol City boss Gerhard Struber: "I was really frustrated with how cheaply we lost this game. "I would say we had a bit of a different shape, and in this shape, you need everyone in both directions to invest. "The performance must be better, it's our own responsibility, but at the same time, I wish the referees have a little bit more experience in a game like that. " After the opportunity to rate players has closed, the score displayed represents the average from all the submissions by BBC Sport users. Comments can not be loaded To load Comments you need to enable Java Script in your browser Last Updated 26th November 2025 at 22: 01 Please Note: All times UK. Tables are subject to change. The BBC is not responsible for any changes that may be made. Manager: Phil Parkinson Formation: 3 - 1 - 4 - 2 Manager: Gerhard Struber Formation: 3 - 4 - 2 - 1 Manager: Phil Parkinson Formation: 3 - 1 - 4 - 2 Manager: Gerhard Struber Formation: 3 - 4 - 2 - 1 Championship All competitions All competitions All competitions Wrexham are winless in their last 11 league games against Bristol City (D2 L9), with this the first meeting between the sides since April 2005. Bristol City failed to win any of their first seven away league games against Wrexham between 1962 and 1997 (D2 L5) but won four of their five visits between 2000 and 2004 (D1). Having been winless in their first five home league games this season (D3 L2), Wrexham have now won each of their last three at STōK Cae Ras. Bristol City have lost just one of their seven away league games this season (W3 D3), with that 5-1 defeat at Stoke responsible for 63% of their away goals conceded this term (5/8). Wrexham’s Kieffer Moore has been involved in seven goals in his last seven home league games, scoring six and assisting one. Match ends, Wrexham 2, Bristol City 0. Second Half ends, Wrexham 2, Bristol City 0. Attempt missed. Jason Knight (Bristol City) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Anis Mehmeti with a cross following a corner. Corner, Bristol City. Conceded by Arthur Okonkwo. Attempt saved. Anis Mehmeti (Bristol City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Arthur Okonkwo (Wrexham). Assisted by Cameron Pring. Sinclair Armstrong (Bristol City) wins a free kick on the right wing. Foul by James Mc Clean (Wrexham). Offside, Bristol City. Cameron Pring is caught offside. Foul by Sam Smith (Wrexham). Rob Dickie (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Attempt blocked. Anis Mehmeti (Bristol City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Adam Randell. Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time. Delay over. They are ready to continue. Delay in match because of an injury George Thomason (Wrexham). Foul by George Dobson (Wrexham). Jason Knight (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Offside, Bristol City. Anis Mehmeti is caught offside. Delay over. They are ready to continue. Delay in match (Wrexham). George Dobson (Wrexham) wins a free kick in the attacking half. Copyright © 2025 BBC. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Read about our approach to external linking.