Charlton manager Nathan Jones called Wrexham “a circus” before the clubs met in a decisive League One promotion match.
Wrexham were second with two games left, two points above Wycombe and four ahead of fourth-placed Charlton.
Jones turns attention to Wrexham
Charlton entered the match after beating Wycombe 4-0 on Easter Monday. Jones refused to look beyond the next challenge.
“We are not looking at the play-offs, we are not looking at Burton at home on the final game,” he said in remarks reported by BBC Sport. “We’ll breathe a little bit and then we’ll move forward with Wrexham. It’s a bumper game, we have to go to the circus and see what we can get.”
Wrexham, owned in part by actors Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney, were chasing a third successive promotion.
Charlton hit four at Wycombe
Lloyd Jones opened the scoring after 11 minutes at Adams Park, and Luke Berry doubled the lead from 15 yards.
Matt Godden added the third after goalkeeper Will Norris slipped, before Karoy Anderson headed the fourth. Chuks Aneke was sent off in stoppage time.
Wrexham keep control of second place
Wrexham also won on Easter Monday, beating Blackpool 2-1. James McClean and Ollie Rathbone scored three minutes apart before Rob Apter replied in stoppage time.
Birmingham had already secured the title, leaving Wrexham, Wycombe and Charlton fighting for the second automatic promotion place.
A Wrexham victory over Charlton would put Phil Parkinson’s side on the brink of promotion. A Charlton win would cut the gap between the clubs to one point before the final round.
