Wrexham will be hoping to capitalise on Sheffield Wednesday’s troubles at Hillsborough on Saturday.

Wrexham manager Phil Parkinson has insisted his team must earn the right to get the better of Sheffield Wednesday at Hillsborough on Saturday lunchtime.

The Welsh outfit will travel to Hillsborough for the first time since a 4-1 victory in the first round of the League Cup in 2006 with the ambition of strengthening their play-off push.

Parkinson’s troops climbed into the top six for the first time this season last weekend after a dramatic 3-2 win over QPR at Loftus Road. They were trailing 2-1 heading into stoppage time, but late goals from former Wednesday man Josh Windass and Ollie Rathbone sealed a remarkable victory to move then up to sixth in the table.

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The win in west London secured a third successive away triumph for the Red Dragons, meaning they will have ambitions of becoming the first team in the Championship to win four successive away games this season this weekend.

Facing rock-bottom Wednesday, who are winless since September and without a win at home in almost a year, they could not have asked for a better opportunity to try and enjoy another away trip. However, Parkinson is refusing to accept that his side will simply turn up at Hillsborough and secure all three points, insisting Wednesday will offer a “tough challenge”.

Parkinson won’t underestimate Wednesday

"I've been there before myself, so it's never easy, but the focus has got to be on ourselves and what we've got to do to maintain our position in the league,” said Parkinson, as quoted by The Leader.

“I think over the years, we've had games in each division where you go to a team down the bottom and you've got to steer away from the narrative that you've just got to turn up and we're just going to win.

"We're up against a team who's playing with a lot of pride and a lot of determination and the right in games, and we've got to go and earn it, it's as simple as that.

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“It's about keeping cool heads, being patient, concentrating on us as a team, individually and collectively, and playing well. I think we've had plenty of experience of those games over the years and this is an example of that.

"Despite what's happened at Sheffield Wednesday, this is going to be a tough challenge but it's one I'm confident that we can go there and have the right focus and come away with the result.”