Wrexham's 'Hollywood Derby' vs Birmingham to break League One record

Wrexham face their biggest game of the season so far as they look to bounce back from a disappointing defeat against Shrewsbury by welcoming Birmingham City.

Phil Parkinson’s side know that they cannot afford to lose or else their hopes for the League One title could well and truly be dashed.

Wrexham are unbeaten at the Racecourse Ground this season and have been handed a major fitness boost ahead of the game with Parkinson confirming Lewis Brunt is available for the game.

With owners Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney in attendance for the game, there will certainly be a US celebrity feel to the game with Birmingham owner Tom Brady also expected to watch.

The ‘Hollywood Derby’ could be set to break all sorts of viewing records for the third tier of English football and interest over in the USA is bubbling for this one.

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Wrexham v Birmingham set to be shown in US immersive domes

According to the Daily Mail, the ‘Hollywood Derby’ is set to become the most-viewed match in English football’s third tier of all time.

The game is set to be screened in Los Angeles and Dallas on two immersive ‘shared reality’ domes with all proceeds from the LA dome going to those affected by the recent fires in the city.

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Tom Brady has rejuvenated Birmingham City since his minority takeover in 2023 and the Blues currently sit at the top of League One knowing they can extend their lead over Wrexham to eight points with two games in hand.

Former Wrexham and Birmingham City goalkeeper Ben Foster believes Wrexham’s home form could cause Birmingham problems amid talk that the Blues will be far too strong for the Red Dragons.

Birmingham have shown to be more powerful than Wrexham this season

In addition to being above Wrexham in the league, Birmingham have also flexed their muscles over the Wrexham owners off the pitch this season too.

Parkinson claimed Birmingham beat Wrexham to several summer targets and have spent big on signings like Jay Stansfield in order to secure promotion back to the Championship.

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Rob McElhenney joked with Tom Brady before the previous encounter this season, where Birmingham ran out 3-1 winners despite Jack Marriott opening the scoring inside three minutes.

Wrexham will be hoping that when they welcome Brady’s Blues to North Wales, the dominance comes to an end for 90 minutes.

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