Wrexham suffer heaviest loss under Reynolds in 6-0 West Ham rout — SkimNews
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- Wrexham suffered a 6-0 loss to West Ham, their heaviest defeat since Ryan Reynolds and Rob Mac finalized their ownership at the start of 2021, eclipsing a previous worst of 5-0 to Stockport County in the fourth tier in September 2023.
- A record crowd of 59,712 watched at London Stadium, surpassing Wrexham's previous attendance record of 54,096 at Anfield for an FA Cup tie against Liverpool in January 1970.
- West Ham goals came from Jarrod Bowen, Joël Piroe, Konstantinos Mavropanos, Valentín Castellanos, Mohamadou Kanté and Manor Solomon, with Bowen and Piroe putting the hosts 2-0 up by halftime.
- Phil Parkinson shouldered blame after the match, calling it "a very tough night" and saying he needed to "analyze myself and have that accountability" after West Ham's "multimillion-pound attacking force" cut loose.
- The victory sent West Ham top of the Championship table ahead of the weekend's fixtures and marked their largest winning margin since September 2018.
- Wrexham have just one win from their first seven Championship matches this season, leaving them closer to the relegation zone than to the promotion playoff places after narrowly missing out on the playoffs last term.
Why it matters: After three straight promotions and a Hollywood-fueled surge into England's second tier, Wrexham's 6-0 drubbing in front of a record 59,712 crowd lays bare the gap between Championship ambition and execution. With one win from seven league games and the side drifting toward relegation rather than another promotion push, Parkinson's squad faces a sobering reality check on whether the celebrity-owned rise can sustain itself at this level.
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