Wrexham boss Phil Parkinson left fuming as Ryan Reynolds & Rob McElhenney’s side set to lose key midfielder George Evans to three-match ban

Wrexham will likely be without George Evans for the remainder of the year as the midfielder faces a three-game ban following his red card on Saturday.

Consequently, what happened?

Twenty minutes into his team’s League Two encounter against Colchester on Saturday, the 29-year-old received a yellow card; six minutes later, he received a straight red card. The sending off might rule out Evans, who arrived from Millwall during the summer transfer window, for three games.

PHIL PARKINSON’S QUOTES

After the game, Wrexham manager Phil Parkinson expressed his dissatisfaction with the referee’s decision to send George off, saying, “I didn’t think George should have gone in for that challenge in the first one.” He’s shut the boy down. I can’t tell if there was contact in the second one because I’ve only seen it from one perspective. It is disappointing if there was contact, but the less said about the referee, the better. This is George’s first career send-off, and he has been fantastic for us.”

THE BIGGER PICTURE

Wrexham defeated Colchester three points in spite of the loss of Evans, who hasn’t missed a League Two game since joining the team. Before the visiting team scored a late goal to tie the game, Elliot Lee and Zach Mitchell gave the home team a two-goal lead.

WHAT NEXT FOR WREXHAM?

Wrexham’s schedule for 2023 includes League Two games against Newport, Swindon, and Walsall. On January 1, 2024, the team will host Barrow at home. The Welsh team has a game in hand on the league leaders despite being six points behind Stockport in the standings.