Paul Mullin playing through pain at Wrexham with 'injection' booked in as Phil Parkinson left in awe by striker's hat-trick heroics against Accrington Stanley

The 29-year-old frontman missed the start of the 2023-24 campaign after suffering a punctured lung in pre-season. He has been working his way back to peak form and fitness since then, with the odd spell being taken in among the substitutes.

Mullin was back on the hat-trick trail last time out, in a 4-0 demolition of Accrington Stanley, and has taken his goal tally to 16 for the season and 95 in total for the Red Dragons. He is, however, still having to contend with niggling injury issues.

Wrexham boss Parkinson has said of Mullin having to manage a muscle complaint that will require medical attention: “He has also been playing with a problem with his hamstring. He is going to have an injection this week in his back. But he never moans about it, he carries on and never misses training with it, but it is something we have had to wait for this free week to get resolved. What Mulls has done here in terms of his goal ratio is extraordinary; there is going to be a period where it doesn't go his way and we have been able to rest him a few games to keep him fresh, [against Accrington] he was on a different level at times.”

Mullin signed a new contract on New Year’s Day that is due to keep him at SToK Racecourse until the summer of 2027. He may have taken in more promotion celebrations by the time that deal comes to a close, with Wrexham currently occupying a top-three standing in the League Two table as Hollywood co-owners Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney seek to deliver on Premier League ambition.