VIDEO: ‘Best side’ - Rob McElhenney sends message to Wrexham fans after ‘Hollywood Derby’ date with Tom Brady’s Birmingham

Neither McElhenney nor his fellow Red Dragons co-owner Ryan Reynolds were in attendance at SToK Racecourse for a meeting between two League One promotion hopefuls. Blues investor Tom Brady, who sat alongside David Beckham during a first meeting between the two sides this season, was also left watching on from afar.

There were, however, plenty of eyes on an intriguing contest in North Wales. McElhenney once again made his way to Cosm LA to watch Wrexham play on a giant immersive screen that gives spectators a sense of being at the game.

McElhenney donned a Los Angeles Fire Department t-shirt, having been caught up in the recent wildfires in California, and told Sky Sports when delivering a post-match review: “I just want to say thank you for an incredible game tonight. 1-1, I’ll take that against Birmingham City, who is probably the best side we’ve played all season. Up the Town forever, hope to see you soon.”

As they had done in the reverse fixture at St Andrew’s, Wrexham took an early lead against Birmingham – with Ollie Rathbone firing home from distance on this occasion. The Blues restored parity courtesy of a deflected Lyndon Dykes effort, but the points were shared this time around as both teams remain in the automatic promotion hunt.