Trouble at Wrexham! Police forced to intervene as James McClean is involved in angry altercation with Stockport fan after controversial penalty decision

An angry away fan appeared to engage McClean by the tunnel at half-time. The other party was eventually removed by stewards and police after the fan allegedly aimed a punch at the former Republic of Ireland star. Wrexham and North Wales Police have yet to comment on the incident, per the Mirror.

The incident could do little to sour the mood around the Racecourse Ground on Saturday. Wrexham shot back up into an automatic promotion sport after Jay Rodriguez scored his first goal for the club. The veteran striker's poor penalty was initially saved by Corey Addai, but the ex-Burnley man recovered to scuff the rebound between the onrushing keeper's legs. The penalty was awarded after McClean's header across goal struck defender Ibby Touray's arm.

Stockport manager Dave Challinor heavily criticised the decision. He said: "I am not going to get myself into trouble by saying what I truly believe.

"It’s not cost us three points because we weren’t good enough to score, but it has cost us point because it was a really, really poor decision."

Saturday's latest 1-0 win was Wrexham's 12th victory by that scoreline in the 2024/25 season. Rodriguez's first goal for the Red Dragons came in his tenth appearance for the club.

Wrexham's push for automatic promotion continues with a visit to Exeter City next Friday, before an April Fool's Day clash with Cambridge United.