Watford counter-attacks undo Wrexham
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Phil Parkinson says Watford's impressive counter-attacking ability proved to be the undoing of Wrexham as his side's six-game unbeaten away run was ended.
Marc Bola and Edo Kaymebe both struck from fast breaks in the opening half as the Hornets raced into a deserved lead at Vicarage Road.
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They had to endure plenty of Wrexham pressure after the restart though, with Max Cleworth giving the away side a lifeline, although Edoardo Bove struck in added time to seal victory for Ed Still's men.
"It was just frustrating that both of the goals came from when we were in great positions around their box," Parkinson said.
"I thought we were brilliant second half. The ball just didn't drop for us to get that second goal, I felt it was coming.
"We had really good control in the game. From the first half when we were patchy in our play and made a lot of technical errors in the middle third of the pitch, that was eradicated from our game after the break.
"We were consistent in our play, we switched it well, got our wing-backs in some great positions, but we just couldn't find the moment to go and get the second goal which our performance deserved."
The Red Dragons remain sixth despite suffering a first away loss of 2026.
They sit three points clear of seventh-place Southampton - who have a game in hand - ahead of Saturday's trip to Sheffield United (15:00 GMT).
Despite losing for a second time in three league matches, Parkinson took plenty of pride in how his side performed in the second-half in Hertfordshire.
"Sometimes you're not at your best and for whatever reason, a few players' levels were below where they needed to be," added the Wrexham boss.
"But we need to hang in there a bit more and come through that unscathed and rectify things at the break.
"It's just frustrating, but I take a lot of heart with the way the lads responded in that second period. I thought we were excellent."