Wrexham 4-0 Accrington Stanley: Paul Mullin scores hat-trick as Wrexham rise to third

Paul Mullin struck a first-half hat-trick as Wrexham hammered Accrington Stanley at The Stok Racecourse to move into the automatic promotion spots.

The striker's instincts brought him the three goals in an 18-minute spell, as Wrexham refound their clinical edge.

Top goalscorer Elliot Lee added the a fourth for Wrexham before the break.

Lewis Shipley and Tommy Leigh were among the visitors to see chances go begging as Accrington dropped two places to 16th in League Two.

Shipley was sent off in added time

Victory for Wrexham paired with a defeat for Crewe sees the Welsh side rise a place to third.

Wrexham boss Phil Parkinson: "[I'm] pleased, a really good performance from the lads and yes, it's a great win.

"I've been saying we've dominated a lot of games without really getting our rewards, but we've kept believing that dominance will be turned into goals because in the last few years, it normally has.

"It's probably the first time where we've had periods where we haven't punished teams and today, we were excellent in around that final third, which is obviously the most important part of the football pitch.

" Mulls [Mullin] was brilliant today. He was back to his sharpest."