Parkinson ponders changes for huge Wycombe test

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Phil Parkinson admits he may need to rotate his squad for Wrexham's vital League One fixture with Wycombe Wanderers on Saturday (15:00 GMT).

The Red Dragons saw their four-game winning streak away from home in the league come to an end on Tuesday night as they were beaten 2-0 by Reading.

Parkinson has been dealt a number of injury concerns following the game at the Select Car Leasing Stadium prior to this weekend's trip to Adams Park.

Ollie Rathbone, George Dobson, Seb Revan and Ryan Barnett will all be assessed as Wrexham look to leapfrog the Chairboys into second place in League One with victory in Buckinghamshire.

"It's a huge game for us and it was always going to be irrespective of tonight's result [against Reading]," said Parkinson.

"There's a few knocks, Ollie Rathbone played, Dobson wasn't quite right, Seb's twisted his ankle a little bit.

"Barney (Barnett) got clattered towards the end twice which doesn't look too good, so there's several things we need to assess quickly.

"We've just got to pick ourselves up quickly and we will, we'll be ready for action.

"There's a lot to play for. Sometimes things go for you, sometimes they don't but we'll come back ready to respond at the weekend."

Jack Marriott was left out of the matchday squad at Reading, with fellow forward Mo Faal being introduced off the bench late on against Noel Hunt's side.

And Parkinson confirmed after the loss to the Royals that the selection was purely tactical.

"I just thought Mo deserved a chance tonight. I thought he did well when he got on," added Parkinson.

"He's trained really well and he got a goal the last time he started for us.

"I thought [Reading] could be vulnerable from crosses, but we didn't get enough in the box in the first half. It's no more than that."