Edwards on Conway penalty call and Wrexham success

Middlesbrough boss Rob Edwards said he has received an apology from PGMOL after referee Thomas Kirk did not award Tommy Conway a penalty kick during their 1-0 win against Sheffield Wednesday.

The forward was brought down following a heavy challenge from Owls goalkeeper Joe Lumley, however, Kirk waved away any penalty appeals.

"I've had a conversation with [the referee manager in the Championship] Kevin Friend on it, and it was a really good, open honest one, and they realised it should have been a penalty," Edwards told BBC Radio Tees.

"You can accept it now because no real harm was done. People are human beings, they can make mistakes, but I just felt like that was a clear one."

Boro meet Wrexham on Saturday (15:00 BST), with the potential to top the league should Coventry City falter in their lunchtime fixture against Watford.

The Red Dragons have enjoyed three successive promotions under current boss Phil Parkinson, and while the Welsh side have not yet emerged as contenders to make it a fourth, Edwards has plenty to admire about the club.

"What Phil has done, I'm not sure anyone has done that. It's incredible what he's done from a managerial point of view," Edwards said.

"It's pretty special what they've achieved there."

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