Fletcher 'priceless' as Wrexham face striker calls

Steven Fletcher won 33 caps for Scotland, scoring 10 goals

Phil Parkinson has described Steven Fletcher's influence at Wrexham as "priceless" after the striker's matchwinner against Huddersfield Town in midweek.

The Scot, 37, scored the only goal of the game at the John Smith's Stadium a minute after coming off the bench to secure victory for Wrexham.

It means six of Fletcher's seven goals this season have been as a substitute, and Parkinson says the experienced frontman has the "fear factor" about him.

"It's absolutely priceless for us, it's a key moment in the game. He's done it time and time again," Parkinson told BBC Sport Wales.

"He's really got the fear factor and everybody respects what he's done in the game.

"It's not just about the moments, it's about his contribution before the game, at half-time, on the training pitch during the week. It was a great moment for him and for us."

The January arrivals of Jay Rodriguez and Sam Smith took the number of strikers at Parkinson's disposal to seven, with Paul Mullin, Ollie Palmer and Mo Faal not even featuring in the squad at Huddersfield.

With fixtures coming thick and fast, Parkinson says he will have to continue to juggle his forward options to give Wrexham the best possible chance of securing a third successive promotion.

"The striker options are so important for us," he added.

"Each game, we sit down and decide what we feel the right team and the bench is for every game.

"Hopefully we can get it right more often than we don't from now until the end of the season."

Victory at Huddersfield means Wrexham remain just two points behind Wycombe Wanderers, who currently occupy the second automatic promotion spot in League One with 12 games remaining.