Wrexham on brink of title as Yeovil relegated

Paul Mullin celebrates with Elliot Lee after scoring his 45th goal of the season for Wrexham

Wrexham are one win away from securing the National League title and a return to the EFL after a hard fought victory which sees Yeovil Town relegated.

Wrexham's 107 points breaks the National League and professional English single season points record.

Defeat for the Glovers sees them drop into the National League South.

The Glovers will spend next season playing in English football's seventh tier for the first time since 1997.

Wrexham in contrast, following a 33rd league win of the season, are on the brink of return to the Football League for the first time in 15 years.

And by winning their game in hand, the Welsh club are now four points clear of second placed Notts County with two games remaining.

Wrexham co-chairman Rob McElhenney (left) celebrates after Anthony Forde put the home side ahead

Wrexham and Yeovil went into the game at the Racecourse needing maximum points for very different reasons - a Wrexham victory would take them a step closer to the title and automatic promotion while a win for Yeovil was essential for them to have any chance of avoiding the drop.

They both started positively, Miguel Freckleton putting Charlie Cooper's corner wide for Yeovil while Wrexham midfielder Andy Cannon fired an effort from distance wide of the post.

Elliot Lee's quick thinking at a free-kick on the halfway line created an opening for Mullin, but Wrexham top scorer's shot lacked any real power to trouble Glovers keeper Will Buse.

Yeovil looked threatening on the break, although Matt Worthington's effort was parried by Ben Foster and a Reo Griffiths cross came to nothing while at the other end Mullin's attempted curling effort went high and wide.

Mullin's effort summed up Wrexham's frustrations during an even first half and Phil Parkinson's side came straight out of the blocks after the interval.

Forde's shot from distance was gathered comfortably by Buse but the former Wolves, Rotherham and Oxford United winger would not have to wait much longer to finally break the deadlock and settle any nerves among the capacity crowd.

The Irishman found himself in space on edge of the area and his shot took a deflection to beat Buse and Yeovil's resistance was at an end.

Buse then did well to deny Lee but Jones was on hand to put the ball away in the bottom corner to double the home side's lead.

And Mullin's looping header, from Ryan Barnett's cross, saw the striker reach 45 goals for the season as Wrexham underlined their dominance with a third late on.