Which strikers should lead the line for Wrexham?

Having had concerns over his forward players just a short while ago, Wrexham boss Phil Parkinson now has a plethora of options at his disposal.

Jay Rodriguez and Sam Smith both moved to the Stok Racecourse in the latter stages of the January transfer window to bolster the club's striker department - which already includes Paul Mullin, Steven Fletcher, Ollie Palmer, Jack Marriott and Mo Faal.

It will leave boss Parkinson with a regular but welcome selection headache over the final months of the campaign as Wrexham go in search of a third successive promotion and EFL Trophy glory.

But who are the front runners to lead the line for Wrexham at present?

With six League One goals to his name this season at a rate of 0.8 goals per 90 minutes, Fletcher is Wrexham's best-performing frontman at present.

He is followed by Marriott who - having been sidelined for three months due to a broken leg - averages 0.6 goals per 09 minutes in the league this season.

Five of Fletcher's six goals have come when the forward was introduced off the bench, so Parkinson may well be happy to keep the 37-year-old in his super sub role.

There is a hefty drop-off to Wrexham's other forwards, including Mullin (0.2 goals per 90 minutes) and Palmer (0.1 goals per 90 minutes) in the 2024-25 league season.

Back and shin injuries have hampered Mullin - who has started just nine league matches this campaign - although Parkinson certainly will not be doubting the 30-year-old's qualities given he has scored 110 goals in 171 outings for the club at a rate of a goal every 1.55 games since joining from Cambridge United.

He is also the club's seventh highest goal scorer in history.

As for Palmer, he attracted late transfer interest during the winter window but remains contracted to Wrexham until the summer of 2026.

At 21 years of age, Faal is comfortably the youngest of Wrexham's forwards.

The Gambian is yet to start a league match since moving to north Wales from West Bromwich Albion last summer, but has scored three times in his six starts across the EFL Trophy and League Cup.

As for new recruits Rodriguez and Smith, they both made their club debuts in the dramatic 2-1 win at Crawley Town on the opening day of February.

Smith was in terrific form for Reading in the opening half of the season, scoring 11 goals in 25 League One appearances for the Royals.

Veteran Rodriguez, 35, netted just twice in 20 Championship appearances for Burnley this season, although he started just eight of those matches.

Parkinson will hope Rodriguez's Premier League experience and overall quality will shine through in the third tier, while at 26 years of age, Smith is clearly a more long-term option for Wrexham.

Unlike in previous seasons under Parkinson, Wrexham have been far more reliant on goals spread throughout the squad this term - with Elliot Lee (seven) and Max Cleworth (six) among those chipping in.

But with such significant firepower in his ranks, Parkinson will have plenty of faith that those at the top end of the pitch can deliver between now and the end of the season as the club seeks to continue its rise to up the divisions.