Wrexham manager Phil Parkinson said his team would “take the point” after Patrick Roberts’ composed strike 20 seconds after half-time earned Birmingham a draw in the Championship at StoK Cae Ras.

On-loan Sunderland winger Roberts collected Jay Stansfield’s pass inside the box and sent a diagonal finish under goalkeeper Arthur Okonkwo for the former Premier League side, who fell behind when Max Cleworth’s header from a corner was glanced in by George Dobson in the 13th minute.

Only 20 seconds into the second half, Patrick Roberts levels it for Birmingham City! 🤯 pic.twitter.com/L4QE30cNut

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“It’s been a tough week for us, in terms of [playing] Derby, Leicester and Birmingham,” Parkinson told Sky Sports Football.

“The lads have really given us everything and there’s a lot of quality out there to discuss, in difficult [playing] conditions.

George Dobson opens the scoring against Birmingham City! ⚡️ pic.twitter.com/EEbG7xtCDc

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“We’ll take the point. It’s frustrating not to take all three but Birmingham are a good team. We were confident at half-time but it’s [about] moments, isn’t it?

“The goal came out of nothing. We tried to respond but I thought we looked leggy and lacked spark to respond.”

Wrexham vs Birmingham: Championship draw

Lewis O’Brien had a presentable chance to double the hosts’ advantage shortly after the opener when Marc Leonard gave the ball away, only to shoot straight at goalkeeper James Beadle.

Wrexham are 14th and unbeaten in five matches in all competitions after drawing their last three games 1-1, while Birmingham are 11th and have won one of their last seven.

Both sides are next in action on October 18, when Wrexham visit Stoke City and Birmingham host Hull City.

“It was a fair result but to concede that early is a real blow.”

Lewis O’Brien and George Dobson share their thoughts on a hard-fought match at the Racecourse 🤝 pic.twitter.com/kWfA3Kf9ye

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Wrexham lineup vs Birmingham

Goalkeeper Danny Ward, left-back Liberato Cacace, midfielders Ollie Rathbone and Andy Cannon and forward Jay Rodriguez were out injured for Wrexham.

Wrexham manager Phil Parkinson made a change in defence, where Callum Doyle replaced Lewis Brunt.

Wrexham starting XI: Arthur Okonkwo, Max Cleworth, Dominic Hyam, Callum Doyle, Issa Kabore, George Dobson, Ben Sheaf, Ryan Longman, Lewis O’Brien, Josh Windass, Kieffer Moore

Wrexham substitutes: Callum Burton, Dan Scarr, Lewis Brunt, Ryan Barnett, James McClean, Matty James, George Thomason, Sam Smith, Nathan Broadhead

Birmingham City lineup vs Wrexham

Wingers Scott Wright and Keshi Anderson, left-back Lee Buchanan and midfielder Willum Willumsson were among Birmingham’s injury absentees.

Manager Chris Davies made five changes, bringing in James Beadle, Jack Robinson, Marc Leonard, Paik Seung-ho and Lyndon Dykes are the new faces in Davies’s starting team.

Birmingham starting XI: James Beadle, Tomoki Iwata, Christoph Klarer, Jack Robinson, Alex Cochrane, Marc Leonard, Paik Seung-ho, Patrick Roberts, Jay Stansfield, Demarai Gray, Lyndon Dykes

Birmingham substitutes: Ryan Allsop, Phil Neumann, Tommy Doyle, Kyogo Furuhashi, Keshi Anderson, Alfons Sampsted, Kanya Fujimoto, Lewis Koumas, Eiran Cashin

Championship fixtures this weekend

Matches start at 15:00 BST / 10:00 ET / 07:00 PT unless stated otherwise.

Saturday, October 4

Blackburn Rovers vs Stoke City (12:30)

Hull City vs Sheffield United (12:30)

Sheffield Wednesday vs Coventry City (12:30)

Bristol City vs Queens Park Rangers

Derby County vs Southampton

Millwall vs West Bromwich Albion

Portsmouth vs Middlesbrough

Preston North End vs Charlton Athletic

Swansea City vs Leicester City

Watford vs Oxford United

Sunday, October 5

Ipswich Town vs Norwich City (12:00)