Birmingham deal a blow to Wrexham's chances of reaching the Championship playoffs

Birmingham severely dented Wrexham’s hopes of finishing in the Championship play-offs with a 2-0 win against the Welsh side on Sunday.

The Red Dragons’ hopes of an unprecedented fourth straight promotion are under serious threat after a second straight defeat left them four points behind sixth-placed Hull with four games to play.

The top two teams in the second-tier Championship go up to the Premier League automatically, with the sides from third to sixth battling it out for the final promotion spot.

A string of first-half saves from Wrexham goalkeeper Arthur Okonkwo kept the home side at bay but he could not prevent Carlos Vicente from nodding in his third goal for the club since joining in January.

Christoph Klarer stabbed in a second in the second half to seal the points for Birmingham, who had lost three matches in a row.

Wrexham were toothless in attack and failed to register a shot on target against a dominant Birmingham team, who climbed to 15th in the table.