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Give Me Moore! . . . Any Team in the Championship Would Love In-Form Wrexham Striker

Wrexham's Kieffer Moore celebrates at the final whistle. Pic. Alamy

Wrexham's Kieffer Moore celebrates at the final whistle. Pic. Alamy

For Phil Parkinson and his Wrexham side, it really has been a case of Moore, Moore, Moore this season, as Ian Mitchelmore reports.

 

The Wales international turned in a man-of-the-match display as the Red Dragons stunned Championship leaders Coventry 3-2 at the Stok Cae Ras last week, ending the Sky Blues' unbeaten start to the league campaign.

And he did so, quite literally, in perfect fashion by scoring with his right foot, his head and then his left foot to notch the first “perfect hat-trick” of his career, and his first treble since doing so for Barnsley in 2018.

The shock EFL Cup fourth round loss to Cardiff City aside, Wrexham have been magnificent since losing to Stoke, claiming eight of the 12 points on offer while earning back-to-back home league wins for the first time this season.

Moore has been pivotal to it all, with his hat-trick taking him up to nine goals for the season already, or 10 if you include his effort for Wales in their World Cup qualifying victory over Kazakhstan in September.

It means only Coventry pair Brandon Thomas-Asante and Haji Wright and Derby County's Carlton Morris have netted more in the league so far this season than Wrexham's towering frontman Moore.

READ MORE: Phil Parkinson Hits Back at Critics As Wrexham Prove Their Championship Worth

He may have drawn a blank in midweek against Portsmouth in a 0-0 draw, but few would bet against the former Premier League hit man with Bournemouth finding the net at home to Charlton on Saturday.

What is more impressive is that the 33-year-old is outperforming his expected goals (XG) tally of 4.4 by 2.6, as he now has seven league goals this term. 

For context, only five players across the entire division are outperforming their XG figure by more.

The goals have been a major plus, but it's the striker's all-round play that has consistently earned praise from boss Parkinson.

Indeed, the 52-cap forward has won 97 aerial duels in the Championship this season, more than any other player.

READ MORE: Kieffer Moore Thanks Wrexham for Boosting His World Cup Mission With Wales

Only midfield duo Lewis O'Brien and George Dobson have won more ground duels for Wrexham than Moore, while Dobson is the only man in Parkinson's ranks to make more successful passes in the final third than the striker.

So, perhaps it's no wonder that a man as experienced as Frank Lampard was gracious enough to acknowledge Moore's talents after last week’s contest.

"Fair play to Kieffer Moore, he's a very good striker, very good in the box and he had a very good night," said the Chelsea and England legend.

Moore bravely mentioned the P-word in the aftermath of the victory against Coventry, typifying the kind of belief the squad will have gained from beating the table toppers having drawn 1-1 with second-placed Middlesbrough at the Riverside Stadium the weekend before.

"We're stacked in every position, we've got quality everywhere. Then you look at the league itself. I look at this team and say we can 100% be in those play-off positions," said Moore.

READ MORE: Kieffer Moore Jokes Craig Bellamy Has Threatened to Drop Him as Wrexham Striker Climbs Wales Goal Charts

A very confident Josh Windass - who assisted each of Moore's three goals against Coventry - was also bullish about his side's chances this season, biting back at the idea - voiced by some - that Wrexham may struggle to compete in the second tier.

"We've got some of the best players in their positions in the division in my opinion," said Windass, who played with Moore for one season at Wigan Athletic.

"This belonging in the division stuff, I don't know where it's coming from. 

"We've got players who have played hundreds of games at this level. I don't know why people keep saying that."

So, perhaps Windass is absolutely correct. If there is ever a performance and a result that can back up those thoughts, the win over Coventry was it.

And should he continue to dovetail so majestically with the man who was deemed surplus to requirements by a Sheffield United side who now find themselves eight points and seven places below Wrexham in the table - with little more than a quarter of the 2025-26 season gone - Moore will likely go on to make it a season to remember on a personal level, and perhaps even collectively, too.

 

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