Wrexham's celebrity owners commentate on win over Swansea

Wrexham's celebrity co-owners Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney were on commentary duty as their team won 2-0 at home to Welsh rivals Swansea on Friday to bolster their bid for promotion to the Premier League.

The Hollywood actors are seeking to oversee a fourth consecutive promotion that would continue Wrexham's remarkable rise through the English football pyramid.

Victory over Swansea, who have a famous American co-owner of their own in rap singer Snoop Dogg, left Wrexham sixth and on 60 points ahead of the bulk of this weekend's second-tier Championship fixtures, and in a play-off place.

Nathan Broadhead opened the scoring in the 25th minute with a low angled shot and it seemed that might be the only goal of the game at the Racecourse Ground.

But Wrexham put the result beyond doubt two minutes from time when George Thomason's cross found Callum Doyle, whose downward header took a big deflection off Swansea and Wales forward Liam Cullen for an own-goal.

Reynolds and McElhenney provided commentary on the game for British satellite broadcaster Sky Sports.

The pair praised Wrexham manager Phil Parkinson, with Reynolds saying: "What a leader, what a gem, he is so steady. He's character first, always character first.

"Phil is now reading my scripts before I decide if I do anything. He is quite something."

The top two in England's second-tier Championship at the end of the regular season are promoted automatically. 

The next four sides then battle it out in a series of play-off games to decide which other club grabs the third spot that will see them enjoy the riches of English football's lucrative top-flight.

Wrexham are six points in front of seventh-placed Southampton, although the Saints now have a game in hand.

Championship leaders Coventry (77 points) are well clear of second-placed Middlesbrough (69).