Kieffer Moore Scores Twice as The Red Dragons Edge The Blades in Eight-Goal Spectacle
The striker wheels away in delight after finding the net for the fourth goal of the game in the clash with the Blades.
Kieffer Moore bagged a double as Wrexham produced a stunning comeback from 3-1 down to defeat his old team Sheffield United in a pulsating 5-3 second-tier encounter.
Patrick Bamford's sweetly-struck first-time shot put United ahead, but Wrexham equalised just two minutes later courtesy of a Tyler Bindon unfortunate deflection.
Bamford's second and a Callum O'Hare nod appeared to have put the visitors in command at 3-1, until the towering striker reduced the arrears with a thumping header of his own.
Breathless Second-Half Comeback
The winger's glancing effort early in the second half brought the scores level, before the goalscorer to put Wrexham ahead for the first occasion with a quarter of an hour left to play.
The midfielder's confident penalty late on wrapped up the points, ending a sequence of five matches without a win for the promoted side.
Talking Moments from the Match
- Wrexham were missing Lewis O'Brien due to injury, while captain James McClean started a three-match ban.
- Goalkeeper Arthur Okonkwo kept his spot after a costly error in the previous game.
- The visitors began on the front foot and went in front through Bamford from a Femi Seriki.
- The leveller came quickly via a deflection from Windass' attempt.
- Moore saw a goalbound effort cleared off the line before O'Hare nodded in a third for United.
- The goalkeeper made a crucial save to keep out Ollie Arblaster in the second half.
- Substitute Campbell hit the crossbar with a strike in added time.
Analysis
When these two sides met in the FA Cup nearly three years ago, it finished in a thrilling six-goal stalemate.
This latest clash provided another high-octane, dramatic chapter in their growing rivalry.
Backed by high-profile investors, Wrexham's remarkable rise through the divisions has led them back to the Championship for the first time since the 1980s.
Ahead of this Boxing Day match on the following a winless run, the boss had demanded a return of the characteristic spirit from those past encounters.
His team certainly delivered, overcoming a 3-1 deficit to claim a memorable 5-3 victory that highlights their never-say-die character.
