Phil Parkinson believes Wrexham's run in the EFL Trophy will help keep his squad sharp for the business end of the season. A much-changed Wrexham side beat 2023 winners Bolton Wanderers at the Stok Racecourse in Tuesday night's quarter-final to progress to the last four, where they will meet Peterborough United.

Wrexham host Bolton in the quarter-final of the EFL Trophy. The winner of this game will go to the semi-final, where they will host Peterborough for a chance to play at Wembley on the 13th of April. Bolton won the competition in 2023,

Wrexham are one game from Wembley again after beating 2023 EFL Cup winners Bolton 1-0 at the Stok Racecourse Ground thanks to Andy Cannon's strike.