Welcome to the Championship, Wrexham.

Southampton couldn’t resist a cheeky swipe at the Welsh club, as well as co-owner Ryan Reynolds , after a heartbreaking end to their first second tier game in 43 years.

All eyes were on Wrexham on Saturday as they travelled to St Mary’s for their Championship opener following their Hollywood rise from non-league .

They got the perfect start, too, with summer signing Josh Windass scoring from the penalty spot to give the Dragons the lead after 22 minutes.

Although the hosts bossed the game, dominating possession [76 per cent | 24 per cent], shots [27 | 10] and shots on target [10 | 2], Wrexham certainly looked like a team that belongs in the second tier of the English football pyramid.

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