'Wrexham must keep looking up' - Tozer

Former Wrexham captain Ben Tozer feels the Red Dragons must look forward and not back as they remain in pursuit of a Championship play-off place.

Phil Parkinson's men were beaten 3-1 by Watford on Tuesday, leaving them just three points clear of seventh-placed Southampton who have a game in hand.

"They've just got to look ahead and make sure they're looking up rather than behind them," ex-defender Tozer told BBC Radio Wales.

"The second you start looking over your shoulder and start worrying about what's behind you, you start to take your eye off what's really possible and what the potential is."

Wrexham were off the pace in the first half at Vicarage Road and fell two goals behind as Marc Bola and Edo Kayembe netted from counter-attacks.

The Welsh side improved significantly after the restart and made it 2-1 when Max Cleworth nodded Ollie Rathbone's corner into the net.

But Wrexham conceded another breakaway goal in the final minutes of the match through Edoardo Bove as their six-game unbeaten run away from home was brought to an end.

"In the first half, Sam Smith was probably a little bit too isolated," Tozer said.

"At half-time, he (Parkinson) brought on Josh Windass to go up top with him and occupy the two defenders a bit more. They got a lot of joy from it.

"Unfortunately it wasn't their night, but you know what they do every time, they always seem to bounce back with a good performance. Hopefully they'll get a result to back that up on Saturday."

Wrexham play one more match before the March international break as they take on Sheffield United on Saturday (15:00 GMT).

And Tozer expects Parkinson - who will have midfielder George Dobson back from suspension - to make changes at Bramall Lane.

"Watford made four changes from the weekend and Wrexham had the extra half a day of recovery and you start to think maybe they don't need to make as many changes," he added.

"Sometimes you just don't know what you're going to get from your body. Rathbone and [Nathan] Broadhead in that first half looked really flat.

"So, for me, I wouldn't be surprised if there are changes. What changes he'll make, I don't know, but he's got riches of talent on that bench and in the squad."