Wrexham came from behind to deny Burnley a first Championship win of the season in an entertaining contest at the Racecourse Ground.

Zeki Amdouni's first Burnley goal in two years gave the hosts a deserved first-half lead.

Jacques Ekomie's second-half header – his second goal in three games since joining last month - put Wrexham on level terms.

Both sides pushed for a winner, but a draw leaves Wrexham still searching for their first home win of the season while Burnley have not won a league game since February.

Burnley's squad did not feature new signing Jamie Vardy, suspended due to yellow cards he had accumulated during his spell with Cremonese in Italy last season.

Vardy looked on as the Clarets made a purposeful start and were presented with an opportunity inside the opening three minutes when Amdouni played a free-kick short to Aaron Ramsey, who fired wide.

Callum Doyle headed straight at Burnley keeper Max Weiss before Josh Windass powered a shot over the crossbar as Wrexham began to take control.

Issa Kabore was a threat down the right hand flank and Wrexham should have opened the scoring but Kieffer Moore's point-blank header was tipped over by Max Weiss.

Despite Wrexham's early promise, Burnley kept their composure and grew into the game and having created a number of half chances they eventually went ahead on 26 minutes.

Largie Ramazani's neat through ball found Amdouni, who put the ball beyond Anthony Patterson from close range.

Burnley now had the momentum, but from a Wrexham counter attack towards the end of the half, Weiss denied Matty James before Kabore fired the rebound into the side netting.

The introduction of substitutes Callum O'Hare and Ollie Rathbone gave Wrexham fresh impetus at the start of the second half.

The equalising goal came 10 minutes after the interval with Wrexham's impressive wing-backs combining effectively when Kabore's dangerous cross into the box was headed home by Ekomie.

Having got themselves back into the game, Wrexham had a let-off when Ramazani failed to properly connect with the ball in front of goal.

There was another escape for the home side when Oliver Sonne's goalbound effort was blocked by before the follow up saw Amdouni fire over the crossbar.

The game switched from one end to another as both sides chased victory during the final 20 minutes, but a draw was a fair reflection.

Burnley's point sees them move off the bottom of the Championship while Wrexham are 13th.

The fact both sides pushed for the win up until the very end of this evenly=matched game goes to show how much a win would have meant.

Wrexham might have kickstarted their season with the win at Millwall and a hard fought point in the Welsh derby at Swansea last Saturday, but they are yet to win at home so far this season.

Burnley have not won at all in the league since February's win at Crystal Palace in the Premier League.

But Nicky Hayen will take much encouragement from his side's performance in north Wales after good spells in this game.

Zeki Amdouni's first goal since August 2024 was timely for many reasons, not least due to the arrival of Jamie Vardy on a deal until the end of the season.

Having Vardy's experience - even off the bench - will be vital if the Clarets are to pull clear from the lower echelons of the Championship.

As for Wrexham, a disappointing first half gave way to a much improved second half and wing backs Issa Kabore and Jacques Ekomie were particularly impressive.

Another team relegated from the Premier League last season - West Ham - awaits on Friday and another test for Phil Parkinson's men.

Burnley head to Swansea City on Saturday, where the hosts will hope to bounce back from Tuesday's 3-1 defeat at Southampton.

Wrexham manager Phil Parkinson said:

"Let's not get too despondent, Burnley were in the Premiership last year and they've had a bad start to the season but they've got some very good players.

"As much as we went out to win it, I think the second half performance was a lot better. I don't want us to be too down about drawing against Burnley.

"I felt it was a game at half-time, we could go and win.

"One thing for sure, at this level when you're trying to win a game, you've got to make sure you don't open the game up too much because you can end up losing it. Striking that balance right was a careful one for us tonight."

Burnley head coach Nicky Hayen said:

"I think we played a really good first half, with a really great goal, found the right solutions, a lot of movement, a lot of courage, so I'm really satisfied about the first half.

"But, of course, it lasts 95 minutes and in the second half it was decent, not so good as the first half, but we conceded the goal and then it became an open game.

"They could score a second one, we could score a second one so at the end you could win this game, you could lose this game.

"It's a fair point, but I think we showed already more positive signs than the last game against Bristol City."