Ryan Reynolds apologises to his family after Wrexham come back to win 11-goal thriller

Ryan Reynolds has joked that watching Wrexham 's remarkable 6-5 victory over Dover Athletic on Saturday took "nine years off his life" and apologised to his family.

The National League promotion chasers were 5-2 down with half an hour remaining at the Racecourse Ground, as their hopes of reaching League Two were set to suffer a blow. But a brace from Ollie Palmer and added-time strikes from Jordan Davies and Daniel Jarvis secured a dramatic three points in an 11-goal thriller.

In his elation post-match, Wrexham co-owner Reynolds took to Twitter and wrote: "I just lost 9 years off my life. And I'm okay with that. Apologies to my family. Also, bury me in Wales." The result puts the Welsh outfit top of the play-off places, leapfrogging a free-falling Chesterfield to move 10 points behind champions elect Stockport County.

Early goals from star striker Paul Mullin and James Jones put Wrexham on course to record a routine win against the team rooted to the bottom of the table, having started the day on minus four points. But two Dover goals inside six minutes made it 2-2 before the 30-minute mark, as George Wilkinson - with a sumbline volley - and Alfie Pavey drew them level.

Michael Gyasi then scored a 12-minute hat-trick in the second half to hand his side in a seemingly unassailable lead, but thanks to Palmer's double, Phil Parkinson 's men had the chance for some late drama - and they did just that. With Davies netting in the 91st minute to rescue at least a point, Jarvis managed incredible 98th-minute winner.

It certainly gave Reynolds a shock, who recently opened up on the "gorgeous torture" he and Rob McElhenney 's club provide. "Wrexham had its own unique brand of glamour and excitement before I got there.