Key events
23 min McAtee unleashes a shot from distance, forcing Howard into an acrobatic save which draws a low rumble of appreciation from the home fans.
21 min McBurnie feeds Daniel Jebbison to his right and his pace takes him in behind. He gets a shot on target from a narrowing angle, but Mark Howard, the Wrexham goalkeeper, makes the save.
19 min Wrexham counter-attack through Mullin, who moves the ball on to Forde. He gets a dangerous cross to the back post, but John Egan turns it behind and Sheffield United defend the resulting corner well.
18 min McBurnie slaloms forwards, evading a couple of challenges, before threading through James McAtee to his left. The youngster’s shot is deflected at the cost of a corner, which is cleared.
14 min Mullin does well to get past Chris Basham out wide on the right, but his cross is cleared before it finds a teammate.
12 min Wrexham win a corner and Mullin challenges Davies in the air, leading to a brief scramble. Thomas O’Connor turns on his heel and gets a shot away, but it rockets over the crossbar.
11 min Anthony Forde lofts a long ball up the right flank and Paul Mullin, Wrexham’s main goal threat, gets on the end of it. He wants a penalty after tangling with Adam Davies, the Sheffield United goalkeeper, but there’s nothing doing. While Mullin got to the ball first, Davies pulled out of the contact just in time. The home crowd roar their disapproval.
9 min Hayden goes down again and that’s his afternoon over. James Jones swaps in.
6 min Aaron Hayden, another of Wrexham’s centre-backs, slumps to the turf clutching his leg. Parkinson, understandably, looks dismayed on the sidelines. After receiving treatment, it looks like Hayden will try to continue. How much longer he lasts, we shall see.
4 min In more bad news for Wrexham, Jordan Tunnicliffe has been forced off with injury. Max Cleworth comes on in his place.
GOAL! Wrexham 0-1 Sheffield United (McBurnie 2)
Well, that wasn’t very magic of the Cup-y. Sheffield United win a corner inside the first minute and Tommy Doyle’s delivery finds Oli McBurnie, who nods in at the near post.
Kick off!
We’re under way at a bouncing Cae Ras. Post something like: “Wrexham’s owners may hail from Hollywood, but will their team’s performance be suitably box office?”
Sheffield United team news
Starting lineup (3-5-2): Davies; Ahmedhodzic, Egan, Basham; Bogle, McAtee, Norwood, Doyle, Osborn; Jebbison, McBurnie.
Wrexham team news
Starting lineup (5-3-2): Howard; Forde, Hayden, Tozer, Tunnicliffe, McFadzean; Lee, Young, O’Connor; Mullin, Palmer.
Preamble
After a weekend that has been disappointingly light on FA Cup shocks, it’s over to Wrexham to try to provide one against Sheffield United. Currently top of the National League on the back of significant investment from Hollywood duo Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney, Phil Parkison’s side have already dumped out Coventry City and are certainly capable of defying the odds once again. Their opponents are flying high in the Championship, however, and are unbeaten in nine in all competitions. As such, this game ranks high on the Magic-of-the-Cup-o-Meter. Let’s get to it, shall we?
