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Harrogatevs.Wrexham

sportsmole.co.uk, 1 November 2024, 02:04
Wrexham will travel to Wetherby Road on Sunday to take on Harrogate Town with an FA Cup second-round spot on the line.

The visitors will bid to progress through this stage for the third consecutive season, having reached the fourth round in each of the last two campaigns, while their hosts have also advanced to the fourth round in each of their last four attempts.

Match preview

Harrogate Town kick off their FA Cup campaign on Sunday with the aim of booking a second-round place for their fifth straight season, having met non-league Marine at this stage last time around.

Simon Weaver's men advanced with a 5-1 away win in that game, before visiting third-tier Bolton Wanderers in the second round and dropping out of the competition following a loss by the same scoreline in Lancashire.

They now head into the cup following a tough start to their fifth consecutive League Two campaign, currently sitting 17th having earned 15 points from their first 14 outings with only one side having scored fewer than their 11 goals.

Following a 1-0 victory over Newport County and a creditable draw away at Carlisle United, the Sulphurites find themselves on the back of consecutive 1-0 league defeats, firstly falling at home to Port Vale before Alassana Jatta condemned them to a seventh defeat of the campaign in a tough trip to Notts County last weekend.

Harrogate Town will now bid to end their tough run on Sunday and build confidence with a major scalp to advance to the FA Cup second round.

They face another difficult task, though, as the visitors arrive aiming to kickstart another cup run in the midst of a five-match unbeaten streak.

Wrexham have enjoyed eye-catching FA Cup success over the previous two seasons, reaching the fourth round on each occasion as a fifth-tier and fourth-tier side respectively, most recently seeing off Mansfield Town, Yeovil Town and Shrewsbury Town last season before eventually falling short away at Blackburn Rovers.

The 2023-24 season ended in a second straight promotion for Phil Parkinson's side, and they have enjoyed a seamless transition to life in England's third tier, amassing 25 points from their first 13 outings to sit third.

After suffering just a second league defeat of the season away at Stevenage at the beginning of October, the Red Dragons earned three straight victories including third-tier triumphs over Rotherham United and Northampton Town, before extending an unbeaten streak with consecutive draws heading into the weekend's trip, most recently being held to a 2-2 draw away at fellow promotion-chasers Charlton Athletic having led 2-1 until injury time.

Wrexham now visit Wetherby Road, where they were also pegged back to a 2-2 draw in League Two last season, with the aim of booking a second-round spot for a third straight season and extending their strong run before meeting Mansfield Town next weekend.

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Wrexham form (all competitions):

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