Wrexham goalkeeper Rob Lainton has been immense for Wrexham this season and took his excellent form from league to cup.
Lainton, who is playing for the Dragons on loan from Port Vale, has kept 11 clean sheets in 17 appearances, and shut out Harrogate in the Emirates FA Cup.
Wrexham earned a goalless draw at Harrogate and the teams meet again at the Racecourse this evening (7.45pm) with the reward of an Emirates FA Cup first round tie at Weston-super-Mare.
“It’s really pleasing that we’ve kept another clean sheet,” said Wrexham manager Sam Ricketts. “We just couldn’t quite put one away at the other end.
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“Ultimately it was a really solid performance and we just couldn’t find that cutting edge.
“It was a tough game, but we knew it was going to be a tough draw.
“What is really pleasing is that we’ve come to a side doing really well in our league, a free scoring team, and that’s two games now we’ve gone to their place and they haven’t scored against us.
“We’re more than happy with another game. We have a really good squad, really good players. Some couldn’t get on the pitch and they may play Tuesday. That’s the beauty of having such a good squad.
“I’d have liked us to have had a bit more control, but sometimes it’s really hard. Harrogate are a good side, especially at home.”
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Ricketts opted for a 4-1-4-1 formation for the match in Harrogate before switching to the regular 4-3-3 when Luke Summerfield was taken off as a precaution at half-time.
The two teams have played each other in Vanarama National League plus cup this season and have gone 180 minutes without scoring a goal.
Harrogate Town (from): Belshaw, Fallowfield, Falkingham, Burrell, Thomson, Agnew, Emmett, Leesley, Thewlis, Muldoon, Langmead, Williams, Beck, Kitching, Howe, Cracknell, Kerry.
Wrexham: Lainton, Roberts, Pearson, Summerfield, Pyke, Young, Fondop, Beavon, Carrington, Rutherford, Walker, Wright, Tharme, Maguire-Drew, Dibble, Burgess, Deverdics, Hinds.
League Two Newport County, who play Bury away this evening, have been drawn against Metropolitan Police away.
Emirates FA Cup first round – the full draw:
Haringey v AFC Wimbledon
Maidstone United v Macclesfield
Ebbsfleet Utd v Cheltenham Town
Hampton & Richmond Borough v Oldham Athletic
Swindon Town v York City
Mansfield v Charlton Athletic
Torquay Utd v Woking
Scunthorpe Utd v Burton Albion
Port Vale v Sunderland
Aldershot Town v Bradford City
Grimsby Town v MK Dons
Chorley v Doncaster Rovers
Alfreton Town v Fleetwood Town
Bromley v Peterborough Utd
Southport v Boreham Wood or Dagenham & Redbridge
Plymouth Argyle v Stevenage
Chesterfield v Billericay Town or Taunton Town
Lincoln City v Northampton
Barnet v Bristol Rovers
Yeovil v Stockport County
Bury v Dover Athletic
Gillingham v Hartlepool
Oxford Utd v Forest Green Rovers
Tranmere v Hemel Hempstead Town or Oxford City
Accrington Stanley v Colchester United
Barnsley v Notts County
Shrewsbury v Salford City
Met Police v Newport
Walsall v Coventry City
Rochdale v Gateshead
Hitchin Town or Leatherhead v Solihull Moors
Sutton Utd v Slough Town
Guiseley v Cambridge Utd
Exeter City v Blackpool
Luton Town v Wycombe
Morecambe v Warrington Town or Halifax Town
Crewe Alexandra v Carlisle
Southend Utd v Crawley Town
Chippenham Town or Maidenhead United v Portsmouth
Weston-super-Mare v Harrogate Town or Wrexham
All matches to be played between November 9 and November 12
