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Wrexham to play Yeovil in next round of the FA Cup

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Wrexham have been drawn at home to Yeovil Town in the second round of the FA Cup after beating Mansfield.

Wrexham are into the second round of the FA Cup after seeing off League Two rivals Mansfield at the weekend.

The Reds have enjoyed success in the cup competition in recent times, reaching the fourth round last season after causing a huge upset against Championship side Coventry City before losing a fourth-round replay Premier League-bound Sheffield United 3-1.

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Wrexham beat Mansfield in first round of FA Cup

Wrexham took on Mansfield in the first round of the FA Cup, with goals from Sam Dalby and Paul Mullin in either half enough to secure the victory.

Mansfield had only lost one game in all competitions this season heading into the fixture, and had already played out a goalless draw with Wrexham in the league back in October.

This time, the Dragons took the lead in the 23rd minute as Sam Dalby fired past goalkeeper Christy Pym into the roof of the net.

Pym put in a fine performance, but was beaten for a second time on 58 minutes netted for his fifth goal of the season.

Rhys Oates managed to get one back a minute later, but Wrexham saw out the game to advance to the next round.

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Wrexham to face Yeovil in the second round of the competition

After the result, Wrexham were drawn at home to Yeovil Town in the FA Cup second round.

Yeovil are currently top of the National League South following last season’s relegation from the fifth tier of English football. They made it through to the second round after beating Gateshead 3-2.

The second round fixtures will be played across December 1, 2 and 3.

Parkinson “proud of the boys”

“I’m just so proud of the boys tonight, in those conditions against a top team in Mansfield, ” manager Phil Parkinson said after the Mansfield game.

“Some of the chances we created in the first half, we hit the bar, had a couple of one-on-ones, but couldn’t get that second goal.

“Couple of penalty appeals too, I thought the ref gave us very little on the night but that is a colossal victory for us.”