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Ged Scott
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With drummers seemingly at both ends, the volume levels have not lowered in a competitive first 20 minutes.

Nice friendly line in terrace banter too.

The away fans started it with: “You’ve only come to see the Wrexham."

The Shrewsbury fans responded in kind with: “If I lived in Wrexham, I’d never go home!”

Barry Horne
Former Wales and Wrexham midfielder on �鶹Լ�� Radio Wales

James McClean is encouraging the crowd to give him stick but sometimes there's a balance to be drawn between concentrating on the game and agitating players.

James McLean takes Wrexham's first corner and takes the opportunity to wind up the home fans.

That guy absolutely loves being the villain.

Barry Horne
Former Wales and Wrexham midfielder on �鶹Լ�� Radio Wales

The referee is having a good game the players know he isn't going to give them any cheap free kicks,

It's a spectacle, an old blood and thunder game at the moment and the referee is playing his part in that.

It can be far too often referees spoil games like this.

Barry Horne
Former Wales and Wrexham midfielder on �鶹Լ�� Radio Wales

At the minute Shrewsbury look a bit quicker and a bit stronger than Wrexham, they are coming off better, when there is a competition of strength they are coming out on top, when there is a competition of pace they are coming out on top.

Intensity is sky high in this game so far.

Both sides really up for it.

You can tell this is a derby.

Jordan Shipley nicks in front of Max Cleworth and he should score, but his stabbed effort is straight at Arthur Okonkwo.

I trust the thumbs down for that weak joke, will be Swift.

A worry for the hosts as Taylor Perry is limping.

Hopefully he can shake it off, shake it off.

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Barry Horne
Former Wales and Wrexham midfielder on �鶹Լ�� Radio Wales

Most outsiders because of the profile of Wrexham would put Wrexham as favourites, I don't think you should underestimate the difference between the leagues, we saw the difference in quality when we came from the National League to League Two.

Barry Horne
Former Wales and Wrexham midfielder on �鶹Լ�� Radio Wales

Two attempts each, both of them one on target, both of them one off target.

Wrexham are dragging their way in to the game.

Good chance for Wrexham as Marko Marosi spills a long throw, but Andy Cannon's shot is blocked by Cheyenne Dunkley.

Barry Horne
Former Wales and Wrexham midfielder on �鶹Լ�� Radio Wales

It's chaotic and shambolic at the moment.

Ged Scott
�鶹Լ�� Sport at Croud Meadow

Fabulous pre-match atmosphere in Shropshire as Shrewsbury and Wrexham lock horns again for the first time in almost 16 years.

Both sets of fans are clearly well up for it.

Let’s hope both teams are too.

It’s cold, the WiFi is dreadful and the press box is “tightly packed”.

But we could be in for an Anglo-Welsh cup classic.

Paul Mullin loves an FA Cup goal but he blazes over with Wrexham's first shooting chance.

However, it is the hosts who will feel they should be ahead.

Shrewsbury winning freekicks and applying plenty of pressure to Wrexham.

Arthur Okonkwo punches clear from the latest set-piece but doesn't get enough on it and Cheyenne Dunkley turns the ball wide when Shrewsbury sling the ball back in.

All Shrewsbury at the moment.

Taylor Perry - who sounds like a US rock star - gets the first shot of the game, but it's straight down Arthur Okonkwo's throat.

Ben Tozer was turned easily then, it's been a bright start from the hosts.

We are under way in Shropshire, the atmosphere is raucous.

The players are walking out on to the pitch. Sounds like a great atmosphere.

Not long to go now.

● Wrexham have progressed from two of their three FA Cup ties against Shrewsbury, including the most recent in the first round in 1973-74.

● This is Shrewsbury’s seventh consecutive season playing in the FA Cup third round – they’ve been eliminated in four of the previous six, including each of the last three in a row.

● Wrexham reached the FA Cup fourth round as a non-league side last season – they last got that far in consecutive campaigns in 1998-1999 and 1999-2000.

● Paul Mullin has scored 11 goals in his last 10 appearances in the FA Cup proper. Nine of these have come in seven games for Wrexham, with the only time he’s failed to score for the Red Dragons coming in their 3-0 win over Yeovil Town in the last round.