Town boss Kieran McKenna has made 10 changes for this evening’s FA Cup fourth-round tie against Wrexham at the Racecourse Ground with George Hirst skippering for the first time and Dan Neil making his full debut (BBC One Wales, KO 7.45pm).

Alex Palmer returns in goal with Ben Johnson at right-back and Elkan Baggott, making his first start for the Blues since September 2023, at left-back.

Cedric Kipre, the only survivor from Saturday’s 2-1 win at Derby, is alongside Jacob Greaves at the heart of the defence.

In midfield, full debutant Neil comes in alongside Jens Cajuste with Kasey McAteer on the right, Sindre Walle Egeli the number 10 and Chuba Akpom on the left with Hirst the central striker.

Young left-back Somto Boniface is on the bench alongside first team regulars and third-choice keeper David Button.

Wrexham make five changes from the 2-0 home defeat to Millwall at the weekend with Ryan Longman, George Thomason, George Dobson, Josh Windass and Sam Smith coming in for Issa Kabore, Ben Sheaf and former Blues striker Kieffer Moore, who drop to the bench, and Libby Cacace and Matty James are out injured.

Ex-Town attacker Nathan Broadhead is among the subs having overcome a groin problem.

Wrexham: Okonkwo, Cleworth, Hyam, Doyle, Longman, Dobson, Rathbone, Thomason, O'Brien, Windass, Smith. Subs: Burton, Keillor-Dunn, Cadamarteri, Kabore, Sheaf, Moore, Scarr, Barnett, Broadhead.

Town: Palmer, Johnson, Kipre, Greaves, Baggott, Neil, Cajuste, McAteer, Walle Egeli, Akpom, Hirst (c). Subs: Button, Furlong, O'Shea, Boniface, Matusiwa, Taylor, Mehmeti, Clarke, Azon. Referee: Ben Speedie (Bootle).

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