- Visited Sheffield Utd after 3-3 draw
- Huge underdogs
- Close to historic FA Cup upset
WHAT HAPPENED? Wrexham entered the game as underdogs having allowed a hard-to-swallow equaliser in a 3-3 draw at home last month to set up the fourth-round FA Cup replay. After going down 1-0 on Tuesday, they responded with a converted penalty from Paul Mullin, but the forward missed a second spot-kick a few minutes later.
Sheffield United's Billy Sharp and Sander Berge put the game away with goals in stoppage time. Sharp's winner was preventable, coming from a long ball that bounced through a defender's legs and into the Sheffield United player's path.
THE BIGGER PICTURE: Wrexham have achieved international prominence despite being a fifth-tier club. They were purchased by actors Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney and they star in the streaming docuseries "Welcome to Wrexham". The FA Cup presented a chance to face clubs with much more resources, and they came so close to upsetting a Championship team in Sheffield United.
IN THREE PHOTOS:
![Paul Mullin Wrexham FA Cup Sheffield United 2022-23](https://assets.goal.com/images/v3/bltfc86cde76efd5de5/Paul_Mullin_Wrexham_FA_Cup_Sheffield_United_2022-23.png?format=pjpg&auto=webp&width=3840&quality=60)
![Wrexham fans 2022-23](https://assets.goal.com/images/v3/blt13d4aaf6c2af5de4/Wrexham_fans_2022-23.png?format=pjpg&auto=webp&width=3840&quality=60)
![Wrexham players post-match Sheffield loss](https://assets.goal.com/images/v3/blt645e8d095c0debc9/Wrexham_players_post-match_Sheffield_loss.png?format=pjpg&auto=webp&width=3840&quality=60)
WHAT NEXT FOR WREXHAM? Their next FA Cup opponent would have been Tottenham if they advanced, but they'll now return to National League action where they're in second place.