Dior Angus has been part of one of the most successful strike partnerships in the National League this season alongside Scott Quigley, but he is going to have to get used to playing up with someone else in the coming weeks.

Quigley, who has been a key figure during the Bluebirds’ promotion push, is suspended for the next three games following his red card against Notts County, leaving an opening for the likes of Byron Harrison, Jack Vale or Olly Dyson to move into.

Angus’ pace has meshed well with Quigley’s hold-up play and close control and between them they have scored 30 goals to help AFC into their four-point lead at the top of the table.

Tomorrow’s match against Wrexham will be the first league fixture that Quigley will miss since the win at Aldershot that kicked off Barrow’s rise up the standings in September and Angus accepts the 27-year-old will be a big absence.

He said: “He will be because the numbers don’t lie and me and him have had a good relationship and we get on pretty well off the pitch as well, which helps.

“It might work well for us in respect that it gives him a bit of rest - he’s played a lot of football and hopefully he’ll come back raring to go, and I’ve no doubt that he will, but it gives someone else the chance to step up.

“We’ve got some good strikers still, obviously Byron and Jack Vale, so we’ll just have to see how it goes.”

Much like last month’s match at Sutton United, the Bluebirds will be up against a team whose form belies their lowly position in the table, as Wrexham have won seven of their last 14 league games, the same amount Ian Evatt’s side have managed in the same period.

Despite this, they are still just two points above the relegation zone.

Angus said: "If you were to compare our seasons, considering the stature of the clubs, it's amazing really, but they're fighting for their lives and we're fighting for a much different goal, so it should be a good game.

"It shows how poorly they probably did start that they're still in the position they're in, but every team we seem to be playing at the minute seems to be on a good run. If we can play to the potential that we can, then we should have nothing to worry about."

Coronavirus permitting, there should be another big crowd inside Holker Street for Wrexham's visit, with the 3,307 that attended the Notts County game the highest figure of the season so far.

Angus is hoping the pandemic doesn't force football in England to be played behind closed doors, insisting that the buzz of the crowd helps fire the players up.

He said: "It's nice to have that backing and I think the way that we play is exciting for the fans.

"It works both ways; we excite them and then we feed off that energy."