Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney’s fairytale run as Wrexham homeowners continues, most just lately highlighted by the membership’s beautiful elimination of Premier League facet Nottingham Forest within the third spherical of the 2025-26 FA Cup. With the draw now full, the Hollywood duo know who the Purple Dragons will face subsequent within the fourth spherical.
Forest traveled to the Racecourse Floor in Wales on Friday to face Wrexham within the FA Cup third spherical, a match Reynolds made positive to not miss, watching from the stands. After an exciting 3–3 draw by means of 120 minutes, goalkeeper Arthur Okonkwo emerged because the hero, making decisive saves from Igor Jesus and Omari Hutchinson to safe a 4–3 victory on penalties.
With the draw finalized, Wrexham are set to host Ipswich City within the FA Cup fourth spherical on Saturday, February 14. The Tractor Boys presently sit third within the EFL Championship and signify a major problem, aiming to construct momentum after their very own robust performances earlier within the competitors.
Wrexham and Ipswich have already met this season within the Championship, most just lately in November, when Ipswich dominated possession and outshot Wrexham 19–2, although the match led to a scoreless draw. Now driving a five-game successful streak that features the victory over Forest, Wrexham enter the matchup with confidence, whereas Ipswich narrowly escaped the earlier spherical with a decent win over League One facet Blackpool.
Ryan Reynolds watching Wrexham vs. Nottingham Forest from the stands.
Reynolds attends FA Cup thriller with a particular visitor
Though McElhenney was unable to attend, Ryan Reynolds was prominently noticed cheering on his membership and have become one of many night’s notable figures. After the match, Wrexham head coach Phil Parkinson shared particulars of a pregame dialog with the co-owner: “I had a chat with him earlier than the sport and it was nice to see him over right here together with his household.
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“I feel Ryan’s mum was right here tonight, which was for the primary time. So it’s actually particular and I hope they’ve loved the night time. I’m positive that on the flight again residence tonight, they’ll be having a number of glasses of wine to have a good time,” Parkinson added, reflecting on a historic night time in Wales.
Full FA Cup fourth-round draw
With solely the match between Salford Metropolis and Swindon City remaining (scheduled for January 20), the FA Cup fourth-round draw is as follows:
Wrexham vs. Ipswich TownLiverpool vs. BrightonStoke Metropolis vs. FulhamOxford United vs. SunderlandSouthampton vs. Leicester CityArsenal vs. Wigan AthleticHull Metropolis vs. ChelseaBurton Albion vs. West HamBurnley vs. Mansfield TownNorwich Metropolis vs. West BromPort Vale vs. Bristol CityGrimsby City vs. WolvesAston Villa vs. Newcastle UnitedManchester Metropolis vs. Salford or Swindon TownMacclesfield vs. BrentfordBirmingham Metropolis vs. Leeds United
