English FA Cup

FT Friday, January 9, 2026
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Match Report

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Wrexham cause FA Cup upset, oust Premier League's Forest

Wrexham celebrated victory over Premier League opposition for the first time in 26 years, as they beat last season's semifinalists Nottingham Forest in a penalty shootout in the FA Cup third round on Friday.

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Highlights

01:04 Phil Parkinson reacts to Wrexham's FA Cup win over Nottingham Forest Watch on ESPN

Lineups

WXM · 3-4-2-1

  1. 1Arthur OkonkwoG
  2. 24Dan ScarrCD
  3. 2Callum DoyleCD-L
  4. 5Dominic HyamCD-R
  5. 15George DobsonCM-L
  6. 18Ben SheafCM-R
  7. 13Liberato CacaceLM
  8. 47Ryan LongmanRM
  9. 28Sam SmithF
  10. 33Nathan BroadheadCF-L
  11. 20Oliver RathboneCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 45Harry AshfieldSUB
  2. 14George ThomasonSUB
  3. 27Lewis O'BrienSUB
  4. 10Josh WindassSUB
  5. 29Ryan BarnettSUB
  6. 7James McCleanSUB
  7. 25Callum BurtonSUB
  8. 6Conor CoadySUB
  9. 16Jay RodríguezSUB

NFO · 4-2-3-1

  1. 26Matz SelsG
  2. 4MoratoCD-L
  3. 23Jair PaulaCD-R
  4. 35Oleksandr ZinchenkoLB
  5. 37Nicolò SavonaRB
  6. 21Omari HutchinsonAM
  7. 24James McAteeLM
  8. 12Douglas LuizRM
  9. 19Igor JesusF
  10. 29Dilane BakwaAM-L
  11. 14Dan NdoyeAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 10Morgan Gibbs-WhiteSUB
  2. 16Nicolás DomínguezSUB
  3. 9Taiwo AwoniyiSUB
  4. 3Neco WilliamsSUB
  5. 31Nikola MilenkovicSUB
  6. 44Zach AbbottSUB
  7. 7Callum Hudson-OdoiSUB
  8. 18Angus GunnSUB
  9. 5MurilloSUB

Timeline

  1. 37' Goal! Wrexham 1, Nottingham Forest 0. Liberato Cacace (Wrexham) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by George Dobson.
  2. 40' Goal! Wrexham 2, Nottingham Forest 0. Oliver Rathbone (Wrexham) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Nathan Broadhead.
  3. 45' Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Nicolás Domínguez replaces James McAtee.
  4. 45' Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Morgan Gibbs-White replaces Dilane Bakwa.
  5. 45' Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Neco Williams replaces Oleksandr Zinchenko.
  6. 60' Substitution, Wrexham. George Thomason replaces Liberato Cacace.
  7. 64' Goal! Wrexham 2, Nottingham Forest 1. Igor Jesus (Nottingham Forest) header from the left side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Nicolò Savona with a cross.
  8. 69' Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Callum Hudson-Odoi replaces Dan Ndoye.
  9. 69' Substitution, Wrexham. Josh Windass replaces Nathan Broadhead.
  10. 69' Substitution, Wrexham. Lewis O'Brien replaces Oliver Rathbone.
  11. 74' Goal! Wrexham 3, Nottingham Forest 1. Dominic Hyam (Wrexham) header from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by George Dobson with a cross following a set piece situation.
  12. 76' Goal! Wrexham 3, Nottingham Forest 2. Callum Hudson-Odoi (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
  13. 87' Omari Hutchinson (Nottingham Forest) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  14. 87' Douglas Luiz (Nottingham Forest) is shown the yellow card.
  15. 88' Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Taiwo Awoniyi replaces Douglas Luiz.
  16. 88' Substitution, Wrexham. James McClean replaces Ben Sheaf.
  17. 89' Goal! Wrexham 3, Nottingham Forest 3. Callum Hudson-Odoi (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Nicolò Savona.
  18. 90' Substitution, Wrexham. Ryan Barnett replaces Ryan Longman.
  19. 90'
  20. 97' Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Murillo replaces Nicolò Savona.
  21. 100' Substitution, Wrexham. Jay Rodriguez replaces Sam Smith because of an injury.
  22. 105'+1'
  23. 105'
  24. 112' Nicolás Domínguez (Nottingham Forest) is shown the yellow card.
  25. 120' Josh Windass (Wrexham) is shown the yellow card.
  26. 120'+1' Second Half Extra Time ends, Wrexham 3, Nottingham Forest 3.
  27. 120' Penalty Shootout begins Wrexham 3, Nottingham Forest 3.
  28. 120' Penalty Shootout ends, Wrexham 3(4), Nottingham Forest 3(3).

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