{"id":406042,"date":"2026-01-13T07:06:14","date_gmt":"2026-01-13T07:06:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/406042\/"},"modified":"2026-01-13T07:06:14","modified_gmt":"2026-01-13T07:06:14","slug":"ryan-reynolds-rob-mcelhenney-learn-wrexhams-next-fa-cup-opponents-after-historic-win-over-forest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/406042\/","title":{"rendered":"Ryan Reynolds, Rob McElhenney learn Wrexham\u2019s next FA Cup opponents after historic win over Forest"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ryan Reynolds<\/a> and Rob McElhenney\u2019s fairytale run as Wrexham owners continues, most recently highlighted by the club\u2019s stunning elimination of Premier League side Nottingham Forest<\/a> in the third round of the 2025-26 FA Cup. With the draw now complete, the Hollywood duo know who the Red Dragons will face next in the fourth round.<\/p>\n

Forest traveled to the Racecourse Ground in Wales on Friday to face Wrexham in the FA Cup<\/a> third round, a match Reynolds made sure not to miss, watching from the stands. After a thrilling 3\u20133 draw through 120 minutes, goalkeeper Arthur Okonkwo emerged as the hero, making decisive saves from Igor Jesus and Omari Hutchinson to secure a 4\u20133 victory on penalties.<\/p>\n

With the draw finalized, Wrexham<\/a> are set to host Ipswich Town in the FA Cup fourth round on Saturday, February 14. The Tractor Boys currently sit third in the EFL Championship and represent a significant challenge, aiming to build momentum after their own strong performances earlier in the competition.<\/p>\n

Wrexham and Ipswich<\/a> have already met this season in the Championship, most recently in November, when Ipswich dominated possession and outshot Wrexham 19\u20132, though the match ended in a scoreless draw. Now riding a five-game winning streak that includes the victory over Forest, Wrexham enter the matchup with confidence, while Ipswich narrowly escaped the previous round with a tight win over League One side Blackpool.<\/p>\n

\"Ryan<\/p>\n

Ryan Reynolds watching Wrexham vs. Nottingham Forest from the stands.<\/p>\n

Reynolds attends FA Cup thriller with a special guest<\/p>\n

Although McElhenney<\/a> was unable to attend, Ryan Reynolds was prominently spotted cheering on his club and became one of the evening\u2019s notable figures. After the match, Wrexham head coach Phil Parkinson shared details of a pregame conversation with the co-owner: \u201cI had a chat with him before the game and it was great to see him over here with his family.<\/p>\n

\"Wrexham<\/p>\n

see also<\/p>\n

Wrexham make history, beat Nottingham Forest in thrilling FA Cup penalty shootout after 3-3<\/p>\n

<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cI think Ryan\u2019s mum was here tonight, which was for the first time. So it\u2019s really special and I hope they\u2019ve enjoyed the night. I\u2019m sure that on the flight back home tonight, they\u2019ll be having a few glasses of wine to celebrate,\u201d Parkinson added, reflecting on a historic night in Wales.<\/p>\n

Complete FA Cup fourth-round draw<\/p>\n

With only the match between Salford City and Swindon Town remaining (scheduled for January 20), the FA Cup fourth-round draw is as follows:<\/p>\n

Wrexham vs. Ipswich TownLiverpool vs. BrightonStoke City vs. FulhamOxford United vs. SunderlandSouthampton vs. Leicester CityArsenal vs. Wigan AthleticHull City vs. ChelseaBurton Albion vs. West HamBurnley vs. Mansfield TownNorwich City vs. West BromPort Vale vs. Bristol CityGrimsby Town vs. WolvesAston Villa vs. Newcastle UnitedManchester City vs. Salford or Swindon TownMacclesfield vs. BrentfordBirmingham City vs. Leeds United<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney\u2019s fairytale run as Wrexham owners continues, most recently highlighted by the club\u2019s stunning…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":406043,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[440],"tags":[49,48,169804,14298,6844,171237,5204,561,82,43871],"class_list":["post-406042","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-soccer","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-fa-cup","tag-ipswich-town","tag-nottingham-forest","tag-rob-mcelhenney","tag-ryan-reynolds","tag-soccer","tag-sports","tag-wrexham"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/406042","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=406042"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/406042\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/406043"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=406042"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=406042"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=406042"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}