Wrexham 3-3 Nottingham Forest — FA Cup, 9 Jan 2026
Wrexham beat Nottingham Forest 4-3 on penalties after a 3-3 draw in the FA Cup Round of 64 on 9 January 2026 at Racecourse Ground, Wrexham. Liberato Cacace, Oliver Rathbone and Dominic Hyam scored for Wrexham; Igor Jesus and C. Hudson-Odoi for Nottingham Forest. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below.
· kickoff·Racecourse Ground · Wrexham·Match Finished
Match timeline
- 1-037'assist: George Dobson
- 2-040'assist: Nathan Broadhead
- Half-time2-0
- 46'
- 46'
- 46'
- 60'
- 2-164'assist: N. Savona
- 69'
- 69'
- 69'
- 3-174'assist: George Dobson
- 3-276'
- 87'Persistent fouling
- 87'Foul
- 88'
- 88'
- 3-389'assist: N. Savona
- 91'
- 97'
- 100'
- 112'Argument
- 112'Argument
- 120'Simulation
- Full-time3-3
Player ratings
9.3
Top rated
Wrexham
- 9.3Arthur OkonkwoG
- 8.2Oliver RathboneF
- 7.9Liberato CacaceM
- 7.9Callum DoyleD
- 7.5George DobsonM
- 7.5Nathan BroadheadF
- 7.5Joshua WindassM
- 7.3Dominic HyamD
- 7.3Ryan BarnettM
- 7.2George ThomasonM
- 7.2Samuel SmithF
- 7.0Jay RodriguezF
- 7.0Benjamin SheafM
- 7.0Daniel ScarrD
- 6.9Lewis O'BrienM
- 6.7Ryan LongmanM
- 6.0James McCleanM
Nottingham Forest
- 9.2Callum Hudson-OdoiF
- 8.0Morgan Gibbs-WhiteM
- 7.7Matz SelsG
- 7.3Nicolás DomínguezM
- 7.3Douglas LuizM
- 7.3Nicolò SavonaD
- 7.3Neco WilliamsD
- 7.0MurilloD
- 6.7JairD
- 6.5James McAteeM
- 6.3Dilane BakwaM
- 6.3Oleksandr ZinchenkoD
- 6.2Dan NdoyeM
- 5.9Taiwo AwoniyiF
- 5.9Igor JesusF
- 5.7Omari HutchinsonM
- 5.7MoratoD
Line-ups
Nottingham Forest4-2-3-1
Wrexham3-4-2-1
Substitutes
WrexhamPhil Parkinson
Substitutes
- 6C. CoadyD
- 16J. Rodriguez100'F7.0
- 7James McClean88'M6.0
- 10Joshua Windass120'69'M7.5
- 29R. Barnett91'M7.3
- 27Lewis O'Brien69'M6.9
- 25Callum BurtonG
- 14George Thomason60'M7.2
- 45H. AshfieldM
Nottingham ForestVitor Pereira
Substitutes
- 7C. Hudson-Odoi76'89'69'F9.2
- 31Nikola MilenkovićD
- 16N. Dominguez46'M7.3
- 9T. Awoniyi88'F5.9
- 10Morgan Gibbs-White46'M8.0
- 18Angus GunnG
- 3Neco Williams46'D7.3
- 44Z. AbbottD
- 5Murillo97'D7.0
Team statistics
38%Possession62%
2.20Expected goals (xG)3.71
17Total shots31
7Shots on target10
8Shots off target8
2Blocked shots13
8Corners7
3Offsides0
10Fouls12
1Yellow cards4
7Goalkeeper saves4
449Total passes742
347Accurate passes648
77%Pass accuracy87%
Wrexham
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arthur Okonkwo | 120 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 9.3 |
| Oliver Rathbone | 69 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8.2 |
| Liberato Cacace | 60 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | 2 | – | 7.9 |
| Callum Doyle | 120 | – | 0 | – | – | 6 | 2 | 7.9 |
| George Dobson | 120 | – | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7.5 |
| Nathan Broadhead | 69 | – | 1 | 1 | 2 | – | 5 | 7.5 |
| Joshua Windass | 51 | – | 0 | 1 | 2 | – | – | 7.5 |
| Dominic Hyam | 120 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 7.3 |
| Ryan Barnett | 30 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 7.3 |
| George Thomason | 60 | – | 0 | – | – | 3 | – | 7.2 |
| Samuel Smith | 100 | – | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | – | 7.2 |
| Jay Rodriguez | 20 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 7.0 |
| Benjamin Sheaf | 88 | – | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | – | 7.0 |
| Daniel Scarr | 120 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | 7.0 |
| Lewis O'Brien | 51 | – | 0 | – | – | 5 | – | 6.9 |
| Ryan Longman | 90 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 3 | – | 6.7 |
| James McClean | 32 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | 6.0 |
Nottingham Forest
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Callum Hudson-Odoi | 51 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | – | – | 9.2 |
| Morgan Gibbs-White | 75 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | – | 8.0 |
| Matz Sels | 120 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 7.7 |
| Nicolás Domínguez | 75 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | – | 7.3 |
| Douglas Luiz | 88 | – | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7.3 |
| Nicolò Savona | 97 | – | 2 | – | 3 | 2 | – | 7.3 |
| Neco Williams | 75 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 2 | 2 | 7.3 |
| Murillo | 23 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 7.0 |
| Jair | 120 | – | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 6.7 |
| James McAtee | 45 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.5 |
| Dilane Bakwa | 45 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.3 |
| Oleksandr Zinchenko | 45 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.3 |
| Dan Ndoye | 69 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 6.2 |
| Taiwo Awoniyi | 32 | – | 0 | 1 | 2 | – | – | 5.9 |
| Igor Jesus | 120 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | – | 5.9 |
| Omari Hutchinson | 120 | – | 0 | 2 | 2 | – | 5 | 5.7 |
| Morato | 120 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 5.7 |
Before and after
Wrexham
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