AN INSTANT CLASSIC! Wrexham have knocked out a Premier League club for the first time in 26 years in the FA Cup after a dramatic penalty shoot-out win over Nottingham Forest!
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Wrexham AFC authored a classic FA Cup upset on a frigid night at the Racecourse Ground, defeating Premier League Nottingham Forest 4-3 in a penalty shootout following a 3-3 draw that saw a two-goal lead vanish in the final minute. The heroic performance of goalkeeper Arthur Okonkwo, who saved penalties from Igor Jesus and Omari Hutchinson in the shootout, secured the victory for the League One side co-owned by Ryan Reynolds after Callum Hudson-Odoi’s dramatic 89th-minute equalizer had forced extra time.
Wrexham manager Phil Parkinson celebrated “a great night” and creating “our own bit of history,” while a furious Forest boss Sean Dyche lambasted his team’s first-half performance as “completely unacceptable, miles off.” The match saw Wrexham race to a 2-0 halftime lead, survive a Forest comeback to go ahead 3-1, and ultimately rely on their goalkeeper to complete a dream victory and advance to the fourth round.