Report, result and goals as Red Dragons down Premier League club

Wrexham picked up a historic FA Cup win over Nottingham Forest on penalties after a breathless match that completed 3-3 after extra-time.

The Championship facet produced a fearless first-half show and had been rewarded with two well-taken targets that left the Premier League guests struggling to realize management.

Wrexham’s breakthrough arrived within the thirty seventh minute when Liberato Cacace collected possession exterior the world and fired a low right-footed effort into the underside nook, catching Forest goalkeeper Matz Sels unsighted.

That confidence was bolstered simply three minutes later. Nathan Broadhead’s clever motion created house within the field, and his cross discovered Oliver Rathbone arriving late.

Rathbone stored his composure and guided his end previous Sels to offer Wrexham a deserved 2-0 lead.

Forest threatened sporadically earlier than the interval, however Okonkwo was largely untroubled as Wrexham carried their benefit into half-time.

Forest responded shortly after the break, with a triple substitution. The adjustments had an instantaneous influence, and the guests pulled a aim again within the sixty fourth minute. Nicolo Savona delivered a cross from the proper, which Igor Jesus met with a agency header from shut vary to make it 2-1.

Momentum, nevertheless, swung once more in Wrexham’s favour simply ten minutes later. From a set-piece state of affairs, George Dobson’s supply triggered issues within the Forest field, and Dominic Hyam rose highest to move in from point-blank vary, restoring the two-goal cushion at 3-1. At that stage, Wrexham appeared on the right track for a well-known victory.

Forest refused to relent and regularly turned the competition right into a siege. Callum Hudson-Odoi diminished the deficit within the 76th minute, driving a low end past Okonkwo after sustained strain.

As Wrexham dropped deeper, Forest continued to push numbers ahead, and their persistence was rewarded within the ninetieth minute when Hudson-Odoi struck once more, steering house from shut vary to pressure further time.

The extra half-hour had been performed at a relentless tempo. Forest loved the vast majority of possession and created the clearer openings, however Okonkwo produced a sequence of significant saves, denying efforts from Igor Jesus, Omari Hutchinson and Neco Williams.

Wrexham, in the meantime, remained harmful on the counter and from set items, with James McClean and Josh Windass each coming shut.

Penalty heroics

With no additional targets, the tie was settled by penalties. Josh Windass and Morgan Gibbs-White transformed the opening kicks earlier than James McClean missed for Wrexham, dragging his effort large. Forest then had the chance to grab management, however Okonkwo saved from Igor Jesus to swing momentum again towards the hosts.

Either side continued to attain below strain, with targets from Callum Doyle, Callum Hudson-Odoi, George Thomason and Neco Williams preserving the shootout stage.

The decisive second arrived when Okonkwo denied Omari Hutchinson, diving low to his proper to make a second essential save.

That allowed Jay Rodriguez the chance to win it, and the skilled ahead calmly dispatched his penalty into the underside nook to safe a 4-3 shootout win.

The end result marked a major achievement for Wrexham, who will hope to face one other Premier League large within the fourth spherical.