Wrexham and Nottingham Forest play their first matches in the 2025/26 FA Cup by meeting at the Racecourse Ground on Friday.
The Championship side are a point from the second-tier play-off places after four consecutive wins, as well as going seven home matches unbeaten.
Forest ended a four-match losing run with a 2-1 comeback win at West Ham on Tuesday, moving seven points above the Premier League relegation zone.
101GreatGoals.com has full team news and confirmed starting line-ups from Wrexham vs Forest in the FA Cup third round.
FA Cup third round: Wrexham starting lineup vs Forest
Top scorer Kieffer Moore and fellow forward Ryan Hardie remain out from Wrexham’s 2-1 win at Derby County on Saturday, but striker Josh Windass is back on the bench.
On-loan Manchester City right-back Issa Kabore does not feature, having been part of Burkina Faso’s elimination from the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON).
Wrexham starting XI: Okonkwo, Scarr, Hyam, Doyle, Longman, Sheaf, Dobson, Rathbone, Broadhead, Cacace, Smith
Wrexham substitutes: To follow
Nottingham Forest starting lineup vs Wrexham
Forest make eight changes, retaining only goalkeeper Matz Sels, winger Omari Hutchinson and striker Igor Jesus.
Wideman Dan Ndoye had been a doubt with a calf issue but the Switzerland international makes his first appearance since December 14.
Goalkeeper John Victor, full-back Ola Aina, midfielder Ryan Yates and forward Chris Wood are injury absentees.
Centre-back Willy Boly and midfielder are part of Ivory Coast’s AFCON squad.
Nottingham Forest starting XI: Sels, Savona, Cunha, Morato, Zinchenko, Douglas Luiz, McAtee, Bawka, Hutchinson, Ndoye, Jesus
Forest substitutes: To follow
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How to watch Wrexham vs Forest: Live online stream, TV channel
Kick-off on Friday is at 19:30 GMT (14:30 ET / 11:30 PT), with live coverage in the UK on TNT Sports 1, TNT Sports Ultimate and the Discovery Plus app.
TNT Sports costs £29.99 a month through Discovery Plus+, which includes Eurosport and entertainment and is available on a vast range of devices including smart TVs and gaming consoles.
FA Cup third round TV matches 2025/26: Schedule, kick-off times
Friday, January 9 2026
All matches start at 19:30 GMT (14:30 ET / 11:30 PT).
MK Dons vs Oxford United (19:30, Discovery Plus)
Port Vale vs Fleetwood Town (19:30, Discovery Plus)
Preston North End vs Wigan Athletic (19:30, Discovery Plus)
Wrexham vs Forest (19:30, TNT Sports 1 and Discovery Plus)
Saturday, January 10
All matches start at 15:00 (10:00 ET / 07:00 PT) unless otherwise stated.
Cheltenham Town vs Leicester City (12:15, Discovery Plus)
Everton vs Sunderland (12:15, Discovery Plus)
Macclesfield vs Palace (12:15, BBC One, iPlayer, TNT Sports 1 and Discovery Plus)
Wolves vs Shrewsbury Town (12:15, Discovery Plus)
Boreham Wood vs Burton Albion
Burnley vs Millwall
Doncaster Rovers vs Southampton
Fulham vs Middlesbrough
Ipswich Town vs Blackpool
Manchester City vs Exeter City
Newcastle vs Bournemouth
Salford City vs Swindon Town
Sheffield Wednesday vs Brentford
Stoke City vs Coventry City
Bristol City vs Watford (17:45, Discovery Plus)
Cambridge United vs Birmingham City (17:45, Discovery Plus)
Grimsby Town vs Weston Super Mare (17:45, Discovery Plus)
Tottenham vs Aston Villa (17:45, BBC One, BBC iPlayer, TNT Sports 1 and Discovery Plus)
Charlton Athletic vs Chelsea (20:00, TNT Sports 1 and Discovery Plus)
Sunday, January 11
All matches start at 14:30 (09:30 ET / 06:30 PT) unless otherwise stated.
Derby vs Leeds (12:00, BBC One, BBC iPlayer, TNT Sports 2 and Discovery Plus)
Portsmouth vs Arsenal (14:00, TNT Sports 1 and Discovery Plus)
Hull City vs Blackburn Rovers (Discovery Plus)
Norwich City vs Walsall (Discovery Plus)
Sheffield United vs Mansfield Town (Discovery Plus)
Swansea City v. West Bromwich Albion (Discovery Plus)
West Ham vs Queens Park Rangers (Discovery Plus)
Manchester United vs Brighton & Hove Albion (16:30, TNT Sports 1 and Discovery Plus)
Monday, January 12
Liverpool vs Barnsley (19:45, TNT Sports 1 and Discovery Plus)
FA Cup third round: Full draw 2025/26
The draw for the third round took place on Monday, December 8, before Brackley Town hosted Burton Albion in the final second round tie.
- Wolves vs Shrewsbury Town
- Doncaster Rovers vs Southampton
- Tottenham vs Aston Villa
- Port Vale vs Fleetwood Town
- Preston North End vs Wigan Athletic
- Ipswich Town vs Blackpool
- Wrexham vs Nottingham Forest
- Charlton Athletic vs Chelsea
- Manchester City vs Exeter City
- West Ham vs Queens Park Rangers
- Sheffield Wednesday vs Brentford
- Fulham vs Middlesbrough
- Everton vs Sunderland
- Liverpool vs Barnsley
- Burnley vs Millwall
- Norwich City vs Walsall
- Portsmouth vs Arsenal
- Derby County vs Leeds United
- Swansea City vs West Bromwich Albion
- Salford City vs Swindon Town
- Boreham Wood vs Burton Albion
- Grimsby Town vs Weston Super Mare
- Hull City vs Blackburn Rovers
- Newcastle vs Bournemouth
- MK Dons vs Oxford United
- Cheltenham Town vs Leicester City
- Cambridge United vs Birmingham City
- Bristol City vs Watford
- Stoke City vs Coventry City
- Macclesfield vs Crystal Palace
- Manchester United vs Brighton & Hove Albion
- Sheffield United vs Mansfield Town
FA Cup 2025/26 dates, schedule
This season’s remaining round dates take place on the following weekends.
Third round: Saturday, January 10 2026
Fourth round: Saturday, February 14 2026
Fifth round: Saturday, March 7 2026
Quarter-finals: Saturday, April 4 2026
Semi-finals: Saturday, April 25 2026
Final: Saturday, May 16 2026
FA Cup: Full list of winners by year
- 2025: Crystal Palace
- 2024: Manchester United
- 2023: Manchester City
- 2022: Liverpool
- 2021: Leicester City
- 2020: Arsenal
- 2019: Man City
- 2018: Chelsea
- 2017: Arsenal
- 2016: Man United
- 2015: Arsenal
- 2014: Arsenal
- 2013: Wigan Athletic
- 2012: Chelsea
- 2011: Man City
- 2010: Chelsea
- 2009: Chelsea
- 2008: Portsmouth
- 2007: Chelsea
- 2006: Liverpool
- 2005: Arsenal
- 2004: Man United
- 2003: Arsenal
- 2002: Arsenal
- 2001: Liverpool
- 2000: Chelsea
- 1999: Man United
- 1998: Arsenal
- 1997: Chelsea
- 1996: Man United
- 1995: Everton
- 1994: Man United
- 1993: Arsenal
- 1992: Liverpool
- 1991: Tottenham
- 1990: Man United
- 1989: Liverpool
- 1988: Wimbledon
- 1987: Coventry City
- 1986: Liverpool
- 1985: Man United
- 1984: Everton
- 1983: Man United
- 1982: Tottenham
- 1981: Tottenham
- 1980: West Ham
- 1979: Arsenal
- 1978: Ipswich Town
- 1977: Man United
- 1976: Southampton
- 1975: West Ham
- 1974: Liverpool
- 1973: Sunderland
- 1972: Leeds United
- 1971: Arsenal
- 1970: Chelsea
- 1969: Man City
- 1968: West Brom
- 1967: Tottenham
- 1966: Everton
- 1965: Liverpool
- 1964: West Ham
- 1963: Man United
- 1962: Tottenham
- 1961: Tottenham
- 1960: Wolves
- 1959: Nottingham Forest
- 1958: Bolton Wanderers
- 1957: Aston Villa
- 1956: Man City
- 1955: Newcastle
- 1954: West Brom
- 1953: Blackpool
- 1952: Newcastle
- 1951: Newcastle
- 1950: Arsenal
- 1949: Wolves
- 1948: Man United
- 1947: Charlton Athletic
- 1946: Derby County
- 1939: Portsmouth
- 1938: Preston
- 1937: Sunderland
- 1936: Arsenal
- 1935: Sheffield Wednesday
- 1934: Man City
- 1933: Everton
- 1932: Newcastle
- 1931: West Brom
- 1930: Arsenal
- 1929: Bolton
- 1928: Blackburn
- 1927: Cardiff City
- 1926: Bolton
- 1925: Sheffield United
- 1924: Newcastle
- 1923: Bolton
- 1922: Huddersfield Town
- 1921: Tottenham
- 1920: Aston Villa
- 1916-1919: No competition held
- 1915: Sheffield United
- 1914: Burnley
- 1913: Aston Villa
- 1912: Barnsley
- 1911: Bradford City
- 1910: Newcastle
- 1909: Man United
- 1908: Wolves
- 1907: Sheffield Wednesday
- 1906: Everton
- 1905: Aston Villa
- 1904: Man City
- 1903: Bury
- 1902: Sheffield United
- 1901: Tottenham
- 1900: Bury
- 1899: Sheffield United
- 1898: Nottingham Forest
- 1897: Aston Villa
- 1896: Sheffield Wednesday
- 1895: Aston Villa
- 1894: Notts County
- 1893: Wolves
- 1892: West Brom
- 1891: Blackburn
- 1890: Blackburn
- 1889: Preston
- 1888: West Brom
- 1887: Aston Villa
- 1886: Blackburn
- 1885: Blackburn
- 1884: Blackburn
- 1883: Blackburn Olympic
- 1882: Old Etonians
- 1881: Old Carthusians
- 1880: Clapham Rovers
- 1879: Old Etonians
- 1878: Wanderers
- 1877: Wanderers
- 1876: Wanderers
- 1875: Royal Engineers
- 1874: Oxford University
- 1873: Wanderers
- 1872: Wanderers