How to watch Wrexham vs Nottingham Forest: Live streams, TV coverage as famed FA Cup giant-killers target another upset

BOURNEMOUTH, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 26: Sean Dyche the head coach / manager of Nottingham Forest reacts during the Premier League match between Bournemouth and Nottingham Forest at Vitality Stadium on October 26, 2025 in Bournemouth, England. (Photo by Catherine Ivill - AMA/Getty Images)
Nottingham Forest boss Sean Dyche (Image credit: Getty Images)

Watch Wrexham vs Nottingham Forest today as Sean Dyche's Tricky Trees visit north Wales in the third round of the FA Cup and FourFourTwo brings you all the details on live streams and TV channels, wherever you are in the world.

Wrexham vs Nottingham Forest key information

• Date: Friday, 9 January 2026

• Kick-off time: 7:30pm GMT / 2:30pm ET

• Venue: Racecourse Ground, Wrexham

• TV & streaming: TNT Sports / Discovery+ (UK), ESPN+ (US), Stan Sport (Australia)

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A run in the FA Cup would be more than a new angle for Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney to riff off in the next series of Welcome to Wrexham. It would be fresh take on a proud cup history.

Read on as FourFourTwo brings you all the information on how to watch Wrexham vs Nottingham Forest online, on TV, and from anywhere.

Watch Wrexham vs Nottingham Forest on TV in the UK

Wrexham vs Nottingham Forest will be broadcast live in the UK on TNT Sports 1 and available on the Discovery+ streaming platform.

Get TNT Sports and Discovery+

Get TNT Sports and Discovery+

The simplest way to watch football on TNT Sports is through the Discovery+ streaming platform, which costs £30.99 a month. You can get that on your smart TV but those wishing to watch through linear can also add TNT Sports channels to their existing pay-TV package with EE, Sky, or Virgin Media.

Watch Wrexham vs Nottingham Forest in the US

Wrexham vs Nottingham Forest will be on ESPN in the United States and available to stream on ESPN+.

Watch the FA Cup on ESPN+

Watch the FA Cup on ESPN+

To tune into the FA Cup through ESPN+ all you need is an ESPN Select subscription, which costs £12.99/month. ESPN Unlimited will give you added access to the main ESPN networks for $29.99/month.

Coverage is geo-restricted. If you're not in the States right now, you can still access your ESPN+ subscription by using a VPN such as NordVPN.

How to watch Wrexham vs Nottingham Forest in Australia

Fans in Australia can watch Wrexham vs Nottingham Forest through Stan Sport.

Watch the FA Cup on Stan Sport

Watch the FA Cup on Stan Sport

Want every single FA Cup live stream in one place, plus the Premier League and Champions League? At AU$32 per month, Stan Sport is a steal for football fans down under. Just add the Stan Sport package to the base Stan plan and you'll be streaming the action within minutes.

Coverage is geo-restricted. If you're not in Australia right now, you can still access your Stan Sport subscription by using a VPN such as NordVPN.

Watch Wrexham vs Nottingham Forest from anywhere

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Wrexham vs Nottingham Forest: FA Cup third round preview

The Red Dragons' previous FA Cup exploits have taken them as far as the quarter-finals and delivered some of its most famous upsets.

We can only imagine what the club's current ownership group would have spun out of Wrexham's win against Arsenal in 1992.

Phil Parkinson's team was drawn at home again in this year's third round and given an opportunity to start a new chapter against Premier League opposition.

Wrexham have inserted themselves into the race for what would be a remarkable fourth successive promotion. They entertain Nottingham Forest in fine form on Friday.

Forest have some FA Cup heritage of their own. Their second and most recent cup win was in 1959 and their last appearance in the final was the infamous 1991 Wembley showpiece.

This might not be the season to end that long wait. Sean Dyche has other priorities in mind both domestically and in Europe, where Premier League survival and progress in the Europa League must take precedence.

Their midweek comeback win against West Ham United has eased Forest's relegation fears, however, and a Friday night at the Racecourse Ground is an opportunity to blow off some steam.

When Dyche names his starting line-up 75 minutes before kick-off, we'll know exactly where he sees the FA Cup on his 2025-26 to-do list.

FourFourTwo's prediction

Wrexham 2-1 Nottingham Forest

Championship clubs beating Premier League opponents in the third round is a proud British tradition. We think this game is a prime candidate.

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Chris is a Warwickshire-based freelance writer, Editor-in-Chief of AVillaFan.com, author of the High Protein Beef Paste football newsletter and owner of Aston Villa Review. He supports Northern Premier League Midlands Division club Coventry Sphinx.

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