🏏 Sat, 7 Mar 2026 17:45 GMT
Wrexham
vs
Chelsea
3-4-3 vs 3-4-2-1
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- The biggest tie of the FA Cup fourth round. League One (third-tier) Wrexham host Premier League heavyweights Chelsea at home. For Wrexham, owned by Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney, a chance for a giant-killing that would go down in club history has arrived.
- Wrexham line up in a 3-4-3 and Chelsea in a 3-4-2-1, both with a back three. The matchup makes systemic mismatches unlikely, so how far Wrexham can offset the gap in individual quality with home support and organisation is the dividing line.
- Chelsea station Liam Delap as a lone striker, with Alejandro Garnacho and Pedro Neto as shadows in an attacking set-up. Watch the sharp cut-ins from the left foot of Garnacho, who moved from Manchester United.
- Wrexham goalkeeper Arthur Okonkwo is an Arsenal academy graduate. Whether a player who knows the Premier League stage can string together big saves in the cup holds the fate of Wrexham's giant-killing.
- Wrexham centre-back Callum Doyle came through Manchester City's academy and also has experience at Sunderland and Leicester. Though a League One player, he has Premier League-class potential, and a fearless display against Chelsea's attack is expected.
- In Chelsea's midfield, Romeo Lavia anchors. The Belgium international, a Manchester City academy product who joined via Southampton, takes on the role of controlling the game from the base of midfield. How he evades Wrexham's high press is key.
- Wrexham's George Dobson is a midfield fighter who came through West Ham's youth set-up and also played for Sunderland. His strength in challenges and work rate against higher-ranked opposition raise the whole team's fighting capacity.
- Chelsea go with a back three of Mamadou Sarr, Tosin Adarabioyo and Benoit Badiashile. How the young defence copes with the committed pressing and physicality of Wrexham's front three is one of the points to watch.
- The FA Cup is a competition that produces a giant-killing drama every year. Having climbed from the fifth tier to the fourth and third, will Wrexham's story reach even greater heights in this match? It is a tie that promises the kind of fervour unique to the cup.