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'Watching Wrexham with Prisoner 24601' - Ryan Reynolds joined on sofa by Deadpool co-star Hugh Jackman for Red Dragons' third-round FA Cup clash against Shrewsbury

Wrexham co-owner Ryan Reynolds was joined by Hugh Jackman on his couch to watch the Red Dragons' FA Cup match against Shrewsbury.

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  • Reynolds joined Jackman to watch Wrexham in action
  • Wrexham took on Shrewsbury in FA Cup third-round
  • Jackman visited Racecourse Ground at the start of the season

  • WHAT HAPPENED?

    Jackman joined his Deadpool co-star Ryan Reynolds on his sofa to watch Wrexham play against Shrewsbury in an FA Cup third-round clash on Sunday. Reynolds, who co-owns the Red Dragons alongside Rob McElhenney, shared a photograph with Jackman via his social media accounts.

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  • WHAT WAS SAID

    In the caption on his X post, Reynolds wrote: "Watching @Wrexham_AFC in the @EmiratesFACup with Prisoner 24601." The 'Prisoner 24601' note is a reference to Jackman's famous character in his film Les Miserables, Jean Valjean.

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    THE BIGGER PICTURE

    This is not the first time that the Australian actor was pictured watching a Wrexham match. Earlier in the summer, Jackman was spotted at the Racecourse Ground for the club's first League Two match. The actor is also known to be a big football fan and is rumoured to be a supporter of Norwich City.

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    WHAT NEXT FOR WREXHAM?

    Phil Parkinson's side took the lead against Shrewsbury in the 72nd minute thanks to Thomas O'Connor's deflected strike, and held on for a 1-0 win to progress to the fourth round of the FA Cup. They will next face AFC Wimbledon in a crucial League Two encounter on January 13.