Macclesfield cause biggest FA Cup shock ever while Wrexham knock out Forest

The Totally Football Show with James Richardson

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🗓️ 11 January 2026

⏱️ 65 minutes

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Summary

Jimbo’s joined by Daniel Storey, Adrian Clarke and Tom Williams after an historic FA Cup 3rd round weekend.

Macclesfield, 117 places below holders Crystal Palace in the football pyramid, are victorious 2-1 at Moss Rose on Saturday. All hail John Rooney and the Silkmen.

Ryan Reynolds’ Wrexham also knock out Premier League opposition as Forest fall on penalties on Friday night. Could they meet again next season?

Daniel was there to see Man City hit 10 goals against Exeter on Saturday. Elsewhere, there’s more misery for Spurs against Villa, while Liam Rosenior is victorious in his first game in charge of Chelsea, a 5-1 win at Championship Charlton.

And Maher Mezahi joins us to preview a mouthwatering set of AFCON semi-finals as Nigeria take on Morocco and Senegal face Egypt.

Produced by Charlie Jones

RUNNING ORDER:

• PART 1: Macclesfield 2-1 Crystal Palace (06.00)

• PART 2a: Wrexham knock out Forest on penalties (19.00)

• PART 2b: Man City 10-1 Exeter (29.00)

• PART 2c: Man United 1-2 Brighton (34.00)

• PART 2d: Newcastle progress after thriller with Bournemouth (39.00)

• PART 2e: Spurs 1-2 Aston Villa (43.00)

• PART 3: Carabao Cup semi-final preview (48.00)

• PART 4: AFCON semi-final preview with Maher Mezahi (55.00)

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0:00.0	The Athletic F.C.
0:09.6	Totally football show today, FAA Cup at Moss Rose.
0:13.9	Mad Max drama.
0:15.5	A bandage hero rises from a dystopian wasteland, just up the A537.
0:19.8	Drama 2 at Wrexham in a game that takes Nottingham Forest's fourth round plans and Rexum.
0:24.4	With 10 goal drama for Man City and Spurs wearing shirts with all the names removed and the likely Epstein Files tribute,
0:30.8	we ran up all the round three stories plus Akon, Ozzy Airborne and Morocco in a roll.
0:35.4	We count down to the semi-ifinals on the Totally Football Show.
0:43.2	Sunday, January the 11th, hi to you if you're following us on YouTube.
0:49.2	And hello indeed if you're enjoying this as a podcast.
0:53.0	It's the Totally Football show today with lashings
0:56.6	of insight from well Adrian Clark who's here hello hi Adrian with you what the EFL hat on
1:03.3	valuable knowledge of all these hopefully it'll come in handy I'm sure it will we got Daniel's
1:08.7	story he's going to be invaluable he's been to literally every ground featured this weekend, eh, Daniel? That's a very good point, I have indeed. Yeah, indeed. And Tom Williams, who's mostly spent his season eating cheese in France. Yes. Hello, James. That is mainly what I do. Excellent. All right, then, I'm professionally obliged to confirm this is everyone's favorite weekend of the season.
1:29.6	Oh, of course it is.
1:30.5	Like Christmas?
1:31.3	Oh, big time.
1:31.9	Even better.
1:32.5	Even better.
1:33.7	Even better.
1:34.9	So many stories, Adrian.
1:36.4	I mean, you were getting into the studio while Man United Brighton was going on.
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