The Hollywood derby: Tom Brady's Birmingham City set to face Ryan Reynolds' Wrexham - All you need to know

Birmingham City are set to take on Wrexham on Monday night (Monday, September 16) in what is being dubbed the ‘Hollywood Derby’.

It’s uncertain whether the Welsh club’s owners - the actors Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney - will be at St Andrew’s for the fixture on Monday evening. Wrexham will come up against a Blues side that has NFL star Tom Brady as a minority owner along with majority shareholders Tom Wagner’s Shelby Companies Ltd.

Here’s what you need to know ahead of Monday’s clash.

Kick-off time & how to watch

St. Andrew's @ Knighthead Park is sold out, with more than 2,200 supporters arriving from Wrexham. The match is being shown live on Sky Sports.

The game will take place at St Andrew’s on Monday, with kick-off at 8pm. The match will be televised live on Sky Sports Football.

Form

Blues have had a brilliant start to their 2024/25 campaign, with three wins from their first four league games. Chris Davies’ side also have a game in hand.

Monday’s fixture will see Birmingham: League One’s big spenders, come up against the division’s leaders. Wrexham are top of the league having won four of their first five games. Both sides are unbeaten.

Wrexham, unlike Birmingham, were in league action at the weekend and defeated local rivals Shrewsbury Town 3-0 at the Racecourse Ground on Saturday. Ollie Palmer, Elliot Lee, and Jack Marriott were all on target within the hour, and that put them top of the standings.

Birmingham’s last game came against Walsall on Tuesday, September 3, with several first-team players featuring in a 1-1 draw in the EFL Trophy. Wrexham played Salford City on Tuesday (September 10), beating them 2-1 in the EFL Trophy thanks to a goal from Paul Mullin and a Josh Austerfield own goal.

Prediction

Wrexham's former Aston Villa defender Lewis Brunt is anticipating a 'great game' ahead of their Sky Bet League One clash with Birmingham City.

Now at Wrexham, the 23-year-old returns to the West Midlands after leaving Villa on a free transfer in the summer of 2021. He was a boyhood Villa fan, and came through their academy, but didn't make an appearance for the first-team.

“Yeah, especially being a Villa fan!” responded Brunt to Wrexham’s media staff in a video posted on their official YouTube channel when asked about his thoughts for their next fixture.

“I’m from the local area so I’m sure that will be a great game. Like I said, it’s going to be a great atmosphere and a great game."