Ryan Reynolds 'lost for words' after Ben Foster heroics secure Wrexham a dramatic victory

Wrexham's Hollywood A-list co-owner Ryan Reynolds is perhaps best known for his role as Deadpool but the Welsh club had a new superhero on Monday night.

In the dying stages of a tense match between the National League's two runaway teams, Wrexham led Notts County 3-2 at the Racecourse Ground when the visitors were awarded a penalty deep into injury time. Up stepped former Manchester United goalkeeper Ben Foster, who joined Wrexham less than three weeks ago, to pull off a superb save to secure the victory and send Wrexham three points clear, still with a game in hand.

Reynolds and his co-owner, fellow Hollywood star Rob McElhenney, celebrated at the end of a game that had all the thrills of a big screen blockbuster as the Red Dragons took a significant step towards a return to the English Football Leagues.

“I don’t think I have a heart anymore,” Reynolds said. “I think I used all the beats I had left during that match. That was unlike anything I’ve ever seen before.

"I'm not usually at a loss for words but I'm genuinely at a loss for words in this moment."

Elliot Lee's 78th-minute strike was the decisive goal after both teams had led during the match. But it was Foster's save to deny Cedwyn Scott that secured victory and put the fourth tier of English football within sight.

“When I get my hands on Ben Foster he’s going to be on the injured reserve list because I’m going to break ribs,” Reynolds said. “I’m going to hug him so hard.”

It had been billed as possibly the biggest game in the history of football at this level — and it didn't disappoint.

Wrexham have gained global recognition since being taken over by Reynolds and McElhenney and featuring in a television series that streams worldwide. Both teams went into the