Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney to commentate on Wrexham game live on TV

Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney will feature on a ‘first-of-its kind’ broadcast of Wrexham’s clash with Swansea City.

The Championship fixture will see the Hollywood co-owners of the club commentate live on the action as part of Sky Sports’ coverage.

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Wrexham host their Welsh rivals at the Racecourse Ground on Friday, March 13.

Alongside the regular broadcast, ‘Live from Wrexham with Rob and Ryan’ will be hosted by David Prutton.

The ‘unique matchday experience’ will include commentary and insight from the pair.

Fans watching on Sky Sports Football will also be treated to guests throughout the match.

Coverage begins at 7pm ahead of the 8pm kick-off, which will also be live on talkSPORT 2.

Speaking to Sky Sports, Reynolds and Mac explained: “As with our decision to take over Wrexham five years ago, we genuinely have no idea how this is going to go, but we will give it our best.

“Neither of us have called a sporting event of any variety, let alone a sport we basically learned the rules of five years ago.

“Either way, it will be another unpredictable day at the Racecourse and we can’t wait.

“We’re grateful to our partners at the EFL and Sky Sports, the latter of which we hope is ready with the bleep button.”

Wrexham’s promotion push

Wrexham are next in action this weekend with the first of three home matches in six days.

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Phil Parkinson’s side host Chelsea in the FA Cup fifth round on Saturday at 5.45pm, live on talkSPORT.

They then take on Hull City in the Championship on Tuesday, March 10 before the visit of the Swans three days later.

Wrexham currently sit sixth in the table, occupying the final play-off spot ahead of Southampton.

A fourth consecutive promotion this season would also secure top-flight football for the first time in their 161-year history.

Meanwhile, Swansea sit 12 points clear of the relegation zone in 16th place.

The Swans won the reverse fixture in December 2-1 at the Swansea.com Stadium.

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It was their first victory over Wrexham for 32 years and ended their opponents’ nine-match unbeaten streak in the fixture.

Prior to that meeting, the two sides had not played each other since a fourth-tier clash in 2003.