Leicester City v Birmingham City

FA Cup Scores & Fixtures

Saturday 27th January

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home team, Leicester City

Manager: Enzo Maresca

Formation: diamond

Number 41,
J. Stolarczyk
Number 5,
C. Doyle , substituted for J. Justin at 46 minutes
Number 4,
C. Coady
Number 45,
B. Nelson
Number 17,
H. Choudhury
Number 29,
Y. Akgün , substituted for A. Raikhy at 81 minutes
Number 58,
B. Cover , substituted for Ricardo Pereira at 46 minutes
Number 26,
D. Praet
Number 40,
Wanya Marçal , substituted for K. McAteer at 46 minutes
Number 9,
J. Vardy , Captain, substituted for T. Cannon at 67 minutes
Number 11,
M. Albrighton

Substitutes

home team, Leicester City

Number 21,
Ricardo Pereira
Number 28,
T. Cannon
Number 3,
W. Faes
Number 2,
J. Justin
Number 10,
S. Mavididi
Number 35,
K. McAteer
Number 47,
A. Raikhy
Number 46,
S. Thomas
Number 1,
D. Ward

away team, Birmingham City

Manager: Tony Mowbray

Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1

Number 21,
J. Ruddy
Number 3,
L. Buchanan
Number 6,
K. Bielik
Number 44,
E. Aiwu
Number 2,
E. Laird , substituted for M. Roberts at 46 minutes
Number 34,
I. Šunjić , Captain, substituted for R. Donovan at 74 minutes
Number 19,
J. James
Number 17,
S. Dembélé , substituted for O. Burke at 62 minutes
Number 14,
K. Anderson , substituted for S. Hogan at 63 minutes
Number 11,
K. Miyoshi , substituted for T. Roberts at 62 minutes
Number 28,
J. Stansfield

away team, Birmingham City

Number 45,
O. Burke
Number 49,
R. Donovan
Number 1,
N. Etheridge
Number 26,
K. Long
Number 20,
G. Gardner
Number 9,
S. Hogan
Number 23,
E. Longelo
Number 4,
M. Roberts , Yellow Card at 77 minutes
Number 8,
T. Roberts , Yellow Card at 65 minutes

Leicester City
Birmingham City

home team, Leicester City

Manager: Enzo Maresca

Formation: diamond

Number 41,
J. Stolarczyk
Number 5,
C. Doyle , substituted for J. Justin at 46 minutes
Number 4,
C. Coady
Number 45,
B. Nelson
Number 17,
H. Choudhury
Number 29,
Y. Akgün , substituted for A. Raikhy at 81 minutes
Number 58,
B. Cover , substituted for Ricardo Pereira at 46 minutes
Number 26,
D. Praet
Number 40,
Wanya Marçal , substituted for K. McAteer at 46 minutes
Number 9,
J. Vardy , Captain, substituted for T. Cannon at 67 minutes
Number 11,
M. Albrighton

Substitutes

Number 21,
Ricardo Pereira
Number 28,
T. Cannon
Number 3,
W. Faes
Number 2,
J. Justin
Number 10,
S. Mavididi
Number 35,
K. McAteer
Number 47,
A. Raikhy
Number 46,
S. Thomas
Number 1,
D. Ward

Referee:: Craig Pawson
Assistant Referee 1:: Richard West
Assistant Referee 2:: Steven Meredith
Fourth Official:: Tom Reeves

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Leicester have never lost against Birmingham in the FA Cup (W7 D3), progressing from all seven ties against the Blues. Only Blackburn (12 vs Sunderland), Arsenal (11 vs Leicester) and Chelsea (11 vs Hull City) have faced an opponent more without ever losing in the competition.
Birmingham have won just three of their last 24 meetings with Leicester in all competitions (D6 L15), losing each of the last four in a row against the Foxes.
Leicester City have won 16 of their last 21 matches in the FA Cup (L5). Indeed, since the 2017-18 campaign only three teams have won more games than them (16) in the competition: Man City (27), Chelsea (23) and Man Utd (21).
Birmingham have lost four of their last five FA Cup fourth round ties going back to 2013-14, with the exception coming in 2019-20 against Coventry City.
Leicester’s Marc Albrighton has been involved in five goals in his last six FA Cup starts, scoring two goals and assisting three more, assisting their opening goal in a 3-2 win over Millwall in this season’s third round.

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Postat 90 minutes plus 4
Match ends, Leicester City 3, Birmingham City 0.
Full Timeat 90 minutes plus 4
Second Half ends, Leicester City 3, Birmingham City 0.
Postat 90 minutes plus 3
Foul by Hamza Choudhury (Leicester City).
Postat 90 minutes plus 3
Romelle Donovan (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Postat 90 minutes plus 2
Attempt saved. Tyler Roberts (Birmingham City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Scott Hogan.
Postat 90 minutes plus 1
Foul by James Justin (Leicester City).
Postat 90 minutes plus 1
Tyler Roberts (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Goal!at 88 minutes
Goal! Leicester City 3, Birmingham City 0. Dennis Praet (Leicester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Thomas Cannon.
Postat 87 minutes
Attempt blocked. Dennis Praet (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ricardo Pereira.
Postat 85 minutes
Attempt blocked. Marc Albrighton (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kasey McAteer.
Postat 84 minutes
Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Emanuel Aiwu.
Postat 82 minutes
Attempt saved. Ben Nelson (Leicester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
Substitutionat 81 minutes
Substitution, Leicester City. Arjan Raikhy replaces Yunus Akgün.
Postat 81 minutes
Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Marc Roberts.
Postat 81 minutes
Attempt blocked. Thomas Cannon (Leicester City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Hamza Choudhury.
Postat 80 minutes
Foul by Dennis Praet (Leicester City).
Postat 80 minutes
Krystian Bielik (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Postat 78 minutes
Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Ben Nelson.
Postat 78 minutes
Offside, Leicester City. James Justin is caught offside.
Bookingat 77 minutes
Marc Roberts (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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