Leicester City vs Birmingham City, 2023-24 English Women's FA Cup, 5th Round

· English Women's FA Cup
Leicester City
  • 19': Janice Cayman
  • 23': Shannon O'Brien
  • 42': Shannon O'Brien
  • 59': Saori Takarada
  • 66': Deanne Rose
  • 82': Aileen Whelan
FT
6 - 2
Birmingham City
  • 2': Missy Goodwin (OG)
  • 41': Libby Smith

About

Leicester City are hosting Birmingham City at Pirelli Stadium, Burton, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English Women's FA Cup.

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Christie Harrison-Murray (Birmingham City Women) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 1': Foul by Sam Tierney (Leicester City Women).
  • 2': Own Goal by Missy Goodwin, Leicester City Women. Leicester City Women 0, Birmingham City Women 1.
  • 5': Corner, Birmingham City Women. Conceded by Sophie Howard.
  • 6': Foul by Claudia Walker (Birmingham City Women).
  • 6': Janice Cayman (Leicester City Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 7': Corner, Birmingham City Women. Conceded by Sophie Howard.
  • 9': Attempt saved. Sam Tierney (Leicester City Women) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
  • 9': Corner, Leicester City Women. Conceded by Jade Moore.
  • 12': Christie Harrison-Murray (Birmingham City Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 12': Foul by Janice Cayman (Leicester City Women).
  • 16': Attempt saved. Nicole Momiki (Leicester City Women) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 18': Attempt missed. Saori Takarada (Leicester City Women) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
  • 19': Foul by Cho So-Hyun (Birmingham City Women).
  • 19': Saori Takarada (Leicester City Women) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 19': Goal! Leicester City Women 1, Birmingham City Women 1. Janice Cayman (Leicester City Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Saori Takarada.
  • 20': Cho So-Hyun (Birmingham City Women) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 20': Foul by Saori Takarada (Leicester City Women).
  • 21': Foul by Gemma Lawley (Birmingham City Women).
  • 21': Nicole Momiki (Leicester City Women) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 21': Gemma Lawley (Birmingham City Women) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 22': Attempt saved. Shannon O'Brien (Leicester City Women) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the top centre of the goal.
  • 23': Goal! Leicester City Women 2, Birmingham City Women 1. Shannon O'Brien (Leicester City Women) right footed shot from outside the box to the high centre of the goal.
  • 25': Corner, Birmingham City Women. Conceded by Janice Cayman.
  • 30': Foul by Jutta Rantala (Leicester City Women).
  • 30': Jade Moore (Birmingham City Women) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 36': Foul by Shannon O'Brien (Leicester City Women).
  • 36': Lucy Quinn (Birmingham City Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 36': Attempt missed. Lucy Quinn (Birmingham City Women) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left.
  • 38': Delay in match because of an injury Lucy Quinn (Birmingham City Women).
  • 39': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 41': Goal! Leicester City Women 2, Birmingham City Women 2. Libby Smith (Birmingham City Women) right footed shot from more than 35 yards to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Christie Harrison-Murray.
  • 42': Goal! Leicester City Women 3, Birmingham City Women 2. Shannon O'Brien (Leicester City Women) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Sam Tierney.
  • 45'+3': Attempt saved. Shannon O'Brien (Leicester City Women) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 45'+6': Christie Harrison-Murray (Birmingham City Women) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 45'+6': Foul by Saori Takarada (Leicester City Women).
  • 45'+6': Attempt saved. Ellie Mason (Birmingham City Women) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 45'+7': First Half ends, Leicester City Women 3, Birmingham City Women 2.
  • 45': Second Half begins Leicester City Women 3, Birmingham City Women 2.
  • 45': Substitution, Birmingham City Women. Ivana Fuso replaces Lucy Quinn.
  • 46': Ellie Mason (Birmingham City Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 46': Foul by Saori Takarada (Leicester City Women).
  • 47': Foul by Jade Moore (Birmingham City Women).
  • 47': Nicole Momiki (Leicester City Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 48': Corner, Birmingham City Women. Conceded by Janice Cayman.
  • 49': Corner, Birmingham City Women. Conceded by Shannon O'Brien.
  • 50': Claudia Walker (Birmingham City Women) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 50': Foul by Sam Tierney (Leicester City Women).
  • 51': Foul by Shannon O'Brien (Leicester City Women).
  • 51': Neve Herron (Birmingham City Women) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 51': Corner, Birmingham City Women. Conceded by Shannon O'Brien.
  • 52': Attempt missed. Ellie Mason (Birmingham City Women) header from the centre of the box is too high following a corner.
  • 53': Claudia Walker (Birmingham City Women) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 53': Foul by Missy Goodwin (Leicester City Women).
  • 53': Foul by Libby Smith (Birmingham City Women).
  • 53': Janina Leitzig (Leicester City Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 54': Libby Smith (Birmingham City Women) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 55': Foul by Libby Smith (Birmingham City Women).
  • 55': Janice Cayman (Leicester City Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 58': Foul by Cho So-Hyun (Birmingham City Women).
  • 58': Sam Tierney (Leicester City Women) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 59': Goal! Leicester City Women 4, Birmingham City Women 2. Saori Takarada (Leicester City Women) header from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Jutta Rantala following a set piece situation.
  • 60': Attempt saved. Claudia Walker (Birmingham City Women) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
  • 60': Corner, Birmingham City Women. Conceded by Janina Leitzig.
  • 61': Foul by Jade Moore (Birmingham City Women).
  • 61': Missy Goodwin (Leicester City Women) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 62': Foul by Jade Moore (Birmingham City Women).
  • 62': Sophie Howard (Leicester City Women) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 62': Attempt missed. Jutta Rantala (Leicester City Women) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top left corner from a direct free kick.
  • 63': Substitution, Birmingham City Women. Choe Yu-Ri replaces Libby Smith.
  • 64': Foul by Choe Yu-Ri (Birmingham City Women).
  • 64': Saori Takarada (Leicester City Women) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 64': Foul by Catherine Bott (Leicester City Women).
  • 64': Neve Herron (Birmingham City Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 64': Catherine Bott (Leicester City Women) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 66': Substitution, Leicester City Women. Deanne Rose replaces Missy Goodwin.
  • 66': Substitution, Leicester City Women. Ava Baker replaces Shannon O'Brien.
  • 66': Substitution, Leicester City Women. Aileen Whelan replaces Jutta Rantala.
  • 66': Goal! Leicester City Women 5, Birmingham City Women 2. Deanne Rose (Leicester City Women) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner.
  • 69': Corner, Birmingham City Women. Conceded by Josie Green.
  • 72': Corner, Birmingham City Women. Conceded by Catherine Bott.
  • 72': Attempt missed. Gemma Lawley (Birmingham City Women) header from the centre of the box misses to the right following a corner.
  • 75': Substitution, Leicester City Women. Emilia Pelgander replaces Saori Takarada.
  • 75': Substitution, Leicester City Women. Asmita Ale replaces Catherine Bott.
  • 76': Substitution, Birmingham City Women. Katie Dungate replaces Jade Moore.
  • 76': Substitution, Birmingham City Women. Charlie Devlin replaces Claudia Walker.
  • 78': Attempt saved. Ava Baker (Leicester City Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
  • 78': Attempt saved. Emilia Pelgander (Leicester City Women) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the top centre of the goal.
  • 78': Corner, Leicester City Women. Conceded by Lucy Thomas.
  • 81': Corner, Leicester City Women. Conceded by Ellie Mason.
  • 82': Goal! Leicester City Women 6, Birmingham City Women 2. Aileen Whelan (Leicester City Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal following a corner.
  • 84': Attempt saved. Janice Cayman (Leicester City Women) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
  • 85': Charlie Devlin (Birmingham City Women) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 85': Foul by Emilia Pelgander (Leicester City Women).
  • 85': Attempt saved. Charlie Devlin (Birmingham City Women) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
  • 89': Foul by Sophie Howard (Leicester City Women).
  • 89': Ivana Fuso (Birmingham City Women) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 89': Attempt missed. Charlie Devlin (Birmingham City Women) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
  • 90'+1': Attempt missed. Charlie Devlin (Birmingham City Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
  • 90'+2': Attempt missed. Deanne Rose (Leicester City Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
  • 90'+3': Corner, Birmingham City Women. Conceded by Ava Baker.
  • 90'+5': Charlie Devlin (Birmingham City Women) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+5': Foul by Emilia Pelgander (Leicester City Women).
  • 90'+6': Attempt missed. Neve Herron (Birmingham City Women) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
  • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Leicester City Women 6, Birmingham City Women 2.
  • 0': Match ends, Leicester City Women 6, Birmingham City Women 2.

Game Information

Competition: English Women's FA Cup

Venue: Pirelli Stadium
Location: Burton, England
Attendance: 609

Line-Ups

LEI Leicester City

No. Name
1 Janina Leitzig (GK)
14 Josephine Green
11 Janice Cayman
5 Sophie Howard
4 C.J. Bott Yellow Card
3 Sam Tierney
8 Jutta Rantala
15 Saori Takarada
20 Missy Goodwin
29 Yuka Momiki
27 Shannon O'Brien
Leicester City Substitutes:
Deanne Rose, Courtney Nevin, Emilia Pelgander, Asmita Ale, Lize Kop, Julie Thibaud, Aileen Whelan, Aimee Palmer, Ava Baker.

BIR Birmingham City

No. Name
1 Lucy Thomas (GK)
3 Ellie Mason
6 Gemma Lawley Yellow Card
9 Libby Smith
30 Neve Herron
24 Jade Moore
10 Christie Murray
20 Cho So-Hyun
17 Lucy Quinn
8 Jamie Finn
21 Claudia Walker
Birmingham City Substitutes:
Ivana Fuso, Rebecca Holloway, Katie Dungate, Charlie Devlin, Charlotte Clarke, Choe Yu-Ri.

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