English FA Cup

Birmingham City vs Newcastle United, 2024-25 English FA Cup, Fourth Round

· English FA Cup
Birmingham City
  • 1': Ethan Laird
  • 40': Tomoki Iwata
FT
2 - 3
Newcastle United
  • 21': Joe Willock
  • 26': Callum Wilson
  • 82': Joe Willock

Newcastle beat Birmingham 3-2 in FA Cup after early scare

Joe Willock bagged a brace as Newcastle United battled back from a goal down after 40 seconds to beat third tier Birmingham City 3-2 at St Andrew's on Saturday and reach the English FA Cup fifth round.

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Matt Targett.
  • 1': Goal! Birmingham City 1, Newcastle United 0. Ethan Laird (Birmingham City) left footed shot from very close range to the top left corner. Assisted by Keshi Anderson with a headed pass following a corner.
  • 3': Ethan Laird (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 3': Foul by Joe Willock (Newcastle United).
  • 7': Foul by Alex Cochrane (Birmingham City).
  • 7': William Osula (Newcastle United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 12': Attempt blocked. Callum Wilson (Newcastle United) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by William Osula.
  • 14': Foul by Dan Burn (Newcastle United).
  • 14': Scott Wright (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 14': Dan Burn (Newcastle United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 15': Attempt saved. Keshi Anderson (Birmingham City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Christoph Klarer with a headed pass.
  • 18': Bruno Guimarães (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 18': Foul by Marc Leonard (Birmingham City).
  • 20': Ethan Laird (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 20': Foul by Joe Willock (Newcastle United).
  • 21': Goal! Birmingham City 1, Newcastle United 1. Joe Willock (Newcastle United) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by William Osula.
  • 23': Ben Davies (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 23': Foul by Callum Wilson (Newcastle United).
  • 25': Attempt saved. Jay Stansfield (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Keshi Anderson.
  • 25': Attempt saved. William Osula (Newcastle United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Nick Pope.
  • 26': Attempt blocked. Joe Willock (Newcastle United) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Tino Livramento.
  • 26': Goal! Birmingham City 1, Newcastle United 2. Callum Wilson (Newcastle United) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by William Osula.
  • 27': Foul by Alex Cochrane (Birmingham City).
  • 27': William Osula (Newcastle United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 29': Foul by William Osula (Newcastle United).
  • 29': Keshi Anderson (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 32': Foul by Kieran Dowell (Birmingham City).
  • 32': William Osula (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 32': Offside, Newcastle United. Joe Willock is caught offside.
  • 33': Attempt missed. Jay Stansfield (Birmingham City) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Keshi Anderson with a cross.
  • 36': Attempt blocked. William Osula (Newcastle United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Joe Willock.
  • 37': Attempt saved. William Osula (Newcastle United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
  • 39': Attempt saved. Scott Wright (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Tomoki Iwata.
  • 40': Goal! Birmingham City 2, Newcastle United 2. Tomoki Iwata (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner.
  • 42': Foul by Alex Cochrane (Birmingham City).
  • 42': William Osula (Newcastle United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 44': Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by Alex Cochrane.
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+2': Foul by Jay Stansfield (Birmingham City).
  • 45'+2': William Osula (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+3': Keshi Anderson (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card.
  • 45'+3': William Osula (Newcastle United) is shown the yellow card.
  • 45'+4': First Half ends, Birmingham City 2, Newcastle United 2.
  • 45': Second Half begins Birmingham City 2, Newcastle United 2.
  • 45': Substitution, Newcastle United. Sandro Tonali replaces Bruno Guimarães.
  • 49': Hand ball by Sean Longstaff (Newcastle United).
  • 50': Foul by William Osula (Newcastle United).
  • 50': Keshi Anderson (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 52': Foul by Joe Willock (Newcastle United).
  • 52': Scott Wright (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 55': Substitution, Newcastle United. Fabian Schär replaces Dan Burn.
  • 55': Substitution, Newcastle United. Jacob Murphy replaces Callum Wilson.
  • 57': Delay in match because of an injury Marc Leonard (Birmingham City).
  • 62': Substitution, Birmingham City. Willum Willumsson replaces Marc Leonard because of an injury.
  • 62': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 63': Ethan Laird (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 63': Foul by Matt Targett (Newcastle United).
  • 66': Jay Stansfield (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card.
  • 68': Ethan Laird (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 68': Foul by Joe Willock (Newcastle United).
  • 68': Joe Willock (Newcastle United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 69': Attempt missed. Kieran Dowell (Birmingham City) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Tomoki Iwata.
  • 70': Offside, Birmingham City. Willum Willumsson is caught offside.
  • 71': Foul by Christoph Klarer (Birmingham City).
  • 71': Joe Willock (Newcastle United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 71': Christoph Klarer (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 72': Attempt blocked. Tino Livramento (Newcastle United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 72': Attempt saved. Jacob Murphy (Newcastle United) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
  • 73': Attempt blocked. Scott Wright (Birmingham City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kieran Dowell.
  • 74': Foul by Willum Willumsson (Birmingham City).
  • 74': Joe Willock (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 74': Delay in match because of an injury Joe Willock (Newcastle United).
  • 75': Willum Willumsson (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 76': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 76': Substitution, Birmingham City. Alfie May replaces Keshi Anderson.
  • 77': Substitution, Birmingham City. Lyndon Dykes replaces Jay Stansfield.
  • 77': Substitution, Birmingham City. Krystian Bielik replaces Scott Wright.
  • 78': Attempt missed. Sean Longstaff (Newcastle United) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Tino Livramento.
  • 80': Foul by Tomoki Iwata (Birmingham City).
  • 80': Sandro Tonali (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 82': Goal! Birmingham City 2, Newcastle United 3. Joe Willock (Newcastle United) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Sean Longstaff.
  • 84': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Fabian Schär.
  • 84': Substitution, Birmingham City. Grant Hanley replaces Tomoki Iwata.
  • 85': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Nick Pope.
  • 85': Attempt blocked. Ethan Laird (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 87': Foul by Kieran Dowell (Birmingham City).
  • 87': William Osula (Newcastle United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 89': Attempt blocked. Sandro Tonali (Newcastle United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jacob Murphy.
  • 89': Emil Krafth (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 89': Foul by Lyndon Dykes (Birmingham City).
  • 90': Attempt blocked. Jacob Murphy (Newcastle United) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Joe Willock.
  • 90'+1': Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by Ben Davies.
  • 90': Fourth official has announced 12 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+2': Offside, Birmingham City. Alfie May is caught offside.
  • 90'+3': Attempt missed. Jacob Murphy (Newcastle United) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Tino Livramento.
  • 90'+6': Attempt saved. Alfie May (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 90'+7': Attempt missed. William Osula (Newcastle United) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
  • 90'+8': Foul by Alex Cochrane (Birmingham City).
  • 90'+8': Sean Longstaff (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+9': Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by Christoph Klarer.
  • 90'+10': Foul by Sean Longstaff (Newcastle United).
  • 90'+10': Kieran Dowell (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+11': Attempt missed. Grant Hanley (Birmingham City) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Bailey Peacock-Farrell following a set piece situation.
  • 90'+11': Attempt saved. Fabian Schär (Newcastle United) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Sandro Tonali.
  • 90'+12': Delay in match because of an injury William Osula (Newcastle United).
  • 90'+14': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 90'+14': Substitution, Newcastle United. Alexander Isak replaces William Osula because of an injury.
  • 90'+15': Second Half ends, Birmingham City 2, Newcastle United 3.
  • 0': Match ends, Birmingham City 2, Newcastle United 3.

Statistics

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11 Fouls 12
3 Yellow Cards 4
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 2
3 Corner Kicks 3
4 Saves 4
62.5 Possession 37.5
16 SHOTS 11
9 ON GOAL 6
0.6 On Target % 0.5
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
382 Accurate Passes 201
461 Passes 273
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.7
1 Accurate Crosses 5
16 Crosses 15
0.1 Cross % 0.3
70 Long Balls 51
39 Accurate Long Balls 19
0.6 Long Balls % 0.4
4 Blocked Shots 2
12 Effective Tackles 11
19 Tackles 20
0.6 Tackle % 0.6
5 Interceptions 13
18 Effective Clearances 25
18 Clearances 25

Game Information

Competition: English FA Cup

Venue: St. Andrew's @ Knighthead Park
Location: Birmingham, England
Attendance: 27,914

Line-Ups

BIR Birmingham City (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
45 Bailey Peacock-Farrell (GK)
25 Ben Davies
4 Christoph Klarer Yellow Card
20 Alex Cochrane
2 Ethan Laird
30 Kieran Dowell
12 Marc Leonard
24 Tomoki Iwata
28 Jay Stansfield Yellow Card
14 Keshi Anderson
11 Scott Wright
Birmingham City Substitutes:
Willum Thór Willumsson, Krystian Bielik, Luke Harris, Alfie May, Lukas Jutkiewicz, Lyndon Dykes, Alfons Sampsted, Ryan Allsop, Grant Hanley.

NEW Newcastle United (4-3-3)

No. Name
22 Nick Pope (GK)
33 Dan Burn Yellow Card
17 Emil Krafth
13 Matt Targett
21 Valentino Livramento
39 Bruno Guimarães
67 Lewis Miley
36 Sean Longstaff
9 Callum Wilson
28 Joe Willock
18 William Osula
Newcastle United Substitutes:
John Ruddy, Kieran Trippier, Martin Dúbravka, Sandro Tonali, Fabian Schär, Sean Neave, Lewis Hall, Alexander Isak, Jacob Murphy.

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