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Newcastle Triumphs Over Birmingham in Thrilling FA Cup Encounter
Newcastle United defeated Birmingham City 3-2 in a captivating FA Cup fourth round match at St. Andrew’s @ Knighthead Park. The game was a back-and-forth affair, keeping the tension high until the final whistle.
Birmingham took an early lead with a goal from E. Laird in the 1st minute, assisted by K. Anderson. However, Newcastle quickly responded, turning the game around with goals from J. Willock (21st minute) and C. Wilson (26th minute), both assisted by W. Osula. T. Iwata pulled one back for Birmingham in the 40th minute. The first half concluded with a flurry of yellow cards for both sides.
The second half continued with the same intensity. J. Willock sealed the victory with his second goal in the 82nd minute, assisted by S. Longstaff. Despite Birmingham’s efforts, Newcastle held on for a 3-2 win.
Statistics showed Newcastle’s dominance in possession (63% vs 37%), although Birmingham managed a considerable number of shots on target (6). Newcastle committed 11 fouls and received 3 yellow cards, while Birmingham committed 12 fouls and received 4 yellow cards.
Substitutions newcastle: at minute 46 S. Tonali came in and Bruno Guimaraes went out., at minute 55 J. Murphy came in and C. Wilson went out., at minute 55 F. Schar came in and D. Burn went out., at minute 90 A. Isak came in and W. Osula went out.
Substitutions birmingham: at minute 62 W. T. Willumsson came in and M. Leonard went out., at minute 76 L. Dykes came in and J. Stansfield went out., at minute 76 A. May came in and K. Anderson went out., at minute 77 K. Bielik came in and S. Wright went out., at minute 84 G. Hanley came in and T. Iwata went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Birmingham
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