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Birmingham eliminate Forest Green Rovers and qualify for the fourth round of the FA Cup. The Blues will face Blackburn, on Saturday (28).
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Through to the fourth round of the #EmiratesFACup. 👊 pic.twitter.com/GdGlgdO09x — Birmingham City FC (@BCFC) January 17, 2023
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A valiant effort from the lads - but we bow out of the @EmiratesFACup. #WeAreFGR💚 pic.twitter.com/36SazM74Iq — Forest Green Rovers (@FGRFC_Official) January 17, 2023
94'
End of game
90'
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83' Substitutions in Forest Green
In: Brown and Davis
Out: Peart-Harris and Stevenson
75'
March receives a great pass, gets in the face of the goalkeeper and hits a cross, but the ball goes to the right of the goal
73' Substitution in Birmingham
In: Bacuna
Out: Hannibal
71' Substitutions in Forest Green
In: Garrick, Fiabema and Casey
Out: Stevens, McAllister and O'Keeffe
69' Yellow card for Birmingham
Trusty
65' GOAL BIRMINGHAM
After a corner kick, Trusty heads the ball into the middle. Chang shrugged off the marker and Long grabbed the rebound to turn it around for the Blues
61'
Hendry splices with the left foot in the middle of the area and stamps the post
59' Yellow card for Birmingham
Hannibal
57' Yellow card for Birmingham
Bielik
50' GOAL BIRMINGHAM
After a good exchange of passes, Jutkiewicz receives on the edge of the area and finishes low, searching for the corner and giving Thomas no time to react
45'
Game restarts
Substitutions in Birmingham
In: Colin, Chang, and Chong
Out: Graham, James and Longelo
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Leading at the break thanks to Ben's belter👊
1-0 | #WeAreFGR💚 pic.twitter.com/VaIfLtgWKb — Forest Green Rovers (@FGRFC_Official) January 17, 2023
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Trailing at the break in the #EmiratesFACup. pic.twitter.com/foKdFTgfOx — Birmingham City FC (@BCFC) January 17, 2023
46'
The first half ends
45'
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37' Yellow card for Birmingham
Longelo
37' Yellow card for Green
Peart-Harris
26'
O'Keeffe takes a free-kick into the box. And, after confusion, the goalkeeper keeps the ball
19' WOW
After a knockdown inside the box, Stevens picks up the rebound and hits it hard. Etheridge saves the second goal with a fumbled hand
16'
Tightly contested game. Green doesn't let his opponents get past midfield and even stops them with a foul
11'
Graham crosses from the right and Jutkiewicz heads over the goal
8' GOAL GREEN
MORE THAN GOAL! Stevenson receives the ball in the middle of the field, adjusts it and shoots a long shot. Etheridge tries, but can not reach the ball, which dies in the corner
5'
Mejbri lifts the ball to the second post. Jutkiewicz's header is deflected out wide by Thomas
3'
Birmingham stifles Green on the edge of the field, but the hosts come out well
00'
Ball rolling
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Teams on the field
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Romelle Donovan, 16, making her professional debut
16-year-old Romelle Donovan makes the senior matchday squad for the first time. 15-year-old Trevan Sanusi has travelled. 😁 #EmiratesFACup pic.twitter.com/A5VG3Ln5BE
— Birmingham City FC (@BCFC) January 17, 2023
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Forest Green Dressing Room
His first start in 2⃣9⃣0⃣ days🤩#WeAreFGR💚 pic.twitter.com/HHwqL6GT7A
— Forest Green Rovers (@FGRFC_Official) January 17, 2023
Birmingham reserves
Ruddy, Colin, Friend, Gordon, Bacuna, Chang, Chong, Denovan, Deeney
Birmingham roster
Etheridge; Graham, Sanderson, Long, Trusty; Longelo, James, Bielik; Hannibal, Jutkiewicz, Hogan
Forest Green reserves
Mcgee, Mcgeouch, Casey, Garrick, Fiabema, Godwin-Malife, Davis, Bunker, Brown
Forest Green roster
Lwis Thomas; O'keeffe, Bernard, Cargill, Cooper; McAllister, Hendry, Stevenson, Hendry, Peart-Harris; March, Stevens
Refereeing
Referee: Sam Allison
Assistant Referees: Samuel Ogles and Michael Webb
Fourth Official: Lee Swabey
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Speak up, John Eustace!
"Gaz came back two days ago, he missed five months, so it's unlikely he'll be involved and we'll have to take a look at Nico Gordon. We'll have to make some changes, but it's very important that we get back to being competitive and get wins again. It's a chance for us to go there on Tuesday and be strong, we will go with a strong team and also respect the FA Cup and go to the next round.
It's all about attitude, we go there and try to get it right and whoever we choose will be ready for the fight".
Probable roster for Birmingham
Etheridge; Colin, Sanderson, Long, Trusty, Friend; Bacuna, Mejbri, Chong; Jutkiewicz, Hogan
Birmingham squad
Goalkeepers: Neil Etheridge, John Ruddy, Zach Jeacock
Defenders: Maxime Coling, George Friend, Marc Roberts, Auston Trusty, Harlee Dean, Emmanuel Longelo, Nico Gordon, Kevin Long, Dion Sanderson, Mtichell Roberts
Midfielders: Hannibal, Juninho Bacuna, Jordan Graham, Reda Khadra, Tahith Chong, Jordan James, Gary Gardner, Jobe Bellingham, Tate Campbell, Krystian Bielik, George Hall, Alfie Chang, Ryam Stirk, Jonathan Leko, Josh Williams
Forwards: Troy Deeney, Scott Hogan, Lukas Jutkiewicz, Sam Cosgrove
Coach: John Eustace
Speak up, Burchnall!
"So many new players showing up at one week's training and looking so together within the team is a good sign and a platform to build on.
In many of the games we played, the margins were small. We advanced in many games, which shows that we approached the game the right way, but sometimes when you're ahead, you need to keep going. When you can't, you can be vulnerable and it's a great blow from them.
I like to approach it as a game (against Birmingham) that we can win and a chance to work on things. It means we can take a look at it in a different way and that's a good situation. The fans have been great. I'm so aware that it's a tough time and when we don't play well, we feel it a little bit. The players gave absolutely everything today and if we can deliver that every week, the fans will be happy.
The window is open and I think there are one or two pieces of the puzzle that we would like to add, but certainly moving in the right direction."
Probable roster for Forest Green
Doohan; Godwin-Malife, Casey, Cooper, Robson; Hendry, Peart-Harris, Stevenson; McAllister, March, Bakayoko.
Forest Green squad
Goalkeepers: Luke Mcgee, Lewis Thomas, Alfie Burnett
Defenders: Corey O'keeffe, Dominic Bernard, Oliver Casey, Baily Cargill, Jamie Robson, Jordan Moore-Taylor, Jacob Jones, Udoka Dodwin-Malife, Brandon Cooper, Murphy Bennett
Midfielder: Dylan Mcgeouch, Ben Stevenson, Regan Hendry, Armani Little, Kyle Mcallister, Sean O'brien, Myles Peart-Harris, David Davis, Harvey Bunker, Reece Brown, Finley Bell
Forwards: Mathew Stevens, Brayan Fiabema, Josh March
Coach: Ian Burchnall
Blues
Birmingham City are 18th in the Championship, with 32 points. The Blues have not had a good run either, having lost their last four games, most recently a 4-0 defeat at Bristol.
Green Devils
Forest Green Rovers are in League One, the third tier of English football, where they are in 25th and last place with 21 points. The Green Devils haven't won in five games, with 15 defeats, six draws, and five wins.
Rescheduled game
The Match was scheduled to take place on Saturday (7), but was postponed due to heavy rain in Nailsworth. The winner of the qualifier will travel to Blackburn Rovers in the fourth round.
Eye on the game
Forest Green Rovers vs Birmingham City this Tuesday (17), at the New Lawn at 2:45 pm ET, for the FA Cup. The match is valid for the 3th round of the competition
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