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FA Cup | Fourth Round
Feb 8, 2025 at 5.45pm UK
St. Andrew's Stadium
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Birmingham
2 - 3
Newcastle

Laird (1'), Iwata (40')
Anderson (45+3'), Stansfield (66'), Klarer (71'), Thor Willumsson (74')
FT(HT: 2-2)
Willock (22', 82'), Wilson (26')
Burn (14'), Osula (45+3'), Willock (68')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Saturday's FA Cup clash between Birmingham City and Newcastle United, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Stevenage 0-1 Birmingham
Tuesday, February 4 at 7.45pm in EFL Trophy
Last Game: Newcastle 2-0 Arsenal
Wednesday, February 5 at 8pm in EFL Cup

We said: Birmingham City 1-3 Newcastle United

Birmingham will be in good spirits due to their 18-game unbeaten run, but Newcastle are undoubtedly their toughest opposition of the season thus far, and we expect the Magpies to confidently win here. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Birmingham City win with a probability of 49.28%. A win for Newcastle United had a probability of 26.49% and a draw had a probability of 24.2%.

The most likely scoreline for a Birmingham City win was 1-0 with a probability of 9.86%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.55%) and 2-0 (8.23%). The likeliest Newcastle United win was 0-1 (6.85%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.43%). The actual scoreline of 2-3 was predicted with a 2.1% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted that Newcastle United would win this match.

Result
Birmingham CityDrawNewcastle United
49.28% (0.27 0.27) 24.22% (-0.077000000000002 -0.08) 26.49% (-0.201 -0.2)
Both teams to score 55.7% (0.065999999999995 0.07)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
53.73% (0.17 0.17)46.26% (-0.177 -0.18)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
31.44% (0.161 0.16)68.55% (-0.16799999999999 -0.17)
Birmingham City Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
81.16% (0.17100000000001 0.17)18.84% (-0.178 -0.18)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
49.71% (0.291 0.29)50.28% (-0.29900000000001 -0.3)
Newcastle United Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
68.63% (-0.067999999999998 -0.07)31.37% (0.061 0.06)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
32.26% (-0.076000000000001 -0.08)67.74% (0.069000000000003 0.07)
Score Analysis
    Birmingham City 49.28%
    Newcastle United 26.5%
    Draw 24.22%
Birmingham CityDrawNewcastle United
1-0 @ 9.86% (-0.017999999999999 -0.02)
2-1 @ 9.55% (0.02 0.02)
2-0 @ 8.23% (0.032 0.03)
3-1 @ 5.31% (0.041 0.04)
3-0 @ 4.58% (0.043 0.04)
3-2 @ 3.08% (0.019 0.02)
4-1 @ 2.22% (0.03 0.03)
4-0 @ 1.91% (0.029 0.03)
4-2 @ 1.29% (0.015 0.01)
Other @ 3.25%
Total : 49.28%
1-1 @ 11.43% (-0.040000000000001 -0.04)
0-0 @ 5.91% (-0.044 -0.04)
2-2 @ 5.53% (0.0020000000000007 0)
3-3 @ 1.19% (0.0049999999999999 0)
Other @ 0.16%
Total : 24.22%
0-1 @ 6.85% (-0.063 -0.06)
1-2 @ 6.63% (-0.035 -0.04)
0-2 @ 3.97% (-0.044 -0.04)
1-3 @ 2.56% (-0.018 -0.02)
2-3 @ 2.14% (-0.0030000000000001 -0)
0-3 @ 1.54% (-0.019 -0.02)
Other @ 2.81%
Total : 26.5%

How you voted: Birmingham vs Newcastle

Birmingham City
30.2%
Draw
10.3%
Newcastle United
59.5%
116
Head to Head
Mar 18, 2017 3pm
Jan 18, 2017 7.45pm
Third Round
Newcastle
3-1
Birmingham
Ritchie (9' pen., 92'), Gouffran (35')
Tiote (69')
Cotterill (71')
Legzdins (9'), Shotton (34'), Brown (87')
Jan 7, 2017 3pm
Dec 10, 2016 3pm
Newcastle
4-0
Birmingham
Gayle (18', 24', 77'), Gouffran (47')
Ritchie (59'), Hayden (75')

Tesche (32')
May 7, 2011 3pm
Newcastle
2-1
Birmingham
Taylor (43'), Ameobi (36' pen.)
Tiote (90')
Bowyer (45')
Bowyer (73'), Jiranek (76'), Larsson (90'), Jerome (90')
Ridgewell (36')
rhs 2.0
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1Liverpool29217169274270
2Arsenal291610353242958
3Nottingham ForestNott'm Forest29166749351454
4Chelsea29147853371649
5Manchester CityMan City29146955401548
6Newcastle UnitedNewcastle2814594738947
7Brighton & Hove AlbionBrighton29121164842647
8Fulham2912984338545
9Aston Villa2912984145-445
10Bournemouth29128948361244
11Brentford29125125045541
12Crystal Palace2810993633339
13Manchester UnitedMan Utd29107123740-337
14Tottenham HotspurSpurs291041555431234
15Everton2971393236-434
16West Ham UnitedWest Ham2997133349-1634
17Wolverhampton WanderersWolves2975174058-1826
18Ipswich TownIpswich2938182862-3417
19Leicester CityLeicester2945202565-4017
20Southampton2923242170-499


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