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Newcastle will hope to keep their hopes of a double of the domestic cup tonight when visiting the leaders of the one Birmingham League in the fourth round of the FA Cup.
The Magpies beat Arsenal 2-0 on Wednesday night to ensure a aggregate victory of 4-0 and a place in the EFL Cup final against Liverpool.
However, they will not find easy things in St. Andrew’s, with the side of Chris Davies going well after a great investment in the game squad of the American owners of the club.
Birmingham is undefeated in all competitions since November 23 and four points of clarity remain, with two games in the hand, at the third English level.
Birmingham team news
Davies made five changes to the side that won 1-0 in Stevenage in the EFL trophy in the middle of the week.
Ethan Laird, Ben Davies, Tomoki Iwata, Keshi Anderson and the £ 15 million striker, Jay Stansfield, return.
Birmingham: Peacock-Farrell, Klaer, Cochrane, Davies, Laird, Leonard, Anderson, Iwata, Wright, Dowell, Stansfield
𝗧𝗘𝗔𝗠 𝗡𝗘𝗪𝗦
Five changes since Tuesday 🔁
Dowell inside from the off 💫
Jay above 👊#EMIRATESFACUP pic.twitter.com/3dfelhnccu– Birmingham City FC (@BCFC) February 8, 2025
Newcastle team news
Eddie Howe made nine changes to the side that beat Arsenal just by Dan Burn and Bruno Guimaraes retaining their places.
Nick Pope, Matt Targett, Emil Kraft, Tino Livramento, Joe Willock, Sean Longstaff, Lewis Miley, Callum Willson and William Osula enter the initial alignment.
Go to Martin Dubravka, Kieran Trippier, Sven Botman, Fabian Schar, Lewis Hall, Jacob Murphy, Sandro Tonali, Alexander Isak and Anthony Gordon.
Newcastle: Pope, Livrament, Kraft, Burn, Targett, Longstaff, Miley, Guimaraes, Osula, Wilson, Willock
Today’s team in St. Andrew’s 👊 pic.twitter.com/EH2W4JFIFQ
– Newcastle United (@nufc) February 8, 2025
