Match summary
1ST HALF
K. Wagner
31'
K. Furuhashi
42'
2ND HALF
63'
S. Lavery
Dominic Ball
63'
S. Kaikai
J. Brophy
74'
B. Purrington
J. Gibbons
74'
S. Mcloughlin
Pelly Ruddock
P. Roberts
W. Willumsson
75'
Jack Robinson
76'
K. Furuhashi
K. Fujimoto
76'
Jack Robinson
P. Neumann
77'
M. Ducksch(Tommy Doyle)
78'
80'
S. Kaikai
88'
G. Hoddle
89'
S. Kaikai(M. Jobe)
L. Koumas
A. Sampsted
92'
Match statistics
48%Possession52%
467Passes Attempted511
357Completed Passes386
2Corners0
23Throw-ins21
12Shots On Target10
Line-ups
Cambridge United
Formation
4-2-3-1
#1J. Eastwood
#16Z. Rossi
#23M. Jobe
#26J. Gibbons
#2Liam Bennett
#38G. Hoddle
#4Dominic Ball
#17Pelly Ruddock
#7J. Brophy
#14Ben Knight
#9L. Appere
Starting XI
J. Eastwood #1 | |
Z. Rossi #16 | |
M. Jobe #23 | 🎯89' |
J. Gibbons #26 | 74' |
Liam Bennett #2 | |
G. Hoddle #38 | 88' |
Dominic Ball #4 | 63' |
Pelly Ruddock #17 | 74' |
J. Brophy #7 | 63' |
Ben Knight #14 | |
L. Appere #9 |
Substitutes
 B. Hughes #25 | |
 B. Purrington #3 | 74' |
 M. Morrison #5 | |
 S. Mcloughlin #21 | 74' |
 G. Mcconnell #27 | |
 Lohan Mcdougald #39 | |
 E. Kachunga #10 | |
 S. Kaikai #11 | âš½89' âš½80' 63' |
 S. Lavery #19 | 63' |
Will not play
No injuries reported
Manager
Neil Harris
Birmingham City
Formation
4-2-3-1
#25James Beadle
#6Jack Robinson
#4C. Klarer
#31K. Wagner
#24T. Iwata
#8Seung-Ho Paik
#7Tommy Doyle
#33M. Ducksch
#30L. Koumas
#16P. Roberts
#9K. Furuhashi
Starting XI
James Beadle #25 | |
Jack Robinson #6 | 76' 77' |
C. Klarer #4 | |
K. Wagner #31 | âš½31' |
T. Iwata #24 | |
Seung-Ho Paik #8 | |
Tommy Doyle #7 | 🎯78' |
M. Ducksch #33 | âš½78' |
L. Koumas #30 | 92' |
P. Roberts #16 | 75' |
K. Furuhashi #9 | 76' âš½42' |
Substitutes
 Ryan Allsop #21 | |
 M. Mazwi #40 | |
 A. Sampsted #23 | 92' |
 Will Burrell #45 | |
 P. Neumann #5 | 77' |
 W. Willumsson #18 | 75' |
 K. Fujimoto #27 | 76' |
 B. Bateman #39 | |
 Daniel Isichei #42 |
Will not play
Jack Robinson
Defender
Hamstring Injury
Return: Late February 2026
Ethan Benjamin Laird
Defender
Hamstring Injury
Return: Late February 2026
Alexander William Cochrane
Defender
Ankle injury
Return: Late February 2026
Manager
Chris Davies
Cambridge United
Formation
4-2-3-1#1J. Eastwood
#16Z. Rossi
#23M. Jobe
#26J. Gibbons
#2Liam Bennett
#38G. Hoddle
#4Dominic Ball
#17Pelly Ruddock
#7J. Brophy
#14Ben Knight
#9L. Appere
Starting XI
J. Eastwood #1 | |
Z. Rossi #16 | |
M. Jobe #23 | 🎯89' |
J. Gibbons #26 | 74' |
Liam Bennett #2 | |
G. Hoddle #38 | 88' |
Dominic Ball #4 | 63' |
Pelly Ruddock #17 | 74' |
J. Brophy #7 | 63' |
Ben Knight #14 | |
L. Appere #9 |
Substitutes
B. Hughes #25 | |
B. Purrington #3 | 74' |
M. Morrison #5 | |
S. Mcloughlin #21 | 74' |
G. Mcconnell #27 | |
Lohan Mcdougald #39 | |
E. Kachunga #10 | |
S. Kaikai #11 | âš½89' âš½80' 63' |
S. Lavery #19 | 63' |
Will not play
No injuries reported
Manager
Neil Harris
Birmingham City
Formation
4-2-3-1#25James Beadle
#6Jack Robinson
#4C. Klarer
#31K. Wagner
#24T. Iwata
#8Seung-Ho Paik
#7Tommy Doyle
#33M. Ducksch
#30L. Koumas
#16P. Roberts
#9K. Furuhashi
Starting XI
James Beadle #25 | |
Jack Robinson #6 | 76' 77' |
C. Klarer #4 | |
K. Wagner #31 | âš½31' |
T. Iwata #24 | |
Seung-Ho Paik #8 | |
Tommy Doyle #7 | 🎯78' |
M. Ducksch #33 | âš½78' |
L. Koumas #30 | 92' |
P. Roberts #16 | 75' |
K. Furuhashi #9 | 76' âš½42' |
Substitutes
Ryan Allsop #21 | |
M. Mazwi #40 | |
A. Sampsted #23 | 92' |
Will Burrell #45 | |
P. Neumann #5 | 77' |
W. Willumsson #18 | 75' |
K. Fujimoto #27 | 76' |
B. Bateman #39 | |
Daniel Isichei #42 |
Will not play
Jack Robinson
Defender
Hamstring Injury
Return: Late February 2026
Ethan Benjamin Laird
Defender
Hamstring Injury
Return: Late February 2026
Alexander William Cochrane
Defender
Ankle injury
Return: Late February 2026
Manager
Chris Davies
Head-to-head
8 matches
Cambridge United
3
Wins
1
Draws
4
Wins
Birmingham City
League One2025 • 2 matches
EFL Cup2020 • 1 matchEFL Cup2014 • 1 matchLeague One1995 • 1 matchLeague One1994 • 1 matchLeague standings
No league table available for this competition. This may be a cup tournament or the table data is not yet available.
Match Information
Referee:
M. Corlett
Venue:
Cledara Abbey Stadium
Capacity:
10 847
Cambridge United vs Birmingham City match from the FA Cup. View the final score, key match events, detailed statistics, line-ups and head-to-head record between Cambridge United and Birmingham City. Follow team performance and match context within the FA Cup season.