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Cambridge United 2-3 Birmingham City · FA Cup

Cambridge United lost to Birmingham City 2-3 in the FA Cup. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.

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Match report

Cambridge United and Birmingham City met in the FA Cup at The Abbey Stadium in Manchester on Saturday, 10 January 2026.

Goalscorers

Cambridge United: S. Kaikai 80', 89'. Birmingham City: K. Wagner 31'; K. Furuhashi 42'; M. Ducksch 78'.

How the match went

Possession was almost even at 49% to 51%. Cambridge United had 12 shots with 5 on target, Birmingham City 10 with 5 on target. There were 2 corners in total, 2 to Cambridge United and 0 to Birmingham City. Cambridge United conceded 7 fouls, Birmingham City 9. The referee showed 1 yellow card (1 for Cambridge United, 0 for Birmingham City).

Line-ups

Cambridge United started in a 4-2-3-1: Jake Eastwood, Liam Bennett, Mamadou Jobe, Zeno Ibsen Rossi, James Gibbons, Dominic Ball, George Hoddle, Ben Knight, Pelly Ruddock Mpanzu, James Brophy, Louis Appéré.

Birmingham City started in a 4-2-3-1: James Beadle, Tomoki Iwata, Christoph Klarer, Jack Robinson, Kai Wagner, Tommy Doyle, Seung Ho Paik, Patrick Roberts, Marvin Ducksch, Lewis Koumas, Kyogo Furuhashi.

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Minute by minute

  1. 31'Goal! Cambridge United 0-1 Birmingham City. K. Wagner (Birmingham City) scores.
  2. 42'Goal! Cambridge United 0-2 Birmingham City. K. Furuhashi (Birmingham City) scores.
  3. 45'Half-time. Cambridge United 0-2 Birmingham City.
  4. 78'Goal! Cambridge United 0-3 Birmingham City. M. Ducksch (Birmingham City) scores, assisted by T. Doyle.
  5. 80'Goal! Cambridge United 1-3 Birmingham City. S. Kaikai (Cambridge United) scores.
  6. 89'Goal! Cambridge United 2-3 Birmingham City. S. Kaikai (Cambridge United) scores, assisted by M. Jobe.
  7. 90'Full-time. Cambridge United 2-3 Birmingham City.
Full commentary (37 lines)
  1. 1'Kick-off: Cambridge United vs Birmingham City.
  2. 5'Attempt missed. B. Knight (Cambridge United), left-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.02.
  3. 8'Attempt saved. L. Bennett (Cambridge United), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
  4. 16'Attempt blocked. P. Roberts (Birmingham City), left-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.03.
  5. 30'Attempt missed. B. Knight (Cambridge United), left-footed shot. xG 0.13.
  6. 31'Goal! Cambridge United 0-1 Birmingham City. K. Wagner (Birmingham City) scores.
  7. 31'Attempt blocked. K. Furuhashi (Birmingham City), left-footed shot. xG 0.15.
  8. 40'Attempt saved. M. Ducksch (Birmingham City), left-footed shot. xG 0.10.
  9. 42'Goal! Cambridge United 0-2 Birmingham City. K. Furuhashi (Birmingham City) scores.
  10. 45'2 minutes of added time.
  11. 45'Half-time. Cambridge United 0-2 Birmingham City.
  12. 46'The second half is under way.
  13. 48'Off the woodwork! K. Furuhashi (Birmingham City), right-footed shot. xG 0.06.
  14. 49'Attempt missed. B. Knight (Cambridge United), left-footed shot. xG 0.08.
  15. 49'Attempt blocked. J. Brophy (Cambridge United), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
  16. 51'Attempt blocked. J. Brophy (Cambridge United), left-footed shot. xG 0.17.
  17. 52'Attempt saved. B. Knight (Cambridge United), left-footed shot. xG 0.07.
  18. 61'Attempt missed. T. Doyle (Birmingham City), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
  19. 62'Attempt missed. B. Knight (Cambridge United), left-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.14.
  20. 63'Substitution, Cambridge United: S. Lavery comes on for D. Ball.
  21. 63'Substitution, Cambridge United: S. Kaikai comes on for J. Brophy.
  22. 71'Attempt saved. L. Koumas (Birmingham City), header on the counter. xG 0.03.
  23. 73'Attempt saved. S. Lavery (Cambridge United), header. xG 0.09.
  24. 74'Substitution, Cambridge United: S. McLoughlin comes on for P. Mpanzu.
  25. 74'Substitution, Cambridge United: B. Purrington comes on for J. Gibbons.
  26. 75'Substitution, Birmingham City: W. T. Willumsson comes on for P. Roberts.
  27. 76'Substitution, Birmingham City: K. Fujimoto comes on for K. Furuhashi.
  28. 77'Substitution, Birmingham City: P. Neumann comes on for J. Robinson.
  29. 78'Goal! Cambridge United 0-3 Birmingham City. M. Ducksch (Birmingham City) scores, assisted by T. Doyle.
  30. 80'Goal! Cambridge United 1-3 Birmingham City. S. Kaikai (Cambridge United) scores.
  31. 88'Yellow card for G. Hoddle (Cambridge United).
  32. 89'Goal! Cambridge United 2-3 Birmingham City. S. Kaikai (Cambridge United) scores, assisted by M. Jobe.
  33. 90'Substitution, Birmingham City: A. Sampsted comes on for L. Koumas.
  34. 90'5 minutes of added time.
  35. 90+1'Attempt missed. M. Ducksch (Birmingham City), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.10.
  36. 90+3'Attempt missed. B. Purrington (Cambridge United), header. xG 0.15.
  37. 90'Full-time. Cambridge United 2-3 Birmingham City.
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