Birmingham is next, game coming up this Saturday at home in the FA Cup 4th round. Leicester are of course favourites, but with a new manager in Tony Mowbray, it will be no walk in the park.
We expect Enzo Maresca to make a number of changes, but as we did see down at The Den against Millwall, you will be able to play a very strong eleven any how.
The games are spread out from today Thursday the 25th until Monday the 29th.
Leicester are grand favourites, but need to be on their toes to get through to the next round, and it could be the perfect match for Tony Mowbray, but hopefully Enzo Maresca will have a good selection.
Twitter: #LEIBIR
Match Pack – Stats & Facts
Table Position
LEI: 1 (LC)
BIR: 20 (LC)
Injuries / Uncertainties / Suspensions / Unavailable:
LEI: Wilfred Ndidi, Kelechi Iheanacho, Harry Souttar. Abdul Fatawu
BIR: Ethan Laird, Marc Roberts, Alfie Chang
Form:
Last Three
Lei: W – L – D
Bir: D – W – W
Head to Head:
Last Three
League Championship; 18.12.2023, St Andrews 3-2 (W)
FA Cup; 04.03.2020, King Power Stadium, 1-0 (W)
League Championship; 28.01.2014, St Andrews, 1-0 (W)
Possible Line-Up’s:
Leicester City:
Stolarczyk; Justin, Coady, Faes, Vestergaard, Pereira, Winks, Dewsbury-Hall, Mavididi, Daka, Albrighton
Birmingham City:
Ruddy; Drameh, Bielik, Sanderson, Buchanan; Gardner, James; Miyoshi, Bacuna, Dembele; Stansfield
Predicted Result: 1-0 (Win)
Players In Both Camps, Birmingham City
Focus On; Birmingham City
Nickname: The Blues
Manager: Tony Mowbray
Captain: Dion Sanderson
Owners: Birmingham Sports Holdings, Shelby Companies
Kit Supplier: NIke
Kit Sponsor: Undefeated
Stadium: St Andrews
Capacity: 29.409
Wikipedia
Birmingham City Football Club is a professional football club based in Birmingham, England. Formed in 1875 as Small Heath Alliance, it was renamed Small Heath in 1888, Birmingham in 1905, and Birmingham City in 1943. Since 2011, the first team have competed in the EFL Championship, the second tier of English football.
As Small Heath, they played in the Football Alliance before becoming founder members and first champions of the Football League Second Division. The most successful period in their history was in the 1950s and early 1960s. They achieved their highest finishing position of sixth in the First Division in the 1955–56 season and reached the 1956 FA Cup Final. Birmingham played in two Inter-Cities Fairs Cup finals, in 1960, as the first English club side to reach a major European final, and again the following year. They won the League Cup in 1963 and again in 2011. Birmingham have played in the top tier of English football for around half of their history:[8] the longest period spent outside the top division, between 1986 and 2002, included two brief spells in the third tier of English football, during which time they won the Football League Trophy twice.
St Andrew’s has been their home ground since 1906. They have a long-standing and fierce rivalry with Aston Villa, their nearest neighbours, with whom they play the Second City derby. The club’s nickname is Blues, after the colour of their kit, and the fans are known as Bluenoses, read more
Kit:
The new Birmingham home shirt was released today. It is made by Nike and will be worn in the 23-24 Championship. The home shirt applies two shades of blue to a basic Nike teamwear design. The torso and sleeves are royal blue, while the round neck collar and cuffs are a slightly darker shade.
also includes a navy wave graphic print across the front body panel, with the white logo of new sponsor undefeated sitting on top of it.
Arch-enemy: Aston Villa
Honours: Birmingham City is not a grand collector of the major trophies, but have two Carabao Cup victories to count, from the seasons, 1962-63 and 2010-11, also ending runners-up in this competition in 2000-01. They are also twice runners-up in the FA Cup, in 1931 and 1956.
A bit unknown and forgotten, but Birmingham City were close to win in European competitions, ending runners-up in the European Fairs Cup in the 1959-60 and 1960-61 seasons.
Domestic
1st Division / Premier League
Winners: – (best season; 6th, 1955/56
Runners-up: –
2nd Division / League Championship
Winners: 1892/93, 1920/21, 1947/48, 1954/55
3rd Division / League One
Winners: 1994/95
FA Cup
Winners: –
Runners up: 1931, 1956
League Cup
Winners: 1962-63, 2010-11
Runners up: 2000-01
Europe
European Fairs Cup; runners-up, 1959-60, 1960-61
Did You Know?
The Football League had been formed in 1888 but comprised just a single division numbering 12 teams, of which Blues were not one. Just four years later, though, the Football League expanded to form a Second Division, and Blues, then still known as Small Heath, were invited to join after having played in a rival competition known as the Football Alliance.
In the inaugural season in 1892/93, Small Heath won the Championship comfortably, scoring 90 goals, an average of 4 per game. They also set a club-record margin of victory by beating Walsall Town Swifts 12-0. This record still stands and will likely stand for a very long time to come.
Unlike today, there was no automatic promotion and relegation. Instead, ‘test’ matches were played between the bottom three teams in the First Division and the three highest teams in the Second Division. Blues were pitted against the 16th-placed First Division team, Newton Heath (the future Manchester United) and lost after a replay. Fortunately, the club would be promoted the following season after beating Lancashire team Darwen in similar circumstances.
Most Appearances: (G) Gil Merrick (1946-1959), 551
Most Goals: (F) Joe Bradford (1920-1935), 267
Other Famous Players: Trevor Francis, Bob Latchford, Archie Gemmill, Howard Kendall, Bob Hatton, Seb Larsson, Robbie Savage, Emile Heskey, Tony Want, Joe Gallagher, Geoff Vowden, Frank Womack, Malcolm Page, Colin Calderwood, Billy Jones, Caesar Jenkyns, Paul Caddis, Nikola Zigic, Alan Curbishley, Damien Johnson, Michael Johnson, Ray Martin, Garry Pendrey, Lukas Jutkiewicz
Record win: 12-0 v Nottingham Forest, (League), 8 March 1888
Record defeat: 0-9 v Sheffield Wednesday (League), 21 December 1889
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