Birmingham City and Leeds United have confirmed their starting teams for their meeting at St Andrew’s in the FA Cup fourth round on Sunday.
The second-tier Blues are on an eight-match unbeaten run in all competitions, winning at fourth-tier Cambridge United in the third round.
Leeds recovered from 2-0 behind to draw 2-2 at Chelsea in the Premier League on Tuesday and won 3-1 at Championship club Derby County in the last round as part of their current run of one defeat in six games.
101GreatGoals.com has the line-up news from Birmingham City and Leeds United in the 2025/26 FA Cup, as well as details on how to watch.
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Birmingham City confirmed starting team vs Leeds United
Birmingham make six changes, with midfielder Paik Seung-ho missing out through a shoulder injury. “It’s concerning because he’s a massive player,” said manager Chris Davies.
Four defenders are unavailable: Jack Robinson and Ethan Laird have hamstring injuries, Alex Cochrane has an ankle issue and Lee Buchanan has a long-term knee injury.
Birmingham City starting XI: Allsop; Osayi-Samuel, Klarer, Panzo, Wagner; Solis, Doyle; Vicente, Stansfield, Gray; Priske
Birmingham substitutes: Beadle, Mayo, Neumann, Burrell, Fujimoto, Roberts, Osman, Betteka, Ducksch
Leeds United full line up vs Birmingham City
Leeds also make six changes and do not risk centre-back Pascal Struijk and midfielder Anton Stach as both players approach returns from injuries.
Dominic Calvert-Lewin returns from illness on the bench. The striker scored his 10th goal of the season in Leeds’ 3-1 home win over Nottingham Forest on February 6 but missed the draw at Chelsea.
Leeds United starting XI: Perri; Justin, Bornauw, Bijol, Gudmundsson; Tanaka, Longstaff; Gnonto, Buonanotte, Okafor; Nmecha
Leeds substitutes: To follow
How to watch Birmingham vs Leeds: TV channel, live online stream
Kick-off on Sunday is at 12:00 GMT (07:00 ET / 04:00 PT). In the UK, live coverage is on TNT Sports 3 and Discovery Plus.
TNT Sports costs £29.99 a month through Discovery Plus, which includes Eurosport and entertainment and is available on a vast range of devices including smart TVs and gaming consoles.
Birmingham City vs Leeds United stats
- Birmingham have lost one of their 11 games in all competitions
- They have won three of their last four home matches against Leeds, all in the Championship and all without conceding
- The other match in that sequence was a 5-4 away win for Marcelo Bielsa’s Leeds in December 2019
- The hosts are looking to reach the FA Cup fifth round for the first time since the 2019/20 campaign
- City have been eliminated in six of their last seven ties at this stage
- Leeds have progressed from four of their five FA Cup ties against Birmingham, knocking them out in 1971/72, 1976/77, 1997/98 and 2012/13
- The Blues beat Leeds 3-0 at home in the third round in 2004/05
- Leeds have reached the FA Cup fourth round in each of the last four seasons – as many times as they’d managed in their previous 19 combined
- The Whites were knocked out 2-0 at home at this stage by Millwall last season
- They haven’t gone out in the fourth round in consecutive seasons since 1992/93 (vs Arsenal) and 1993/94 (vs Oxford United)
- Since January 2000, Leeds have been drawn away from home in 37 of their 47 FA Cup ties, including 16 of their last 19 (including this tie)
- Among teams to play more than 10 ties since 2000, Leeds have comfortably been drawn away in the highest percentage (79%)