Forest Green Rovers FC vs Birmingham City FC, FA Cup 2022-23 ROUND 3
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Match Preview
Forest Green Rovers FC vs Birmingham City FC — FA Cup at New Lawn Stadium.
- Forest Green Rovers FC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
- Birmingham City FC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
Head-to-Head
Last 5 meetingsRecent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 17 Jan Birmingham City FC H 1–2 L 14 Jan Exeter City FC A 1–1 D 01 Jan Port Vale FC H 1–3 L 29 Dec Burton Albion FC H 1–2 L 26 Dec Milton Keynes Dons FC A 0–1 L 17 Dec Derby County FC A 0–4 L Date Opponent H/A Score Result 17 Jan Forest Green Rovers FC A 2–1 W 14 Jan Bristol City FC A 2–4 L 02 Jan Middlesbrough FC H 1–3 L 30 Dec Hull City AFC H 0–1 L 27 Dec Burnley FC A 0–3 L 16 Dec Reading FC H 3–2 W Key Stats
100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (1 games)100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history0% Clean Sheets
Birmingham City FC this season -
Match Events
- 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Forest Green Rovers FC is hosting Birmingham City FC for another epic battle.
- 5' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 5 minutes.
- 8' Goal! Ben Stevenson scores his 1 goal in 7 matches.
- 13' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 18' Troy Deeney has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 46 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 23' It looks like no one’s ball. Forest Green Rovers FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 28' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Hannibal Mejbri made 396 appearances and scored 2 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 33' Birmingham City FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 38' The referee shows Forest Green Rovers FC player a Yellow card on 38.
- 43' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 46' Time for substitution for Birmingham City FC. Jordan Graham is replaced by Maxime Colin.
- 49' What an equalizer from Lukas Jutkiewicz!
- 54' Birmingham City FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
- 57' Birmingham City FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
- 59' The referee shows Birmingham City FC player a Yellow card on 59.
- 64' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Kevin Long suffering a number of foals already.
- 65' Goal! Kevin Long scores his 4 goal in 330 matches.
- 69' It’s a booking for Birmingham City FC player. Auston Trusty gets a Yellow card.
- 70' Jordan Garrick is replacing Mathew Stevens for the Forest Green Rovers FC side.
- 73' Time for substitution for Birmingham City FC. Juninho Bacuna is replaced by Hannibal Mejbri.
- 78' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
- 83' It’s high time Ian Burchnall made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 84' Time for substitution for Forest Green Rovers FC. Ben Stevenson is replaced by David Davis.
- 87' Troy Deeney is replacing Scott Hogan for the Birmingham City FC side.
- The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Forest Green Rovers FC.
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Forest Green Rovers FC
Starting XI- 6
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Mathew Stevens ↓ Jordan Garrick 70'
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Corey O'Keeffe ↓ Oliver Casey 70'
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Ben Stevenson ↓ David Davis 84'
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Bench- 1
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David Davis ↑ 84'
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Reece Brown ↑ 84'
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Jordan Garrick ↑ 70'
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Oliver Casey ↑ 70'
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Bryan Solhaug Fiabema ↑ 70'
Coach Ian BurchnallBirmingham City FC
Starting XI- 26
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Jordan Graham ↓ Maxime Colin 46'
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Scott Hogan ↓ Troy Deeney 87'
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Emmanuel Longelo ↓ Tahith Chong 46'
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Jordan James ↓ Alfie Chang 46'
Bench-
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Troy Deeney ↑ 87'
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Juninho Bacuna ↑ 73'
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Maxime Colin ↑ 46'
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Tahith Chong ↑ 46'
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Alfie Chang ↑ 46'
Coach John Eustace -
Forest Green Rovers FC Form
2023-01-17 Forest Green Rovers FC 1–2 Birmingham City FC L 2023-01-14 Exeter City FC 1–1 Forest Green Rovers FC D 2023-01-01 Forest Green Rovers FC 1–3 Port Vale FC L 2022-12-29 Forest Green Rovers FC 1–2 Burton Albion FC L 2022-12-26 Milton Keynes Dons FC 1–0 Forest Green Rovers FC L 2022-12-17 Derby County FC 4–0 Forest Green Rovers FC LBirmingham City FC Form
2023-01-17 Forest Green Rovers FC 1–2 Birmingham City FC W 2023-01-14 Bristol City FC 4–2 Birmingham City FC L 2023-01-02 Birmingham City FC 1–3 Middlesbrough FC L 2022-12-30 Birmingham City FC 0–1 Hull City AFC L 2022-12-27 Burnley FC 3–0 Birmingham City FC L 2022-12-16 Birmingham City FC 3–2 Reading FC W