Leicester eye home against Birmingham


2019/20 FA Cup

Fifth Round Proper

Leicester City v Birmingham City

King Power Stadium
Leicester, England
Wednesday, 4 March 2020
Kick-off is at 21h45
 
Leicester City will battle with Birmingham City in the FA Cup fifth round at the King Power Stadium on March 4.
 
The Foxes progressed to this stage after defeating English Championship side Brentford 1-0 away.
 
Kelechi Iheanacho in action for Leicester
 
Prior to that, the Premier League side had eliminated English Championship outfit Wigan Athletic at home.
 
Leicester have tasted only defeat in their last five home matches in the FA Cup - winning four games.
 
Kelechi Iheanacho, the Leicester striker, says they need to be focused on the Premier League and the FA Cup.

“At this point, there is not a lot, because we’ve got 10 games left and the FA Cup,” Iheanacho said.

“We need to be focused and we need to work hard and make sure we get our mentality right to make sure we get the points that we need.”

Scott Hogan in action for Birmingham

Meanwhile, Birmingham booked their spot in this round after overcoming English League One side Coventry City 4-1 on penalties after a 2-2 draw at home.
 
Before that, the Blues had knocked out their English Championship rivals Blackburn Rovers in another home game.
 
They are struggling on the road in the FA Cup having recorded two defeats and two draws in their last four away games.
 
The last time Leicester and Birmingham clashed in the FA Cup was on 2nd January 1999.
 
The Foxes emerged 4-2 winners over the Blues in the third round at the Filbert Street.

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Head-to-Head (Last Five Competitive Matches)


Leicester v Birmingham
Matches - 5
Leicester wins - 3
Birmingham wins - 0
Draws - 2
 

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Published: 03/03/2020