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FA Cup · 15 February 2026

Birmingham City 1 – 1 Leeds

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The match · Details
Attendance
28,035
Competition
FA Cup
Venue
Away
Manager
Daniel Farke
Captain
James Justin
Won 1–1 (pens) v Birmingham City Won on penalties

Lukas Nmecha 49'

Birmingham City

P. Roberts 89'

Minute by minute

How it unfolded

  1. 46' Substitution — Ethan Ampadu on for Facundo Buonanotte, 46'
  2. 49' Goal — Lukas Nmecha, assisted by Noah Okafor
  3. 68' Substitution — Brenden Aaronson on for Wilfried Gnonto, 68'
  4. 68' Substitution — Dominic Calvert-Lewin on for Lukas Nmecha, 68'
  5. 78' Substitution — Joël Piroe on for Ao Tanaka, 78'
  6. 82' Substitution — Jayden Bogle on for Noah Okafor, 82'
  7. 91' Substitution — Joe Rodon on for Sebastiaan Bornauw, 91'
The team sheet

Line-up

Starting XI

3-4-2-1 · 11
  1. GK Lucas Perri
  2. DF Jaka Bijol
  3. DF Sebastiaan Bornauw
    ↓ 91' Joe Rodon
  4. DF Gabriel Gudmundsson
  5. DF James Justin C
  6. MF Sean Longstaff
  7. MF Ao Tanaka
    ↓ 78' Joël Piroe
  8. WG Noah Okafor
    ↓ 82' Jayden Bogle
  9. MF / FW Facundo Buonanotte
    ↓ 46' Ethan Ampadu
  10. FW Wilfried Gnonto
    ↓ 68' Brenden Aaronson
  11. FW Lukas Nmecha
    ↓ 68' Dominic Calvert-Lewin

Substitutes

6
  1. DF Jayden Bogle
    ↑ 82' for Noah Okafor
  2. DF Joe Rodon
    ↑ 91' for Sebastiaan Bornauw
  3. DF / MF Ethan Ampadu
    ↑ 46' for Facundo Buonanotte
  4. MF Brenden Aaronson
    ↑ 68' for Wilfried Gnonto
  5. FW Dominic Calvert-Lewin
    ↑ 68' for Lukas Nmecha
  6. FW Joël Piroe
    ↑ 78' for Ao Tanaka
The numbers

Match stats

Leeds Birmingham City
Possession: Leeds 45%, Birmingham City 55%
Shots: Leeds 19, Birmingham City 18
On target: Leeds 3, Birmingham City 5
Shots in box: Leeds 10, Birmingham City 15
Shots out box: Leeds 9, Birmingham City 3
Blocked: Leeds 12, Birmingham City 5
Corners: Leeds 10, Birmingham City 13
Fouls: Leeds 14, Birmingham City 16
Offsides: Leeds 3, Birmingham City 1
Yellows: Leeds 0, Birmingham City 3
Passes: Leeds 443, Birmingham City 527
Pass acc.: Leeds 75%, Birmingham City 82%
Saves: Leeds 4, Birmingham City 2
xG: Leeds 1.22, Birmingham City 2.13
The other side

Birmingham City line-up

Starting XI

4-2-3-1
  1. R. Allsop
  2. B. Osayi-Samuel
  3. C. Klarer
  4. J. Panzo
  5. K. Wagner
  6. J. E. Solis Romero
  7. T. Doyle
  8. C. Vicente
  9. J. Stansfield
  10. D. Gray
  11. A. Priske

Goals

P. Roberts 89'

The record

Leeds v Birmingham City

Birmingham City profile →
111
Played
43
Won
26
Drawn
42
Lost
Won 43, drawn 26, lost 42 of 111

First met 1920 · 143 scored, 140 conceded

Last five meetings

Last five meetings between Leeds United and Birmingham City
DateH/AScoreResult
1 Jan 2024 Championship H 3–0 Won 3–0 v Birmingham City
12 Aug 2023 Championship A 0–1 Lost 0–1 v Birmingham City
29 Dec 2019 Championship A 5–4 Won 5–4 v Birmingham City
19 Oct 2019 Championship H 1–0 Won 1–0 v Birmingham City
6 Apr 2019 Championship A 0–1 Lost 0–1 v Birmingham City