Birmingham City vs Blackburn Rovers LIVE: FA Cup result, final score and reaction
Blackburn Rovers will travel to the King Power Stadium to face Leicester City in the fifth round of the FA Cup after a 1-0 win over Birmingham City in extra-time at St Andrew’s.
On-loan Arsenal defender Auston Trusty diverted Sammie Szmodics’ 100th-minute cross into his own net after Birmingham had dominated the second half, with Rovers goalkeeper Aynsley Pears thwarting Blues numerous times.
We will bring you all the action and updates from today's game in the live blog below:
Birmingham vs Blackburn - FA Cup updates
Blackburn beat Birmingham 1-0 after extra-time in an all-Championship FA Cup fourth round replay
Blackburn will now travel to Leicester City in the last 16
FULL-TIME! Birmingham 0-1 Blackburn (aet)
100’ - GOAL! Trusty puts through his own net to give Blackburn an extra-time lead (BIR 0-1 BLA)
Birmingham XI: Etheridge, Trusty, Sanderson, Long, Colin, Chang, Mejbri, Longelo, Khadra, Hogan, Bacuna
Blackburn XI: Pears, Rankin-Costello, Ayala, Scott Wharton, Pickering, Buckley, Travis, Dolan, Dack, Brereton, Vale
Birmingham City FC 0 - 1 Blackburn Rovers FC
Birmingham City vs Blackburn Rovers
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🚏 Next stop in the #EmiratesFACup: King Power Stadium.#Rovers 🔵⚪️ pic.twitter.com/tQkPUdqS7t
— Blackburn Rovers (@Rovers) January 31, 2023
Birmingham City vs Blackburn Rovers
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Match ends, Birmingham City 0, Blackburn Rovers 1.
Birmingham City vs Blackburn Rovers
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Blues exit the #EmiratesFACup. pic.twitter.com/7mIL5Hr90Z
— Birmingham City FC (@BCFC) January 31, 2023
Birmingham City vs Blackburn Rovers
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⏱️ Full-time (AET): #BCFC 0-1 #Rovers
🙌 We're through to round five! 🏆#BIRvROV 🔵⚪ pic.twitter.com/5ylhzSOnyA— Blackburn Rovers (@Rovers) January 31, 2023
Birmingham City vs Blackburn Rovers
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Second Half Extra Time ends, Birmingham City 0, Blackburn Rovers 1.
Birmingham City vs Blackburn Rovers
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Tayo Edun (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Birmingham City vs Blackburn Rovers
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120+2' #BCFC 0-1 #Rovers
🟨 James booked.#BIRvROV 🔵⚪️— Blackburn Rovers (@Rovers) January 31, 2023
Birmingham City vs Blackburn Rovers
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Jordan James (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Birmingham City vs Blackburn Rovers
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Foul by Jordan James (Birmingham City).
Birmingham City vs Blackburn Rovers
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120' #BCFC 0-1 #Rovers
Two added minutes.#BIRvROV 🔵⚪️— Blackburn Rovers (@Rovers) January 31, 2023
Birmingham City vs Blackburn Rovers
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Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Scott Wharton.
Birmingham City vs Blackburn Rovers
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114' #BCFC 0-1 #Rovers
🟨 Travis booked.#BIRvROV 🔵⚪️— Blackburn Rovers (@Rovers) January 31, 2023
Birmingham City vs Blackburn Rovers
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Lewis Travis (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card.
Birmingham City vs Blackburn Rovers
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Foul by Joe Rankin-Costello (Blackburn Rovers).
Birmingham City vs Blackburn Rovers
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113' #BCFC 0-1 #Rovers
Travis with an attempted lob from 40 yards out, goes well wide.#BIRvROV 🔵⚪️— Blackburn Rovers (@Rovers) January 31, 2023
Birmingham City vs Blackburn Rovers
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Joe Rankin-Costello (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Birmingham City vs Blackburn Rovers
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Foul by Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City).
Birmingham City vs Blackburn Rovers
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111' #BCFC 0-1 #Rovers
🔄 Another Rovers change:
↩️ Tyrhys Dolan
↪️ Ash Phillips#BIRvROV 🔵⚪️ pic.twitter.com/zEMXqz3O66— Blackburn Rovers (@Rovers) January 31, 2023
Birmingham City vs Blackburn Rovers
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Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Ashley Phillips replaces Tyrhys Dolan.
Birmingham City vs Blackburn Rovers
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Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Gary Gardner.
Birmingham City vs Blackburn Rovers
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Hand ball by Gary Gardner (Birmingham City).
Birmingham City vs Blackburn Rovers
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108' #BCFC 0-1 #Rovers
Jutkiewicz with a shot just wide.#BIRvROV 🔵⚪️— Blackburn Rovers (@Rovers) January 31, 2023
Birmingham City vs Blackburn Rovers
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Attempt missed. Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right.
Birmingham City vs Blackburn Rovers
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107' #BCFC 0-1 #Rovers
🟨 Brereton Diaz booked.#BIRvROV 🔵⚪️— Blackburn Rovers (@Rovers) January 31, 2023
Birmingham City vs Blackburn Rovers
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Ben Brereton (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card.
Birmingham City vs Blackburn Rovers
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105 - Second period of extra-time begins.
[0-1] #EmiratesFACup pic.twitter.com/BWf3fYczB8— Birmingham City FC (@BCFC) January 31, 2023
Birmingham City vs Blackburn Rovers
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⏱️ Kick-off: #BCFC 0-1 #Rovers
Back underway.#BIRvROV 🔵⚪️ pic.twitter.com/LqVdR31ePZ— Blackburn Rovers (@Rovers) January 31, 2023
Birmingham City vs Blackburn Rovers
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106' #BCFC 0-1 #Rovers
🔄 Change for Rovers at the break:
↩️ Harry Pickering
↪️ Tayo Edun#BIRvROV 🔵⚪️ pic.twitter.com/PEoItvimVh— Blackburn Rovers (@Rovers) January 31, 2023
Birmingham City vs Blackburn Rovers
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Second Half Extra Time begins Birmingham City 0, Blackburn Rovers 1.
Birmingham City vs Blackburn Rovers
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Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Tayo Edun replaces Harry Pickering.
Birmingham City vs Blackburn Rovers
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Substitution, Birmingham City. Jordan Graham replaces Alfie Chang.
Birmingham City vs Blackburn Rovers
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Extra-time HT: #BCFC 0-1 #Rovers
Rovers lead thanks to Auston Trusty's own goal. 15 minutes still to go.#BIRvROV 🔵⚪️— Blackburn Rovers (@Rovers) January 31, 2023
Birmingham City vs Blackburn Rovers
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First Half Extra Time ends, Birmingham City 0, Blackburn Rovers 1.
Birmingham City vs Blackburn Rovers
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Blues trail by one in half-time of extra-time. #EmiratesFACup pic.twitter.com/NVtvip3cmY
— Birmingham City FC (@BCFC) January 31, 2023
Birmingham City vs Blackburn Rovers
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105' #BCFC 0-1 #Rovers
One added minute.#BIRvROV 🔵⚪️— Blackburn Rovers (@Rovers) January 31, 2023
Birmingham City vs Blackburn Rovers
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Offside, Blackburn Rovers. Tyrhys Dolan tries a through ball, but Sam Gallagher is caught offside.
Birmingham City vs Blackburn Rovers
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More on the goal: Szmodics fires over a wicked cross from the left and Trusty inadvertently diverts it into his own net. Get in!
— Blackburn Rovers (@Rovers) January 31, 2023
Birmingham City vs Blackburn Rovers
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Goal for Blackburn Rovers. Trusty own goal, 100.
[0-1] #EmiratesFACup— Birmingham City FC (@BCFC) January 31, 2023
Birmingham City vs Blackburn Rovers
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100' #BCFC 0-1 #Rovers
ROVERS LEAD!#BIRvROV 🔵⚪️ pic.twitter.com/AvAT0uRujp— Blackburn Rovers (@Rovers) January 31, 2023
Birmingham City vs Blackburn Rovers
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Own Goal by Auston Trusty, Birmingham City. Birmingham City 0, Blackburn Rovers 1.
Birmingham City vs Blackburn Rovers
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John Buckley (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Birmingham City vs Blackburn Rovers
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Gary Gardner (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Birmingham City vs Blackburn Rovers
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Ben Brereton (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Birmingham City vs Blackburn Rovers
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Foul by Jordan James (Birmingham City).
Birmingham City vs Blackburn Rovers
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90 - Extra-time begins to decide this one!
[0-0] #EmiratesFACup pic.twitter.com/ecANzmviRM— Birmingham City FC (@BCFC) January 31, 2023
Birmingham City vs Blackburn Rovers
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⏱️ Kick-off: #BCFC 0-0 #Rovers
Extra-time is underway!#BIRvROV 🔵⚪️ pic.twitter.com/ohsAm5kcHt— Blackburn Rovers (@Rovers) January 31, 2023
Birmingham City vs Blackburn Rovers
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First Half Extra Time begins Birmingham City 0, Blackburn Rovers 0.
Birmingham City vs Blackburn Rovers
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Second Half ends, Birmingham City 0, Blackburn Rovers 0.
Birmingham City vs Blackburn Rovers
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⏱️ Full-time: #BCFC 0-0 #Rovers
We go to extra time.#BIRvROV 🔵⚪ pic.twitter.com/giNTdB9SCD— Blackburn Rovers (@Rovers) January 31, 2023
Birmingham City vs Blackburn Rovers
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Lewis Travis (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Birmingham City vs Blackburn Rovers
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90+3' #BCFC 0-0 #Rovers
🟨 Chong booked for tugging back Dolan.#BIRvROV 🔵⚪️— Blackburn Rovers (@Rovers) January 31, 2023
Birmingham City vs Blackburn Rovers
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Foul by Tahith Chong (Birmingham City).
Birmingham City vs Blackburn Rovers
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Tahith Chong (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Birmingham City vs Blackburn Rovers
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Foul by Lewis Travis (Blackburn Rovers).
Birmingham City vs Blackburn Rovers
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Tahith Chong (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Birmingham City vs Blackburn Rovers
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90' #BCFC 0-0 #Rovers
Three added minutes.#BIRvROV 🔵⚪️— Blackburn Rovers (@Rovers) January 31, 2023
Birmingham City vs Blackburn Rovers
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90' #BCFC 0-0 #Rovers
Pears again denies Jutkiewicz, who looked offside.#BIRvROV 🔵⚪️— Blackburn Rovers (@Rovers) January 31, 2023
Birmingham City vs Blackburn Rovers
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Attempt saved. Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Birmingham City vs Blackburn Rovers
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88' #BCFC 0-0 #Rovers
A double save from Pears to keep Birmingham out!#BIRvROV 🔵⚪️— Blackburn Rovers (@Rovers) January 31, 2023
Birmingham City vs Blackburn Rovers
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Attempt saved. Tahith Chong (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
Birmingham City vs Blackburn Rovers
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87' #BCFC 0-0 #Rovers
🔄 Changes for Rovers:
↩️ Bradley Dack and Jack Vale
↪️ Sammie Szmodics and Sam Gallagher#BIRvROV 🔵⚪️ pic.twitter.com/C1Ae2Ku38k— Blackburn Rovers (@Rovers) January 31, 2023
Birmingham City vs Blackburn Rovers
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Attempt saved. Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Birmingham City vs Blackburn Rovers
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Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Sammie Szmodics replaces Jack Vale.
Birmingham City vs Blackburn Rovers
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Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Sam Gallagher replaces Bradley Dack.
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85 - Third and fourth sub.
[0-0] #EmiratesFACup pic.twitter.com/p92sdXR5Tc— Birmingham City FC (@BCFC) January 31, 2023
Birmingham City vs Blackburn Rovers
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Substitution, Birmingham City. Gary Gardner replaces Hannibal Mejbri.
Birmingham City vs Blackburn Rovers
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Substitution, Birmingham City. Tahith Chong replaces Kevin Long.
Birmingham City vs Blackburn Rovers
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Foul by Dion Sanderson (Birmingham City).
Birmingham City vs Blackburn Rovers
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Hannibal Mejbri (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Birmingham City vs Blackburn Rovers
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Foul by Joe Rankin-Costello (Blackburn Rovers).
Birmingham City vs Blackburn Rovers
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Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Birmingham City vs Blackburn Rovers
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79' #BCFC 0-0 #Rovers
Quick Rovers counter-attack ends with Dolan slicing his shot wide of the upright.#BIRvROV 🔵⚪️— Blackburn Rovers (@Rovers) January 31, 2023
Birmingham City vs Blackburn Rovers
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Attempt saved. Tyrhys Dolan (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Birmingham City vs Blackburn Rovers
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Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Harry Pickering.
Birmingham City vs Blackburn Rovers
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Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Scott Wharton.
Birmingham City vs Blackburn Rovers
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Offside, Blackburn Rovers. John Buckley tries a through ball, but Tyrhys Dolan is caught offside.
Birmingham City vs Blackburn Rovers
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75 - Two changes.
[0-0] #EmiratesFACup pic.twitter.com/cJwV6lsL9O— Birmingham City FC (@BCFC) January 31, 2023
Birmingham City vs Blackburn Rovers
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Substitution, Birmingham City. Jordan James replaces Juninho Bacuna.
Birmingham City vs Blackburn Rovers
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Substitution, Birmingham City. Lukas Jutkiewicz replaces Reda Khadra.
Birmingham City vs Blackburn Rovers
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70' #BCFC 0-0 #Rovers
Rankin-Costello and Dack link up well again, but his shot is blocked at the near post.#BIRvROV 🔵⚪️— Blackburn Rovers (@Rovers) January 31, 2023
Birmingham City vs Blackburn Rovers
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69' #BCFC 0-0 #Rovers
A Birmingham free-kick drops to Long, whose stabbed effort goalwards is straight at Pears.#BIRvROV 🔵⚪️— Blackburn Rovers (@Rovers) January 31, 2023
Birmingham City vs Blackburn Rovers
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Attempt saved. Kevin Long (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
Birmingham City vs Blackburn Rovers
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Foul by John Buckley (Blackburn Rovers).
Birmingham City vs Blackburn Rovers
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67 - Still searching for that breakthrough. 🔎
[0-0] #EmiratesFACup pic.twitter.com/ugZYrW83il— Birmingham City FC (@BCFC) January 31, 2023
Birmingham City vs Blackburn Rovers
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Ben Brereton (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Birmingham City vs Blackburn Rovers
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Foul by Juninho Bacuna (Birmingham City).
Birmingham City vs Blackburn Rovers
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63' #BCFC 0-0 #Rovers
Post! Brereton Diaz gets the better of the Birmingham full-back, before cutting the ball back to Dack, whose first-time shot strikes the outside of the post.#BIRvROV 🔵⚪️— Blackburn Rovers (@Rovers) January 31, 2023
Birmingham City vs Blackburn Rovers
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Attempt missed. Bradley Dack (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
Birmingham City vs Blackburn Rovers
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Lewis Travis (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Birmingham City vs Blackburn Rovers
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Foul by Emmanuel Longelo (Birmingham City).
Birmingham City vs Blackburn Rovers
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60' #BCFC 0-0 #Rovers
Pears comes to Rovers' rescue again, as Sanderson's back post header from a corner is saved by the keeper's legs.#BIRvROV 🔵⚪️— Blackburn Rovers (@Rovers) January 31, 2023
Birmingham City vs Blackburn Rovers
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Foul by Dion Sanderson (Birmingham City).
Birmingham City vs Blackburn Rovers
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Attempt saved. Dion Sanderson (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Birmingham City vs Blackburn Rovers
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Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Hayden Carter.
Birmingham City vs Blackburn Rovers
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Attempt missed. Joe Rankin-Costello (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
Birmingham City vs Blackburn Rovers
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56 - Great low ball in by Longelo finds Hogan, he directs his shot towards goal from inside the six-yard box but Pears makes an important stop.
[0-0] #EmiratesFACup— Birmingham City FC (@BCFC) January 31, 2023
Birmingham City vs Blackburn Rovers
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Attempt missed. Kevin Long (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right.
Birmingham City vs Blackburn Rovers
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55' #BCFC 0-0 #Rovers
Superb save! Longelo centres from the left for Hogan, who flicks the ball goalwards and Pears makes a sensational save at his near post to keep it out!#BIRvROV 🔵⚪️— Blackburn Rovers (@Rovers) January 31, 2023
Birmingham City vs Blackburn Rovers
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Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Scott Wharton.
Birmingham City vs Blackburn Rovers
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Attempt blocked. Scott Hogan (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
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