Leeds United will face Championship club Birmingham City in the FA Cup fourth round on Sunday lunchtime.
A former Birmingham City striker has claimed he can ‘smell an upset’ as his old club prepare to host Leeds United in the FA Cup fourth round this weekend.
The Whites will take a break from their battle against relegation from the Premier League when they travel to the Midlands to face a Birmingham that are sitting just one point and four points adrift of the Championship play-off places. The Blues are now unbeaten in their last eight games in all competitions and secured their fourth round place with a 3-2 win at Cambridge United that came with goals from Kai Wagner, Kyogo Furuhashi and Marvin Ducksh.
Since securing that win at the Abbey Stadium, Chris Davies’ side have drawn three and won three of their following six games and battled their way to a goalless home draw with West Bromwich Albion in midweek. However, Leeds will travel with confidence after losing just two of their last 14 games in all competitions and they produced an impressive comeback to claim a point at Champions League contenders Chelsea in midweek.
All eyes are now on Sunday lunchtime’s FA Cup tie at St Andrews and former Birmingham and Celtic striker Chris Sutton, who spent time with the Blues during the second half of the 2005/06 season, believes his old club can pull off a shock win and reach the fifth round for the first time since 2020. The BBC football pundit has claimed Leeds boss Daniel Farke will have ‘at least half an eye on the Premier League’ and could make changes and suggested that means it’s a ‘good time’ for Birmingham to claim a win on their home patch.
What did Chris Sutton say about Birmingham City v Leeds United?
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Writing in his BBC Sport predictions column, Sutton said: “Leeds' comeback from 2-0 down to draw at Chelsea was just extraordinary, but I can smell an upset here. I am sure Leeds boss Daniel Farke will make some changes because he will have at least half an eye on the Premier League, and their next game against Aston Villa. Birmingham are going well under Chris Davies and are unbeaten in eight games in all competitions. This seems like a good time for him to take a top-flight scalp. Sutton's prediction: 1-0”
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