Thursday , 2 July 2026

Manchester City FC vs Birmingham City FC, FA Cup 2020-21 ROUND 3

FA Cup · 2020-21
Manchester City FC
3 – 0
Full Time
Birmingham City FC
Sun 10 Jan 2021 · 13:30 UTC Etihad Stadium HT 45+3' · FT 45+3'
Y 44' Ivan Sunjic
Kyle Walker 74' Y
Y 88' Jake Clarke-Salter

Overview

Match Preview

Manchester City FC vs Birmingham City FC — FA Cup at Etihad Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Robert Jones
  • Referee Scott Ledger
  • Referee Eddie Smart
  • Referee Martin Atkinson

Head-to-Head

1
Manchester City FC 1 games · Avg 3.0 goals Birmingham City FC
Last 5 meetings
2021-01-10 Manchester City FC 3–0 Birmingham City FC

Recent Form

Manchester City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
10 Jan Birmingham City FC H 3–0 W
03 Jan Chelsea FC A 3–1 W
26 Dec Newcastle United FC H 2–0 W
19 Dec Southampton FC A 1–0 W
15 Dec West Bromwich Albion FC H 1–1 D
12 Dec Manchester United FC A 0–0 D
Birmingham City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
10 Jan Manchester City FC A 0–3 L
02 Jan Blackburn Rovers FC H 0–2 L
29 Dec Derby County FC H 0–4 L
26 Dec Nottingham Forest FC A 0–0 D
19 Dec Middlesbrough FC H 1–4 L
16 Dec Cardiff City FC A 2–3 L

Key Stats

0% Both Teams to Score
H2H (1 games)
100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
50% Clean Sheets
Manchester City FC this season
0% Clean Sheets
Birmingham City FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Manchester City FC
0-15
–/–
16-30
–/–
31-45
2/–
46-60
2/–
61-75
1/–
76+
2/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Manchester City FC
Antoine Semenyo 3 G 2 A
Erling Haaland 3 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Manchester City FC is hosting Birmingham City FC for another epic battle.
  • 5' Ivan Sunjic needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 8' Manchester City FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Bernardo Silva on 8.
  • 13' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Manchester City FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 15' GOAL! Bernardo Silva scores on 15. Assisted by Kevin De Bruyne
  • 20' Birmingham City FC is showing some good football. However, Birmingham City FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 25' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 30' 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 Lukas Jutkiewicz suffering a number of foals already.
  • 33' GOAL! Phil Foden scores on 33. Assisted by Riyad Mahrez
  • 38' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 43' 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.
  • 44' Birmingham City FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 44.
  • 46' John Stones has so much to prove this time. He replaces Ruben Dias on 46 minute.
  • 51' It looks like no one’s ball. Manchester City FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 56' Manchester City FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 61' It looks surprising Manchester City FC does not make any changes. Andres Prieto has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 66' It’s high time Karanka made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 67' The whistle greets Rodri as he departs to be replaced by Fernandinho.
  • 68' The Birmingham City FC manager makes a substitution. Jonathan Leko departs to be replaced by Lukas Jutkiewicz.
  • 73' Manchester 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.
  • 74' It’s a booking for Manchester City FC player. Kyle Walker gets a Yellow card.
  • 75' Liam Delap has so much to prove this time. He replaces Gabriel Jesus on 75 minute.
  • 80' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 85' Liam Delap has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 20 appearances with only 1 goals this season.
  • 88' Jake Clarke-Salter was booked on 88.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 3-0.

Lineups

Manchester City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Pep Guardiola

Birmingham City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Karanka

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Bernardo Silva 2
Phil Foden 1

Head to Head

2021-01-10 Manchester City FC 3–0 Birmingham City FC

Manchester City FC Form

2021-01-10 Manchester City FC 3–0 Birmingham City FC W 2021-01-03 Chelsea FC 1–3 Manchester City FC W 2020-12-26 Manchester City FC 2–0 Newcastle United FC W 2020-12-19 Southampton FC 0–1 Manchester City FC W 2020-12-15 Manchester City FC 1–1 West Bromwich Albion FC D 2020-12-12 Manchester United FC 0–0 Manchester City FC D

Birmingham City FC Form

2021-01-10 Manchester City FC 3–0 Birmingham City FC L 2021-01-02 Birmingham City FC 0–2 Blackburn Rovers FC L 2020-12-29 Birmingham City FC 0–4 Derby County FC L 2020-12-26 Nottingham Forest FC 0–0 Birmingham City FC D 2020-12-19 Birmingham City FC 1–4 Middlesbrough FC L 2020-12-16 Cardiff City FC 3–2 Birmingham City FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.93 Manchester City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.64 Birmingham City FC xG
I would bet for: Manchester City FC to win 67% + Under — clean sheet likely 59%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Manchester City FC67% Draw22% Birmingham City FC11%
Actual: Manchester City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes41% 0% No59%
Avg goals/match: 2.57
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 72%
28%
± 2.5 47%
53%
± 3.5 26%
74%
± 4.5 12%
88%

Double Chance

Manchester City FC or Draw
88%
Draw or Birmingham City FC
33%
Manchester City FC or Birmingham City FC
78%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Manchester City FC46% Draw44% Birmingham City FC10%
Actual: Manchester City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
14.2%
2 – 0
14%
1 – 1
10.1%
0 – 0
9.5%
2 – 1
8.8%
3 – 0
Actual
3 – 1
5.8%
4 – 0
4.3%
0 – 1
4%
4 – 1
2.9%
1 – 2
2.8%
2 – 2
2.8%

Asian Handicap — Manchester City FC

Handicap Manchester City FC covers Push Birmingham City FC covers
-2.5 21% — 79%
-2 21% 21% 58%
-1.5 42% — 58%
-1 42% 25% 33%
-0.5 67% — 33%
+0.5 90% — 10%
+1 90% 8% 3%
+1.5 97% — 3%
+2 97% 2% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Manchester City FC keeps clean sheet
53% ✓
Birmingham City FC keeps clean sheet
15% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.