Forest Green vs Birmingham

Everything you need to know to follow Forest Green Rovers versus Birmingham City in the third round of the FA Cup even though it's not being televised.

[BBC](https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/all-about/bbc) have selected Wolves vs Liverpool as their live match. Our Blues writer, Brian Dick, will be reporting live from The New Lawn, while you can also follow updates from our [comments below](https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/birmingham-city-tv-fa-cup-25999535#comments-wrapper)! Here's how you can follow the game if you're travelling to The New Lawn. The Green are currently bottom of the League One table, but Blues were knocked out by third tier opposition at this stage last year, losing to Plymouth Argyle. The two sides are meeting for the first time ever after their initial third round tie was postponed due to a waterlogged pitch.

Blue space. Birmingham eliminate Forest Green Rovers and qualify for the fourth round of the FA Cup. The Blues will face Blackburn, on Saturday (28).

We will provide you with pre-game analysis, score updates, and news as it happens live here on [VAVEL USA.](https://www.vavel.com/en-us/) It means we can take a look at it in a different way and that's a good situation. I'm so aware that it's a tough time and when we don't play well, we feel it a little bit. I like to approach it as a game (against Birmingham) that we can win and a chance to work on things. In many of the games we played, the margins were small. ⏱️

Birmingham City needed second half goals from Lukas Jutkiewicz and Kevin Long to avoid an embarrassing defeat to League One bottom club Forest Green.

In a FA Cup match, Forest Green Rovers take on Birmingham, which is sure to excite all football fans. On January 17, 2023, it will take place at 19:45 UTC.

On the win-draw-win market, betting on Forest Green Rovers is the best bet at 3.8, putting money on the draw is 3.5, and putting money on Birmingham City winning is 2.05. We’ve planned for a hard-fought game that ends with Birmingham City winning by a score of 0-1 when the referee calls timeout. Forest Green Rovers will take the field in this match after a 1-1 draw with Exeter City in League One.

Goals from Lukas Jutkiewicz and Kevin Long sent Championship side Birmingham through despite a scare from League One's bottom club.

But Birmingham struck back in the second half with goals from Lukas Jutkiewicz and Kevin Long, who reacted quickest to a loose ball after a corner. Thelo Aasgaard fired a volley into the top corner after a Wigan long throw was cleared to the edge of the penalty area. The midfielder curled a right-foot strike into the top corner from 30 yards out.

Birmingham City come from behind to beat Forest Green and earn an FA Cup fourth-round trip to Blackburn.

- Away4 - Shots Let's hope that's now a turning point for us." The subs made a huge difference. "But the changes at half-time were positive and worked. We weren't on the front foot. We weren't aggressive. When they give us support like that, it gives us a real boost." It's a simple as that. First he touched Regan Hendry's left-foot shot onto the bar before also heroically denying Matty Stevens from the rebound. First top scorer Scott Hogan was denied only by a fine, full-length save from Lewis Thomas. But, after a triple half-time substitution involving Tahith Chong, Alfie Chang and Max Colin, the visitors suddenly looked a team transformed.