Quick summary: Birmingham and Leeds have made six changes each in the FA Cup fourth round, including full debuts for Jonathan Panzo and August Priske for the hosts and Facundo Buonanotte for the top-flight side
Birmingham City and Leeds United have confirmed their starting teams for their meeting at St Andrew’s in the FA Cup fourth round on Sunday.
The second-tier Blues are on an eight-match unbeaten run in all competitions, winning at fourth-tier Cambridge United in the third round.
Leeds recovered from 2-0 behind to draw 2-2 at Chelsea in the Premier League on Tuesday and won 3-1 at Championship club Derby County in the last round as part of their current run of one defeat in six games.
101GreatGoals.com has the line-up news from Birmingham City and Leeds United in the 2025/26 FA Cup, as well as details on how to watch.
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Birmingham City confirmed starting team vs Leeds United
Birmingham make six changes, with midfielder Paik Seung-ho missing out through a shoulder injury. “It’s concerning because he’s a massive player,” said manager Chris Davies.
Centre-back Jonathan Panzo and forward August Priske make their first starts. Goalkeeper Ryan Allsop, midfielder Tommy Doyle and wingers Carlos Vicente and Demarai Gray also come in.
James Beadle, Phil Neumann, Patrick Roberts, Ibrahim Osman and Marvin Ducksch drop to the bench.
Midfielder Tomoki Iwata is injured and four defenders are unavailable: Jack Robinson and Ethan Laird have hamstring injuries, Alex Cochrane has an ankle issue and Lee Buchanan has a long-term knee injury.
Birmingham City starting XI: Ryan Allsop, Bright Osayi-Samuel, Jonathan Panzo, Christoph Klarer, Kai Wagner, Carlos Vicente, Jhon Solis, Jay Stansfield, Tommy Doyle, Demarai Gray, August Priske
Birmingham substitutes: James Beadle, Phil Neumann, Patrick Roberts, Ibrahim Osman, Kanya Fujimoto, Marvin Ducksch, Zaid Betteka, William Burrell, Bradley Mayo
Leeds United full line up vs Birmingham City
Leeds also make six changes and do not risk centre-back Pascal Struijk and midfielder Anton Stach as both players approach returns from injuries.
On-loan Brighton & Hove Albion midfielder Facundo Buonanotte makes his first start in place of Ilia Gruev, with Lucas Perri replacing Karl Darlow in goal.
Midfielders Sean Longstaff, Noah Okafor and Ao Tanaka and winger Wilfried Gnonto,also come in at the expense of Joe Rodon, Ethan Ampadu, Jayden Bogle and Brenden Aaronson.
Dominic Calvert-Lewin returns from illness on the bench. The striker scored his 10th goal of the season in Leeds’ 3-1 home win over Nottingham Forest on February 6 but missed the draw at Chelsea.
Leeds United starting XI: Lucas Perri, Sebastiaan Bornauw, Jaka Bijol, Gabriel Gudmundsson, Wilfried Gnonto, Sean Longstaff, Ao Tanaka, James Justin, Facundo Buonanotte, Lukas Nmecha, Noah Okafor
Leeds substitutes: Karl Darlow, Jayden Bogle, Ethan Ampadu, Joe Rodon, Dominic Calvert-Lewin, Joel Piroe, Brenden Aaronson, Sam Byram, Ilia Gruev
How to watch Birmingham vs Leeds: TV channel, live online stream
Kick-off on Sunday is at 12:00 GMT (07:00 ET / 04:00 PT). In the UK, live coverage is on TNT Sports 3 and Discovery Plus.
TNT Sports costs £29.99 a month through Discovery Plus, which includes Eurosport and entertainment and is available on a vast range of devices including smart TVs and gaming consoles.
Birmingham City vs Leeds United stats
- Birmingham have lost one of their 11 games in all competitions
- They have won three of their last four home matches against Leeds, all in the Championship and all without conceding
- The other match in that sequence was a 5-4 away win for Marcelo Bielsa’s Leeds in December 2019
- The hosts are looking to reach the FA Cup fifth round for the first time since the 2019/20 campaign
- City have been eliminated in six of their last seven ties at this stage
- Leeds have progressed from four of their five FA Cup ties against Birmingham, knocking them out in 1971/72, 1976/77, 1997/98 and 2012/13
- The Blues beat Leeds 3-0 at home in the third round in 2004/05
- Leeds have reached the FA Cup fourth round in each of the last four seasons – as many times as they’d managed in their previous 19 combined
- The Whites were knocked out 2-0 at home at this stage by Millwall last season
- They haven’t gone out in the fourth round in consecutive seasons since 1992/93 (vs Arsenal) and 1993/94 (vs Oxford United)
- Since January 2000, Leeds have been drawn away from home in 37 of their 47 FA Cup ties, including 16 of their last 19 (including this tie)
- Among teams to play more than 10 ties since 2000, Leeds have comfortably been drawn away in the highest percentage (79%)
