Birmingham vs Newcastle LIVE: FA Cup result and reaction as Willock wins it late on for Magpies
Birmingham 2-3 Newcastle: Magpies recovered from conceding within 44 seconds to overcome the League One leaders
Joe Willock’s brace helped Newcastle United eke past Birmingham City in an FA Cup thriller to progress into the fifth round of the competition.
Birmingham took the lead inside a minute through ex-Man United prodigy Ethan Laird, who smashed past Nick Pope with the help of a deflection from Callum Wilson.
The Magpies then flipped the game on its head thanks to two goals that didn’t go without controversy from Willock and Wilson, with many questioning if Newcastle’s equaliser fully went over the line.
However, the highlight of the first half came when Tomoki Iwata leathered it into the top-right corner to draw parity for the Blues - an early goal of the tournament contender.
After a fiery second half, Willock’s second of the night sealed Newcastle’s win late on, ending Birmingham’s hopes of a major Premier League scalp in the cup.
Relive all the FA Cup action with our live blog below:
HALF-TIME! Birmingham 2-2 Newcastle
HALF-TIME! Birmingham 2-2 Newcastle
And breathe - for the next 15 minutes at least.
It’s all square as we head into half-time after 45 minutes of pure end-to-end chaos.
Birmingham took the lead inside a minute through ex-Man United prodigy Ethan Laird, who smashed past Nick Pope with the help of a deflection from Callum Wilson.
The Magpies then flipped the game on its head thanks to two goals that didn’t go without controversy from Joe Willock and Wilson.
But the highlight of the half came when Tomoki Iwata leathered it into the top-right corner to equalise for the Blues - an early goal of the tournament contender.
Give us more of what we just saw. Please and thank you.
Birmingham 2-2 Newcastle
45+2 mins: Birmingham have got under the skin William Osula, who is shown a yellow card after a bit of a squabble with Keshi Anderson.
Anderson all gets booked for his part in it all.
Birmingham 2-2 Newcastle
45 mins: Newcastle have a corner to try and regain the lead before half-time.
It comes to nothing and Birmingham counter, with Stansfield leading the charge. Newcastle bodies get back to survive.
Three added minutes to come.
GOAL! Birmingham 2-2 Newcastle
40 mins: GOAL! WHAT A HIT!
Iwata just missed a glorious opportunity due to a lack of conviction in his shot. That wasn’t a problem for him here.
It sits up nicely for the midfielder, who runs onto the ball with pace and BLASTS it into the top-right corner.
We all just collectively leapt out of our seats. You won’t see many better strikes than that.
Birmingham 1-2 Newcastle
37 mins: This has been BREATHLESS!
It’s Newcastle this time that are pushing for another, with William Osula doing well to try and fashion a shooting chance, only to see his effort blocked by a Birmingham body.
Osula then tries catching an out-of-position Peacock-Farrell with an effort from range, but the keeper shuffles across to gather.
Birmingham 1-2 Newcastle
33 mins: CHANCE! You expect Jay Stansfield to put them away.
Birmingham’s top scorer latches onto a delightful cross from Anderson, but his header (or shoulder) goes agonisingly wide of the post.
Things should be level here.
GOAL DISALLOWED! Birmingham 1-2 Newcastle
32 mins: GOAL DISALLOWED! William Osula knocks in from Bruno Guimaraes’ free-kick but the flag goes up for offside.
Birmingham 1-2 Newcastle
30 mins: You could say order has been restored, but this first half an hour has been something of beautiful FA Cup chaos.
GOAL! Birmingham 1-2 Newcastle
26 mins: GOAL! Newcastle have turned this contest right on its head!
Livramento drives with the ball on the overlap and puts it into the danger area, where it turns into a pinball affair. In the chaos, Wilson gets his studs to the high ball and forces it over the line.
Not as much controversy about that one. The Magpies lead.
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