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Birmingham, will meet Premier League Huddersfield in one of four replays of the fourth round of English FA Cup. Huddersfield slid down to penultimate place in the table after five-game losing streak. The first match played in Huddersfield 10 days ago had ended as draw 1-1, while last year Birmingham won Huddersfield at home in the Championship and drew away.

Birmingham

Right because of that Birmingham fans believe their tam can win Huddersfield at home, especially as Birmingham is in much better shape than its next rival. Near the end of previous year Birmingham had put an end to seven-game winless streak of five defeats and two draws with home victory over Leeds, while after that it won three, drew one and lost one league match. In the FA Cup it had defeated Burton at home before draw with Huddersfield.

Much better results in the league have allowed Birmingham to escape from the drop zone, although it has just four points more than 22nd-positioned Hull. We need to have in mind that Birmingham won in two previous rounds by 3-1 Sunderland and Sheffield Wednesday, so coach Cotterill has great expectations from replay with Huddersfield in the FA Cup. Birmingham should play with the same team like in the first match, especially as goalkeeper Kuszczak, defender Grounds and forward Vassell are still injured.

Probable lineups Birmingham: Stockdale – Roberts, Dean, Morrison – Jenkinson, Jota, Lowe, Ndoye, Bramall – Jutkiewicz, Adams

Huddersfield

Unlike its new rival, new Premier League team Huddersfield is in much bleaker mood ahead of replay match of the fourth round of FA Cup, given its five-game losing streak in the league. In the same period Huddersfield managed to win only in the FA Cup where it defeated Bolton away and drew with Birmingham at home. Series of defeat in the Premier League has caused Huddersfield to slip into the drop zone, or more precisely at penultimate, 19th place, although this team has the same number of points as 17th-placed Swansea and 18th-positioned Stoke, and four more than West Bromwich.

Right because of that we believe coach Wagner will send a combine team to play this FA Cup match, given that ahead of his team is bitter survival struggle in the Premier League. On top of it, defenders Lowe, Schindler and Stankovic, midfielders Williams and Billing, and forwards Kachunga and Depoitre complain on injuries, and we can expect to see in the starting line-up two players who came to Huddersfield in January, stopper Kongolo and midfielder Pritchard.

Probable lineups Huddersfield: Coleman – Hadergjonaj, Hefele, Kongolo, Malone – Mooy, Hogg – Quaner, Pritchard, Ince – Mounie

Verdict:

Second-division Birmingham has demonstrated 10 days ago in their first match that can parry to Premier League Huddersfield and consequently we expect to see this time a fully open and efficient match.

Pick:  both teams to score 2.12 - 112/100 @1XBet