For Birmingham though things have taken a turn for worse, as they are struggling massively to avoid getting dropped into the relegation zone.
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Birmingham City play host to Blackburn Rovers in a FA Cup fourth round replay on Tuesday night. A late equaliser from Birmingham in the earlier match has prompted the necessity for a reply. It will be interesting to see how this game would unfold. With the earlier match happening at Ewood Park, the home side, Blackburn, were expected to be the favourite then. However, things did not go according to plan in that fixture.
Coming into this match, both sides are lying in contrasting positions in the Championship table. While Birmingham City are struggling at the bottom end of the table, Blackburn Rovers are in the midst of playoff promotion battle. For Birmingham though, things have taken a turn for worse, as they are struggling massively to avoid getting dropped into the relegation zone. They are at the 19th spot in the table with 32 points from 28 matches. Not to mention that Birmingham have lost their last five Championship games.
On the other hand, Blackburn Rovers are lying in the top end of the table and have a good chance of making it into the Championship playoffs. They have 43 points from 28 matches to be placed fifth in the table. Despite their position in the table, Blackburn’s form is neither great. The visitors have won only one of their last five games in the Championship. They drew one and lost the remaining three games.
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For both clubs, this game might not be high on the priority list since they have important Championship assignments. Birmingham City will be eager to get some quick points in order to move away from the relegation zone, while Blackburn Rovers will be keen to maintain their playoff promotion chances. With important Championship games set to follow, they both might rotate their squads massively in this encounter.
Birmingham City possible line-up: Etheridge, Colin, Sanderson, Long, Trusty, Friend, Gardner, Bielik, Chong, Mejbri, Khadra
Blackburn Rovers possible line-up: Kaminski, Rankin-Costello, Carter, Wharton, Pickering, Buckley, Travis, Hedges, Szmodics, Brereton, Gallagher
Birmingham City
| Opponents | Score |
| Blackburn | 2-2 |
| Preston | 1-2 (L) |
| Forest Green | 1-2 (W) |
| Bristol City | 4-2 (L) |
| Middlesbrough | 1-3 (L) |
Blackburn Rovers
| Opponents | Score |
| Birmingham | 2-2 |
| Bristol | 1-1 |
| Rotherham | 4-0 (L) |
| Norwich City | 0-1 (W) |
| Cardiff City | 1-0 (W) |
| Last 5 match-results | Score |
| Blackburn Rovers draw Birmingham City | 2-2 |
| Blackburn Rovers beat Birmingham City | 2-1 |
| Birmingham City lose to Blackburn Rovers | 1-2 |
| Blackburn Rovers beat Birmingham City | 4-0 |
| Blackburn Rovers beat Birmingham City | 5-2 |
The FA Cup match between Birmingham City and Blackburn Rovers will take place at St. Andrew’s on Wednesday at 1:15 am IST.
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