Cambridge Utd vs Birmingham

FA Cup - 1/32-finals 10 Jan 2026, 17:45
Cambridge Utd
Cambridge Utd
2–3
HT 0–2
FULL TIME
Birmingham
Birmingham
🏟 Abbey Stadium

Match report

Birmingham edged past Cambridge Utd 3-2 in the FA Cup - 1/32-finals on 10 January 2026. It was 0-2 at half-time, with 3 more goals in the second half.

Cambridge Utd dominated possession with 88% of the ball and had 12 shots to Birmingham's 10.

The match was played at Abbey Stadium.

Half-time 0-2 Possession 88% - 12% Shots 12 - 10 On target 5 - 5 Corners 2 - 0 Fouls 7 - 9 Yellow cards 1
9
Player of the match
Sullay Kaikai
Cambridge Utd · 2 goals
8 Kai Wagner 1 goal
8 Kyogo Furuhashi 1 goal
7 Marvin Ducksch 1 goal
7 Mamadou Jobe 1 assist
First half vs second half
Cambridge Utd stepped it up after the break, with 9 shots in the second half compared to 3 in the first.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 3–5 9–5
Shots On Goal 1–3 4–2
Ball Possession 41–59 —
Corners 1–0 1–0
Attacks 49–55 52–33
Match statistics
2 Corners 0
4 Substitution 4
101 Attacks 88
62 Dangerous Attacks 41
4 On Target 5
8 Off Target 4
88% Ball Possession 12%
12 Shots Total 10
5 Shots On Goal 5
5 Shots Off Goal 3
2 Shots Blocked 2
9 Shots Inside Box 7
3 Shots Outside Box 3
7 Fouls 9
2 Corners 0
3 Offsides 1
49% Ball Possession 51%
1 Yellow Cards 0
2 Saves 3
466 Passes Total 506
357 Passes Accurate 384
Line-ups 4-2-3-1  vs  4-2-3-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Cambridge Utd · 4-2-3-1
1 J. Eastwood
2 L. Bennett 23 M. Jobe 16 Z. Rossi 26 J. Gibbons
4 D. Ball 38 G. Hoddle
14 B. Knight 17 P. Mpanzu 7 J. Brophy
9 L. Appéré
Birmingham · 4-2-3-1
25 J. Beadle
24 T. Iwata 4 C. Klarer 6 J. Robinson 31 K. Wagner
7 T. Doyle 8 S. Paik
16 P. Roberts 33 M. Ducksch 30 L. Koumas
9 K. Furuhashi
Cambridge Utd
Coach
Neil Harris
Substitutes
  • 19 Shayne Lavery
  • 11 Sullay Kaikai
  • 3 Ben Purrington
  • 21 Shane McLoughlin
  • 25 Ben Hughes
  • 5 Michael Morrison
  • 39 Lohan Mcdougald
  • 10 Elias Kachunga
  • 27 Glenn McConnell
Birmingham
Coach
Chris Davies
Substitutes
  • 18 Willum Thor Willumsson
  • 27 Kanya Fujimoto
  • 5 Phil Neumann
  • 23 Alfons Sampsted
  • 21 Ryan Allsop
  • 40 Menzi Mazwi
  • 45 Will Burrell
  • 42 Daniel Isichei
  • 39 Briar Bateman
Substitutions
  • 63' ↑ S. Kaikai ↓ J. Brophy Cambridge Utd
  • 63' ↑ S. Lavery ↓ D. Ball Cambridge Utd
  • 74' ↑ B. Purrington ↓ J. Gibbons Cambridge Utd
  • 74' ↑ S. McLoughlin ↓ P. Mpanzu Cambridge Utd
  • 75' ↑ W. T. Willumsson ↓ P. Roberts Birmingham
  • 76' ↑ K. Fujimoto ↓ K. Furuhashi Birmingham
  • 77' ↑ P. Neumann ↓ J. Robinson Birmingham
  • 90+2' ↑ A. Sampsted ↓ L. Koumas Birmingham
Cards
  • 88' G. Hoddle Cambridge Utd
Head-to-head
Cambridge Utd 1 0 draws 3 Birmingham
2026-01-10 Cambridge Utd vs Birmingham 2 - 3
2025-05-03 Cambridge United vs Birmingham City 1 - 2
2025-02-11 Birmingham City vs Cambridge United 4 - 0
2020-09-05 Birmingham City vs Cambridge United 0 - 1
Recent form
Cambridge Utd D D D W D
Birmingham D L D D L
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Cambridge Utd vs Birmingham?
Cambridge Utd lost 2-3 against Birmingham on 10 January 2026.
Who won Cambridge Utd vs Birmingham?
Birmingham won the match 3-2.
Where was Cambridge Utd vs Birmingham played?
The match was played at Abbey Stadium.
Who had more possession in Cambridge Utd vs Birmingham?
Cambridge Utd had 88% of possession, compared to 12% for the other side.