Match summary
1ST HALF
K. Wagner

31'
K. Furuhashi

42'
2ND HALF
63'
S. Lavery
Dominic Ball
63'
S. Kaikai
J. Brophy
74'
B. Purrington
J. Gibbons
74'
S. Mcloughlin
Pelly Ruddock
P. Roberts
W. Willumsson
75'
Jack Robinson

76'
K. Furuhashi
K. Fujimoto
76'
Jack Robinson
P. Neumann
77'
M. Ducksch(Tommy Doyle)

78'
80'

S. Kaikai
88'
G. Hoddle
89'

S. Kaikai(M. Jobe)
L. Koumas
A. Sampsted
92'
Match statistics
48%Possession52%
466Passes Attempted506
357Completed Passes384
2Corners0
23Throw-ins21
12Shots On Target10
Line-ups
Cambridge United
Formation
4-2-3-1
#1Eastwood

#16Rossi

#23Jobe

#26Gibbons

#2Bennett

#38Hoddle

#4Ball

#17Ruddock Mpanzu

#7Brophy

#14Knight

#9Appéré
Starting XI
![]() J. Eastwood #1 | |
![]() Z. Rossi #16 | |
![]() M. Jobe #23 | 🎯89' |
![]() J. Gibbons #26 | 74' |
![]() Liam Bennett #2 | |
![]() G. Hoddle #38 | 88' |
![]() Dominic Ball #4 | 63' |
![]() Pelly Ruddock #17 | 74' |
![]() J. Brophy #7 | 63' |
![]() Ben Knight #14 | |
![]() L. Appere #9 |
Substitutes
B. Hughes #25 | |
![]() B. Purrington #3 | 74' |
![]() M. Morrison #5 | |
![]() S. Mcloughlin #21 | 74' |
![]() G. Mcconnell #27 | |
Lohan Mcdougald #39 | |
![]() E. Kachunga #10 | |
![]() S. Kaikai #11 | ⚽89' ⚽80' 63' |
![]() S. Lavery #19 | 63' |
Will not play
No injuries reported
Manager

Neil Harris
Birmingham City
Formation
4-2-3-1
#25Beadle

#6Robinson

#4Klarer

#31Wagner

#24Iwata

#8Paik

#7Doyle

#33Ducksch

#30Koumas

#16Joseph Roberts

#9Furuhashi
Starting XI
![]() James Beadle #25 | |
![]() Jack Robinson #6 | 76' 77' |
![]() C. Klarer #4 | |
![]() K. Wagner #31 | ⚽31' |
![]() T. Iwata #24 | |
![]() Seung-Ho Paik #8 | |
![]() Tommy Doyle #7 | 🎯78' |
![]() M. Ducksch #33 | ⚽78' |
![]() L. Koumas #30 | 92' |
![]() P. Roberts #16 | 75' |
![]() K. Furuhashi #9 | 76' ⚽42' |
Substitutes
![]() Ryan Allsop #21 | |
![]() A. Sampsted #23 | 92' |
![]() Will Burrell #45 | |
![]() P. Neumann #5 | 77' |
![]() W. Willumsson #18 | 75' |
![]() K. Fujimoto #27 | 76' |
![]() M. Mazwi #40 | |
![]() B. Bateman #39 | |
![]() Daniel Isichei #42 |
Will not play

Demarai Gray
Forward
Return: Late January 2026

Bright Osayi-Samuel
Defender

Ethan Benjamin Laird
Defender
Hamstring Injury
Return: Mid February 2026
Manager

Chris Davies
Cambridge United
Formation
4-2-3-1
#1Eastwood

#16Rossi

#23Jobe

#26Gibbons

#2Bennett

#38Hoddle

#4Ball

#17Ruddock Mpanzu

#7Brophy

#14Knight

#9Appéré
Starting XI
![]() J. Eastwood #1 | |
![]() Z. Rossi #16 | |
![]() M. Jobe #23 | 🎯89' |
![]() J. Gibbons #26 | 74' |
![]() Liam Bennett #2 | |
![]() G. Hoddle #38 | 88' |
![]() Dominic Ball #4 | 63' |
![]() Pelly Ruddock #17 | 74' |
![]() J. Brophy #7 | 63' |
![]() Ben Knight #14 | |
![]() L. Appere #9 |
Substitutes
B. Hughes #25 | |
![]() B. Purrington #3 | 74' |
![]() M. Morrison #5 | |
![]() S. Mcloughlin #21 | 74' |
![]() G. Mcconnell #27 | |
Lohan Mcdougald #39 | |
![]() E. Kachunga #10 | |
![]() S. Kaikai #11 | ⚽89' ⚽80' 63' |
![]() S. Lavery #19 | 63' |
Will not play
No injuries reported
Manager

Neil Harris
Birmingham City
Formation
4-2-3-1
#25Beadle

#6Robinson

#4Klarer

#31Wagner

#24Iwata

#8Paik

#7Doyle

#33Ducksch

#30Koumas

#16Joseph Roberts

#9Furuhashi
Starting XI
![]() James Beadle #25 | |
![]() Jack Robinson #6 | 76' 77' |
![]() C. Klarer #4 | |
![]() K. Wagner #31 | ⚽31' |
![]() T. Iwata #24 | |
![]() Seung-Ho Paik #8 | |
![]() Tommy Doyle #7 | 🎯78' |
![]() M. Ducksch #33 | ⚽78' |
![]() L. Koumas #30 | 92' |
![]() P. Roberts #16 | 75' |
![]() K. Furuhashi #9 | 76' ⚽42' |
Substitutes
![]() Ryan Allsop #21 | |
![]() A. Sampsted #23 | 92' |
![]() Will Burrell #45 | |
![]() P. Neumann #5 | 77' |
![]() W. Willumsson #18 | 75' |
![]() K. Fujimoto #27 | 76' |
![]() M. Mazwi #40 | |
![]() B. Bateman #39 | |
![]() Daniel Isichei #42 |
Will not play

Demarai Gray
Forward
Return: Late January 2026

Bright Osayi-Samuel
Defender

Ethan Benjamin Laird
Defender
Hamstring Injury
Return: Mid February 2026
Manager

Chris Davies
Head-to-head
8 matches

Cambridge United
3
Wins
1
Draws
4
Wins

Birmingham City
League One2025 • 2 matches
EFL Cup2020 • 1 match
EFL Cup2014 • 1 match
League One1995 • 1 match
League One1994 • 1 matchLeague standings
No league table available for this competition. This may be a cup tournament or the table data is not yet available.
Match Information
Referee:
M. Corlett
Venue:
Cledara Abbey Stadium
Capacity:
10 847
Cambridge United vs Birmingham City match from the FA Cup. View the final score, key match events, detailed statistics, line-ups and head-to-head record between Cambridge United and Birmingham City. Follow team performance and match context within the FA Cup season.















