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. Birmingham and Newcastle will be vying for a place in the fifth round as both teams look to keep their FA Cup dreams alive.

Joe Willock bagged a brace as Newcastle United battled back from a goal down after 40 seconds to beat third tier Birmingham City 3-2 at St Andrew's on Saturday and reach the English FA Cup fifth round.

The FA Cup fixture will kick off at 5.45pm GMT on Saturday 8 February at St Andrews in Birmingham. This fixture will be shown free-to-air on BBC One in the UK, with subscribers also able to watch online via BBC iPlayer. Coverage begins at 5.30pm.

Interesting to look back and after the Arsenal semi-final first leg, this was the Newcastle team v Bromley the following weekend: Dubravka, Trippier, Schar, Kelly, Targett, Longstaff, Miley, Joelinton, Barnes, Almiron, Osula

It wasn't easy, but Newcastle United outlasted hosts Birmingham City to claim a 3-2 victory in the fourth round of the FA Cup on Saturday. The Magpies came into the match as heavy favourites given their status as a Premier League side taking on a League One outfit,

The possibilities of Newcastle United in the FA Cup are now really opening up. A 3-1 win over Bromley in the third round, followed up by a 3-2 success at Birmingham on Saturday night. Newcastle United did a really professional job on the League One runaway leaders after the home side took a shock early lead.