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Birmingham 2 Newcastle 3 – Saturday 8 February 2025 5.45pm

The photo that Newcastle United fans had all really really wanted to see on Saturday night.

United through to the FA Cup fifth round.

Joe Willock, Will Osula and Callum Wilson coming into the team and playing really well.

Willock MOTM and scored twice, Wilson the other goal, whilst Osula especially good when out wide right.

A great committed team performance though.

United fully deserved the win and now looking forward to that fifth round draw.

Another winning snapshot post-match.

Another photo =  The eighteenth of this season.

The Newcastle United Head Coach introduced this tradition of a post-match everybody included photo following each victory, as he felt it had worked as a bonding exercise when he was at Bournemouth.

(It is actually the twentieth victory of the season for United but for whatever reasons, no winning photo after the win over AFC Wimbledon. Then at the Emirates, I think for sure that no post-match dressing room photo was done due to the fact the Arsenal semi-final tie was only at halfway.)

Twelve wins in the last fourteen games (all competitions) and the eleventh photo from this run.

Great to see.

It is also a massive bonus just how much it winds up fans of certain other clubs and journalists.

‘Look at them, think they have won the Premier League / Champions League… etc etc’

I absolutely love it.

Fourteen more Premier League games to go, as well as fingers crossed plenty more FA Cup matches, plus the small matter of 16 March date at Wembley, so hopefully many more of these photos to come.

Birmingham 2 Newcastle 3 – Saturday 8 February 2025 5.45pm

Goals:

Newcastle United:

Willock 21, 82 Wilson 26

Birmingham:

Laird 1, Iwata 40

(Half-time stats in brackets)

Possession was Newcastle 63% (63%) Birmingham 37% (37%)

Total shots were Newcastle 16 (7) Birmingham 11 (6)

Shots on target were Newcastle 9 (5) Birmingham 6 (5)

Corners were Newcastle 3 (1) Birmingham 3 (1)

Touches in the box Newcastle 35 (14) Birmingham 19 (11)

Newcastle team v Birmingham:

Pope, Livramento, Krafth, Burn (Schar 55), Targett, Longstaff, Bruno (Tonali 46), Miley, Willock, Osula (Isak 104), Wilson (Murphy 55)

Subs:

Dubravka, Ruddy, Trippier, Hall, Neave

(BBC Sport comments from ‘neutrals’ – Interesting on Newcastle United after 3-2 win at Birmingham – Read HERE)

(Birmingham 2 Newcastle 3 – Instant Newcastle United fan/writer reaction – Read HERE)

Newcastle United upcoming matches:

Saturday 15 February – Man City v Newcastle (3pm)

Sunday 23 February – Newcastle v Forest (2pm) Sky Sports

Wednesday 26 February – Liverpool v Newcastle (8.15pm) TNT Sports

Weekend of Saturday 1 March –  FA Cup fifth round (TBC)