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FA Cup · 14 February 1998

Leeds 3 – 2 Birmingham City

← 1997/98 season
Attendance
35,463
Competition
FA Cup
Venue
Home
Manager
George Graham
Captain
David Wetherall
Won 3–2 v Birmingham City

Rodney Wallace 5' · Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink 28' · Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink 87'

Birmingham City: 2 goals

Minute by minute

How it unfolded

  1. 5' Goal — Rodney Wallace, assisted by Harry Kewell
  2. 28' Goal — Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink, assisted by Rodney Wallace
  3. 66' Substitution — Ian Harte on for Alan Maybury, 66'
  4. 87' Goal — Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink, assisted by Bruno Ribeiro
The team sheet

Line-up

Starting XI

  1. GK Nigel Martyn
  2. DF Gary Kelly
  3. DF David Wetherall (c)
  4. DF / MF Alf-Inge Haaland
  5. DF / MF Gunnar Halle
  6. DF / MF Alan Maybury
  7. MF Lee Bowyer
  8. MF Bruno Ribeiro
  9. WG / FW Harry Kewell
  10. FW Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink
  11. FW Rodney Wallace

Substitutes

  1. DF Ian Harte ↑ 66'
The record

Leeds v Birmingham City

110
Played
42
Won
26
Drawn
42
Lost
Won 42, drawn 26, lost 42 of 110

First met 1920 · 142 scored, 139 conceded

Last five meetings

  1. 1 Jan 2024 H Leeds 3–0 Birmingham City Won 3–0 v Birmingham City
  2. 12 Aug 2023 A Birmingham City 1–0 Leeds Lost 0–1 v Birmingham City
  3. 29 Dec 2019 A Birmingham City 4–5 Leeds Won 5–4 v Birmingham City
  4. 19 Oct 2019 H Leeds 1–0 Birmingham City Won 1–0 v Birmingham City
  5. 6 Apr 2019 A Birmingham City 1–0 Leeds Lost 0–1 v Birmingham City