Joe Willock’s brace helped Newcastle United eke past Birmingham City in an FA Cup thriller to progress into the fifth round of the competition. Birmingham took the lead inside a minute through ex-Man United prodigy Ethan Laird, who smashed past Nick Pope with the help of a deflection from Callum Wilson.

Watch highlights as a Joe Willock brace helps Premier League Newcastle edge past League One leaders Birmingham City in a classic FA Cup tie.

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.

Good afternoon and welcome to Chronicle Live's coverage of Newcastle United vs Birmingham City in the FA Cup. The Magpies travel to the Midlands hoping to build on Wednesday night's thriller in the Carabao Cup against Arsenal.

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.

Birmingham City will be roared on by a sell out crowd when they host Premier League Newcastle United in the 4th Round of the FA Cup at St. Andrew’s. Birmingham vs Newcastle best bets Birmingham

The match was due ro be played last Saturday, but ‘The Blues’ were in FA Cup action against Newcastle, losing 3-2 in a ferocious tie at St Andrew’s. Posh lost 3-2 at Birmingham in September despite taking a 2-0 lead early in the game. The match will follow the big Posh local derby against Northampton Town at the Weston Homes Stadium on April 5.

Joe Willock’s second goal of the night, which arrived in the 82nd minute, proved to be decisive for Newcastle after an end-to-end first half that ended all square. Willock and Callum Wilson initially cancelled out Ethan Laird’s first minute strike before Tomoki Iwata took the roof off the net and St Andrew’s with a belter.