“Leicester City secures FA Cup fifth-round spot with a 3-0 win. Strong form continues after defeating Birmingham, while Manchester United faces a challenging away match against Newport.”
Leicester cruised past fellow Championship side Birmingham City with a 3-0 win over their Midlands rivals.
Jamie Vardy opened the scoring after Marc Albrighton sent a cross into the box which found the former Premier League Golden Boot winners’ head to put the Foxes 1-0 in front.
Jamie Vardy nodded in the first goal of the match to open the scoring for the Foxes
Later in the match, Yunus Akgun found the top corner from outside the box to double their lead, before Dennis Praet added a third.
Although they were demoted at the conclusion of the 2022–2023 season, Leicester has been leading the Championship and having a great season.
Birmingham City, who had fallen from sixth to twentieth place in the standings, had been unable to establish themselves, and Wayne Rooney was just fired as manager.
John Eustacem, who had scored eighteen points in his eleven games, was replaced by Rooney, but the Blues haven’t improved since Tony Mowbray took over as manager.
