West Ham vs Birmingham
FA Cup 2018-19
Venue: London Stadium
Kick-off: 12:30pm GMT today
Welcome to the Evening Standard’s LIVE coverage of today’s FA Cup third round tie between West Ham and Birmingham.
The Hammers face a Championship side thriving in tight circumstances under Garry Monk and formerly owned by West Ham chiefs David Sullivan and David Gold.
With Manuel Pellegrini and his side comfortably looking up in the Premier League, a Cup run would go down a treat in Stratford. West Ham have not been further than the quarter finals for over a decade.
Jack Rosser is at the game this afternoon, so stay tuned for FA Cup score, commentary and goal updates from the London Stadium….
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Head to head (h2h) history and results
These two sides have met on 94 occasions in the past with West Ham winning 32 of those. Birmingham have the better record however with 40 wins over the years.
The last meeting between these two was a Championship thriller in 2012, finishing 3-3 at Upton Park
