Forest Green Rovers vs Birmingham City LIVE: FA Cup result, final score and reaction
Forest Green 1-2 Birmingham: The Blues overturned an early deficit to eliminate their League One opponents
Birmingham City produced a second-half comeback to avoid an FA Cup third-round upset with a 2-1 win at Forest Green Rovers.
Goals from Lukas Jutkiewicz and Kevin Long sent Championship side Birmingham through despite a scare from League One’s bottom club.
A Ben Stevenson stunner after seven minutes put Rovers in front but Blues fought back to reach the fourth round.
The victory sets up a clash with Blackburn Rovers at Ewood Park.
We will bring you all the action and updates from today's game in the live blog below:
Forest Green Rovers vs Birmingham City
Match ends, Forest Green Rovers 1, Birmingham City 2.
Forest Green Rovers vs Birmingham City
Second Half ends, Forest Green Rovers 1, Birmingham City 2.
Forest Green Rovers vs Birmingham City
Troy Deeney (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Forest Green Rovers vs Birmingham City
Foul by Dominic Bernard (Forest Green Rovers).
Forest Green Rovers vs Birmingham City
Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Baily Cargill.
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