Birmingham City da Lincoln City za su fafata a zagaye na uku na gasar FA Cup a ranar Asabar, 11 ga Janairu, 2025, a filin wasa na St. Andrew’s. Wasan da zai fara da karfe 12 na rana zai kasance daya daga cikin manyan abubuwan da za su faru a gasar kwallon kafa ta Ingila.
Birmingham City, wanda ke fafutukar samun ci gaba zuwa gasar Championship, ya kasance cikin kyakkyawan yanayi a baya-bayan nan. Tawagar ta kammala wasanni 11 ba tare da cin kashi ba a gasar League One, EFL Trophy, da FA Cup. Duk da haka, wasannin da suka tashi kunnen doki da Blackpool da Stockport County sun dan rage gwiwar masu sha’awar kungiyar.
A wasan da suka doke Wigan Athletic da ci 3-0 a ranar 4 ga Janairu, Birmingham ta nuna cewa tana da damar ci gaba a gasar FA Cup. Dan wasan gaba, wanda ya ci kwallaye biyu a rabin farko, ya kai ga kwallaye 10 a gasar League One a wannan kakar.
A gefe guda, Lincoln City ta fadi cikin rashin nasara a wasanni hudu da suka gabata, inda ta kasa ci kwallo ko daya. Duk da haka, a wasan da suka tashi kunnen doki da Stevenage, Lincoln ta nuna cewa tana da damar dawo da nasara.
Masanin kwallon kafa, John Smith, ya ce, “Birmingham City tana da damar ci gaba a gasar FA Cup saboda yanayin da take ciki da kuma kwarewar da take da ita a gida. Duk da haka, Lincoln na iya yin abin mamaki idan ta sami damar ci kwallo.”
Birmingham za ta fafata ba tare da wasu ‘yan wasa da suka ji rauni ba, ciki har da dan wasan gaba Jay Stansfield da kyaftin din kungiyar. A gefe guda, Lincoln za ta iya amfani da wasu ‘yan wasa da suka ji rauni don samun nasara.
Wasannin da suka gabata a gasar FA Cup sun nuna cewa Birmingham da Lincoln suna da burin ci gaba a gasar. Birmingham ta ci Sutton United da Blackpool a zagayen farko da na biyu, yayin da Lincoln ta ci Chesham United da Crawley Town.
Ana sa ran wasan zai kasance mai zafi, tare da masu sha’awar kwallon kafa na jiran sakamako mai ban sha’awa. Dukansu kungiyoyin suna da burin ci gaba a gasar FA Cup, wanda ke daya daga cikin manyan gasa a duniya.
