Blackburn Rovers VS BIRMINGHAM

The oldest cup competition in the world, the FA Cup is always a tournament that every club up and down the country want to win. Arsenal are record winners ...

Blackburn Rovers 2, Birmingham City 1. Joe Rankin-Costello (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box. Attempt saved.

Birmingham goalkeeper Neil Etheridge complains of being racially abused by spectators after his side force their FA Cup tie with Blackburn to a replay.

Jordan James (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. - Away6 - Shots - Possession - 13Pears - 10Dolan - 8Szmodics - 7Edun - 3Pickering - 17Carter - 1Kaminski "Neil was racially abused at the end, which is bang out of order," Eustace told BBC Radio WM.

Rovers were denied a guaranteed spot in round five by a last-minute equaliser in the 2-2 draw with Birmingham City.

The game had come alive, but should have been all over in the 65th minute. Then, as five minutes were added on, the visitors snatched an equaliser. Within a minute of the restart, Rovers had the lead through an unexpected source. Birmingham almost restored parity within a minute, Chong breaking into the box after good work by Jutkiewicz, but fortunately for Kaminski the shot was straight at him as he was able to push the strike away. The ball was bouncing around the box and then lashed into the corner by Joe Rankin-Costello for what was only a second career goal in his 51st appearance. Birmingham were buoyed by that, and with a back five and two defensive midfielders infront of them, they were happy to let Rovers have the ball and hold their shape.

Birmingham City's Jordan James kept his side's FA Cup dream alive after striking in stoppage time at Ewood Park to deny Blackburn Rovers a fourth round ...

Birmingham also issued a statement, echoing what Blackburn had said, adding that after the incident referee Stroud ‘delayed the restart and spoke to the head coaches and captains of each side as per competition protocol. The referee will report it, then it will be up to Blackburn as a club to deal with the situation.’ Straight after the restart, Rankin-Costello gave Rovers the lead as he curled a right-foot shot past Etheridge. Neil was shook up a little bit after the game and rightly so. ‘Allegations of this nature are taken extremely seriously. We are fully behind Neil.