Wolves captain Roger Johnson makes a return to his former hunting ground for the first time since his £8m transfer from Birmingham to Wolves last Summer and will expect the usual boo’s a former player at any club gets.
Here’s the tale of the tape for this Derby tie.
MATCH FACTS
Wolves have won the Cup 4 occasion’s 1893,1908,1949 and 1960.
Birmingham have never won the Cup but have been Runners-up on 2 occasions in 1931 and 1956.
Wolves have eliminated Birmingham on three of the four occasions that they have met in the FA Cup, including in the third round in 2009.
Birmingham have made it to the quarter-finals in each of the last two seasons.
The Blues have won only four of their last 25 FA Cup meetings with top-flight sides.
Wolves have made it past the third round in each of the last nine seasons, only Chelsea and Arsenal can equal this.
Birmingham have only lost one of their last five meetings with Wolves in all competitions (W3 D1 L1).
