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Owls To Face Birmingham In FA Cup

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Wednesday will travel to Barclays Premier League side Birmingham City in the fifth round of the FA Cup.

The draw took place this afternoon at Wembley and pitted Alan Irvine against fellow Scotsman Alex McLeish at St Andrews in the enxt round of the competition.

The Blues edged out Coventry City 3-2 in their fourth round match yesterday, with Wednesday progressing thanks to a 4-1 victory over Hereford United at Hillsborough.

The match is set to take place on Saturday, February 19 unless moved for television coverage.

The Owls were due to host Brentford in npower League One on the same day, a match which will now be rearranged.

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