BIRMINGHAM City Ladies have it all to do if they are to reach the FA Women's Premier League Cup final for the second year running.

Their reward for a comfortable 4-1 win over National Division basement club Brighton was a quarter final trip to title favourites Fulham.

The match is Birmingham's third away tie after wins at Wimbledon and Brighton and Blues will face a Fulham side who have beaten them 3-1 in the league already this season and thumped them 7-1 in last year's final.

Birmingham first have to turn their attentions to the league when they entertain Tranmere Rovers on Sunday (ko 2pm).

A draw could be enough to see them climb out of the bottom two and a win - over a side who beat them earlier in the season - could see them climb three places to sixth, depending on results elsewhere.

Blues duo Eni Aluko and Karen Carney were both included in the starting lineup as England under 17s played their first international on foreign soil.

Hope Powell's young lions went down 2-1 to a late winner and electric winger Aluko was taken off with a bizarre injury after being elbowed in the face by the referee!

The teenage prodigy is expected to be available for Sunday's league match with the venue and opponents to be decided.

But she was away on international duty as Blues recorded probably the most impressive result in their history to end Arsenal's three year unbeaten league record.

Katy Ward scored the decisive goal at the Valley last week to boost Blues' hopes of extending their life in the top flight.

Jo Potter hit two and Sally Lacey and Jodie McGuckin added goals as Blues scored a vital psychological win over fellow strugglers Brighton, who changed managers last week.

Aluko might not get an instant return to the Blues team after their magnificent week and clubmate Carney has not even broken into the first team this season.

Bignot is again without knee injury victims Marie Ballard and Beth Bailey.

Birmingham entertain the Loughborough International Player Development Centre at the Valley tomorrow (Thursday, ko 7.30pm).

Home stars Ward, Laura Bassett, Michelle Hickmott and Faye Cardin will play for the visitors in a game for which entrance is free.