Sunday September 11, 2011 Day 6 Finished St. Andrew's

Birmingham City 3 - 0 Millwall

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  1. Teen star fires hat-trick for Birmingham

    Teen star fires hat-trick for Birmingham

    Birmingham leapt out of the Championship's bottom three thanks to teenage striker Chris Wood's hat-trick in a 3-0 win over Millwall. More

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    Time:90'
    • Birmingham City
    • Millwall
    • 90+3' FULL TIME! Birmingham 3 Millwall 0. A hat-trick from New Zealander Chris Wood has secured all three points for the Blues.
    • 90+1' Corner for Millwall taken by Henry but King clears.
    • 90' GOAL! Chris Wood has his hat-trick and its a well taken header after a lovely delivery from Chris Burke on th right who has been brilliant today. Birmingham 3 Millwall 0. No way back for Millwall now.
    • 88' Henry with an effort on goal for Millwall but Davies does well to block. It looks like too little too late for the Lions.
    • 86' Beausejour with an effort from just inside the area for Birmingham but it's well over the bar.
    • 85' Millwall are pushing and pushing but Birmingham are defending well. Mkandawire has an effort from just inside the box but its just wide.
    • 84' Marquis is fouled by Steven Caldwell. Trotter takes the free kick and goes for goal but is denied by a brilliant save from Boaz Myhill who has had a very good game.
    • 82' Paul Robinson does well to block a shot from Jonathan Spector. Time is running out for Millwall.
    • 80' Another Birmingham corner swung in by Beausejour but is cleared.
    • 78' Wade Elliot comes on to replace Gomis as Birmingham use the third of their substitutions.
    • 74' Jonathan Spector with a speculative effort from long distance but it goes well wide.
    • 73' Curtis Davies with a header from Beausejour's corner. It's headed into the ground and hits the bar! Unlucky for Davies but a reprieve for Millwall, a third would have certainly put the game beyond them.
    • 72' Millwall make their third and final change as John Marquis comes on to replace Jay Simpson.
    • 70' N'Guessan with a cross into the Birmingham area but his effort evades everybody.
    • 68' Simpson with an effort for Millwall but it goes just wide and Myhill had it covered all the way.
    • 66' Double substition for Millwall. James Henry comes on for Bouazza and Dany N'Guessan is on for the so far excellent Liam Feeney!
    • 65' Tamika Mkandawire with an effort for Millwall but Myhill saves. Millwall need to get on the scoresheet soon to get back into this fixture.
    • 64' Birmingham make a change as Marlon King comes on for his long awaited debut for Adam Rooney.
    • 60' GOAL! Birmingham 2 Millwall 0. Chris Wood scores again after a long throw finds Rooney in the six yard box and he lays it off to Wood who finishes with aplomb into the bottom right corner. All to do for Millwall now.
    • 59' Trotter concedes free kick with a foul on Wood. Free kick taken quickly by Beausejour to Burke who swings the ball into the box but Paul Robinson clears well.
    • 57' Chance for Liam Ridgewell after a cross from Beausejour but David Forde saves well at his near post.
    • 57' Another corner for Birmingham, cleared by Darren Ward.
    • 57' Speak of the devil! Burke with a shot on goal but its blocked by Tony Craig. The resulting corner is taken by Beausejour but Robinson clears.
    • 56' Chris Burke is having a good game today, he's been involved in most of Birmingham's good work.
    • 54' Another free kick for Birmingham as Bouazza fouls Carr in the Birmingham half.
    • 53' Henderson caught offside again for Millwall, Myhill with the free kick.
    • 52' Corner for Millwall which Bouazza takes but it comes to nothing.
    • 49' Corner for Birmingham, Beausejour takes but Forde deals with the danger.
    • 48' Bouazza caught offside again, Myhill with the free kick upfield.
    • 47' Millwall might count themselves unlucky to have gone into the break a goal down after having five attempts on target but they've started the second half brightly, Simpson with another effort but Myhill saves.
    • 46' The second half is underway here in Birmingham.
    • 45+1' HALF TIME here at St. Andrews and Birmingham go in to the break 1-0 up thanks to Chris Wood's opener. It could easily have been two just before the half-time whistle but Burke fired wide.
    • 45' Beausejour booked for unsporting behaviour.
    • 44' Now Chris Burke with an effort for Birmingham from just outside the box but it goes wide to the 'keepers right.
    • 43' Jay Simpson with an effort for Millwall but Myhill takes comfortably.
    • 42' Darren Ward is fouled by Chris Wood.
    • 40' Cross from Trotter after a run down the right but it comes to nothing.
    • 38' Corner by Beausejour from the left, header from Davies goes just wide.
    • 35' Mirror image! Gomis fouls Trotter and Forde takes the free kick.
    • 34' Liam Trotter gives away a free kick after a foul Morgaro Gomis. Myhill takes the free kick.
    • 33' Millwall corner taken by Feeney from the right but its cleared by Ridgewell.
    • 32' Carr gives away another free kick. Feeney delivers a ball into the area but the referee gives a free kick for a foul on Rooney.
    • 29' GOAL! Chris Wood buries a chance after Beausejour cuts the ball back from the byline at the edge of the area. Birmingham 1 Millwall 0.
    • 26' Millwall just edging it so far with three attempts on target to Birmingham's one
    • 25' Real end to end stuff here at St. Andrews! This time Darius Henderson with an effort for Millwall but its easily dealt with by Myhill.
    • 24' Straight up the other end and Chris Burke goes for glory from outside the box but its well wide.
    • 23' Liam Trotter with an effort for Millwall from just outside the box but its well over the bar.
    • 22' Feeney hits the post for Millwall! Cutting in from the right Feeney let fly just inside the box and Myhill might just have got fingertips on it, it was a brilliant save if he did.
    • 20' Corner for Birmingham, Beausejour takes it swinging in but the ball is collected by Forde.
    • 19' Feeney with a half chance, good effort on goal saved by Boaz Myhill.
    • 18' Henderson caught offside for Millwall again. Liam Ridgewell takes the resulting free kick.
    • 17' Chance! Adam Rooney fires wide from close range. Birmingham with the most clear cut opportunity so far.
    • 14' Feeney is booked for a foul on Chris Burke
    • 12' Good inswinging corner from Feeney but Henderson puts it over the bar.
    • 11' Liam Feeney crossess from the free kick but its cleared by Beausejour, corner to Millwall.
    • 11' Stephen Carr fouls Henderson in Millwall's half, free kick awarded.
    • 10' Henderson caught offside for Millwall.
    • 9' Beausejour floats a cross into the Millwall box but Adam Rooney can only direct his headed effort over the bar.
    • 8' Free kick for Birmingham as Beausejour brought down by Alan Dunne.
    • 7' Hamer Bouazza goes for goal again after cutting in from the left and hitting one to the goalkeepers left but its wide.
    • 4' Adam Rooney caught offside. The resultuing free kick is taken by David Forde.
    • 2' Curtis Davies gives away a free kick for a foul on Darius Henderson. Hammer Bouazza goes for goal from the free kick but Boaz Myhill is equal to it for Birmingham City.
    • 1' Jay Simpson gives away a free kick for a foul on Steven Caldwell.
    • 12:30 We're underway at St. Andrews
    • 12:15 Millwall have only won one of their last seven league games, a 2-0 victory over Nottingham Forest in August.
    • 12:09 BIRMINGHAM CITY: Myhill, Carr, Caldwell, Ridgewell, Spector, Davies, Burke, Beausejour, Gomis, Rooney, Wood... Subs: Doyle, Murphy, Elliott, Redmond, King. /// MILLWALL: Forde, Dunne, Craig, Robinson, Mkandawire, Ward, Trotter, Bouazza, Feeney, Henderson, Simpson... Subs: Mildenhall, Henry, Abdou, Marquis, N'Guessan.
    • 12:00 Millwall have so far conceded a goal every game in the Championship this season and considering Birmingham's tendency to drop points we could be in for a few goals this afternoon.
    • 12:25 Birmingham are averaging a point a game so far this season and are the only club to have opened the scoring in each of their games this term.
    • 11:50 Millwall have failed to score in their last two league games but haven't gone three without scoring since October 2005.
    • 11:45 They last met in the league in 2001/02 season with Birmingham winning 4-0 at St. Andrews and getting a 1-1 draw in London. The Blues also knocked out Millwall in the play-off semi-finals that year.
    • 11:40 The last meeting of Birmingham and Millwall was a third round FA Cup tie at the New Den in January 2011 which Birmingham won 4-1.
    • 11:35 Of the 35 competitive fixtures between these two teams Birmingham have won 16, lost nine and drawn 10.
    • 11:30 Welcome to our live coverage of Birmingham against Millwall in this Championship clash.

  • Summary

    • 90' GOAL! Chris Wood has his hat-trick and its a well taken header after a lovely delivery from Chris Burke on th right who has been brilliant today. Birmingham 3 Millwall 0. No way back for Millwall now.
    • 73' Curtis Davies with a header from Beausejour's corner. It's headed into the ground and hits the bar! Unlucky for Davies but a reprieve for Millwall, a third would have certainly put the game beyond them.
    • 60' GOAL! Birmingham 2 Millwall 0. Chris Wood scores again after a long throw finds Rooney in the six yard box and he lays it off to Wood who finishes with aplomb into the bottom right corner. All to do for Millwall now.
    • 57' Chance for Liam Ridgewell after a cross from Beausejour but David Forde saves well at his near post.
    • 47' Millwall might count themselves unlucky to have gone into the break a goal down after having five attempts on target but they've started the second half brightly, Simpson with another effort but Myhill saves.
    • 29' GOAL! Chris Wood buries a chance after Beausejour cuts the ball back from the byline at the edge of the area. Birmingham 1 Millwall 0.
    • 22' Feeney hits the post for Millwall! Cutting in from the right Feeney let fly just inside the box and Myhill might just have got fingertips on it, it was a brilliant save if he did.
    • 17' Chance! Adam Rooney fires wide from close range. Birmingham with the most clear cut opportunity so far.
    • 12:09 BIRMINGHAM CITY: Myhill, Carr, Caldwell, Ridgewell, Spector, Davies, Burke, Beausejour, Gomis, Rooney, Wood... Subs: Doyle, Murphy, Elliott, Redmond, King. /// MILLWALL: Forde, Dunne, Craig, Robinson, Mkandawire, Ward, Trotter, Bouazza, Feeney, Henderson, Simpson... Subs: Mildenhall, Henry, Abdou, Marquis, N'Guessan.

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