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Saturday September 26, 2009 Finished St. Andrews

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Birmingham City

  • Phillips 84’

Bolton Wanderers

  • Cohen 10’
  • Lee 86’

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  1. Bolton late show stuns Blues

    Bolton late show stuns Blues

    Bolton earned a precious three points with a last gasp 2-1 win over Birmingham City at St Andrews. More

  • Live Commentary

    Time:90'
    • Birmingham City
    • Bolton Wanderers
    • - All over at St Andrews and it's a 2-1 win for Bolton!
    • 90' McCann and Lee keep it in the corner as the seconds tick away here.
    • 88' Blues stunned by that Lee goal, but still on the attack here as they look to get level again. Free kick comes in from the right, but Bolton get it away.
    • 86' GOAL!!! Bolton have the lead again! A free kick from Taylor hits the post and comes back out to Lee who finishes from close range!!
    • 84' GOAL!! And it's Phillips, who plays the one-two with Benitez and fires it into the bottom corner for the equaliser!!
    • 81' The visitors don't show much ambition with the corner, but when it comes back in again Hart is at full stretch to tip away the delivery!
    • 80' Benitez fouls Cohen and from the free kick Bolton earn a corner.
    • 79' Samuel is booked for a foul on Phillips and from the free kick Bolton clear.
    • 78' Hart claims after a run and cross down the right from Ricketts.
    • 77' Johnson tries the overhead kick from the corner, but that one goes wide. Vignal is the man to make way for Phillips.
    • 76' Benitez appeals for hands, but all he gets is a corner, as Blues prepare sub Kevin Phillips.
    • 75' Carr goes into the book, as Blues desperately search for the leveller.
    • 74' CHANCE! Bolton break and Hart has to be alert to come out and block from McCann after a pass from Cohen!
    • 72' Free kick to Blues in a good position now and they play it quickly to Carr, whose cross is too fast for his teammates!
    • 70' McCann comes on for Gardner for Bolton.
    • 68' It's all Birmingham right now and Jaaskelainen and Ricketts have just had a bit of a set to over that previous corner.
    • 67' Corner to Blues and it's cleared to the edge of the area where Lee completes the clearance.
    • 66' Lee comes forward again, but his final ball is poor and easy for Blues to clear up.
    • 64' O'Connor comes on to replace Taino for Blues.
    • 64' Roger Johnson talks his way into the book and the ref calls skipper Carr over too.
    • 63' Knight and Benitez clash and Blues have a free kick. It's taken by Larsson, but Dann hooks it wide when trying to put the ball back into the box.
    • 60' Lee has his first opportunity and gets himself into a good position, rounds the keeper but his effort dribbles wide!
    • 59' CHANCE! The ball falls to Bowyer unmarked on the edge of the box, but his shot flies over!
    • 57' Benitez given offside there - that was marginal. He would have been in.
    • 56' Blues have a couple of corners in quick succession and from the second one Johnson heads wide.
    • 54' Bolton bring on Lee for Klasnic.
    • 53' Bolton attack down the left with Samuel and when Ricketts tries to put the ball in the box from the other channel he's tackled.
    • 51' No goalmouth action so far in this second half and Bolton are preparing a sub here.
    • 48' Bolton have a corner from Taylor but it's too long and goes out for a goal kick.
    • 46' Back underway at St Andrews and Benitez has the first shot of the half, but is off balance when he hits it and it lacks power.
    • - That's it for the first half at St Andrews. 1-0 to Bolton. Back with more soon!
    • 45' Samuel and Bowyer collide in the area and when Bowyer goes down he looks appealingly at the ref, but gets nothing.
    • 44' CHANCE! Blues clear the corner easily enough and when they attack themsleves Ferguson arrives in the box to latch onto a miskick from Muamba and volleys just wide on the turn!
    • 43' Blues attack down the left with Ferguson, who looks most upset that the throw is given to Bolton not Birmingham. It comes all the way to the other end and Bolton have a corner.
    • 40' CHANCE! BLUES HIT THE BAR! Fahey it is I think with the shot from inside the area and with the keeper beaten it rebounds back off the bar!
    • 39' Knight has to slide in to put it behind for a Blues corner. The delivery is cleared again by Bolton.
    • 37' Vignal with the throw and it comes to Benitez, who tries the shot on the turn, but is crowded out.
    • 36' Gardner penalised for a foul on Larsson and Blues get it forward once more. The cross is too long in the end though.
    • 35' SAVE! Jaaskelainen with the stop and it looks to have come off his own defender. The keeper dives to his right to prevent it creeping in!
    • 33' The kick comes in and Johnson gets it clear for a Bolton corner. Davies goes in, but the header is way over the bar.
    • 32' Roger Johnson unhappy as he concedes a foaul in a good position for Bolton. The ref has a word, but lets him go unpunished.
    • 31' CHANCE! Vignal delivers a great cross from by the corner flag on the left and it falls to Taino, who volleys just wide! The keeper didn't move!
    • 30' The game opening up just a tiny bit now after a fairly turgid start, but defences very much on top here at St Andrews.
    • 27' Bolton on the attack now and Ricketts gets in at the far post, but can't quite reach it and the ball goes out for a goal kick.
    • 24' Bowyer bursts forward down the right, but his ball in is easy for Jaaskelainen.
    • 23' Taino moves to the left and tries to get in behind the Bolton defence but is stopped by an uncompromising challenge.
    • 21' Poor cross down the left from Gardner there for Bolton. It goes behind for a goal kick and he screams in frustration.
    • 20' Cahill and Knight seeing plenty of aerial action at the moment, but they are dealing with it well so far.
    • 19' It bounces around a bit in the area, but doesn't fall to a Blues player and the visitors get it clear.
    • 18' Muamba penalised again for a foul and Blues can launch this one into the box.
    • 17' Benitez has been starved of service so far as he chases a through ball that Knight is able to see out.
    • 15' Bolton soaking up the Blues pressure and releasing with the long ball towards Davies now.
    • 12' Ferguson and Cohen clash in the middle of the park, as Blues come forward and try to get the equaliser.
    • 10' GOAL And it's Cohen!! The first real attack of the match and from a long throw by Ricketts, Davies heads it on and Cohen arrives unmarked to head it past Hart! 1-0 Bolton!
    • 8' Carr gets forward down the right for Blues, but he's crowded out and it's back with Jaaskelainen.
    • 7' From the free kick Scott Dann gets up and his header goes for a corner, taken by Larsson then another of the same and Bolton boot it away.
    • 6' Muanba penalised against his former club for a foul in the centre circle. Scrappy start here.
    • 5' Knight has to clear as Blues advance down the left. First promising move of the game - Fahey involved, but Bolton get it clear.
    • 3' Long ball forward from Cahill arrives at Hart's feet and he boots it back upfield. Not much happening here so far.
    • 2' Hart has to come out of his area to head clear a long ball.
    • 1' We're underway at St Andrews and Jaaskelainen gets an early chance to show off his footwork from a back pass.
    • - The players are out and we'll be underway very soon. Benitez is sporting his head bandage again this afternoon after that clash of heads at Hull last week.
    • - It's a lovely sunny day in Birmingham - perfect for an afternoon's football. Will Blues and Bolton rise to the occasion and deliver some goals? The pitch is being watered and we're almost ready for the arrival of the players.
    • - This afternoon's ref is Steve Bennett
    • - Bolton's line up this afternoon is: Jaaskelainen, Ricketts, Knight, Cahill, Samuel, Cohen, Muamba, Taylor, Kevin Davies, Gardner, Klasnic. Subs: Al Habsi, Elmander, Steinsson, Mark Davies, McCann, Lee, Andrew O'Brien.
    • - Team news is in and the hosts line up as follows: - Hart, Carr, Roger Johnson, Dann, Vignal, Larsson, Bowyer, Tainio, Ferguson, Fahey, Benitez. Occupying the bench are: Maik Taylor, Ridgewell, O'Connor, Phillips, Espinoza, McSheffrey, and Carsley.
    • - Welcome to our LIVE coverage of Birmingham v Bolton from St Andrews!

  • Summary

    • 86' GOAL!!! Bolton have the lead again! A free kick from Taylor hits the post and comes back out to Lee who finishes from close range!!
    • 84' GOAL!! And it's Phillips, who plays the one-two with Benitez and fires it into the bottom corner for the equaliser!!
    • 74' CHANCE! Bolton break and Hart has to be alert to come out and block from McCann after a pass from Cohen!
    • 60' Lee has his first opportunity and gets himself into a good position, rounds the keeper but his effort dribbles wide!
    • 59' CHANCE! The ball falls to Bowyer unmarked on the edge of the box, but his shot flies over!
    • 44' CHANCE! Blues clear the corner easily enough and when they attack themsleves Ferguson arrives in the box to latch onto a miskick from Muamba and volleys just wide on the turn!
    • 40' CHANCE! BLUES HIT THE BAR! Fahey it is I think with the shot from inside the area and with the keeper beaten it rebounds back off the bar!
    • 31' CHANCE! Vignal delivers a great cross from by the corner flag on the left and it falls to Taino, who volleys just wide! The keeper didn't move!
    • 10' GOAL And it's Cohen!! The first real attack of the match and from a long throw by Ricketts, Davies heads it on and Cohen arrives unmarked to head it past Hart! 1-0 Bolton!
    • - Welcome to our LIVE coverage of Birmingham v Bolton from St Andrews!

Live Team Line-Up

  • Birmingham City

    Manager: Alex McLeish

    Captain: Lee Carsley

    Starting line-up

    • J. Hart
    • S. Carr Yellow Card
    • R. Johnson Yellow Card
    • S. Dann
    • G. Vignal Substitution Out (76′)
    • L. Bowyer
    • B. Ferguson
    • S. Larsson
    • T. Tainio Substitution Out (61′)
    • K. Fahey
    • C. Benítez

    Subs

    • K. Phillips Substitution In76′ Goal
    • L. Carsley
    • M. Taylor
    • G. McSheffrey
    • L. Ridgewell
    • G. O'Connor Substitution In61′
    • G. Espinoza

    Injured

    None

    Suspended

    None

  • Bolton Wanderers

    Manager: Gary Megson

    Captain: Kevin Davies

    Starting line-up

    • J. Jääskeläinen
    • S. Ricketts
    • Z. Knight
    • G. Cahill
    • J. Samuel Yellow Card
    • F. Muamba
    • K. Davies
    • T. Cohen Goal
    • M. Taylor
    • R. Gardner Substitution Out (71′)
    • I. Klasnic Substitution Out (54′)

    Subs

    • G. McCann Substitution In71′
    • A. O'Brien
    • G. Steinsson
    • A. Al Habsi
    • C. Lee Substitution In54′ Goal
    • J. Elmander
    • M. Davies

    Injured

    None

    Suspended

    None

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