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Birmingham City

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  1. Bowyer gives Birmingham win

    Bowyer gives Birmingham win

    A first-half goal by Lee Bowyer helped Birmingham grind out a vital 1-0 win at home to Fulham in the Premier League. More

  • Live Commentary

    Time:90'
    • Birmingham City
    • Fulham
    • 90+5 And that is the final whistle, a big win for Birmingham but a poor, poor game.
    • 90+3 Dempsey slides in at the left-hand post but fails to make contact and the ball is out for a goal kick.
    • 90+ 2 Long one flicked on by Zamora but easy for Hart. Fulham look out of ideas.
    • 90+1 Fulham pounding away down the flanks, one ball in from Kelly spins wide left, Konchesky tries one but blocked and cleared.
    • 90' That looked suspiciously like a handball on the edge of the Fulham box, by Hughes, but nothing given.
    • 89' Fulham almost play their way in but the final shot is scuffed and easy for Hart.
    • 88' Jerome almost gets in behind the Fulham defence but it runs away for a goal kick.
    • 86' Fulham pushing and pushing as Konchesky gets wide, playing it into Zamora but he is just offside. Marginal that.
    • 84' FULHAM SUB: Etuhu comes on for Baird to bring some height to the Whites'attack.
    • 82' Duff gets it on the edge of the box and hammers a low drive just wide of the right-hand post, although Hart had it covered.
    • 81' Hoofed away by Ridgewell as Fulham press for, even in the context of a dreadful game, what would be a deserved equaliser.
    • 79' Fulham really pushing now as Hart tips the ball away, it pops up to Kelly who crosses for Gera but Dann clears.
    • 77' Nearly a wonderful goal for Dempsey after he takes it on his chest in a crowded box, flicks it up and sends a bicycle kick just wide.
    • 75' Almost a great piece of one-touch play from Birmingham but normalcy is resumed as Hangeland hoofs it away from Bowyer.
    • 73' FULHAM SUB: Duff on for the Whites now, recovered partly from his knock picked up playing for the Irish.
    • 71' Zamora almost finds Dempsey but the through-ball is intercepted.
    • 71' FULHAM SUB: Duff on for the Whites now, recovered partly from his knock picked up playing for the Irish.
    • 69' BIRMINGHAM SUB: Fahey on for Benitez.
    • 67' It's all Fulham at the moment, as the Whites win another corner after Hart tipped over Dempsey's header, but Birmingham - for all their ugliness - are very well organised.
    • 66' Blues get the corner away but Kelly again slides in to stop Benitez from racing clear down the left.
    • 65' The free-kick is cleared but Kelly gets in on the right to win a corner off Ridgewell.
    • 64' Bowyer enters the book for a late one on Dempsey that sent the Texan sprawling into the mud.
    • 63' Fulham are holding all of the ball at the moment but, without that spark Danny Murphy brings to the midfield, they are struggling to break Blues down.
    • 61' Good deep cross from McFadden but Hangeland gets it away.
    • 60' Greening howls in disbelief after he's adjudged to have fouled while winning a high ball deep in the Blues half. Hart to punt it long.
    • 59' Not much improvement over the past few minutes. Fulham have threatened to string some passes together but it always falls down in the last third, while Birmingham are happy to sit deep and make it ugly.
    • 55' This really is a poor game, not helped by Fulham's second-choice midfield duo of Greening - who has struggled to get his foot on the ball - and Baird, who just is not a Premier League quality DM.
    • 53' Blues counter and Larsson finds McFadden on the left but his angled cross is blocked and Fulham clear.
    • 52' Konchesky puts it in from the left but easy for Hart at the near post.
    • 50' Baird gets it on the right and plays a woeful far-post cross that flies out for a goal kick on the left.
    • 49' A promising spell for Fulham breaks down when Greening's ball to Davies on the overlap is just behind the Wales man and Ridgwell clears.
    • 48' Pretty slow start to this half, Blues sitting deeper and Fulham cautious in possession.
    • 46' Second half underway at St Andrews!
    • - Fulham have had more shots than Birmingham - six to three - but the stat that matters is that Bowyer's went int.
    • - Clint Dempsey tries to get away from Lee Bowyer. Click here for photo.
    • - Bobby Zamora and Scott Dann battle for an aerial ball. Click here for a photo.
    • 45' Half-time, Birmingham lead 1-0 but not the greatest game so far.
    • 44' Fulham have a corner on the right but Hangeland's towering header is over.
    • 43' Hughes is back on, patched up and with a nameless shirt.
    • 42' It was Hughes down in the end, not Hangeland, he has to jog off for a change of shirt after cutting his head.
    • 40' Greening gives away a free-kick just inside the Fulham half but Carr swings it out. Hangeland is down hurt though.
    • 39' A bouncing ball catches Fulham out and Benitez could be clear but it skips away from him and Hughes is back to intercept.
    • 38' Fulham break and Zamora almost gets in but Hart can claim.
    • 37' Schwarzer is forced to arch back and tip McFadden's searching cross away through a crowded box.
    • 35' Good spell for Fulham, with Gera seeing a shot blocked as they put Birmingham under pressure.
    • 33' Hart fires a clearance into Dempsey after a back-pass but luckily for the Birmingham keeper it flies out for a goal kick.
    • 32' Benitez with a high arm gives away a free-kick in the centre circle. Looked harsh to me.
    • 31' There's a Birmingham player down injured in his own box after clashing with Hangeland following another long-distance Fulham free-kick pumped into the box.
    • 29' Fulham have a free-kick around 35 yards out to the left but put straight down Hart's throat.
    • 28' The corner is swung far post but Birmingham can clear.
    • 27' Fulham looking a bit better now as Zamora and Gera almost get in with the latter winning a corner on the right.
    • 25 Still with Fulham though as Davies swings over a cross that Hart claims near post.
    • 24' Zamora almost bullies his way through but Carr is back covering to hoof clear.
    • 22' Fulham are really struggling to get their passing game together, Birmingham chasing them down all over the park and the conditions not helping.
    • 18' Birmingham and Fulham exchange attacks but the final ball is poor in both cases.
    • 15' The ball is played down the Birmingham left and McFadden cuts inside before clipping the ball through to Bowyer WHO BEATS THE OFFSIDE TRAP AND BOWYER IS IN TO FINISH OVER SCHWARZER FOR 1-0! Great dinked finish from Lee Bowyer, Blues lead!
    • 14' Jerome tries a half-volley from 30 yards but, unlike his wonder strike against Liverpool, this one spins harmlessly over.
    • 13' Schwarzer is forced to stoop to cling on to the ball after a high one into the box took a touch and almost diverted into the bottom right.
    • 10' Birmingham come forward as Ridgewell bustles awkwardly down the left, faced by Baird he tries a cross but it spins wide. He claims a corner but the ref orders a goal kick.
    • 8' Fulham attack again down the right, Zamora this time flicking it on but the ball drifts away from Dempsey and the hosts have a goal kick.
    • 7' Lovely turn by Zamora on the right to sprint clear of Ridgewell and race down the wing, he's in the box and has support and this should be one-nil but he tries to place it across goal into the far left and gets it all wrong! Should have been the opener, poor decision not to pass and then a poor finish, but what a turn by Zamora.
    • 5' Birmingham have a free-kick on the right but taken short, bizarrely, and when it drops to Jerome in the box the wall has dissolved to crowd him out.
    • 4' Really scrappy few minutes of play, not helped by the wet and windy conditions.
    • 2' Larsson almost takes Konchesky out but the Fulham left-back does well to ride the tackle and launch a counter that sees Birmingham right back in their corner area, although the throw sees Hangeland play it back to Hart.
    • 1' Match underway at St Andrews!!
    • - A delay in kick off, not sure why but running a minute or two behind schedule.
    • - Fulham team: Schwarzer, Kelly, Hughes, Hangeland, Konchesky, Davies, Baird, Greening, Gera, Dempsey, Zamora; Subs: Zuberbuhler, Pantsil, Duff, Riise, Etuhu, Eddie Johnson, Smalling
    • - Birmingham team: Hart, Carr, Roger Johnson, Dann, Ridgewell, Larsson, Ferguson, Bowyer, McFadden, Jerome, Benitez; Subs: Maik Taylor, Phillips, Fahey, McSheffrey, Carsley, Vignal, Mutch
    • - USA man Clint Dempsey has scored in the club's last three league matches. If he scores today he will be the second Fulham player to score in four consecutive Prem matches of the club, and first since Steed Malbranque from Jan to Feb 2003.
    • - The Whites have won all three league matches after scoring first this season, and are one of only three Prem teams with a 100 per cent record after scoring first in the division - the others are Manchester United and todayÂ’s opponents Birmingham City.
    • - Fulham have the second-fewest with only 12 goals scored at Craven Cottage. But they are unbeaten in their last five league matches, since a 1-0 home defeat to Arsenal on September 26. This is their second-longest unbeaten run under Roy Hodgson, and best in a year since nine matches without defeat from Nov to Dec 2008.
    • - They have conceded 14 goals this season - the same as Arsenal, Manchester City and Fulham. Only Chelsea, Manchester United and Aston Villa have conceded fewer. However, they have scored only four league home goals this season - the fewest in the division. In total, there have only been eight league goals scored at St Andrews, fewer than at any other ground.
    • - Blues have 12 points from their opening 12 matches - one more at this stage of the season than they had during their last Premier League season in 2007-08.
    • - Birmingham are unbeaten in their last three league matches. If they avoid losing today it will equal their longest league run without defeat under Alex McLeish - a four-match streak from Feb to March 2008.
    • - Fulham are unbeaten in their last two Premier League matches against Birmingham. The Blues' only win in their last five was 1-0 at St Andrews in December 2005. But Fulham have not won in their last two league visits to Birmingham. Their only victory in five league matches at St Andrews was 2-1 in January 2005.
    • - They have met 10 times in the Premier League. Birmingham City have won three, Fulham two and there have been five draws.
    • - Birmingham City and Fulham have met 70 times in the league. Birmingham City have won 26, Fulham 21 and there have been 23 draws.
    • - Hello and welcome to Birmingham's St Andrews clash with Fulham, with LIVE comments and scoring from 3pm UK time.

  • Summary

    • 77' Nearly a wonderful goal for Dempsey after he takes it on his chest in a crowded box, flicks it up and sends a bicycle kick just wide.
    • 67' It's all Fulham at the moment, as the Whites win another corner after Hart tipped over Dempsey's header, but Birmingham - for all their ugliness - are very well organised.
    • 15' The ball is played down the Birmingham left and McFadden cuts inside before clipping the ball through to Bowyer WHO BEATS THE OFFSIDE TRAP AND BOWYER IS IN TO FINISH OVER SCHWARZER FOR 1-0! Great dinked finish from Lee Bowyer, Blues lead!
    • 7' Lovely turn by Zamora on the right to sprint clear of Ridgewell and race down the wing, he's in the box and has support and this should be one-nil but he tries to place it across goal into the far left and gets it all wrong! Should have been the opener, poor decision not to pass and then a poor finish, but what a turn by Zamora.
    • - Hello and welcome to Birmingham's St Andrews clash with Fulham, with LIVE comments and scoring from 3pm UK time.

Team lineup & ratings

  • Lineup

    Live Team Line-Up

    • Birmingham City

      Manager: Alex McLeish

      Starting line-up

      • J. Hart
      • S. Carr
      • R. Johnson
      • S. Dann
      • L. Ridgewell
      • L. Bowyer Goal Yellow Card
      • B. Ferguson
      • S. Larsson
      • J. McFadden
      • C. Jerome
      • C. Benítez Substitution Out (71′)

      Subs

      • K. Phillips
      • G. Vignal
      • L. Carsley
      • M. Taylor
      • G. McSheffrey
      • J. Mutch
      • K. Fahey Substitution In71′

    • Fulham

      Manager: Roy Hodgson

      Starting line-up

      • M. Schwarzer
      • S. Kelly Substitution Out (75′)
      • B. Hangeland
      • A. Hughes
      • P. Konchesky
      • J. Greening
      • C. Baird Substitution Out (81′)
      • S. Davies
      • Z. Gera
      • C. Dempsey
      • B. Zamora

      Subs

      • P. Zuberbühler
      • D. Duff Substitution In75′
      • E. Johnson
      • B. Riise
      • C. Smalling
      • D. Etuhu Substitution In81′
      • J. Pantsil

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      Strikers
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      Substitution Out71′ 7.7 -
      Subs
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  1. Just read that the Fulham players take the mickey out­ of Damien Duff. Just like he did out of NUFC last­ season. Where will he go tonext when Fulham go down?

    From ian mack, on Mon 23 Nov 9:57PM

  2. the commentator was soo biased 2wards fulham

    From benplater, on Sat 21 Nov 8:24PM

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  4. birmingham till i die, fulham are @#$%.
    keep it up­ blues!!!!
    even the weather didnt put us off home win yh

    From SKY, on Sat 21 Nov 5:01PM

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    blues 2-1 scrappy game. always weather affected at st­ andrews KRO

    From alan, on Sat 21 Nov 2:58PM

  11. Got 0 - 0 written all over this one!

    From mark_09081984, on Sat 21 Nov 2:58PM

  12. birmingham not lookin to bad this year

    From Michael, on Sat 21 Nov 2:24PM

  13. fulham winner

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