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  1. Given saves City from defeat

    Given saves City from defeat

    Shay Given saved a penalty from James McFadden as Manchester City drew 0-0 with Birmingham City at St Andrew's. More

  • Live Commentary

    Time:90'
    • Birmingham City
    • Manchester City
    • 90' Full time and it's 0-0. Given is the star man with his penalty save.
    • 90' RED CARD! Ferguson attempts to stop the flow of play and picks up a second yellow card. How stupid is that? He has only got himself to blame.
    • 90' Tevez picks up the ball on the right of the area and slaloms across the pitch but shoots over the top. That just about sums up his and City's day.
    • 90' The ball almost drops to Phillips six yards out, but Kompany is just able to stick out a toe and ut him off.
    • 90' SWP forces a corner as the fourth official shows six added minutes.
    • 88' Blues throw on Kevin Phillips for Jerome with two minutes plus stoppages remaining.
    • 86' Johnson is helped to his feet after a lengthy period of treatment. He looks okay.
    • 83' Johnson throws himself in front of a Bridge piledriver and is flattened.
    • 79' Ten minutes left and can we get a winner? MATCH GALLERY
    • 78' Good defending from Lescott who shepherds the ball back to Given with Benitez in close pursuit.
    • 76' City force a corner following a sloppy bit of Blues play. Will they be made to pay?
    • 69' Excellent run and cross from Bowyer, the ball is between the defender and the keeepr but Jerome does not do enough to get in and City let the ball run through the area.
    • 67' BANG! Tevez collects a throw-in, cuts on to his right foot and lashes a shot that Taylor pushes over the bar. He gave it an almighty crack.
    • 66' Santa Cruz is off and replaced by Petrov. Bellamy will go up top with Tevez now.
    • 63' Santa Cruz is booked for a foul. He's not had the best day so far. Saying that, he'll probably go and score!
    • 62' CHANCE! Bowyer whips in a glorious cross for Jerome at the back post, he makes good contact with his header but it flies a foot wide.
    • 61' McFadden's day ends as he is replaced by Fahey.
    • 60' De Jong is off and replaced by Ireland. That's a bit more attacking from City.
    • 60' City break at pace, Tevez slips in SWP and he fizzes a cross in that Johnson does well to smuggle to safety.
    • 57' McFadden picks up a caution for a trip. He has steam coming out of his ears now.
    • 57' SAVE! Amazing stuff from Given, he plunges to his left and pushes McFadden's decent looking penalty to safety.
    • 56' PENALTY! De Jong jumps for a challenge, the ball hits his arm and Dean has no hesitation in pointnig to the spot.
    • 55' Wayne Bridge makes his way into the book for kicking the ball away.
    • 52' Given collects a ball into the box and sets his side on the attack, Zabaleta crosses but an excellent defnsive header from Dann clears the danger.
    • 50' The start to the second has been a little subdued in relation to the first. Tevez attempts to change things with a shot from distance, but it flies well over the top.
    • 46' Lescott takes a real chance, as he dallies over a bouncing ball which almost lets Benitez in but Given is able to gather just in time.
    • 46' City get us back underway.
    • - The players are back out and will Mark Hughes make changes?
    • 45' Half time and it's 0-0 after an entertaining 45 minutes.
    • 45' An awful free kick from Barry, high into the stands. He's not had the best half of football.
    • 45' Tevez is too quick for Dann who commits the foul and is booked.
    • 43' WHAT A SAVE! Blues attack at pace again, snapping into tackles and the ball falls to Bowyer who shoots crisply and Given dives to make the save. The keeper shows great reactions to get up and gather the second ball.
    • 41' Nigel de Jong pulls down Larsson and gets a talking to from Dean. He promptly clears his throat, seemingly not following the swine flu directives of not spitting on the pich!
    • 37' Bellamy shoots from a free kick from all of 35 yards out, he gets the bird as the effort is scuffed into the ground and wide.
    • 34' Incisive plasy from Blues, Larsson dashes in from the right and Bowyer spots the run but the pass is just a fraction of an inch too heavy.
    • 32' Tevez tries his luck from 25 yards, but his luck is out as the effort flies well wide.
    • 30' Danger: A great run from SWP, he is able to flick the ball into the path of Santa Cruz but Taylor gets off his line to smother.
    • 29' Barry Ferguson is first into the book for a foul on Bellamy.
    • 27' Great play from the boy McFadden who lets fly from 25 yards and it forces a sharp save from Given.
    • 22' City work the ball from right to left, Bellamy goes for the curler but his effort is deflected wide. It certainly needed that as it was going in.
    • 19' City are just coming into this, SWP fires a fizzing shot that is too hot for Taylor to handle but he is aided as Carr clears the rebound in front of Santa Cruz.
    • 14' CHANCE! Bellamy plays the ball to Tevez and races forward in search of a return. It came his way and he has a sight of goal but Taylor pushes the effort wide.
    • 13' City's first sight of goal as SWP whips in a cross for Santa Crux, he fashions a yard of space but his header goes well wide.
    • 11' CHANCE! Jerome wins a loose ball and the ball breaks to Benitez, he drives into the box but looks short of confidence as he lines up the effort and Given makes an easier save than it should have been.
    • 9' POST! Brilliant save from Given. Mike Dean plays a good advantage as the ball falls to Benitez. He drives forward and shoots on goal from 20 yards. Given dives to his left and pushes the ball on to the post.
    • 8' A fantastic jinking run from Wright-Phillips who seeks out Santa Cruz but Carr tucks in from right back to snuff out the danger.
    • 7' CHANCE! Ferguson snaps into a tackle and nicks the ball off Barry, he drives into the box and drags his shot just wide. A bright start from Blues.
    • 6' Maik Taylor's first touch in the Premier League this season is a dodgy one, slicing a clearance into touch.
    • 4' Alert defending from Dann, as a loose ball threatens to run to Santa Cruz but the defender slides in to clear.
    • 3' A long ball down the left releases Benitez, he has Lescott one-on-one but opts to cross rather than take on the defender and the ball goes straight to Given. He had a chance to go at teh defender.
    • 2' Tevez is ni the wars early, he's taken a knock in the face but seems okay.
    • 1' Birmingham get the game underway.
    • - The players are out on the field and we will soon be underway.
    • - This has come from hal_harrigan - Mcfadden first is going to volley in a chip from Jerome­ and then score from the penalty spot. Tevez is going to­ get lucky and score on a mistake from Taylor also Lescott­ will get a straight red in the 51 min and­ Ridgewell will get a red in the 13 min. Given will also­ get sent off in the 90+3 min and give Mcfadden the shot­ from the penalty spot - If this comes off i'll give you the money myself!
    • - Too many people put the boot into Scottish football, so i'm going to stick my neck out and say i like James McFadden. Decent player. Cue a shocking display!
    • - With no Adebayor, who is going to be the goal threat for City? You've got to think Santa Cruz needs to step up, as Tevez is not exactly a regular getter of goals.
    • - This is a tough one to call, as City will be well fancied to improve their chances of pushing on towards the Champions League places but Blues will be tough nuts on home turf.
    • - Let's just get things clear at this early stage, when i refer to 'City' it will be Manchester City. 'Blues' will be Birmingham City. Thanks for letting me clear that up.
    • - Santa Cruz and Tevez will lead the line for Mark Hughes's men.
    • - Man City: Given, Zabaleta, Kompany, Lescott, Bridge, Wright-Phillips, De Jong, Barry, Bellamy, Santa Cruz, Tevez Subs: Taylor, Richards, Johnson, Ireland, Sylvinho, Petrov, Weiss Referee: Mike Dean (Wirral)
    • - Birmingham: Maik Taylor, Carr, Roger Johnson, Dann, Ridgewell, Larsson, Ferguson, Bowyer, McFadden, Jerome, Benitez Subs: Doyle, Phillips, Fahey, McSheffrey, Parnaby, Carsley, Vignal
    • - The Blues' 2-1 win last weekend against Sunderland was the first time they had scored more than one goal in a league game this season
    • - Emmanuel Adebayor has netted two goals in three Premier League games against Birmingham.
    • - Birmingham are the only side in the Premier League yet to score before the half-hour mark.
    • - Manchester City have lost three of their last four trips to St Andrews in the Premier League.
    • - Welcome to live text commentary from Birmingham's clash with Manchester City.

  • Summary

    • 90' RED CARD! Ferguson attempts to stop the flow of play and picks up a second yellow card. How stupid is that? He has only got himself to blame.
    • 67' BANG! Tevez collects a throw-in, cuts on to his right foot and lashes a shot that Taylor pushes over the bar. He gave it an almighty crack.
    • 62' CHANCE! Bowyer whips in a glorious cross for Jerome at the back post, he makes good contact with his header but it flies a foot wide.
    • 57' SAVE! Amazing stuff from Given, he plunges to his left and pushes McFadden's decent looking penalty to safety.
    • 56' PENALTY! De Jong jumps for a challenge, the ball hits his arm and Dean has no hesitation in pointnig to the spot.
    • 43' WHAT A SAVE! Blues attack at pace again, snapping into tackles and the ball falls to Bowyer who shoots crisply and Given dives to make the save. The keeper shows great reactions to get up and gather the second ball.
    • 27' Great play from the boy McFadden who lets fly from 25 yards and it forces a sharp save from Given.
    • 14' CHANCE! Bellamy plays the ball to Tevez and races forward in search of a return. It came his way and he has a sight of goal but Taylor pushes the effort wide.
    • 11' CHANCE! Jerome wins a loose ball and the ball breaks to Benitez, he drives into the box but looks short of confidence as he lines up the effort and Given makes an easier save than it should have been.
    • 9' POST! Brilliant save from Given. Mike Dean plays a good advantage as the ball falls to Benitez. He drives forward and shoots on goal from 20 yards. Given dives to his left and pushes the ball on to the post.
    • 7' CHANCE! Ferguson snaps into a tackle and nicks the ball off Barry, he drives into the box and drags his shot just wide. A bright start from Blues.

Team lineup & ratings

  • Lineup

    Live Team Line-Up

    • Birmingham City

      Manager: Alex McLeish

      Starting line-up

      • M. Taylor
      • S. Carr
      • R. Johnson
      • S. Dann Yellow Card
      • L. Ridgewell
      • L. Bowyer
      • B. Ferguson Red Card
      • S. Larsson
      • J. McFadden Yellow Card Substitution Out (61′)
      • C. Benítez
      • C. Jerome Substitution Out (88′)

      Subs

      • K. Phillips Substitution In88′
      • G. Vignal
      • L. Carsley
      • S. Parnaby
      • G. McSheffrey
      • C. Doyle
      • K. Fahey Substitution In61′

    • Manchester City

      Manager: Mark Hughes

      Starting line-up

      • S. Given
      • P. Zabaleta
      • V. Kompany
      • J. Lescott
      • W. Bridge Yellow Card
      • N. de Jong Substitution Out (60′)
      • G. Barry
      • S. Wright-Phillips
      • C. Bellamy
      • C. Tévez
      • R. Santa Cruz Yellow Card Substitution Out (66′)

      Subs

      • M. Petrov Substitution In66′
      • M. Richards
      • Sylvinho
      • S. Taylor
      • S. Ireland Substitution In60′
      • M. Johnson
      • V. Weiss

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      Defenders
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      Yellow Card 4.7 -
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      Midfielders
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      Red Card 4 -
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      Yellow Card Substitution Out61′ 2.7 -
      Strikers
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      Substitution Out88′ 6.7 -
      Subs
      Substitution In88′ 3.8 -
      Substitution In61′ 4.3 -
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      Goalkeeper
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      Defenders
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      Yellow Card 4.5 -
      Midfielders
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      Strikers
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      Yellow Card Substitution Out66′ 4.5 -
      Subs
      Substitution In66′ 6.3 -
      Substitution In60′ 7.8 -

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  1. a clean sheet is ok but a win is better and that is­ what adebayor would have made city do sell santa cruz­ hes not worth a penny

    From jcmmorris, on Mon 2 Nov 5:47PM

  2. fair play rock and roll machine and from now on i will­ converse instead of slagging off its my little way of­ seeing if the people who comment are worth bothering­ with you clearly want to make valid points and chat­ footy so i salute you .still think tevez does not score­ enough goals though se ya soon pal .ha ha i can call­ you pal now cant i ?????

    From the-man-with-no-name, on Mon 2 Nov 9:37AM

  3. BREAKIN NEWS!!!man city have already put in a bid of 50­ million for billy the fish &
    the fat slags from­ viz...

    From waltjabasco, on Mon 2 Nov 8:01AM

  4. Hughes has still work to do especially in selection and­ balance of the team, Richards has to be in, he could­ have played him at CB last night instead of Kompany or­ at RB instead of Zabellata, the best midfield player­ (Ireland) in the country last season has spent all this­ season on the bench, what is the story is he trying to­ keep his expensive signings happy and has he not­ noticed how powerful young Johnson looks and is playing­ at the moment when he gets on and RSC should never have­ been bought, we have enough quality front men with­ Bellamy, Ade, Robinho and Tevez as well as 2 excellent­ wide men in SWP and Petrov. the best balanced team­ right now for City in my opinion is Given: Richards,­ Toure, Lescott, Bridge: SWP, Ireland, Johnson, Barry:­ Adebayour and Bellamy: if Robinho is fit and wants to­ play?? he challenges along with Tevez for up front and­ Kompany, De Jong, Petrov and Oanhou make up the rest of­ the bench. we let Sturridge, Corulka and Evans go, who­ were not given the chance to develop and would have­ saved over 50 million in outlay on Lescott and Tevez­ who are no better than those players and who were much­ younger and potentially great team players.

    From wilsonian_1999, on Mon 2 Nov 2:46AM

  5. dazmanutd: Only the most deluded City fan would think­ that money will buy trophies. It'll take time.­ I'm quite happy with how things are going so far,­ but after more than 30 years of winning bugger-all, I­ can afford to be patient. I realise that nothing would­ make you happier than to see all the money come to­ nothing. Tevez is a great player though...have to­ disagree with you there. And certainly SAF must have­ thought so, to offer 30+ million for him before he­ signed for City (although very weirdly, he then later­ claimed that Tevez wasn't worth the money City­ paid, even though United had offered more! He must have­ been at the whiskey a bit too much that day.) Yes, four­ draws in a row, but three of them were away from home­ and I'm delighted with a point from those games.­ You're right, that's not Premier League winners­ form, but as we've already seen this season, all of­ the potential Premier League winners have dropped­ points against anyone's expectations. Remember­ Burnley? City have lost fewer games than any other­ team, only losing to an injury time goal from you lot.­ And United have been far from convincing too. City­ won't win the Premier League, but they will be in­ the top six and that's a great start in my eyes.

    From Rock and Roll Machine, on Sun 1 Nov 10:00PM

  6. MC still not within the standard of ManU....that's­ the FACT!
    ...and always the bridesmaid of­ ManU.

    Anyway, would support MC to topple Liverpool for­ the 4th placing, the last spot to Champion League!

    From victorckc1976, on Sun 1 Nov 8:04PM

  7. for city, quite poor really

    From chrissie, on Sun 1 Nov 7:46PM

  8. hello rock and roll machine yes i know but im bored and­ your the ones always bragging about how much cash you­ got and how your gonna win the league the carling the­ fa and probably the cl next year if all your deluded­ fans shut up and stop talking s.h.i.t.e i will stop­ posting and by the way told you tevez was s.h.i.t.e and­ wheres adebayor as he gone back to doing what he does­ best washing camels ha ha thats 4 draws in a row­ already thats not prem league winners form were playing­ garbage and we still got more points than you and were­ 2nd .give me a shout when you are a big team and no i­ aint worried whats there to be worried off ha ha ha­ another 200 million in january should make you a big­ team lol

    From the-man-with-no-name, on Sun 1 Nov 7:35PM

  9. man city should have won

    From dizztowse, on Sun 1 Nov 7:28PM

  10. dazmanutd: Why do you feel the need to comment on every­ City thread in your typically bitter and twisted­ manner? If City are forever in United's shadow, why­ do you even bother to comment? Worried pal?

    From Rock and Roll Machine, on Sun 1 Nov 6:40PM

  11. If you watch football you should know how many goals­ tevez has, but tevez is much more than a goalscorer he­ works for the team all 90 min. He gives his all whether­ he played for boca, man u or man city. Class Act!!!

    From Zoran, on Sun 1 Nov 6:35PM

  12. westsideflife theres only one team in manchester who­ win trophies and it aint you wannabe gangster boy nob

    From the-man-with-no-name, on Sun 1 Nov 6:32PM

  13. zoran you couldnt pay me to watch that pile of garbage­ and where as adebayor actually gone .my guess is­ washing camels with his dad ha ha ha ha

    From the-man-with-no-name, on Sun 1 Nov 6:31PM

  14. hey guys liverpools only hope of a trophy now is the fa­ cup, i dont blame anyone accept the­ players!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
    huge man utd fanand a even bigger

    From dfhhggh g, on Sun 1 Nov 6:27PM

  15. maria you ugly b.itch,united arent from manchester -­ theres only one team in manchester -and thats city for­ a fact hahha

    From westside4life, on Sun 1 Nov 6:22PM

  16. hey all you cricket lovers zee cinema shall be showing­ pakistan vs newzealand from 3rd of november 11am

    From dfhhggh g, on Sun 1 Nov 6:22PM

  17. dazmanutd adebayor is gone for a month, watch the game­ for once actually.

    From Zoran, on Sun 1 Nov 6:22PM

  18. comment 300......if your looking for a new­ coach..........SCANIA..make a good one!! hehehe

    From chicken_liver_pixy, on Sun 1 Nov 6:21PM

  19. 287 ... Trafford in the borough of Greater Manchester, ­ note the word IN, geography not ya strong point i take­ it??

    From ArcAngel Mike, on Sun 1 Nov 6:21PM

  20. why do u guys always talk about the money issue.­ Everyone knows money don't win titles but it­ certainly can help. Everyone wants to watch how them­ and c how they are doing with all these big names. 4th­ in the table with a game less than most teams is pretty­ impressive. Give them a year so they can get used to­ each other. They are building towards something special­ and everyone knows its not gona happen overnight. They­ will still make champions league cuz liverpool will not­ make it. Enough said!!

    From Zoran, on Sun 1 Nov 6:20PM
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