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Wednesday August 19, 2009 Finished St. Andrews

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Birmingham City

  • McFadden 90’ (pen.)

Portsmouth

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  1. Birmingham leave it late

    Birmingham leave it late

    Birmingham dramatically snatched all three points against Portsmouth as a 90th minute penalty gave them a 1-0 win at St Andrews. More

  • Live Commentary

    Time:90'
    • Birmingham City
    • Portsmouth
    • - It's all over here and Blues have snatched it with a penalty after David James barged into Seb Larsson in the very last minute! 1-0 to Birmingham.
    • 90+3 Another chance for Pompey as a shot comes in from Utaka from range. Just over the bar!!
    • 90+3 Chance for Pompey now!! And it's Kranjcar with the opportunity, but his finish close in isn't the best and it's saved!
    • 90' GOAL!! Blues have snatched it right at the death and McFadden slots the penalty home!! 1-0 Blues!!
    • 90' Pen for Blues!! Late drama here as James fouls Larsson!
    • 89' The prospective new owner of Portsmouth looks less than impressed in the stands next to Peter Storrie, as McFadden goes down looking for a free kick that he doesn't get.
    • 86' James has to come and claim a right wing cross and he does it comfortably, as we look to be heading for a goalless draw here.
    • 85' Blues deal with it and come forward themselves, but they can't break Pompey down and possession is lost.
    • 83' Neat footwork from Kanu sets up a decent situation for Pompey down the left with Belhadj and Carr has to concede the corner.
    • 81' Christian Benitez is on for Blues as well, or will be very soon, replacing O'Connor.
    • 79' Piquionne has seen his last action of the night and is replaced by Kanu.
    • 77' Chance for Blues! Quick free kick headed down by O'Connor to Phillips, whose shot is tipped away by James!
    • 75' Just over 15 minutes to go at St Andrews and neither side appears to be seeking the vital opening goal. Defences very much on top so far.
    • 71' The game is going through another scrappy spell at the moment - plenty of offsides and misplaced passes. Hard to see where a goal is going to come from at the moment!
    • 68' Kranjcar takes it and fires it right footed at Hart, who saves at his near post. Routine save for the keeper.
    • 67' Larsson fouls Belhadj to hand a free kick to Pompey in a good position..
    • 65' James has a real flap at the corner and misses it completely, but his defence come to his rescue to clear.
    • 64' Larsson hits a free kick from just outside the area and james has to tip that one over for a corner.
    • 63' Phillips finds space in the area and was unmarked, but the cross meant for him went just behind the striker!
    • 62' Pompey all of a sudden playing well and another half chance for Piquionne after good work from Kranjcar is halted by a timely defensive challenge.
    • 60' Parnaby brings down Piquionne on the edge of the area and Hart needs two chances to claim the free kick.
    • 58' Chance for Pompey! The ball comes in across the area and beats everyone until it comes to Mullins at the far post unmarked, but he takes it with his wrong foot and it goes wide!
    • 57' Blues have started this half with a bit more energy and had a lot of possession, but as in the first half, created nothing so far.
    • 54' Jerome is going off after that injury and Kevin Philips is about to replace him.
    • 53' The resulting free kick is charged down by the Pompey wall and the visitors emerge with the ball.
    • 52' Basinas is booked for a foul on Jerome who is on the deck looking in a bit of pain after that challenge.
    • 50' Gregory Vignal looks to be the man who is making way for Parnaby and it looks like an injury.
    • 49' Stuart Parnaby is coming on for Blues.
    • 49' Decent move from Blues there involving O'Connor down the right and the ball comes into the box, but it's claimed by James.
    • 47' Anthony Vanden Borre is the man who is making way for Utaka.
    • 46' John Utaka is Portsmouth's second sub of the evening as Cameron Jerome has a rather wild effort on goal from long range.
    • - And that's it for the first 45 minutes at St Andrews. Goalless here and we'll be back with more after the break.
    • 45' A long throw for Blues causes a few problems in the Pompey box, but it's cleared.
    • 42' Piquionne has a shot from the edge of the area and that is saved by Hart.
    • 42' Bouba Diop has gone off to be replaced by Basinas for Portsmouth. An injury to Bouba Diop is the reason.
    • 41' Looks like Mokoena wasn't booked for that challenge although he surely should have been!
    • 40' It's cleared by Blues and their counter attack comes to nothing.
    • 39' Foul by Carr on Wilson gives Pompey a free kick deep in the Blues half and it's cleared for a corner.
    • 36' Hart is called into action there to save a long range effort by Kranjcar from just outside the area. Easy one that for the keeper.
    • 35' Both managers are doing lots of pointing in their respective technical areas, but it hasn't filtered through to the players yet it appears.
    • 33' The corner is cleared by a David James punch and a shot comes in from O'Connor but that's deflected and James saves comfortably.
    • 32' Neither side is able to keep possession long enough to create decent attacking moments just now, but Blues have a corner.
    • 29' That Larsson chance for Blues has been the only effort of note so far in a quiet opening half hour at St Andrews and that left wing cross from Belhadj that flies into the crowd sums things up!
    • 27' Jerome is incredulous after Blues are not awarded a throw-in down the right.
    • 26' Bouba Diop is being spoken to by the ref after a late challenge on Vignal.
    • 23' A bit of activity on the Blues bench, as perhaps an early change is being prepared for the home side. There's not been much activity on the pitch for the last few minutes!
    • 21' The ball finds its way to Bouba Diop on the edge of the area and he has a pop but that's high and wide!
    • 20' Pompey attack down the left and the ball is played to Wilson at the far post, but he can't quite reach it and it goes for a goal kick.
    • 18' Larsson with a chance there for Blues with a far post header from a Vignal cross down the left. He heads it over though! Good chance the best so far!
    • 15' Marc Wilson has to clear behind for a Blues corner, but the attack ends with the ball going all the way back to Hart.
    • 13' Pompey beginning to get into this a bit now and another attack from them down the left through Kranjcar ends with an overhit cross.
    • 11' Fahey gets a shot in on goal from the edge of the area after holding off Mokoena.
    • 10' Vanden Borre makes his way into the Blues area and tries a shot, but he's crowded out and the effort goes high and wide.
    • 9' Breakdown in communication there between Carr and Larsson leads to Blues conceding possession.
    • 8' Bouba Diop brings down Jerome for another Blues free kick around 35 yards out, but that's gone backwards and the move breaks down.
    • 6' Blues get the first corner, but they can't threaten with it and David James, wearing a delicate shade of pink this evening, makes the claim.
    • 5' A couple of balls knocked into the Pompey area in succession by Blues there, but the visitors manage to clear their lines.
    • 4' Bit of a slow start from Pompey, who have given the ball away a few times early on here. Blues look the brighter of the two in the very early stages.
    • 3' Free kick in a decent position for Pompey, but that's not the best delivery and Joe Hart's goal not threatened.
    • 2' Loose play at the back there from Pompey. The ball was given to Cameron Jerome on the edge of the area, but his shot was weak.
    • 1' We're underway at St Andrews for Birmingham v Portsmouth and it's an early touch for David James in the Pompey goal.
    • - It's a bright sunny evening at St Andrews as the Blues supporters prepare to welcome their team onto the St Andrews pitch for the first time this season.
    • - Pompey did the double over Blues the last time that Birmingham were in the Premier League in 2007/08, but Pompey's penultimate visit to St Andrews ended in a 5-0 defeat in January 2006.
    • - Team news from St Andrews is in and the line ups are as follows: - Birmingham: Hart, Carr, Roger Johnson, Queudrue, Vignal, Larsson, Ferguson, Fahey, McFadden, O'Connor, Jerome. Subs: Maik Taylor, Carsley, Benitez, Phillips, McSheffrey, Parnaby, O'Shea. Portsmouth: James, Kaboul, Wilson, Distin, Belhadj, Vanden Borre, Diop, Mokoena, Mullins, Kranjcar, Piquionne. Subs: Begovic, Hughes, Kanu, Nugent, Utaka, Basinas, Ward. Referee: Lee Probert (Wiltshire)
    • - Both sides are looking for their first points and indeed first goals of the season following respective 1-0 losses in their opening fixtures.
    • - Welcome to our LIVE coverage of tonight's Premier League clash between Birmingham City and Portsmouth.

  • Summary

    • 90+3 Another chance for Pompey as a shot comes in from Utaka from range. Just over the bar!!
    • 90+3 Chance for Pompey now!! And it's Kranjcar with the opportunity, but his finish close in isn't the best and it's saved!
    • 90' GOAL!! Blues have snatched it right at the death and McFadden slots the penalty home!! 1-0 Blues!!
    • 90' Pen for Blues!! Late drama here as James fouls Larsson!
    • 77' Chance for Blues! Quick free kick headed down by O'Connor to Phillips, whose shot is tipped away by James!
    • 58' Chance for Pompey! The ball comes in across the area and beats everyone until it comes to Mullins at the far post unmarked, but he takes it with his wrong foot and it goes wide!
    • 42' Piquionne has a shot from the edge of the area and that is saved by Hart.
    • 18' Larsson with a chance there for Blues with a far post header from a Vignal cross down the left. He heads it over though! Good chance the best so far!

Team lineup & ratings

  • Lineup

    Live Team Line-Up

    • Birmingham City

      Manager: Alex McLeish

      Captain: Barry Ferguson

      Starting line-up

      • J. Hart
      • S. Carr
      • R. Johnson
      • F. Queudrue
      • G. Vignal Substitution Out (48′)
      • B. Ferguson
      • K. Fahey
      • S. Larsson
      • J. McFadden
      • G. O'Connor Substitution Out (80′)
      • C. Jerome Substitution Out (53′)

      Subs

      • K. Phillips Substitution In53′
      • L. Carsley
      • M. Taylor
      • S. Parnaby Substitution In48′
      • G. McSheffrey
      • C. Benítez Substitution In80′
      • J. O'Shea

    • Portsmouth

      Manager: Paul Hart

      Captain: Sylvain Distin

      Starting line-up

      • D. James Yellow Card
      • M. Wilson
      • Y. Kaboul Yellow Card
      • S. Distin
      • N. Belhadj
      • P. Diop Substitution Out (42′)
      • A. Mokoena
      • A. Vanden Borre Substitution Out (45′)
      • H. Mullins Yellow Card
      • N. Kranjcar
      • F. Piquionne Yellow Card Substitution Out (79′)

      Subs

      • N. Kanu Substitution In79′
      • A. Basinas Substitution In42′ Yellow Card
      • R. Hughes
      • J. Utaka Substitution In45′
      • D. Nugent
      • A. Begovic
      • J. Ward

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