Birmingham 4-1 Tottenham
A Mikael Forssell hat-trick and a fine free-kick from Sebastian Larsson secured a vital three points for relegation-threatened Birmingham. Forssell headed home from close range to open the scoring with Larsson curling a free-kick past Spurs keeper Paul Robinson shortly after the break. Forssell side-footed in for his second goal, completing his hat-trick when he [...]
Birmingham 2-2 Arsenal
James McFadden salvaged a point for Birmingham with an injury-time penalty but the game was overshadowed by a horrific injury to Arsenal’s Eduardo. The striker suffered a broken leg in the third minute after a tackle by Martin Taylor, who was sent off. Birmingham City V Arsenal 23.02.08 – Eduardo incidentby fredFiftyFour McFadden gave the [...]
West Ham 1-1 Birmingham
James McFadden’s penalty earned a point for Birmingham and lifted them out of the relegation zone. The Hammers started superbly and went ahead when Freddie Ljungberg smashed the ball in from close range following Carlton Cole’s flick-on. But the home side spurned several good chances to extend that lead and McFadden’s penalty levelled the scores [...]
Sunderland 2-0 Birmingham
Sunderland debutant Rade Prica climbed off the bench to help his new side seal a vital victory over fellow relegation strugglers Birmingham City. In a typically hard-fought game, Daryl Murphy opened the scoring with a neat finish from Kenwyne Jones’s knock-down. Cameron Jerome should have equalised when his shot on the break was saved, but [...]
Birmingham 0-1 Chelsea
Chelsea striker Claudio Pizarro grabbed a late winner as the visitors toiled to victory over a tenacious Birmingham. Birmingham nullified Chelsea for most of the game and saw Cameron Jerome head against the post from a poor clearance by Chelsea keeper Petr Cech. Birmingham’s Sebastian Larsson mistimed a shot from point-blank range, while Nicolas Anelka [...]
Arsenal 1-1 Birmingham
Garry O’Connor’s deflected header gave Birmingham a point after they had fallen behind to a disputed penalty. Emmanuel Adebayor opened the scoring from the spot after Stephen Kelly was judged to have fouled Eduardo da Silva when he seemed to have taken the ball. Eduardo also headed wide and straight at Maik Taylor from five [...]
Man Utd 1-0 Birmingham
Carlos Tevez scored the only goal as Manchester United secured a narrow victory to stay two points behind Premier League leaders Arsenal. Tevez’s overhead kick and a Cristiano Ronaldo back-heel carved open the Blues defence and the Argentine calmly slotted home the winner on 25 minutes. Cameron Jerome was down injured then but Birmingham complaints [...]
Birmingham 1-1 Fulham
Sebastian Larsson’s deflected strike denied Fulham victory a day before new boss Roy Hodgson officially takes over. The visitors looked sharp in the first half and Carlos Bocanegra headed in Simon Davies’ corner to put them ahead. Birmingham improved considerably after the break and were level when Larsson’s shot went past a stranded Antti Niemi. [...]
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