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Birmingham City vs Blackburn Rovers

Championship
Birmingham
8-9-19
2-1
Final
Blackburn
16-6-13
St Andrews Stadium

Match pulse

BIRAttacking pressure by 5 minutes
0'BLK
53%Possession47%
12Shots12
6On target6
9Corners11
7Saves2
15Fouls12

Who won: Birmingham 2-1

Birmingham City beat Blackburn Rovers 2-1 on Wednesday, April 19, 2006 at St Andrews Stadium. Goals for Birmingham: Nicky Butt (62') and Mikael Forssell (87'). Goals for Blackburn: Robbie Savage (78').

What it means

  • Birmingham has dropped 4 of the last 5.

Latest headlines

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Lineups

Blackburn13th in English League Championship
Lineup
  1. 1Brad FriedelG
  2. 2Lucas NeillD
  3. 3Andy ToddD
  4. 4Ryan NelsenD
  5. 5Zurab KhizanishviliD
  6. 6Brett EmertonM
  7. 7Steven ReidM
  8. 8Robbie SavageM
  9. 9Morten PedersenM
  10. 10David BentleyM
  11. 11Craig BellamyF
Birmingham7th in English League Championship
Lineup
  1. 1Maik TaylorG
  2. 2Olivier TebilyD
  3. 3Kenny CunninghamD
  4. 4Martin TaylorD
  5. 5Mathew SadlerD
  6. 6Jermaine PennantM
  7. 7Damien JohnsonM
  8. 8Nicky ButtM
  9. 9Julian GrayM
  10. 10Chris SuttonF
  11. 11Emile HeskeyF

Head to head

BIR leads series 2-1-2
Last meeting: Birmingham 4, Blackburn 0 (Jan 3)

Last 5

BLK
  • Lvs LIV0-1
  • T@ POR2-2
  • Tvs WGA1-1
  • W@ SUN1-0
  • Wvs MID3-2
BIR
  • L@ AVL1-3
  • T@ WGA1-1
  • Wvs BOL1-0
  • Tvs CHE0-0
  • L@ MAN0-3

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Game info

Venue
St Andrews Stadium, England · Attendance 25,287
Officials
U Rennie (Referee)

Injuries, starters, headlines and game info from ESPN. Headlines open on ESPN.

Season seriesBIR leads series 2-1-2