Birmingham City vs Blackburn Rovers

Championship

Birmingham

8-11-19

4-1

Final

Blackburn

15-13-10

St Andrews Stadium

Match pulse

BIRAttacking pressure by 5 minutes

0'BLK

52%Possession48%

15Shots14

7On target9

5Corners2

6Saves6

16Fouls11

26'Damien JohnsonBIR33'Jason RobertsBLK40'Sebastian LarssonBIR51'Roque Santa CruzBLK76'Liam RidgewellBIR

Who won: Birmingham 4-1

Birmingham City beat Blackburn Rovers 4-1 on Sunday, May 11, 2008 at St Andrews Stadium. Goals for Birmingham: David Murphy (31'), Cameron Jerome (73', 89'+2') and Fabrice Muamba (90'+3'). Goals for Blackburn: Morten Pedersen (49').

Play by play

90'+4'
Free kick
Mehdi Nafti takes a direct freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play
90'+4'
Handball
Handball called on Tugay Kerimoglu
90'+4'
Assist
That last goal was assisted by Mehdi Nafti (Cross from Left Channel)
GOAL90'+3'
Goal! Header
F. Muamba
Goal!! Fabrice Muamba hits a very good header to the upper right corner from the centre penalty area (aprox. 12 yards) and scores!! Birmingham now leads 4 - 1
BIR 14 - 15 BLK
90'+3'
Shot on goal
Fabrice Muamba hits a good header. Outcome: goal
End of the game
The referee has signaled the end of the second half
89'+3'
Assist
That last goal was assisted by Gary McSheffrey (Pass from Own Half)
GOAL89'+2'
Goal! Right footed shot
C. Jerome
Goal!! Cameron Jerome hits a very good right footed shot to the lower left corner from the centre penalty area (aprox. 12 yards) and scores!! Birmingham now leads 3 - 1
BIR 13 - 15 BLK
89'+2'
Shot on goal
Cameron Jerome hits a good right footed shot. Outcome: goal
89'
Save
Maik Taylor makes a very good save (Catch)
88'
Shot on target
Christopher Samba hits a good header. Outcome: save
88'
Corner awarded
David Bentley takes the corner kick from the left byline with his right foot and hits an inswinger short, resulting in: shot
88'
Clear
Radhi Jaidi clears the ball from danger.
88'
Cross
David Bentley crosses the ball. Outcome: clearance
87'
Free kick
David Bentley takes a direct freekick with his right foot from the left wing. Outcome: cross
87'
Foul
Stephen Kelly commits a foul on David Dunn resulting on a free kick for Blackburn
87'
Sub
Substitution
Birmingham makes a sub: Gary McSheffrey enters for Olivier Kapo. Reason: Tactical
G. McSheffrey
87'
Throw in
Throw-in: Steven Reid takes it (Defending)
GOAL86'
Maik Taylor takes a long goal kick
Maik Taylor
BIR 12 - 15 BLK
86'BLK
Shot off target
Benedict McCarthy hits a good right footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: miss right
86'
Free kick
Tugay Kerimoglu takes a direct freekick with his right foot from the right wing. Outcome: open play
85'
Foul
Sebastian Larsson commits a foul on David Bentley resulting on a free kick for Blackburn
85'
Clear
Radhi Jaidi clears the ball from danger.
85'
Cross
David Bentley crosses the ball. Outcome: clearance