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Blackburn Rovers vs Birmingham City

Championship
Blackburn
4-2-4
2-0
Final
Birmingham
1-3-6
Ewood Park

Match pulse

BLKAttacking pressure by 5 minutes
0'BIR
48%Possession52%
11Shots3
5On target2
3Corners9
4Saves6
22Fouls17

Who won: Blackburn 2-0

Blackburn Rovers beat Birmingham City 2-0 on Saturday, October 22, 2005 at Ewood Park. Goals for Blackburn: Paul Dickov (49' pen) and Craig Bellamy (81').

What it means

  • Birmingham has dropped 4 of the last 5.

Latest headlines

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ESPN · Aug 22
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ESPN · Aug 14
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ESPN · Aug 14
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ESPN · Jul 31
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ESPN · Jul 31
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Lineups

Birmingham7th in English League Championship
Lineup
  1. 1Maik TaylorG
  2. 2Olivier TebilyD
  3. 3Kenny CunninghamD
  4. 4Matt UpsonD
  5. 5Jamie ClaphamD
  6. 6Jermaine PennantM
  7. 7Damien JohnsonM
  8. 8Nicky ButtM
  9. 9Stan LazaridisM
  10. 10Emile HeskeyF
  11. 11Mikael ForssellF
Blackburn13th in English League Championship
Lineup
  1. 1Brad FriedelG
  2. 2Lucas NeillD
  3. 3Zurab KhizanishviliD
  4. 4Ryan NelsenD
  5. 5Michael GrayD
  6. 6David BentleyM
  7. 7Robbie SavageM
  8. 8Tugay KerimogluM
  9. 9Morten PedersenM
  10. 10Shefki KuqiF
  11. 11Paul DickovF

Head to head

BIR leads series 2-1-2
Last meeting: Blackburn 4, Birmingham 0 (Dec 6)

Last 5

BIR
  • Lvs AVL0-1
  • L@ ARS0-1
  • Tvs LIV2-2
  • W@ SCU2-0
  • T@ POR1-1
BLK
  • L@ LIV0-1
  • Wvs WBA2-0
  • W@ MAN2-1
  • Wvs HUD3-1
  • Lvs NEW0-3

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Game info

Venue
Ewood Park, Blackburn, England · Attendance 18,341
Officials
B Knight (Referee)

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

Season seriesBIR leads series 2-1-2

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