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Newcastle United vs Birmingham City

Championship
Newcastle
6-8-8
2-1
Final
Birmingham
6-8-7
St James' Park

Match pulse

NEWAttacking pressure by 5 minutes
0'BIR
54%Possession46%
8Shots10
4On target8
6Corners5
5Saves5
8Fouls14

Who won: Newcastle 2-1

Newcastle United beat Birmingham City 2-1 on Saturday, January 1, 2005 at St James' Park. Goals for Newcastle: Shola Ameobi (6') and Lee Bowyer (44'). Goals for Birmingham: Emile Heskey (64').

What it means

  • Birmingham has won 4 straight.
  • Newcastle has dropped 5 of the last 5.

Latest headlines

ESPN · 3h ago
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ESPN · Sep 21
Ex-Birmingham City player Jordan Graham in hospital following serious road traffic accident
ESPN · Sep 13
Was this miss from Tom Brady's Birmingham the worst ever? Not even close
Recap · Aug 28
Wrexham remain winless after loss to Birmingham
ESPN · Aug 22
Outrageous back-heel, goal of the season contender scored for Bristol City in draw vs. Birmingham
ESPN · Jul 31
Jude Bellingham cheers on Birmingham in win over Barcelona
ESPN · Jul 31
Birmingham City 2-2 Barcelona: Blues beat LaLiga champions on penalties in friendly - as it happened
ESPN · Jun 18
Barcelona to play Tom Brady's Birmingham City in preseason friendly

Lineups

Birmingham7th in English League Championship
Lineup
  1. 1Maik TaylorG
  2. 2Mario MelchiotD
  3. 3Matt UpsonD
  4. 4Kenny CunninghamD
  5. 5Olivier TebilyD
  6. 6Damien JohnsonM
  7. 7Darren CarterM
  8. 8Robbie SavageM
  9. 9Stan LazaridisM
  10. 10Emile HeskeyF
  11. 11Clinton MorrisonF
Newcastle11th in English Premier League
Lineup
  1. 1Shay GivenG
  2. 2Titus BrambleD
  3. 3Aaron HughesD
  4. 4Olivier BernardD
  5. 5Steven TaylorM
  6. 6Lee BowyerM
  7. 7Kieron DyerM
  8. 8Jermaine JenasM
  9. 9Laurent RobertM
  10. 10Craig BellamyF
  11. 11Shola AmeobiF

Head to head

NEW leads series 2-1-2
Last meeting: Newcastle 2, Birmingham 0 (Sep 28)

Last 5

BIR
  • W@ FUL3-2
  • Wvs MID2-0
  • Wvs WBA4-0
  • W@ AVL2-1
  • L@ ARS0-3
NEW
  • Lvs ARS0-1
  • T@ BLK2-2
  • L@ LIV1-3
  • Tvs SCP1-1
  • Tvs POR1-1

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Game info

Venue
St James' Park, England · Attendance 52,222
Officials
R Styles (Referee)

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

Season seriesNEW leads series 2-1-2

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