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Portsmouth vs Birmingham City

Championship
Portsmouth
14-8-8
4-2
Final
Birmingham
6-8-15
Fratton Park

Match pulse

PORAttacking pressure by 5 minutes
0'BIR
56%Possession44%
13Shots7
9On target5
4Corners3
3Saves5
8Fouls10
14'Mauro ZárateBIR

Who won: Portsmouth 4-2

Portsmouth beat Birmingham City 4-2 on Wednesday, March 12, 2008 at Fratton Park. Goals for Portsmouth: Jermain Defoe (6' pen, 9'), Hermann Hreidarsson (49') and Kanu (90'+2'). Goals for Birmingham: Fabrice Muamba (10') and Sebastian Larsson (40').

What it means

  • Birmingham has dropped 4 of the last 5.
  • Portsmouth has won 4 of the last 5.

Latest headlines

ESPN · 2d ago
Southampton beat rivals Portsmouth 1-0 in first match after Spygate conclusion
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
ESPN · Sep 6
Portsmouth urge supporters not to speculate on social media as fan incident with Cardiff player is investigated
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

Lineups

Birmingham7th in English League Championship
Lineup
  1. 1Maik TaylorG
  2. 2Stephen KellyD
  3. 3Radhi JaidiD
  4. 4Liam RidgewellD
  5. 5David MurphyD
  6. 6Gary McSheffreyM
  7. 7Damien JohnsonM
  8. 8Fabrice MuambaM
  9. 9Sebastian LarssonM
  10. 10Mikael ForssellF
  11. 11Mauro ZárateF
Portsmouth19th in English League Championship
Lineup
  1. 1David JamesG
  2. 2Glen JohnsonD
  3. 3Sol CampbellD
  4. 4Sylvain DistinD
  5. 5Hermann HreidarssonD
  6. 6Papa Bouba DiopM
  7. 7Sulley MuntariM
  8. 8Pedro MendesM
  9. 9Niko KranjcarM
  10. 10Milan BarosF
  11. 11Jermain DefoeF

Head to head

Series tied 1-1-3
Last meeting: Birmingham 1, Portsmouth 1 (Aug 14)

Last 5

BIR
  • Wvs TOT4-1
  • Tvs ARS2-2
  • T@ WHU1-1
  • Tvs DER1-1
  • L@ SUN0-2
POR
  • W@ MAN1-0
  • L@ EVE1-3
  • Wvs SUN1-0
  • W@ PNE1-0
  • W@ BOL1-0

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Game info

Venue
Fratton Park, Portsmouth, England · Attendance 20,138

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Season seriesSeries tied 1-1-3

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