West Bromwich Albion vs Birmingham City
Match pulse
WBAAttacking pressure by 5 minutes0'BIR 
54%Possession46%
15Shots8
8On target7
3Corners2
1Saves7
11Fouls24
Who won: Birmingham 3-2
Birmingham City beat West Bromwich Albion 3-2 on Saturday, August 27, 2005 at The Hawthorns. Goals for West Brom: Geoff Horsfield (12', 64'). Goals for Birmingham: Emile Heskey (10', 33') and Jiri Jarosik (26').
| Lineup | G | A | SH | YC |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starters | ||||
| Maik TaylorG | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mario MelchiotD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matt UpsonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kenny CunninghamD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jamie ClaphamD | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Jermaine PennantM | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Nicky ButtM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jiri JarosikM | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Damien JohnsonM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mikael ForssellF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Emile HeskeyF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Substitutes | ||||
| Nico VaesenG | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Muzzy IzzetM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Julian GrayM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stephen ClemenceM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Walter PandianiF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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