Birmingham City vs Manchester City
Match pulse
BIRAttacking pressure by 5 minutes0'MNC 
65%Possession35%
9Shots9
2On target6
9Corners4
7Saves4
7Fouls12
Who won: Man City 2-1
Manchester City beat Birmingham City 2-1 on Saturday, August 20, 2005 at St Andrews Stadium. Goals for Birmingham: Nicky Butt (7'). Goals for Man City: Joey Barton (20') and Andrew Cole (47').
| Lineup | G | A | SH | YC |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starters | ||||
| David JamesG | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Danny MillsD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Richard DunneD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stephen JordanD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ben ThatcherD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Trevor SinclairM | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Joey BartonM | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Claudio ReynaM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kizito MusampaM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Andrew ColeF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darius VassellF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Substitutes | ||||
| Geert De VliegerG | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nedum OnuohaD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sun JihaiD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Antoine SibierskiM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bradley Wright-PhillipsF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
