Chelsea vs Birmingham City
Match pulse
CHEAttacking pressure by 5 minutes0'BIR 
50%Possession50%
19Shots6
11On target4
5Corners3
3Saves5
8Fouls8
Who won: Chelsea 3-2
Chelsea beat Birmingham City 3-2 on Sunday, August 12, 2007 at Stamford Bridge. Goals for Chelsea: Claudio Pizarro (17'), Florent Malouda (31') and Michael Essien (50'). Goals for Birmingham: Mikael Forssell (15') and Olivier Kapo (36').
| Lineup | G | A | SH | YC |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starters | ||||
| Petr CechG | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Glen JohnsonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ricardo CarvalhoD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tal Ben HaimD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ashley ColeD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shaun Wright-PhillipsM | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael EssienM | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Frank LampardM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Florent MaloudaM | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Salomon KalouF | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Claudio PizarroF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Substitutes | ||||
| Carlo CudiciniG | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve SidwellM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe ColeM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Obi MikelM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Didier DrogbaF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
