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 | ||||
| Colin DoyleG | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stephen KellyD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Johan DjourouD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Liam RidgewellD | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Franck QueudrueD | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sebastian LarssonM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Fabrice MuambaM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mehdi NaftiM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gary McSheffreyM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Olivier KapoM | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mikael ForssellF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Substitutes | ||||
| Maik TaylorG | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stuart ParnabyD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Daniël De RidderM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Garry O'ConnorF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cameron JeromeF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
