Birmingham 0 - 0 Liverpool
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Sunday, 4 April 2010
Premier League
| Home Team | Score | Away Team | Time |
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| Birmingham | 0-0 | Liverpool | HT |
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Birmingham
- 25 Hart
- 02 Carr
- 06 Ridgewell
- 14 Johnson
- 15 Dann
- 04 Bowyer
- 12 Ferguson
- 18 Fahey
- 33 Gardner
- 10 Jerome
- 16 McFadden
Substitutes
- 01 Taylor,
- 21 Parnaby,
- 27 Gregory Vignal,
- 07 Larsson,
- 17 Marcos Madera,
- 09 Phillips,
- 11 Benitez
Liverpool
- 25 Reina
- 02 Johnson
- 16 Kyrgiakos
- 22 Insua
- 23 Carragher
- 08 Gerrard
- 15 Benayoun
- 17 Maxi
- 21 Lucas yellow card
- 09 Torres
- 18 Kuyt
Substitutes
- Half Time
- 45:00+1:12 The match has reached half-time.
- 45:00+0:48 Free kick awarded for a foul by James McFadden on Rodriguez Maxi. Direct free kick taken by Steven Gerrard.
- 41:51 Scott Dann challenges Fernando Torres unfairly and gives away a free kick. The free kick is swung in right-footed by Steven Gerrard, Craig Gardner makes a clearance.
- 41:31 Booking The referee shows Leiva Lucas a yellow card for unsporting behaviour.
- 40:41 Dirk Kuyt fouled by Scott Dann, the ref awards a free kick. Jose Reina restarts play with the free kick.
- 40:04 Inswinging corner taken by James McFadden.
- 39:56 Centre by Keith Fahey, Emiliano Insua manages to make a clearance.
- 37:42 Inswinging corner taken left-footed by James McFadden, Roger Johnson produces a header from inside the six-yard box that clears the bar.
- 37:20 Cameron Jerome takes a shot. Save by Jose Reina.
- 36:00 James McFadden takes a shot.
- 35:24 Centre by James McFadden, clearance by Emiliano Insua.
- 34:52 Rodriguez Maxi takes a shot. Joe Hart makes a save.
- 34:08 Corner taken right-footed by Keith Fahey from the left by-line, Jose Reina makes a comfortable save.
- 32:37 Free kick awarded for a foul by Roger Johnson on Fernando Torres. Direct free kick taken by Steven Gerrard.
- 31:00 Effort from just outside the area by Fernando Torres goes over the target.
- 30:19 Rodriguez Maxi takes a shot. Liam Ridgewell gets a block in.
- 28:43 Emiliano Insua gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Stephen Carr. Stephen Carr takes the free kick.
- 27:42 Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Keith Fahey by Glen Johnson. Joe Hart restarts play with the free kick.
- 25:24 Foul by Fernando Torres on Roger Johnson, free kick awarded. Barry Ferguson restarts play with the free kick.
- 21:07 Steven Gerrard takes a outswinging corner from the right by-line to the near post, clearance made by Keith Fahey. Emiliano Insua takes a shot. Save by Joe Hart.
- 19:09 Corner from right by-line taken by Steven Gerrard.
- 18:56 A cross is delivered by Glen Johnson, clearance made by Stephen Carr.
- 17:29 The ball is swung over by Fernando Torres, comfortable save by Joe Hart.
- 15:44 Foul by Liam Ridgewell on Fernando Torres, free kick awarded. Free kick crossed right-footed by Steven Gerrard from right wing, Scott Dann manages to make a clearance.
- 14:08 Shot by Dirk Kuyt. Blocked by Barry Ferguson.
- 10:30 A cross is delivered by Dirk Kuyt, comfortable save by Joe Hart.
- 8:18 Cameron Jerome challenges Sotirios Kyrgiakos unfairly and gives away a free kick. Jose Reina takes the free kick.
- 6:24 A cross is delivered by Glen Johnson, Stephen Carr manages to make a clearance.
- 5:18 Unfair challenge on Jamie Carragher by Lee Bowyer results in a free kick. Jose Reina takes the direct free kick.
- 4:40 Unfair challenge on James McFadden by Emiliano Insua results in a free kick. James McFadden crosses the ball from the free kick left-footed from right wing.
- 4:04 James McFadden fouled by Leiva Lucas, the ref awards a free kick. The free kick is delivered right-footed by Keith Fahey from left wing, Jose Reina makes a save.
- 2:29 The ball is delivered by Rodriguez Maxi, clearance by Scott Dann.
- 0:00 The match begins.
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Barclays Premier League
Venue: St Andrew's Date: Sunday, 4 April 2010 Kick-off: 1500 BST
Coverage: BBC Sport website, BBC Radio 5 live, local radio & highlights on Match of the Day 2
Birmingham manager Alex McLeish has no fresh injury concerns so could name the same line-up that held Arsenal to a draw last weekend.
However, Kevin Phillips pushed his claim for a rare start by scoring his 250th career goal in that game.
Liverpool midfielder Alberto Aquilani and youngster Martin Kelly have joined injured defenders Fabio Aurelio and Martin Skrtel on the sidelines.
Aquilani has a season-threatening ankle problem, while Kelly has a knee injury.
Birmingham
Injured: Carsley (ankle), O'Connor (groin), Murphy (hamstring)
Liverpool
Injured: Aquilani (ankle), Aurelio (thigh), Kelly (knee), Skrtel (foot)
For Liverpool to have a chance of qualifying for the Champions League, Rafa Benitez must finally beat the Blues in the Premier League.
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We want Liverpool going back up that M6 saying "that's a tough place to go"
Birmingham manager Alex McLeish
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Liverpool's manager has not won any of the previous seven top-flight meetings against Birmingham, who are the only Premier League club past or present to deny him all three points. Fact-lover Benitez will not be so fond of that one.
In the reverse fixture Liverpool needed a highly dubious penalty to rescue a fifth successive draw in this fixture, when David Ngog's tumble in the box was described by the penalised Lee Carsley as an "embarrassing case of cheating".
Birmingham are proving an irritant to the leading sides, having picked up points against the top five at St Andrew's, where they are unbeaten since September. Should they finish in their current ninth position it will be their highest top-flight finish for 51 years.
However, a note of caution for the hosts: despite their unbeaten league record against Benitez, Birmingham suffered a club record 7-0 FA Cup home defeat at the hands of the Spaniard four years ago.
Head-to-head
• Birmingham are unbeaten in their last seven league games against Liverpool, although the last five meetings were drawn.
• However, Liverpool have won two cup ties at St Andrew's during that period - including a 7-0 FA Cup sixth-round victory in March 2006.
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606: DEBATE
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Birmingham
• Birmingham are unbeaten in their last 12 home games, their longest unbeaten run in the top flight since a 14-match streak from November 1973 to April 1974.
• They are winless in their last four league games and have only managed three victories in 12 matches in 2010.
• Their only clean sheet in the last 12 games came in the 1-0 home win against Wigan in February.
• James McFadden is poised to make his 200th club career start. He has scored 49 goals in the English and Scottish Leagues.
Liverpool
• Liverpool are without an away win in six league games, their worst run since a seven-match streak from August to November 2006.
• They have lost three of their last seven league matches, having lost only three of their previous 16 games.
• Their 14-point haul from 16 away matches is the lowest of any club currently in the top nine of the table.
• Fernando Torres has scored five goals in the last three league matches.
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Birmingham
Jerome: 9 goals (9 league); Bowyer: 6 goals (5 league)
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Liverpool
Torres: 20 goals (18 league); Kuyt: 10 goals (9 league)
Referee: Martin Atkinson
Assistant referees: Peter Kirkup & David Richardson
Fourth official: Stuart Attwell
Birmingham (D1-1 v Arsenal, h): Hart; Carr, Johnson, Dann, Ridgewell, Gardner, Ferguson, Bowyer, Fahey (Phillips 83), Jerome, McFadden (Benitez 76). Subs not used: Taylor, Larsson, Michel, Parnaby, Vignal.
Liverpool (W3-0 v Sunderland, h): Reina; Johnson, Carragher, Agger, Insua, Maxi, Mascherano, Gerrard (El Zhar 81), Babel, Kuyt (Aquilani 71), Torres (Ngog 78). Subs not used: Cavalieri, Benayoun, Kyrgiakos, Lucas.
Birmingham scorers: Benitez 26, Jerome 45
Liverpool scorers: Ngog 13, Gerrard (pen) 71
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