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GOALFLASHES AND MAJOR INCIDENTS (all times BST)

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By Caroline Cheese

1247: Cameron Jerome with some great work on the left, picking up what looked like a poor pass from Chucho Benitez before cleverly making space for the cross. Lee Bowyer heads a very good chance wide.

1246: Away we go.

1244: It's Birmingham's last home game of the season so Alex McLeish is getting the big intro from the PA man at St Andrew's. The Scot gets a rapturous reception as he emerges from the tunnel and gives Brian Laws a warm hug. Lovely.

From redandblackT on 606: "Re 1215: How about any time there's a free kick or penalty, the club mascot comes on and takes it?"

1236: And something else to look out for today (which I've been alerted to by BBC Sport's 'Dangerous' Dave Ornstein ): Burnley defender Tyrone Mears is on the verge of his 500th throw-in of the season. The 27-year-old has taken more throw-ins than any other players in the Premier League.

From davidjf on 606: "Re 1223: How about give Burnley a yellow card for every 10 minutes without scoring? Might liven things up a bit..."

1231: TEAM NEWS Birmingham v Burnley
Birmingham make two changes from the side that started at Aston Villa last time out as Stuart Parnaby replaces the suspended Stephen Carr and Chucho Benitez starts for the first time in seven games, with Craig Gardner dropping out. There is only one change for already-relegated Burnley - Steven Caldwell is in for Michael Duff.

From Snorre, Rayners Lane, via text: "Re 1215: I'm saying they all have to do a Romania after their England win in 1998, and go blonde. I wanna see Graham Alexander go real blonde. Cheers."

1226: TEAMS Birmingham v Burnley
Birmingham: Hart, Parnaby, Johnson, Ridgewell, Vignal, Larsson, Bowyer, Ferguson, McFadden, Jerome, Benitez. Subs: Taylor, Murphy, Michel, Fahey, Carsley, Tainio, Redmond.
Burnley: Jensen, Mears, Cort, Caldwell, Fox, Cork, Alexander, Nugent, Steven Fletcher, Paterson, Elliott. Subs: Weaver, Duff, MacDonald, Rodriguez, Blake, Bikey, Thompson.
Referee: Peter Walton (Northamptonshire)

1223: But wait! This game isn't quite dead... Burnley will be tip-toeing about avoiding any trouble as they target an improbable Europa League place next season. To put it simply: England are set to win one of the qualification places on offer to those countries who finish in the top three of Uefa's Fair Play rankings. That place will go to the best-placed team in the Premier League's Fair Play League who haven't already qualified for Europe. At the moment, that's Fulham - but if the Cottagers win the Europa League, next in is Burnley. With me?

1219: Every player would have to wear a different hat, just to clarify. Anyway, if you've got any other proposals for these dead rubbers, I'd welcome them. Let's be honest, I've got a couple of hours free...

1215: It's about time the Premier League started ensuring there are no dead games at the end of the season. For example, I propose that the losers of Birmingham-Burnley should be made to wear hats in their next game.


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