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Commentary
0¹RUSSELL books SONCK.
3¹A corner bobbled toward LUIZÃO who touched the ball over the bar.
7¹GOAL!! A cross from the left was touched down by N'ZOGBIA for CERCI to score. (1-0 Bristol City)
9¹MELLI hit a right foot shot inches over from close range.
16¹N'ZOGBIA headed inches wide.
17¹Uncertainty in the Birmingham City defence enabled GRAHAM to hammer an effort over the bar.
19¹HUGO VIANA knocked the ball to CERCI who turned it over.
20¹CRUSAT made space on the left and pulled the ball to CERCI who touched the ball wide.
24¹SONCK's shot was well held by the 'keeper.
26¹GOAL!! A quick free-kick allowed CRUSAT to touch the ball to GRAHAM who hit a left foot shot into the back of the net. (2-0 Bristol City)
41¹N'ZOGBIA scuffed an easy chance.
1²CRUSAT beat JIMENEZ and blasted the ball to GRAHAM who fired his shot wide.
2²HUGO VIANA headed the ball wide from just outside the area.
3²COLE waltzed round PAZIENZA and flicked a weak shot over the bar.
7²GOAL!! A one-handed save from the Birmingham City 'keeper enabled LUIZÃO to chip the ball into the empty net. (3-0 Bristol City)
11²GOAL!! A mishit goal-kick was intercepted by HUGO VIANA who setup CERCI with a simple chance. (4-0 Bristol City)
13²COLE rifled a simple chance past the far post.
15²A penalty box scramble resulted in JIMENEZ knocking a low shot over.
17²JIMENEZ was put clear by YAKIN and he pulled away from TURNBULL but drilled his shot over.
19²A poor shot from CERCI rolled agonisingly wide.
21²HUGO VIANA beat two Birmingham City players and drove a shot just beyond the far post.
30²HUGO VIANA shot wide.
33²GOAL!! A long ball from VOLLAND down the middle found the lurking DOWNING who whacked a right foot shot in off the post. (4-1 Bristol City)
38²A lovely effort from N'ZOGBIA scraped the woodwork.
41²A pin-point pass found DOWNING and his left foot shot raced narrowly over.

 
Bristol City
 
League position: 1
Home league form: XWWL
Overall league form: XXWWWWLL
Formation: 4-3-3
Line-ups
Ross TURNBULL7 16 Tim DEASY
Stephen KELLY6½26 MELLI
Jlloyd SAMUEL6 36½Sol DAVIS
Michele PAZIENZA8½46½Goran LOVRÉ
(c)LUIZÃO7½56 Anthony GARDNER
James COLLINS7 66 Benjamin LAUTH
Charles N'ZOGBIA7 77 Luis JIMENEZ
Alessio CERCI5 87 Stewart DOWNING
(p)Danny GRAHAM7½97 Carlton COLE(p)
(f)HUGO Miguel VIANA6½106 Wesley SONCK(f)
Albert CRUSAT5½117 Hakan YAKIN(c)
Manager
Jerome THOMAS  12  Jason ROBERTS
Paul SMITH  137 Kevin VOLLAND
James VAUGHAN  14  Andy WELSH
Gary O'NEIL7 15  Scott PARKER
Glen LITTLE  16  Bally SMART
 
Birmingham City
 
League position: 20
Away league form: WWXL
Overall league form: XWXLXWWX
Formation: 4-3-3

Statistics
Bristol City 4 Birmingham City 1
(Half-time: 2-0, Attendance: 39,234, Stadium: Ashton Gate, Referee: Mike Russell 6)

Cerci 7¹, Graham 26¹, Luizão 7², Cerci 11²
Scorers
Substitutions
Sent off
Bookings
Corners
Fouls
Offsides
Shots on
Shots off
Total shots
Shots saved
Possession
Downing 33²
CercióO'Neil 24²LovréóVolland 28²
  
 Sonck 0¹
52
423
53
42
126
168
01
51%49%
Man of the match: Michele Pazienza