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Commentary
1¹The Liverpool 'keeper saved a swerving effort from POGREBNYAK.
5¹A poor shot from STANKOVIC rolled agonisingly wide.
14¹ROBINHO made space on the left and pulled the ball to STANKOVIC who fired the ball over.
16¹ÉDERSON headed just beyond the near post.
17¹GIVEN saved a lovely strike from DROGBA.
21¹STANKOVIC shot over.
23¹The Birmingham City 'keeper was able to claw away a weak shot from ARTETA.
27¹GOAL!! A long clearance by the Liverpool 'keeper beat the Birmingham City defence and DROGBA stroked the ball beyond the advancing Birmingham City 'keeper. (1-0 Liverpool)
28¹LÓPEZ rifled a simple chance past the lefthand post.
31¹A fine piece of skill was ended by a good save by the oncoming Liverpool 'keeper.
35¹GOAL!! A shot from STANKOVIC was kicked off the line only for ETO'O to drill the ball in. (2-0 Liverpool)
37¹SKRTEL given a yellow card by the referee.
45¹A corner fell to STANKOVIC who turned an effort inches over.
1²A useful ball from ARTETA on the left was collected by DROGBA who scuffed his shot inches over.
5²GOAL!! A quick-witted POGREBNYAK pounced on a loose ball on the edge of the area and made no mistake. (2-1 Liverpool)
8²DROGBA hoofed the ball wide from the edge of the box.
19²CORLUKA drove a right foot shot over the bar from close range.
26²ÉDERSON beat two Liverpool players and drove a great chance over.
31²Uncertainty in the Liverpool defence enabled LÓPEZ to thump an effort wide.
34²A cross from XAVI left ESSIEN in plenty of space but he scuffed his shot.
42²POGREBNYAK waltzed round STANKOVIC and poked a poor shot wide.
47²ETO'O scuffed a simple chance.

 
Birmingham City
 
League position: 15
Home league form: LLXW
Overall league form: LLXLLXLW
Formation: 4-4-2
Line-ups
(c)Shay GIVEN6½16½José REINA
GÖKHAN Gönül7½26½Vedran CORLUKA
Fabio GROSSO7 37 Dejan STANKOVIC
Gonzalo RODRÍGUEZ6½47½Michael ESSIEN
Martin SKRTEL6½57½JUAN Silveira
ÉDERSON Honorato7 67 Per MERTESACKER
Tranquillo BARNETTA8½76½Mikel ARTETA(c,f)
Thomas HITZLSPERGER7 86 XAVI
Pavel POGREBNYAK7½97 Didier DROGBA
(f)Ivan RAKITIC6½106½Samuel ETO'O(p)
(p)Lisandro LÓPEZ6½115½ROBINHO
Gavin LoftusManagerSkip Donahue
Marcell JANSEN  12  Ryan BABEL
Scott CARSON  13  Michael RENSING
MAICON Pereira  14  PABLO Ibáñez
Marvin COMPPER  15  Rafael VAN DER VAART
Daniel PAREJO  16  Ruud VAN NISTELROOY
 
Liverpool
 
League position: 4
Away league form: WOLW
Overall league form: WWWOLWWW
Formation: 4-4-2

Statistics
Birmingham City 1 Liverpool 2
(Half-time: 0-2, Attendance: 29,910, Stadium: St.Andrews, Referee: Mark Clattenburg 6)

Pogrebnyak 5²
Scorers
Substitutions
Sent off
Bookings
Corners
Fouls
Offsides
Shots on
Shots off
Total shots
Shots saved
Possession
Drogba 27¹, Eto'o 35¹
  
  
Skrtel 37¹ 
56
411
41
45
613
1018
32
45%55%
Man of the match: Tranquillo Barnetta