{"id":360370,"date":"2011-04-01T10:49:51","date_gmt":"2011-04-01T10:49:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/2011\/04\/01\/birmingham-v-bolton\/"},"modified":"2011-04-01T10:49:51","modified_gmt":"2011-04-01T10:49:51","slug":"birmingham-v-bolton","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/04\/01\/birmingham-v-bolton\/","title":{"rendered":"Birmingham v Bolton"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p><!--template: $Id: \/\/depot\/feeds\/Sport\/SportsStatsV3\/main\/SOLRenderService\/xslt\/football\/match\/html\/football_match_summary.html.xslt#5 $--><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Saturday, 2 April 2011<\/p>\n<p>Barclays Premier League<\/p>\n<table summary=\"This table is for live text and stats\" caption=\"\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"col\"><span>Home Team<\/span><\/th>\n<th scope=\"col\"><span>Score<\/span><\/th>\n<th scope=\"col\"><span>Away Team<\/span><\/th>\n<th scope=\"col\"><span>Time<\/span><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Birmingham<\/td>\n<td> v <\/td>\n<td>Bolton<\/td>\n<td>15:00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"4\"><span><\/span><span><\/span><span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n               <\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>\n               <\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><!--template: $Id: \/\/depot\/feeds\/Sport\/SportsStatsV3\/main\/SOLRenderService\/xslt\/football\/match\/html\/football_match_stats.json.html.xslt#10 $--><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>BIRMINGHAM<\/p>\n<p>BOLTON<\/p>\n<div>\n<h3>Possession<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><span>Birmingham<\/span> <span>50%<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>Bolton<\/span> <span>50%<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- E IINC --><\/p>\n<p><span><b>Barclays Premier League<\/b><br \/><b>Venue:<\/b> St Andrew&#8217;s <b>Date:<\/b> Saturday, 2 April <b>Kick-off:<\/b> 1500 BST<br \/><b>Coverage:<\/b> Watch highlights on Match of the Day; listen on BBC Radio 5 live and local radio; text commentary on BBC Sport website and mobiles<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>TEAM NEWS<\/b><\/p>\n<p><!-- S SF --><\/p>\n<p><b>Birmingham could welcome back top scorer Nikola Zigic and Lee Bowyer after they overcame groin and hamstring injuries respectively.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Martin Jiranek is doubtful after toe surgery, but Alexander Hleb may feature following an injection in his knee. <\/p>\n<p>Bolton midfielder Stuart Holden is out for the rest of the season after damaging cruciate knee ligaments. <\/p>\n<p>Mark Davies is a major doubt so Fabrice Muamba and Tamir Cohen are expected to fill the vacant midfield berths. <\/p>\n<p><!-- E SF --><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><b>Birmingham<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Doubtful<\/b>: Hleb (knee), Jiranek (toe) <\/p>\n<p><b>Injured<\/b>: Dann (hamstring), McFadden (knee), Valles (foot) <\/p>\n<p><b>Bolton<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Doubtful<\/b>: M Davies (ankle) <\/p>\n<p><b>Injured<\/b>: S Davis &#038; Knight (both knee), Gardner (thigh), Ricketts (Achilles)<\/p>\n<p><b>MATCH PREVIEW<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Birmingham manager Alex McLeish used the international break to give his players not involved for their country a full week off to recharge their weary batteries.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t    <!-- S IBOX --><\/p>\n<table cellspacing=\"0\" align=\"right\" width=\"231\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" readability=\"2.5\">\n<tr readability=\"5\">\n<td width=\"5\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/0ca56104o.gif.gif\" width=\"5\" height=\"1\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\" vspace=\"0\" hspace=\"0\" \/><\/td>\n<td readability=\"4.5\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<p>\t\t\t<b>It has been a tough schedule but I am not going to use that as an excuse. I honestly don&#8217;t believe that tiredness comes into it. This is what you do as a football player<\/b><br \/>\n\t\t<br clear=\"all\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div readability=\"8\">\n<p>Barry Ferguson, Birmingham midfielder<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p><!-- E IBOX --><\/p>\n<p>The former Scotland boss has seen his jaded Blues squad begin 2011 with 18 highly-charged matches in the space of 78 days. February&#8217;s League Cup success at Wembley now seems a long time ago &#8211; City are yet to win a game since, and have slipped back into the relegation zone. <\/p>\n<p>FA Cup semi-finalists Bolton will not feel unduly worried about a trip to St Andrew&#8217;s. The Trotters knocked Birmingham out of the FA Cup at the quarter-final stage just three weeks ago in front of the City faithful. <\/p>\n<p>Owen Coyle&#8217;s men may only be eight points above the relegation zone, but they still harbour hopes of a first top-ten finish since 2007. The club have already beaten last season&#8217;s total of 39 points, which was good enough for a 14th place finish last May. And barring an end of season collapse, Bolton will celebrate a decade as a Premier League club next month. <\/p>\n<p><b>MATCH FACTS<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Head-to-head<\/b><\/p>\n<p>\u2022 The two clubs have met 13 times in the Premier League. Bolton have recorded six wins compared to Birmingham&#8217;s five. <\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Bolton are unbeaten in each of their last four league encounters against the Blues. They won 2-1 at St Andrew&#8217;s on their most recent Premier League visit in September 2009. <\/p>\n<p>\u2022 August&#8217;s reverse fixture finished in a 2-2 draw. Ten-man Bolton trailed 2-0 and had Jussi Jaaskelainen sent off but still managed to rescue a point thanks to a Kevin Davies penalty and a late Robbie Blake strike. <\/p>\n<p><b>Birmingham<\/b><\/p>\n<p>\u2022 The Blues have won two of their last nine league games and scored only 14 goals in their last 17 top-flight matches. <\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Birmingham have won 19 Premier League games since their promotion in 2009. All but one of those victories have been by a one-goal margin. <\/p>\n<p>\u2022 The Blues have won just four of 15 home games this season &#8211; the equal-fewest in the Premier League along with Blackpool, Newcastle and Wigan. <\/p>\n<p>\u2022 City&#8217;s next goal will be their 100th in the Premier League under Alex McLeish. <\/p>\n<p><b>Bolton<\/b><\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Owen Coyle&#8217;s men are yet to lose against a side in the bottom half of the table this season. <\/p>\n<p>\u2022 The Trotters are unbeaten in seven Premier League encounters against clubs from the Midlands this campaign (W4, D3). <\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Wanderers have lost seven of their last eight Premier League away matches. <\/p>\n<p>\u2022 If selected, Jussi Jaaskelainen will be making his 450th league appearance for Bolton. <\/p>\n<p><b>LEADING GOALSCORERS<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Birmingham<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Zigic: 8 goals (5 league); Gardner: 7 goals (5 league) <\/p>\n<p><b>Bolton<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Elmander: 11 goals (9 league); K Davies: 9 goals (7 league); Sturridge: 8 goals* (4 league) <\/p>\n<p><i>* Sturridge scored 4 goals (0 league) for Chelsea<\/i><\/p>\n<p><b>MATCH OFFICIALS<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Referee<\/b>: Michael Oliver <\/p>\n<p><b>Assistant referees<\/b>: Stuart Burt &#038; Mick McDonough <\/p>\n<p><b>Fourth official<\/b>: Howard Webb <\/p>\n<p><b>LAST LEAGUE MATCH LINE-UPS<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Birmingham<\/b> (L1-2 v Wigan, a): Foster, Carr, Johnson, Jiranek (Davies 14), Ridgewell, Larsson, Gardner, Ferguson, Mutch (Martins 64), Beausejour (Bentley 58), Jerome. Subs not used: Doyle, Murphy, Phillips, Parnaby. <\/p>\n<p><b>Bolton <\/b>(L0-1 v Man Utd, a): Jaaskelainen, Steinsson, Wheater, Cahill, Robinson, Elmander, Holden (Taylor 78), Muamba (Klasnic 90), Petrov, K Davies, Sturridge (Lee 60). Subs not used: Bogdan, Moreno, Blake, Alonso.\n<\/p>\n<p><!-- E BO --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The rest is here:<br \/>\n<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/news.bbc.co.uk\/go\/rss\/-\/sport1\/hi\/football\/eng_prem\/9439624.stm\" title=\"Birmingham v Bolton\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Birmingham v Bolton<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> \u00a0 Saturday, 2 April 2011 Barclays Premier League Home Team Score Away Team Time Birmingham v Bolton 15:00 BIRMINGHAM BOLTON Possession Birmingham 50% Bolton 50% Barclays Premier League Venue: St Andrew&#8217;s Date: Saturday, 2 April Kick-off: 1500 BST Coverage: Watch highlights on Match of the Day; listen on BBC Radio 5 live and local radio; text commentary on BBC Sport website and mobiles TEAM NEWS Birmingham could welcome back top scorer Nikola Zigic and Lee Bowyer after they overcame groin and hamstring injuries respectively. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-360370","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Birmingham v Bolton - Ghanamma.com<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/04\/01\/birmingham-v-bolton\/\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:title\" content=\"Birmingham v Bolton - Ghanamma.com\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:description\" content=\"\u00a0 Saturday, 2 April 2011 Barclays Premier League Home Team Score Away Team Time Birmingham v Bolton 15:00 BIRMINGHAM BOLTON Possession Birmingham 50% Bolton 50% Barclays Premier League Venue: St Andrew&#039;s Date: Saturday, 2 April Kick-off: 1500 BST Coverage: Watch highlights on Match of the Day; 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