{"id":424150,"date":"2011-05-13T14:31:41","date_gmt":"2011-05-13T14:31:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/2011\/05\/13\/birmingham-v-fulham\/"},"modified":"2011-05-13T14:31:41","modified_gmt":"2011-05-13T14:31:41","slug":"birmingham-v-fulham","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/05\/13\/birmingham-v-fulham\/","title":{"rendered":"Birmingham v Fulham"},"content":{"rendered":"<div readability=\"126.09743237\">\n<div>\n<h2>Barclays Premier League<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Venue:<\/em> St Andrew&#8217;s<\/li>\n<li><em>Date:<\/em> Sunday, 15 May<\/li>\n<li><em>Kick-off:<\/em> 1600 BST<\/li>\n<li><em>Coverage:<\/em> Watch highlights on Match of the Day 2; listen on BBC Radio 5 live and local radio; text commentary on BBC Sport website and mobiles<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<h2>Live text and stats<\/h2>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Sunday, 15 May 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>Fulham<\/td>\n<td>16:00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"4\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>\n<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p>BIRMINGHAM<\/p>\n<p>FULHAM<\/p>\n<div>\n<h3>Possession<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><span>Birmingham<\/span> <span>50%<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>Fulham<\/span> <span>50%<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span>TEAM NEWS<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Birmingham are without the suspended Graig Gardner and Liam Ridgewell, and Nikola Zigic is not expected to overcome a hip problem in time to play.<\/p>\n<p>Defender Scott Dann and forwards Obafemi Martins and James McFadden are among those who remain sidelined.<\/p>\n<p>Fulham pair Bobby Zamora and Simon Davies are struggling with respective groin and calf problems.<\/p>\n<p>Chris Baird will miss the last two games of the season through suspension.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Birmingham<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Suspended<\/strong>: Gardner &#038; Ridgewell (one match) <strong>Doubtful<\/strong>: Zigic (hip)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Injured<\/strong>: Dann (hamstring), Martins (groin), McFadden (knee), Taylor (shoulder), Valles (foot)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Fulham<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Suspended<\/strong>: Baird (two matches)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Doubtful<\/strong>: Davies (calf), Gera (ankle), Zamora (groin)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Injured<\/strong>: Duff (Achilles), Halliche (unspecified)<\/p>\n<p><span>MATCH PREVIEW BY MOTD COMMENTATOR STEVE BOWER<\/span> <span><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/news.bbcimg.co.uk\/media\/images\/52700000\/jpg\/_52700725_bower,steve.jpg\" width=\"55\" height=\"55\" alt=\"Steve Bower\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Birmingham would have hoped to have been able to relax ahead of their penultimate game of the season but a run of just one point from the last 12 has left the League Cup winners still looking nervously over their shoulder.<\/p>\n<p>There&#8217;s no doubt that the excursions of their first major trophy in 48 years coupled with a run to the quarter finals of the FA Cup has taken its toll. Since their memorable day at Wembley they&#8217;ve managed just two victories from 10 games.<\/p>\n<div readability=\"21.39\"><a href=\"http:\/\/news.bbc.co.uk\/sport2\/hi\/football\/13364707.stm#skip_feature_02\">Continue reading the main story<\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote readability=\"5\">\n<p>Mark Hughes has now been able to stamp his own authority on the team<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p>I watched them at Newcastle last week where the game changed on the sending off of Liam Ridgewell and subsequent penalty. They weren&#8217;t really a goal threat and it&#8217;s easy to see why they are the joint lowest scorers in the league. There were some tired legs at St James&#8217; Park and those who are available will have to dig deep to try and secure the point they need for safety.<\/p>\n<p>Fulham&#8217;s second half of the season has been excellent and it&#8217;s clear that Mark Hughes has now been able to stamp his own authority on the team. No-one saw Monday&#8217;s heavy defeat to Liverpool coming, particularly as they have looked well organised and strong defensively.<\/p>\n<p>There&#8217;s always going to be speculation about Hughes with his track record, but I&#8217;m sure Fulham fans will have been pleased by his public commitment to the club this week and will look forward to next season with real optimism.<\/p>\n<p><span>MATCH FACTS<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Head-to-head<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Birmingham have won 31 and Fulham 25 of the 83 previous matches between these clubs.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Fulham have lost on only two of the club&#8217;s last nine trips to St Andrew&#8217;s.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>They have conceded one goal on each of their last four visits.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Birmingham<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Birmingham have lost three of their last four matches.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Since lifting the Carling Cup at the end of February, they have won only two of their 10 subsequent league games.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>A win for the Blues would be their 50th league victory under manager Alex McLeish.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Fulham<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Fulham have won four out of their last eight matches.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Prior to Monday&#8217;s 5-2 thrashing by Liverpool, Fulham had kept clean sheets in three of their previous five games.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>The next goal Fulham let in will be their 500th conceded in the Premier League.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Bobby Zamora is in line for his 350th career league appearance.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span>LEADING GOALSCORERS<\/span> <span><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/news.bbcimg.co.uk\/media\/images\/52702000\/jpg\/_52702219_gardner58x55.jpg\" width=\"55\" height=\"55\" alt=\"Graig Gardner\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Birmingham<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Gardner: 9 goals (7 league); Zigic: 8 goals (5 league)<\/p>\n<p><span><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/news.bbcimg.co.uk\/media\/images\/52702000\/jpg\/_52702220_dempsey5855.jpg\" width=\"55\" height=\"55\" alt=\"Clint Dempsey\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Fulham<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Dempsey: 13 goals (12 league); Zamora: 6 goals (4 league)<\/p>\n<p><span>MATCH OFFICIALS<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Referee:<\/strong> Peter Walton<\/p>\n<p><strong>Assistant referees:<\/strong> Patrick Keane &#038; Andy Madley<\/p>\n<p><strong>Fourth official:<\/strong> Mark Halsey<\/p>\n<p><span>LAST LEAGUE MATCH LINE-UPS<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Birmingham<\/strong> (L1-2 v Newcastle, a): Foster; Carr, Jiranek, Johnson, Ridgewell, Larsson, Ferguson, Fahey (Derbyshire 77), Bowyer, Beausejour, Jerome. Subs not used: Doyle, Phillips, Bentley, Parnaby, Hleb, Davies.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Fulham<\/strong> (L2-5 v Liverpool, h): Schwarzer; Hughes, Baird, Hangeland, Salcido, Davies (Zamora 46), Murphy, Sidwell, Dembele (Kakuta 76), Gudjohnsen (Johnson 67), Dempsey. Subs not used: Stockdale, Senderos, Etuhu, Greening.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Read more:<br \/>\n<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/news.bbc.co.uk\/go\/rss\/-\/sport1\/hi\/football\/13364707.stm\" title=\"Birmingham v Fulham\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Birmingham v Fulham<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> Barclays Premier League Venue: St Andrew&#8217;s Date: Sunday, 15 May Kick-off: 1600 BST Coverage: Watch highlights on Match of the Day 2; listen on BBC Radio 5 live and local radio; text commentary on BBC Sport website and mobiles Live text and stats \u00a0 Sunday, 15 May 2011 Barclays Premier League Home Team Score Away Team Time Birmingham v Fulham 16:00 BIRMINGHAM FULHAM Possession Birmingham 50% Fulham 50% TEAM NEWS Birmingham are without the suspended Graig Gardner and Liam Ridgewell, and Nikola Zigic is not expected to overcome a hip problem in time to play. 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