Portsmouth vs Birmingham City, 2009-2010 Barclays Premier League

· English Premier League

Portsmouth

90'+2': Kanu

FT
1 - 2

Birmingham City

16': Cameron Jerome
42': Cameron Jerome

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Portsmouth are hosting Birmingham City at Fratton Park, Portsmouth, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English Premier League.

Match Commentary

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up
0': First Half begins.
4': Foul by Tal Ben Haim (Portsmouth).
4': Cristian Benitez (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in his own half.
5': Liam Ridgewell (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in his own half.
5': Foul by Frédéric Piquionne (Portsmouth).
6': Offside, Birmingham City. Roger Johnson tries a through ball, but Cristian Benitez is caught offside.
7': Attempt saved. Jamie O'Hara (Portsmouth) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Steve Finnan.
13': Offside, Portsmouth. Steve Finnan tries a through ball, but Frédéric Piquionne is caught offside.
16': Goal! Portsmouth 0, Birmingham City 1. Cameron Jerome (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Cristian Benitez.
17': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Michael Brown.
17': Attempt blocked. Craig Gardner (Birmingham City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
17': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Frédéric Piquionne.
19': Attempt blocked. Cameron Jerome (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
19': Cristian Benitez (Birmingham City) has gone down, but that's a dive.
19': Cristian Benitez (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card.
21': Foul by Tal Ben Haim (Portsmouth).
21': Craig Gardner (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
22': Attempt blocked. Craig Gardner (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
23': Attempt blocked. Craig Gardner (Birmingham City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Cameron Jerome.
23': Jamie O'Hara (Portsmouth) wins a free kick on the right wing.
23': Foul by Barry Ferguson (Birmingham City).
25': Danny Webber (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
25': Foul by Michel (Birmingham City).
27': Foul by Hermann Hreidarsson (Portsmouth).
27': Cameron Jerome (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
28': Attempt missed. Craig Gardner (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Cristian Benitez.
29': Attempt saved. Jamie O'Hara (Portsmouth) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Nadir Belhadj with a cross.
30': Attempt missed. Aruna Dindane (Portsmouth) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Nadir Belhadj with a cross following a fast break.
32': Nadir Belhadj (Portsmouth) wins a free kick on the left wing.
32': Foul by Michel (Birmingham City).
32': Michel (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card.
32': Corner, Portsmouth. Conceded by Joe Hart.
34': Corner, Portsmouth. Conceded by Barry Ferguson.
34': Attempt missed. Nadir Belhadj (Portsmouth) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Michael Brown following a corner.
35': Attempt missed. Cameron Jerome (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
41': Corner, Portsmouth. Conceded by Liam Ridgewell.
41': Attempt blocked. Aruna Dindane (Portsmouth) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
41': Corner, Portsmouth. Conceded by Roger Johnson.
42': Goal! Portsmouth 0, Birmingham City 2. Cameron Jerome (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Cristian Benitez with a through ball.
45': Attempt missed. Jamie O'Hara (Portsmouth) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Frédéric Piquionne with a headed pass.
45': Foul by Aruna Dindane (Portsmouth).
45': Stuart Parnaby (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in his own half.
45': First Half ends, Portsmouth 0, Birmingham City 2.
45': Substitution, Portsmouth. Quincy Owusu-Abeyie midfielder replaces Marc Wilson.
0': Second Half begins Portsmouth 0, Birmingham City 2.
45': Substitution, Portsmouth. Angelos Basinas midfielder replaces Danny Webber.
46': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Hermann Hreidarsson.
48': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Steve Finnan.
49': Delay in match Stuart Parnaby (Birmingham City) because of an injury.
50': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
50': Attempt missed. Aruna Dindane (Portsmouth) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Steve Finnan with a cross.
52': Attempt blocked. Quincy Owusu-Abeyie (Portsmouth) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jamie O'Hara with a cross.
52': Corner, Portsmouth. Conceded by Craig Gardner.
52': Substitution, Birmingham City. Teemu Tainio midfielder replaces Stuart Parnaby because of an injury.
54': Foul by Liam Ridgewell (Birmingham City).
54': Aruna Dindane (Portsmouth) wins a free kick on the right wing.
55': Foul by Barry Ferguson (Birmingham City).
55': Michael Brown (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in his own half.
56': Attempt missed. Keith Fahey (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is too high.
57': Foul by Craig Gardner (Birmingham City).
57': Quincy Owusu-Abeyie (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in his own half.
61': Offside, Portsmouth. Hermann Hreidarsson tries a through ball, but Frédéric Piquionne is caught offside.
61': Offside, Birmingham City. Roger Johnson tries a through ball, but Cristian Benitez is caught offside.
62': Foul by Michel (Birmingham City).
62': Aruna Dindane (Portsmouth) wins a free kick on the right wing.
63': Michel (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
63': Foul by Michael Brown (Portsmouth).
63': Offside, Birmingham City. Barry Ferguson tries a through ball, but Roger Johnson is caught offside.
66': Substitution, Portsmouth. Kanu forward replaces Michael Brown.
66': Foul by Kanu (Portsmouth).
66': Michel (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
68': Hand ball by Steve Finnan (Portsmouth).
69': Kanu (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in his own half.
69': Foul by Barry Ferguson (Birmingham City).
71': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Nadir Belhadj.
71': Attempt missed. Roger Johnson (Birmingham City) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Keith Fahey with a cross following a corner.
71': Attempt missed. Scott Dann (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high following a corner.
73': Aruna Dindane (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
73': Foul by Scott Dann (Birmingham City).
75': Jamie O'Hara (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
75': Foul by Craig Gardner (Birmingham City).
76': Aruna Dindane (Portsmouth) wins a free kick on the right wing.
76': Foul by Keith Fahey (Birmingham City).
77': Attempt missed. Frédéric Piquionne (Portsmouth) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jamie O'Hara.
78': Substitution, Birmingham City. Sebastian Larsson midfielder replaces Michel.
79': Foul by Nadir Belhadj (Portsmouth).
79': Sebastian Larsson (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
79': Nadir Belhadj (Portsmouth) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
79': Offside, Birmingham City. Barry Ferguson tries a through ball, but Cameron Jerome is caught offside.
81': Substitution, Birmingham City. James McFadden forward replaces Cristian Benitez.
82': Attempt saved. James McFadden (Birmingham City) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Teemu Tainio.
84': Foul by Tal Ben Haim (Portsmouth).
84': James McFadden (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
85': Kanu (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in his own half.
85': Foul by James McFadden (Birmingham City).
87': Tal Ben Haim (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in his own half.
87': Foul by James McFadden (Birmingham City).
88': Foul by Aruna Dindane (Portsmouth).
88': Roger Johnson (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in his own half.
88': Attempt saved. Sebastian Larsson (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by James McFadden.
90': Aruna Dindane (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90': Foul by Roger Johnson (Birmingham City).
90': Attempt blocked. Angelos Basinas (Portsmouth) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
90': Attempt saved. Aruna Dindane (Portsmouth) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Nadir Belhadj.
90': Corner, Portsmouth. Conceded by Joe Hart.
90': Goal! Portsmouth 1, Birmingham City 2. Kanu (Portsmouth) header from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jamie O'Hara with a cross following a corner.
90': Foul by Frédéric Piquionne (Portsmouth).
90': Roger Johnson (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in his own half.
90': Attempt blocked. Quincy Owusu-Abeyie (Portsmouth) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
90': Second Half ends, Portsmouth 1, Birmingham City 2.
0': Match ends, Portsmouth 1, Birmingham City 2.
0': Match ends, Portsmouth 1, Birmingham City 2.
74': Offside, Paris Saint Germain. Stephane Pichot tries a through ball, but Branko Boskovic is caught offside.
76': Stephane Pichot (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in his own half.
76': Dangerous play by Diego (FC Porto).
76': Substitution, FC Porto. José Bosingwa defender replaces Jorge Costa.
76': Foul by José Bosingwa (FC Porto).
76': Branko Boskovic (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in his own half.
79': Modeste M'Bami (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in his own half.
79': Foul by Benni McCarthy (FC Porto).
82': Offside, Paris Saint Germain. Branko Boskovic tries a through ball, but Pauleta is caught offside.
82': Offside, FC Porto. Helder Postiga tries a through ball, but Benni McCarthy is caught offside.
83': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Danijel Ljuboja forward replaces Pauleta.
85': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Giourkas Seitaridis.
85': Charles-Edouard Coridon (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
85': Foul by Benni McCarthy (FC Porto).
86': Foul by José Bosingwa (FC Porto).
86': Charles-Edouard Coridon (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
86': José Bosingwa (FC Porto) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
87': Attempt blocked. Danijel Ljuboja (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
87': Offside, Paris Saint Germain. Lorik Cana tries a through ball, but Danijel Ljuboja is caught offside.
87': José Pierre Pierre-Fanfan (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in his own half.
88': Foul by Helder Postiga (FC Porto).
89': Branko Boskovic (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
89': Foul by Ricardo Costa (FC Porto).
89': Pepe (FC Porto) wins a free kick in his own half.
89': Foul by Modeste M'Bami (Paris Saint Germain).
90': Ricardo Quaresma (FC Porto) wins a free kick on the left wing.
90': Foul by Stephane Pichot (Paris Saint Germain).
90': Pepe (FC Porto) wins a free kick in his own half.
90': Foul by Branko Boskovic (Paris Saint Germain).
90': Offside, Paris Saint Germain. Sylvain Armand tries a through ball, but Danijel Ljuboja is caught offside.
90': Offside, Paris Saint Germain. Branko Boskovic tries a through ball, but Modeste M'Bami is caught offside.
90': Corner, FC Porto. Conceded by Mario Yepes.
90': Second Half ends, Paris Saint Germain 2, FC Porto 0.
0': Match ends, Paris Saint Germain 2, FC Porto 0.
88': Attempt saved. Tiago (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Frank Lampard.
88': Substitution, Chelsea. Geremi forward replaces Didier Drogba.
89': Offside, Chelsea. Petr Cech tries a through ball, but Mateja Kezman is caught offside.
90': John Terry (Chelsea) wins a free kick in his own half.
90': Foul by Benni McCarthy (FC Porto).
90': Second Half ends, Chelsea 3, FC Porto 1.
0': Match ends, Chelsea 3, FC Porto 1.

Statistics

BIR		POR
15	Fouls	12
2	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
4	Offsides	2
5	Corner Kicks	6
3	Saves	2
50.4	Possession	49.6
13	SHOTS	13
4	ON GOAL	4
0.3	On Target %	0.3
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
311	Accurate Passes	305
417	Passes	411
0.7	Pass Completion %	0.7
3	Accurate Crosses	7
15	Crosses	40
0.2	Cross %	0.2
81	Long Balls	78
41	Accurate Long Balls	48
0.5	Long Balls %	0.6
4	Blocked Shots	4
13	Effective Tackles	11
18	Tackles	19
0.7	Tackle %	0.6
0	Interceptions	0
23	Effective Clearances	8
45	Clearances	25

Game Information

Competition: English Premier League

Venue: Fratton Park
Location: Portsmouth, England
Attendance: 18,465

Premier League Standings

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Liverpool	3	+4	9
2	Chelsea	3	+6	7
3	Arsenal	3	+5	6
4	Tottenham Hotspur	3	+4	6

Full Standings

Line-Ups

Portsmouth (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	David James (GK)
7	Hermann Hreidarsson
26	Tal Ben Haim
39	Nadir Belhadj
16	Steve Finnan
35	Marc Wilson
11	Michael Brown
9	Frédéric Piquionne
5	Jamie O'Hara
24	Aruna Dindane
19	Danny Webber

Portsmouth Substitutes:

Aaron Mokoena, Angelos Basinas, Papa Bouba Diop, Hayden Mullins, Quincy Owusu-Abeyie, Kanu, Jamie Ashdown.

Birmingham City (4-4-2)

No.	Name
25	Joe Hart (GK)
15	Scott Dann
14	Roger Johnson
6	Liam Ridgewell
21	Stuart Parnaby
17	Míchel
12	Barry Ferguson
18	Keith Fahey
33	Craig Gardner
11	Christian Benitez
10	Cameron Jerome

Birmingham City Substitutes:

Teemu Tainio, Sebastian Larsson, David Murphy, James Mcfadden, Maik Taylor, Franck Queudrue, Jake Jervis.

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