Rovers 2-1 Birmingham (Oct 7, 2007)

BLB

BIR

15'

David Bentley

Assist: David Dunn

45'

Benni McCarthy

David Dunn

53'

Tugay Kerimoğlu

55'

Benni McCarthy (Pen)

57'

Aaron Mokoena

Robbie Savage

57'

Matt Derbyshire

Tugay Kerimoğlu

62'

Garry O'Connor

Gary McSheffrey

62'

Wilson Palacios

Fabrice Muamba

62'

Stephen Warnock

69'

Cameron Jerome

Assist: Liam Ridgewell

73'

Neil Danns

Mehdi Nafti

85'

Cameron Jerome

90'

+4

David Bentley

0-0

BLB

Team Stats

BIR

Possession

54%

46%

xG

19 (5)

Shots (On Target)

9 (4)

Touches in Opp Box

6

Corners

7

Premier League Table

	Team	M	W	D	L	GD	PTS
1	Man United	38	27	6	5	58	87
2	Chelsea	38	25	10	3	39	85
3	Arsenal	38	24	11	3	43	83
4	Liverpool	38	21	13	4	39	76
5	Everton	38	19	8	11	22	65
6	Aston Villa	38	16	12	10	20	60
7	Rovers	38	15	13	10	2	58
8	Portsmouth	38	16	9	13	8	57
9	Man City	38	15	10	13	-8	55
10	West Ham	38	13	10	15	-8	49
11	Tottenham	38	11	13	14	5	46
12	Newcastle	38	11	10	17	-20	43
13	Middlesbrough	38	10	12	16	-10	42
14	Wigan Athletic	38	10	10	18	-17	40
15	Sunderland	38	11	6	21	-23	39
16	Bolton	38	9	10	19	-18	37
17	Fulham	38	8	12	18	-22	36
18	Reading	38	10	6	22	-25	36
19	Birmingham	38	8	11	19	-16	35
20	Derby County	38	1	8	29	-69	11

Game Summary

Blackburn Rovers emerged victorious over Birmingham City, 2 to 1, in the Premier League on October 7, 2007.

Game Info

Premier League Matchweek 9

October 7, 2007

BLB

Lineup

BIR

1

Friedel

1

Taylor

2

Ooijer

2

Kelly

3

Warnock

6

Ridgewell

4

Samba

15

Queudrue

5

Kerimoğlu

57'

16

Djourou

7

Emerton

7

Larsson

8

Savage

57'

12

Nafti

73'

12

Gamst Pedersen

26

Muamba

62'

19

Dunn

45'

10

Jerome

9

Santa Cruz

11

McSheffrey

62'

11

Bentley

23

Kapo

BLB

Substitutes

BIR

10

McCarthy

45'

8

O'Connor

62'

15

Mokoena

57'

28

Palacios

62'

27

Derbyshire

57'

17

Danns

73'

32

Brown

18

Kingson

13

Khizanishvili

5

Schmitz

15'

D. Bentley scores a goal. D. Dunn assists on the shot.

45'

B. McCarthy enters the game. D. Dunn leaves the game.

53'

T. Kerimoğlu receives a yellow card.

55'

B. McCarthy scores a penalty goal.

57'

A. Mokoena enters the game. R. Savage leaves the game.

57'

M. Derbyshire enters the game. T. Kerimoğlu leaves the game.

62'

G. O'Connor enters the game. G. McSheffrey leaves the game.

62'

W. Palacios enters the game. F. Muamba leaves the game.

62'

S. Warnock receives a yellow card.

69'

C. Jerome scores a goal. L. Ridgewell assists on the shot.

73'

N. Danns enters the game. M. Nafti leaves the game.

85'

C. Jerome receives a yellow card.

90'

D. Bentley receives a yellow card.

BLB

Attacking Stats

BIR

Possession

54%

46%

xG | Expand

19

Shots

9

5

Shots on Target

4

14

Shots off Target

5

Shots Blocked

Hit Woodwork

Big Chances Missed

595

Touches

482

Touches in Opp Box

/ (0%)

Take-ons

/ (0%)

6

Corners

7

BLB

Passing Stats

BIR

xA | Expand

Big Chances Created

Chances Created

/357 (0%)

Passes

/302 (0%)

Key Passes

Long Ball Passes

Final Third Passes

/ (0%)

Crosses

/ (0%)

Through Balls

/ (0%)

1

Offsides

6

BLB

Defending Stats

BIR

18

Tackles

20

Tackles Won

Last Man Tackles

Interceptions

Clearances

Recoveries

Errors Leading to Shot

Errors Leading to Goal

Penalties Conceded

Goalkeeper Saves

BLB

Other Stats

BIR

3

Yellow Cards

1

0

Red Cards

0

18

Fouls

13

Duels Won

Aerials Won

Corners Won

Possessions Lost

Times Dispossessed

BLB

BIR

Player	Minutes	Goals	Assists
Aaron Mokoena A. Mokoena #15	33	0	0
André Ooijer A. Ooijer #2	90	0	0
Benni McCarthy B. McCarthy #10	45	1	0
Brett Emerton B. Emerton #7	90	0	0
Christopher Samba C. Samba #4	90	0	0
David Bentley D. Bentley #11	90	1	0
David Dunn D. Dunn #8	45	0	1
Matt Derbyshire M. Derbyshire #27	33	0	0
Morten Gamst Pedersen M. Gamst Pedersen #12	90	0	0
Robbie Savage R. Savage #8	57	0	0
Roque Santa Cruz R. Santa Cruz	90	0	0
Stephen Warnock S. Warnock #3	90	0	0
Tugay Kerimoğlu T. Kerimoğlu #3	57	0	0