Premier League Preview: Manchester United Vs Birmingham

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Premier League match time returns to Old Trafford as Manchester United host Birmingham on January 22, in match week 24, in the second of a two-leg contest.

The initially leg game between the sides, hosted by Birmingham at St Andrews' Ground on December 28, 2010, was a 1-1 draw. Berbatov put St Alex's wards ahead on the hour, fed by a Gibson cross from the proper.

But United would feel justifiably aggrieved with the referee immediately after getting to concede a point on the back of Bowyer's equaliser in the 89th minute. As it transpired, Johnson's corner kick went off Zigic's arm to fall perfectly in location for Berbatov to score.

Birmingham have been difficult to beat at St Andrews, and which includes the game with Man United, they have conceded defeat at home just when in 28 games. Larrson was particularly industrious throughout the game for Birmingham, but was substituted by Hleb in the last 20 minutes. That said, it is tough to fathom why McLeish chose not to give a player of Hleb's obvious skill a spot in his starting eleven.

Possibly in deference to Birmingham's very good residence record, United played with an overly defensive 4-3-3 formation. The contrast between United's property and away records is startling. That apart, Sir Alex's squad have uncharacteristically thrown away leads in 3 other games this season, against Everton, Fulham and West Brom.

Head to head, in 9 league games between the sides, Man United have established a dominant 5- benefit more than Birmingham.

The Old Trafford squad have won four of their last five league games, in the present season, though Birmingham have won just as soon as in their last five games, though drawing and losing twice every single.

Sir Alex Fergusson's squad have enjoyed the most impressive house record of all teams this season, with 10 wins in 11 games hosted, with a draw in the remaining 1. Birmingham have not had a superb away record, winning just 1 of 10 games ion the road, when drawing five and losing four.

On present form, it would be extremely difficult for Birmingham to avoid Man United from banking full points from this game.

Man United had the following males in their beginning eleven against West Brom in match week 21: Kuszczak, Neville, Ferdinand, Vidic, Evra, Obertan, Fletcher, Carrick, Anderson, Berbatov and Rooney. Da Silva, Hernandez and Gibson played as substitutes.

Birmingham's beginning eleven against Arsenal in match week 21 had Foster, Carr, Johnson, Dann, Ridgewell, Larsson, Ferguson, Gardner, Bowyer, Beausejour and Jerome. Zigic, Derbyshire and Hleb had been made use of as substitutes.

Premier League Preview: Birmingham Vs West Brom

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Premier league match time returns to St Andrews' Ground when Birmingham host West Brom in match week 28, on Saturday, March five, 2011.

This is a second leg game, with the 1st leg hosted on September 18, at The Hawthorns, by West Brom, having ended in a three-1 victory to the hosts. Birmingham drew initial blood when Jerome's strike put them ahead on 15 minutes. The aim transpired when Dann latched onto a long free of charge-kick from Larsson to head it for Jerome to do the rest, from point blank range. Thereafter, the 1st half was marked by various missed chances by West Brom, with Thomas, Odemwingie, Scharner and Tamas all guilty of scuffing scoring opportunities.

The sides went into the interval with the visitors leading 1-. But Albion appeared to wake up following the break, when an own aim by Dann on 51 minutes brought them level at 1-1. The replacement of Fortune by Dorrans paid immediate dividend for Albion when Dorrans pass to Thomas set off a chain of events culminating in Odemwingie's back-heeled shot deflecting off Dann into the Birmingham goal. Eight minutes later, they took the lead through Odemwingie, and when Olsson scored Albion's third nine minutes immediately after the hour, it was all over for Birmingham.

This was West Brom's second come-from-behind fightback in as countless weeks, after a draw against Tottenham, on the previous occasion.

Head to head, Birmingham have established a 9-6 advantage over Albion in the final 20 league games in between the sides, with the remaining 5 games drawn.

Of their final 10 league games, Birmingham have won 3 and lost four whilst having drawn the remaining four West Brom have won just 1 of their last 10, although having lost 6 and drawn 3. In 14 property games, this season, Birmingham have registered four wins, three losses and 7 draws. In 14 games on the road, Albion have ended on the winning side on two occasions, while having lost 9 and drawn 3.

In their newest game, Birmingham are coming off a 2- loss at house to Newcastle, though West Brom are fresh off a 1-1 draw away at Stoke.

On existing form, Birmingham have a slight edge on the back of property advantage.

Birmingham ad the following players in their starting eleven against Newcastle: Foster, Carr, Johnson, Jirnaek, Ridgewell, Larsson, Fergusson, Gardner, Bentley, Martins and Zigic. Murphy, Phillips and Jerome featured as substitutes.

Wes Brom's beginning eleven against Stoke comprised: Carson, Reid, Meite, Olsson, Shorey, Brunt, Scharner, Dorrans, Mulumbu, Thomas, and Fortune. Vela, Tchoyi and Odemwingie had been used as substitutes.

Premier League Preview: Manchester United Vs Birmingham

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Premier League match time returns to Old Trafford as Manchester United host Birmingham on January 22, in match week 24, in the second of a two-leg contest.

The initial leg game among the sides, hosted by Birmingham at St Andrews' Ground on December 28, 2010, was a 1-1 draw. Berbatov put St Alex's wards ahead on the hour, fed by a Gibson cross from the perfect.

But United would really feel justifiably aggrieved with the referee immediately after having to concede a point on the back of Bowyer's equaliser in the 89th minute. As it transpired, Johnson's corner kick went off Zigic's arm to fall perfectly in location for Berbatov to score.

Birmingham have been tough to beat at St Andrews, and such as the game with Man United, they have conceded defeat at property just when in 28 games. Larrson was very industrious during the game for Birmingham, but was substituted by Hleb in the last 20 minutes. That stated, it is difficult to fathom why McLeish chose not to give a player of Hleb's obvious skill a location in his starting eleven.

Perhaps in deference to Birmingham's beneficial house record, United played with an overly defensive four-3-3 formation. The contrast between United's property and away records is startling. That apart, Sir Alex's squad have uncharacteristically thrown away leads in 3 other games this season, against Everton, Fulham and West Brom.

Head to head, in 9 league games between the sides, Man United have established a dominant 5- advantage over Birmingham.

The Old Trafford squad have won four of their final five league games, in the existing season, although Birmingham have won just as soon as in their last 5 games, when drawing and losing twice every single.

Sir Alex Fergusson's squad have enjoyed the most impressive house record of all teams this season, with 10 wins in 11 games hosted, with a draw in the remaining 1. Birmingham have not had a good away record, winning just 1 of 10 games ion the road, whilst drawing 5 and losing 4.

On existing form, it would be extremely tough for Birmingham to stop Man United from banking full points from this game.

Man United had the following men in their beginning eleven against West Brom in match week 21: Kuszczak, Neville, Ferdinand, Vidic, Evra, Obertan, Fletcher, Carrick, Anderson, Berbatov and Rooney. Da Silva, Hernandez and Gibson played as substitutes.

Birmingham's starting eleven against Arsenal in match week 21 had Foster, Carr, Johnson, Dann, Ridgewell, Larsson, Ferguson, Gardner, Bowyer, Beausejour and Jerome. Zigic, Derbyshire and Hleb were employed as substitutes.

Premier League Preview: Birmingham Vs West Brom

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Premier league match time returns to St Andrews' Ground when Birmingham host West Brom in match week 28, on Saturday, March five, 2011.

This is a second leg game, with the initial leg hosted on September 18, at The Hawthorns, by West Brom, getting ended in a 3-1 victory to the hosts. Birmingham drew first blood when Jerome's strike put them ahead on 15 minutes. The objective transpired when Dann latched onto a lengthy absolutely free-kick from Larsson to head it for Jerome to do the rest, from point blank range. Thereafter, the 1st half was marked by quite a few missed chances by West Brom, with Thomas, Odemwingie, Scharner and Tamas all guilty of scuffing scoring opportunities.

The sides went into the interval with the visitors leading 1-. But Albion appeared to wake up soon after the break, when an own aim by Dann on 51 minutes brought them level at 1-1. The replacement of Fortune by Dorrans paid immediate dividend for Albion when Dorrans pass to Thomas set off a chain of events culminating in Odemwingie's back-heeled shot deflecting off Dann into the Birmingham aim. Eight minutes later, they took the lead through Odemwingie, and when Olsson scored Albion's third nine minutes right after the hour, it was all over for Birmingham.

This was West Brom's second come-from-behind fightback in as a lot of weeks, following a draw against Tottenham, on the previous occasion.

Head to head, Birmingham have established a 9-6 benefit over Albion in the last 20 league games between the sides, with the remaining five games drawn.

Of their last 10 league games, Birmingham have won 3 and lost 4 even though having drawn the remaining four West Brom have won just 1 of their last 10, although getting lost 6 and drawn 3. In 14 household games, this season, Birmingham have registered 4 wins, three losses and 7 draws. In 14 games on the road, Albion have ended on the winning side on two occasions, when having lost 9 and drawn three.

In their most recent game, Birmingham are coming off a 2- loss at residence to Newcastle, even though West Brom are fresh off a 1-1 draw away at Stoke.

On existing form, Birmingham have a slight edge on the back of dwelling benefit.

Birmingham ad the following players in their starting eleven against Newcastle: Foster, Carr, Johnson, Jirnaek, Ridgewell, Larsson, Fergusson, Gardner, Bentley, Martins and Zigic. Murphy, Phillips and Jerome featured as substitutes.

Wes Brom's starting eleven against Stoke comprised: Carson, Reid, Meite, Olsson, Shorey, Brunt, Scharner, Dorrans, Mulumbu, Thomas, and Fortune. Vela, Tchoyi and Odemwingie were used as substitutes.