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01/09/2038, St Andrews, Birmingham, England
League One, English Football League

Birmingham Vs Palace

Birmingham play in a 4-1-2-1-2 formation, and line up with: J Entwistle (GK) , B Toshack (CB) , J Meredith (CB) , D Chontos (RB) , D Symington (LB) , M Dempster (CM) , T Sheehy (CM) , B Garnier (CDM) , S Cameron (CAM) , S Stant (ST) , D McNelly (ST) And the subs are: B McCambridge (CB) , S Parry (CB) , G Jones (CM) , R Cook (CM) , J Burns (ST)

Palace play in a 4-3-3 Def formation, and line up with: H MacIsaac (GK) , N Rees (CB) , S Smyth (CB) , A Barrett (RB) , J Marchbanks (LB) , L Mackie (CM) , R Kendrick (CDM) , F Bell (CDM) , A MacCormack (RW) , G Underwood (LW) , J Pryce (ST) And the subs are: R McComb (CB) , A Peavey (CB) , J Page (CM) , M Page (CM) , L Monaghan (ST)

Welcome to St Andrews in Birmingham, England where Birmingham City will face Crystal Palace.  This is a league fixture taking place in the League One, English Football League.  The attendance is 29000.

1' - Birmingham kick the ball off for the start of the game.  

8' - Nicholas Rees finds James Marchbanks with a long ball.  James Marchbanks passes to Alexander MacCormack.  Alexander MacCormack takes a shot from distance, aiming for the top of the net...but Justin Entwistle stops the shot!  

12' - James Marchbanks sees Jonathan Pryce making a run.  He attempts a long ball over the top, but the linesman raises his flag for offside!  

17' - Stuart Cameron finds Dave Chontos with a long pass.  Dave Chontos plays the ball to Dave McNelly.  Dave McNelly passes the ball to Mark Dempster.  Mark Dempster sees Sean Stant making a run.  He attempts a quick throughball, but the linesman raises his flag for offside!  

21' - Alexander MacCormack sees a run from Leighton Mackie.  He attempts a long ball over the top, and Leighton Mackie runs on to the ball.  Leighton Mackie hits the ball...but Justin Entwistle deflects the shot out of play.  That will be a corner for  Palace.  Alexander MacCormack places the ball to take the corner.  He curls the ball into the box, but Bruce Toshack intercepts and takes possession.  

25' - Bruce Toshack plays a short pass to Stuart Cameron.  Rob Kendrick successfully tackles Stuart Cameron and the ball goes loose.  Alexander MacCormack passes to Geoff Underwood.  Geoff Underwood sees Leighton Mackie making a run.  He tries to split the defence with a throughball, and Leighton Mackie runs on to the ball.  Leighton Mackie looks to hit the ball past the keeper...but the keeper dives and manages to stop the shot!  

27' - Justin Entwistle sees Sean Stant making a run.  He tries to release him with a long ball over the top, and Sean Stant is able to control the ball.  Sean Stant attempts a shot, aiming for the corner of the net...but the keeper manages to parry the shot!  Seth Smyth gets to the ball first and clears.

30' - Jonathan Pryce plays a short pass to Felix Bell.  Felix Bell spots a run from Geoff Underwood.  He attempts a quick throughball, and Geoff Underwood takes the ball.  Geoff Underwood attempts to shoot the ball into the corner of the net...but the shot goes wide!

33' - Justin Entwistle plays a long pass to Stuart Cameron.  Felix Bell dispossesses Stuart Cameron and takes possession.  Palace attempt to counter.  Felix Bell passes to Rob Kendrick.  Rob Kendrick attempts to beat Stuart Cameron using his skills and succeeds, deftly slipping past the opposing player!  

36' - Rob Kendrick looks to hit a long range shot past the keeper...but the shot is saved by the keeper!  

41' - Seth Smyth passes the ball to Leighton Mackie.  Leighton Mackie sees a run from Alexander MacCormack.  He tries to release him with a long throughball, but the linesman raises his flag for offside!  

45' - The referee blows the whistle for half time. 

45' - Palace kick the ball off for the restart.  

51' - Mark Dempster tries to strike a long range shot into the corner of the net...but the ball hits the post!  Felix Bell manages to clear the ball for the defending team.

54' - Dave Chontos finds Mark Dempster with a long pass.  Mark Dempster sees Sean Stant making a run.  He attempts to play a throughball, and Sean Stant is able to control the ball.  Sean Stant tries to strike the ball into the top of the net...and its in! It's a wonderful goal from Sean Stant for Birmingham!  The keeper got a hand to the ball but it wasn't enough!

54' - There is going to be a subsitution.  It looks like Aidan Barrett is going to be taken off.  Arnie Peavey joins the game from the bench.  

54' - Palace kick the ball off for the restart.  

55' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Dave McNelly will come off.  Jamie Burns is brought on from the bench.  

56' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Nicholas Rees is going to be taken off.  Rob McComb is brought on from the bench.  

57' - Seth Smyth whips in a cross, but Thomas Sheehy intercepts the ball.  

60' - Thomas Sheehy finds Billy Garnier with a long pass.  Billy Garnier passes to Stuart Cameron.  Stuart Cameron attempts to use his skills to beat Rob McComb.  He sends his opponent the wrong way and takes the ball forward!  

61' - Stuart Cameron spots a run from Sean Stant.  He tries to release him with a long ball over the top, but the linesman signals for offside!  

64' - Alexander MacCormack finds Seth Smyth with a long pass.  Seth Smyth sees Jonathan Pryce making a run.  He attempts to play him through with a quick ball, and Jonathan Pryce runs on to the ball.  Jonathan Pryce tries to strike the ball into the top of the net...but the shot is stopped by the keeper!  He is unable to hold it though...Felix Bell is first to the ball...Felix Bell looks to slide the ball past the keeper...and its in! It's a lovely goal from Felix Bell for Palace!  The diving keeper couldn't get near the ball!

65' - Birmingham kick the ball off for the restart.  

73' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Jonathan Meredith is going to be taken off.  Bruce McCambridge is brought on from the bench.  

74' - Leighton Mackie sees a run from Rob Kendrick.  He tries to release him with a long throughball, and Rob Kendrick is able to control the ball.  Rob Kendrick takes a shot towards goal...but Justin Entwistle gets down to stop the shot!  

77' - Justin Entwistle finds Dave Chontos with a long ball.  Rob McComb dispossesses Dave Chontos and takes the ball.  Rob McComb sees Jonathan Pryce making a run.  He attempts a long ball over the top, but Jonathan Pryce has strayed offside!  

78' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Alexander MacCormack is going to be taken off.  James Page is going to be brought on.  

79' - Stuart Cameron speeds past Geoff Underwood.  

80' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Stuart Cameron is going to be taken off.  Gareth Jones is brought on from the bench.  

84' - Leighton Mackie plays a long pass to Rob McComb.  Rob McComb spots a run from Geoff Underwood.  He attempts to play a throughball, but the linesman signals for offside!  

89' - Sean Stant passes a long ball to Bruce Toshack.  Rob McComb tackles Bruce Toshack and takes the ball.  Rob McComb slides the ball to James Marchbanks.  James Marchbanks sees a run from James Page.  He attempts to play a throughball, and James Page runs on to the ball.  James Page attempts a shot...but the keeper dives and manages to stop the shot!  

91' - Justin Entwistle spots a run from Gareth Jones.  He tries to release him with a long ball over the top, and Gareth Jones runs on to the ball.  Gareth Jones takes a shot towards goal...but the keeper manages to parry the shot!  James Marchbanks gets to the ball first and clears.



The match has ended Birmingham City 1 - 1 Crystal Palace.