Birmingham City

Christian Benitez - was booked for diving.

McLEISH WARNS BENITEZ OVER DIVING

Birmingham manager Alex McLeish has warned Christian Benitez to cut out the diving.
McLeish - setting new targets.

NEW TARGET FOR BLUES

Alex McLeish insists he will keep setting new targets for Birmingham so their season doesn't fade.

Parnaby - ankle injury.

INJURY BLOW FOR PARNABY

Birmingham's Stuart Parnaby could be facing another spell on the sidelines with an ankle injury.

Joe Hart - superb form this season.

TAYLOR ACCEPTS NUMBER TWO ROLE

Birmingham's Maik Taylor admits Joe Hart's form has made it easier to accept being number two.

Benitez - key role in victory.

McLEISH IMPRESSED BY BENITEZ

Alex McLeish paid tribute to Christian Benitez after he inspired Birmingham to victory at Portsmouth.

Cameron Jerome - at the double for Birmingham.

GRANT WANTS QUICK DECISION

Post-match reaction to Birmingham's 2-1 victory over Portsmouth.

Jerome bags brace in Blues win

Birmingham gained revenge for their FA Cup exit against Portsmouth after defeating the Premier League's bottom club 2-1 at Fratton Park.

Portsmouth 1 Birmingham 2

Barclays Premier League at Fratton Park.

McLEISH HAS FOREIGN OWNERSHIP FEAR

Alex McLeish fears for British managers as the number of foreign investors grows.

McLEISH PLOTS SPENDING SPREE

Alex McLeish has warned he will need to undertake a major spending spree this summer.

MICHEL SET TO START

Team news for Tuesday night's Premier League clash between Portsmouth and Birmingham.

GRANT: NO-ONE CAN BREAK OUR SPIRIT

Post-match reaction to Portsmouth's 2-0 victory over Birmingham.

Fred brace puts Pompey at Wembley

Frederic Piquionne's brace earned Portsmouth a place at Wembley after their 2-0 FA Cup victory over Birmingham at Fratton Park on Saturday.

Portsmouth 2 Birmingham 0

FA Cup quarter-final at Fratton Park.

McFADDEN A DOUBT FOR BLUES

Team news for Saturday's FA Cup clash between Portsmouth and Birmingham.

Table

Premier League

  Teams P Pts
1 Man Utd 29 63
2 Chelsea 28 61
3 Arsenal 29 61
4 Tottenham 28 49
5 Man City 27 49
6 Liverpool 29 48
7 Villa 26 45
8 Birmingham 28 43
9 Everton 28 41
10 Fulham 28 38
11 Stoke City 28 35
12 Blackburn 28 34
13 Sunderland 28 30
14 Bolton 29 29
15 Wigan 28 28
16 West Ham 28 27
17 Wolves 28 24
18 Burnley 29 24
19 Hull City 28 24
20 Portsmouth 28 19
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Fixtures
Results
Thursday 11th March
Europa League
Valencia 1 - 1 Werder Bremen
Juventus 3 - 1 Fulham
Panathinaikos 1 - 3 Standard Liege
Benfica 1 - 1 Marseille
Hamburg 3 - 1 Anderlecht
Rubin Kazan 1 - 1 Wolfsburg
Atletico Madrid 0 - 0 Sporting
Lille 1 - 0 Liverpool
Wednesday 10th March
Barclays Premier League
Burnley 1 - 1 Stoke
UEFA Champions League
Man Utd 4 - 0 AC Milan
Stats
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