Birmingham game Saturday 3pm

everdead.ie

Birmingham have the best Defensive record in the league at home conceeding only 6 times. With Our difficulties Breaking down Defensive teams the pressure is on to secure 3 points and to do that we will probably need to keep a clean sheet.

Hopefully Gomes and Lennon will be alright to start this saturday.

SuprSi

I don't think Lennon is going to be fit. Would love it if he is. Gomes simply has to be fit. I don't care what they have to inject him with but he has to play!!

Birmingham's run has to come to an end at some point and I'd love it if it was us that ended it. Having said that, I'd take a point, considering the results they've had up there of late.

Emoran

I'd like to think that were the team that can break the brums record!
we have a good goal record so i dont see why we cant go and get a result

stats mean nothing in football anything can happen:rolleyes:

should keep the team the way it is im happy with bentley on the wing rather then niko on the left and modric on the right just doesnt work out
although we need a forward to put in a top class performance because they've a great defense so hopefully defoe has his shooting boots on
would like to see pav get some time in he's done more then keane has done in 5 games within 3 minutes!

Great news about Daws aswell defintely one to keep!

COYS

mickman

SuprSi wrote: »

I don't think Lennon is going to be fit. Would love it if he is. Gomes simply has to be fit. I don't care what they have to inject him with but he has to play!!

Birmingham's run has to come to an end at some point and I'd love it if it was us that ended it. Having said that, I'd take a point, considering the results they've had up there of late.

what a difference this post is to this time last year. to me gomes is the rock of the team. he makes no mistakes and is a top keeper now

keane=cock

massive game and like smeone said id take a point butwould love all 3!(obviously)

on tele? mayb tom mayes or somthing?

Hatch99

SuprSi wrote: »

Gomes simply has to be fit. I don't care what they have to inject him with but he has to play!!

Does anyone else find it funny whenever he gets the slightest knock, his facial expression makes it look like he's just been beaten with a baseball bat

tippspur

Hatch99 wrote: »

Does anyone else find it funny whenever he gets the slightest knock, his facial expression makes it look like he's just been beaten with a baseball bat

Those facial expressions last night had me convinced he was in a really bad way and would have to be replaced:rolleyes:

everdead.ie

Redknapp was saying that he could switch to a diamond formation with gudjohnsen I don't know how well that will work

Huddlestone might be injured again i heard he might be so could be

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Gomes
Chorluka ---- Dawson -- Bassong -- Bale

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Palacios

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Kranjcar/Bently

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Modric

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Gudjohnsen

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Crouch

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Defoe

RichMc70

Expecting a very tough game here.

Birmingham don't concede many goals, however they're not exactly prolific at scoring them either, with only 21 goals in 22 games.

We could really have done with Lennon back for this, so I think we'll struggle to penetrate their mean defence.

My prediction is a draw. 1-1.

Mullo76

I think we will need a bit of luck with this one, another nice deflection ala Bentley v Fulham would be appreciated. They are a very solid team but as others have said not that hot going forward. Can see a draw but hope we score first and early in the game making them attack us, think this will open some gaps for us. They will not want to have to play us in an open game.

everdead.ie

Just Lennon and pav out for this one

Dave11

keane=cock wrote: »

massive game and like smeone said id take a point butwould love all 3!(obviously)

on tele? mayb tom mayes or somthing?

You can watch it on www.Atdhe.net

mickger844posts

Am looking forward to this one. If we want top 4 we need to beat the likes of Birmingham away. They are a strong side but if we put them under pressure we can hurt them. Its a shame Lennon is still out as we are not the same team without him in my opinion. If he was playing i'd fancy us to win but think we will get a point no better. Hope i'm wrong and we get the win.

COYS

everdead.ie

Team line up
Gomes
Corluka, Dawson, King, Bale
Bentley, Huddlestone, Palacios, Modric
Crouch, Defoe.

Subs: Alnwick, Hutton, Jenas, Keane, Bassong, Kranjcar, Rose.

Birmingham
Hart
Carr, Roger Johnson, Dann, Ridgewell
Larsson, Bowyer, Ferguson, McFadden
Benitez, Jerome.

Subs: Taylor, Marcos Madera, Fahey, Queudrue, Damien Johnson, Vignal, Gardner.

everdead.ie

Just realised king's playing two games in one week:eek:

mickger844posts

Modric just missed a great chance. Should be one up.

mickger844posts

Sloppy defending lead to a great chance for Birmingham. Should have scored but straight into Gomes hands.

everdead.ie

Class over head kick from Bale there to clear the ball:D

mickger844posts

Half an hour gone and its pretty even, we had a good start and they have come back into the game now.

mickger844posts

Good effort from Bentley saved by the keeper at the near post.

mickger844posts

Great run from Palacious but shot well over the crossbar.

mickger844posts

Another decent chance from Modric driven over the bar.

everdead.ie

nil all at half time

mickger844posts

Half time and overall a good first half performance. Just need to get the break through goal and we can win this game handy.

mickger844posts

Second half begins, no changes to both sides.

mickger844posts

Good chance for Bentley, keeper saves but spills and re gains possession.

mickger844posts

Defoe first and then Crouch miss a great chance on the edge of the penalty area. Well on top now just need that goal.

everdead.ie

I cant believe crouch couldnt hit the target

mickman

shockign miss. does he not have a left leg. id have scored there no probs.

killing them but no way through

everdead.ie

Bowyer dived there just in front of the box and got a free:mad:

mickger844posts

Terrible decision by the ref to give them a free kick right on the edge of the penalty area but the resulting free kick goes straight into the wall. Justice was done.

mickger844posts

GOAAAAAAAAAAAAAAL Defoe great finish 0-1

mickman

thank god. all we deserved. they havent had the ball in our half since half time

everdead.ie

1-0 Defoe great flick on from crouch:D

mickger844posts

Great chance for them missed thank god. Need to keep our heads now and not throw it away.

mickger844posts

Keane coming on for Defoe

everdead.ie

Birmingham putting some real pressure on us now Keane coming on now for defoe

mickger844posts

Spurs pressure now, hope we can get the second.

mickger844posts

Jenas for Bentley, best Bentley performance for a long time, 5 mins added time:eek:

mickger844posts

Awful defending goal for them, 1-1 typical spurs:mad:

everdead.ie

1-1 and 5 minutes extra time

mickman

there goes 4th

where was corluka

Dave11

Long five mins now..... :mad:

Dave11

mickman wrote: »

there goes 4th

where was corluka

With a draw we stay in fourth!!! Will we get the draw now.... I can only imagine the pressure there putting on us! They better not throw it away!! Ah theres the full time score.... draw away to Birmingham is still a good result!

mickman

if city win theier 3 games in hand they go 5 points clear. pool won and so did villa. next sat is a huge game for us now, we have to win it. city wont win the three in hand id say,

everdead.ie

Ended 1-1 can't believe it

mickger844posts

1-1 same old spurs we throw away 2 points again. We definitely sat back too much after we got the goal. We simply can't finish fourth if we throw away so many points to late goals.

KingdomYid

It is not a good result, they are ****. We sat too deep and the subs cost us. Why change bentley with a minute to go. Jenas sub cost us the points i believe, goal was down his side. Simple as we are not good enough and harry cannot make substitutes.

tippspur

another late goal against us when we looked comfortable..feckin sick after that.:mad:

mickman

it was corlukas fault more than jenas. corluka just let the man run on and he stopped assuming dawson was goign to get there, slack again from charlie.

SuprSi

I don't want to sound too dramatic, but that two points could well ruin our chances of a top 4 finish. We were cruising, looking good for staying 3 points ahead of our closest rival, and Corluka goes to sleep. We need to gather as many points as possible before April and if we can't hold out for 5 minutes of injury time against a poor Brum, I don't have much hope of us lasting the distance.

There's still a long way to go, but the team are their own worst enemies. We can't keep dropping points like this. Absolutely gutted.