Portsmouth 4-2 Birmingham (Mar 12, 2008)

POR

BIR

6'

Jermain Defoe (Pen)

8'

Jermain Defoe

9'

Fabrice Muamba

Assist: Liam Ridgewell

14'

Mauro Zarate

39'

Sebastian Larsson

49'

Hermann Hreiðarsson

61'

James McFadden

Mauro Zarate

62'

Lassana Diarra

Papa Bouba Diop

72'

Nwankwo Kanu

Milan Baroš

73'

Cameron Jerome

Mikael Forssell

85'

Lauren

Jermain Defoe

90'

+2

Nwankwo Kanu

Assist: Pedro Mendes

90'

Stephen Kelly

0-0

POR

Team Stats

BIR

Possession

56%

44%

xG

14 (9)

Shots (On Target)

10 (5)

Touches in Opp Box

4

Corners

3

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

Portsmouth emerged victorious over Birmingham City, 4 to 2, in the Premier League on March 12, 2008.

Game Info

Premier League Matchweek 29

March 12, 2008

POR

Lineup

BIR

1

James

1

Taylor

5

Johnson

2

Kelly

7

Hreiðarsson

6

Ridgewell

15

Distin

14

Murphy

23

Campbell

24

Jaïdi

8

Bouba Diop

62'

7

Larsson

11

Muntari

22

Johnson

19

Kranjčar

26

Muamba

30

Mendes

9

Forssell

73'

9

Baroš

72'

11

McSheffrey

14

Defoe

85'

19

Zarate

61'

POR

Substitutes

BIR

6

Diarra

62'

16

McFadden

61'

27

Kanu

72'

10

Jerome

73'

4

Lauren

85'

13

Doyle

21

Ashdown

21

Parnaby

17

Utaka

12

Nafti

6'

J. Defoe scores a penalty goal.

8'

J. Defoe scores a goal.

9'

F. Muamba scores a goal. L. Ridgewell assists on the shot.

14'

M. Zarate receives a yellow card.

39'

S. Larsson scores a goal.

49'

H. Hreiðarsson scores a goal.

61'

J. McFadden enters the game. M. Zarate leaves the game.

62'

L. Diarra enters the game. P. Bouba Diop leaves the game.

72'

N. Kanu enters the game. M. Baroš leaves the game.

73'

C. Jerome enters the game. M. Forssell leaves the game.

85'

Lauren enters the game. J. Defoe leaves the game.

90'

N. Kanu scores a goal. P. Mendes assists on the shot.

90'

S. Kelly receives a yellow card.

POR

Attacking Stats

BIR

Possession

56%

44%

xG | Expand

14

Shots

10

9

Shots on Target

5

Shots off Target

5

Shots Blocked

Hit Woodwork

Big Chances Missed

697

Touches

606

Touches in Opp Box

/ (0%)

Take-ons

/ (0%)

4

Corners

3

POR

Passing Stats

BIR

xA | Expand

Big Chances Created

Chances Created

/437 (0%)

Passes

/331 (0%)

Key Passes

Long Ball Passes

Final Third Passes

/ (0%)

Crosses

/ (0%)

Through Balls

/ (0%)

3

Offsides

1

POR

Defending Stats

BIR

33

Tackles

33

Tackles Won

Last Man Tackles

Interceptions

Clearances

Recoveries

Errors Leading to Shot

Errors Leading to Goal

Penalties Conceded

Goalkeeper Saves

POR

Other Stats

BIR

0

Yellow Cards

2

0

Red Cards

0

9

Fouls

12

Duels Won

Aerials Won

Corners Won

Possessions Lost

Times Dispossessed

POR

BIR

Player	Minutes	Goals	Assists
Glen Johnson G. Johnson #2	90	0	0
Hermann Hreiðarsson H. Hreiðarsson #3	90	1	0
Jermain Defoe J. Defoe #18	85	2	0
Nwankwo Kanu N. Kanu #25	18	1	0
Lassana Diarra L. Diarra	28	0	0
Lauren Lauren #12	5	0	0
Milan Baroš M. Baroš #5	72	0	0
Niko Kranjčar N. Kranjčar #19	90	0	0
Papa Bouba Diop P. Bouba Diop #14	62	0	0
Pedro Mendes P. Mendes #30	90	0	1
Sol Campbell S. Campbell #23	90	0	0
Sulley Muntari S. Muntari	90	0	0
Sylvain Distin S. Distin #5	90	0	0