Birmingham City v Leicester City

:00:53. > :01:00.A tale of two cities as Birmingham take on Leicester in the NPower

:01:00. > :01:02.Championship, for Birmingham 2011 has been the best of times.

:01:03. > :01:08.Birmingham City have won the Carling Cup.

:01:08. > :01:11.And the worst of times. Their first trophy in 48 years was followed by

:01:11. > :01:15.relegation from the Premier League and a sale of players as financial

:01:15. > :01:21.troubles hit. Now Chris Hughton is the man chosen to arrest the slide

:01:21. > :01:27.at St Andrews. For Leicester it's great expectations. Sven-Goran

:01:27. > :01:29.Eriksson was one of the summer's big summer spenders. After a

:01:29. > :01:32.stuttering start, Sven-Goran Eriksson's men are starting to hit

:01:32. > :01:39.their stride. Leicester's evening just gets

:01:39. > :01:49.better and better. Well, it's seven games unbeaten in

:01:49. > :01:54.

:01:54. > :01:58.It's another busy week for Chris Hughton's side. The Blues are off

:01:58. > :02:04.to Bruges later. Today it's domestic matters that take

:02:04. > :02:08.centrestage. Kick-off is less than ten minutes

:02:08. > :02:12.away. Hopefully some tasty fare for you

:02:12. > :02:20.this lunchtime, ready to tuck in for twous men who have represented

:02:20. > :02:26.both clubs, Steve Claridge and hot off the dance floor for a bit of

:02:26. > :02:29.cha-cha-chat. You found it funnier in rehearsal! Birmingham first of

:02:30. > :02:36.all, difficult to judge where they are. Eight games in, what have you

:02:36. > :02:41.gauged from them so far? It's difficult to know where to pick.

:02:41. > :02:44.One lost, one draw. It was a big win at Forest, no doubt about that.

:02:44. > :02:51.They've games in hand. This division, if you win a couple of

:02:51. > :02:54.games it can shoot you up the table. They could be level with teams in

:02:54. > :02:59.play-offs. It's not been a disastrous start, there's room for

:02:59. > :03:03.improvement. Inconsistency comes up when you look at the results.

:03:03. > :03:07.inconsistent. They've a fantastic manager, good players but very

:03:07. > :03:11.inconsistent start from Chris Hughton. Leicester, they made a

:03:11. > :03:14.stuttering start as we saw then, but we saw the potential of this

:03:14. > :03:17.expensively assembled side last time against Derby. This is the art

:03:18. > :03:20.of good management, getting the best out of what the players you

:03:20. > :03:26.have got. We knew they were underachieving earlier on in the

:03:27. > :03:30.season. The first two games he made nine changes. I think it might be

:03:30. > :03:33.an unchanged line-up today from the Derby game. So, now things are

:03:33. > :03:38.starting to settle down we know if it settles down and they get it

:03:38. > :03:44.right they're going to be the team to beat. You shared the bookies

:03:44. > :03:54.view at the start of the season to go up, are you sticking by that?

:03:54. > :04:01.

:04:01. > :04:06.This is how the teams lie. Birmingham are down in 18th but

:04:06. > :04:09.with three games in hand, most of their rivals. Let's hear from both

:04:09. > :04:12.managers. How difficult has it been for you

:04:12. > :04:16.here because you have had to sell some of your best players to be

:04:16. > :04:22.fair? The difficulty has really been the timing. When I took the

:04:22. > :04:26.job, I knew that I would lose players, but we lost two players on

:04:26. > :04:31.transfer deadline day. I think the difficulty has been working around

:04:31. > :04:34.the timing of those that have gone. But as I said, I knew what was

:04:34. > :04:39.happening, I knew I would lose players. We have brought in good

:04:39. > :04:43.players. There's a good spirit here at the moment. We are delighted to

:04:43. > :04:46.have gone through the transfer when everybody is more settled and

:04:46. > :04:49.hopefully that will show in some of our performances. The last time we

:04:49. > :04:52.spoke you were about to play Nottingham Forest, you did well.

:04:52. > :04:57.You have put a great run together, you must be delighted with the

:04:57. > :05:03.team? Lately we have been doing very well. We have been very solid.

:05:03. > :05:09.Good defending. Four clean sheets the last four games in the League.

:05:09. > :05:15.Of course we are happy. But it's a long way to go. I really hope we

:05:15. > :05:19.can go on like we have done lately, because we starting to look like a

:05:19. > :05:22.good football team. It shows how times have changed

:05:22. > :05:27.here at Birmingham, if you take the Carling Cup winning line-up from

:05:27. > :05:30.February this year, only four of them remain. Only six of the 18-man

:05:30. > :05:39.squad that day are still at St Andrews. It's another tough job for

:05:39. > :05:42.Chris Hughton. Just like he did at Newcastle, he

:05:42. > :05:46.has steadied the ship, at least. don't think there's massive

:05:46. > :05:50.pressure like in a normal year, I think it's one of those where like

:05:50. > :05:54.with both managers, they're still yet to find the best system, to

:05:54. > :05:58.find the best team. I think there's room for improvement, they've a

:05:58. > :06:02.squad that can be competitive. do you see the game going, Robbie?

:06:02. > :06:10.I am going for Leicester, they're a good team. For me they have to get

:06:10. > :06:17.promoted. Steve? I am going for a draw. OK. Well, let's get to our

:06:17. > :06:21.commentary team. What can you tell us?

:06:21. > :06:26.Thank you, good afternoon everyone. There is an element of the haves

:06:26. > :06:32.against the have Notts with this fixture. It's belt-tightening

:06:32. > :06:36.Birmingham against big spenders Leicester.

:06:36. > :06:46.Relegation and boardroom difficulties have hit home hard.

:06:46. > :06:48.

:06:48. > :06:55.While Leicester have spent millions top table for seven years now and

:06:55. > :06:59.they even dropped into the third tier three years ago. This is the

:06:59. > :07:07.first meeting between the two clubs in four years since Birmingham won

:07:07. > :07:11.away at Leicester in April of 2007 by two goals to one.

:07:11. > :07:16.Leicester have a pretty good record here at St Andrews in recent years,

:07:16. > :07:26.they haven't lost any of their last seven visits, winning four and

:07:26. > :07:34.

:07:34. > :07:43.for this one. Sven-Goran Eriksson managing a club very much on the up.

:07:43. > :07:46.Of course a former England manager, and Steve McLaren the manager of

:07:46. > :07:51.Nottingham Forest, left the club following defeat to Birmingham

:07:51. > :08:01.weeks ago. Chris Hughton trying to make life difficult for Sven-Goran

:08:01. > :08:08.

:08:08. > :08:18.the line, back in the team today. Increasingly warm afternoon in the

:08:18. > :08:22.

:08:22. > :08:32.West Midlands after a decidededly Leicester than at the moment in

:08:32. > :08:51.

:08:51. > :08:56.this corner of Birmingham. The team seven matches unbeaten and haven't

:08:56. > :09:06.conceded a goal for over a month so no price they haven't tinkered with

:09:06. > :09:20.

:09:20. > :09:30.starting to mould this side in the fashion he would like has made the

:09:30. > :09:38.

:09:38. > :09:42.most of the last weeks with the Leicester City on the left of the

:09:42. > :09:45.picture. Mills was a signing for the club over the summer from

:09:45. > :09:52.Reading. Martin, I know you are interested in seeing how he is

:09:52. > :09:55.settling in and playing alongside Bamba. He is very, very cultured,

:09:55. > :10:03.clearly has leadership skills. Sven-Goran Eriksson has identified

:10:03. > :10:06.that very quickly. 25 years of age, you wonder what age are you

:10:07. > :10:10.maturing at, he should be coming into the best form of his career.

:10:10. > :10:15.Surprised none of the Premiership teams went for him. The referee

:10:15. > :10:25.there in the middle, he has shown one red card in a dozen football

:10:25. > :10:31.

:10:31. > :10:36.the centre circle because Birmingham City are preparing to

:10:36. > :10:41.pay tribute to a special young supporter, 11-year-old Harry

:10:41. > :10:45.Moseley who died last week after a courageous fight against an

:10:45. > :10:49.inoperable Britain tumour. He raised over �500,000 during his

:10:49. > :10:59.illness for cancer charities and the minutes applause you are about

:10:59. > :11:03.

:11:03. > :11:09.to hear is the club's tribute to Andrews today, as guests of the

:11:09. > :11:13.club. A minute's applause for an

:11:13. > :11:23.incredible young man who will be in the hearts with everyone connected

:11:23. > :11:23.

:11:23. > :12:15.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 51 seconds

:12:15. > :12:20.do the same next week at their home match against West Bromwich Albion.

:12:20. > :12:25.Final words ahead of this game. We are almost ready to go now. Chris

:12:25. > :12:29.Wood, comes into the starting line- up today. Seven in eight league

:12:29. > :12:33.appearances so far, including two last time out in the 3-1 win at

:12:33. > :12:37.Nottingham Forest. He has been a great addition. Saw him in the

:12:37. > :12:39.World Cup, of course, only a young man. Maybe he might grab the goals

:12:39. > :12:43.they need today. It's Leicester City who are playing

:12:43. > :12:47.all in white today who will get us under way.

:12:47. > :12:53.And finally we have kicked off here in this NPower Championship match,

:12:53. > :12:57.live from St Andrews, Birmingham City against Leicester City in a

:12:57. > :13:03.Midlands derby. Ridgewell winning the throw-in for Birmingham on the

:13:03. > :13:07.far side of the field, one of the few few -- players still here after

:13:07. > :13:17.the relegation last May. Did go on the transfer list in August, but it

:13:17. > :13:40.

:13:40. > :13:44.left. He has played in the centre as well this season under the new

:13:44. > :13:54.managerment we are expecting to see him out wide this afternoon. First

:13:54. > :13:59.

:13:59. > :14:03.touch for the Captain back in the Birmingham's Spanish central

:14:03. > :14:07.defender able to get there first. He made his debut last time in the

:14:07. > :14:17.win at Nottingham Forest, one of only two players signed for a fee

:14:17. > :14:21.

:14:21. > :14:28.this past summer. Comfortable for the goalkeeper

:14:28. > :14:38.Myhill. On a season loan, which saw Ben Foster go in the other

:14:38. > :14:46.

:14:46. > :14:49.direction. Birmingham still settling in to

:14:49. > :14:55.their stride really, Martin. They've played eight matches so far

:14:55. > :14:58.because of their Europa League commitments, three less than

:14:58. > :15:02.anybody else. Difficult to find a rhythm and they've fallen behind a

:15:02. > :15:09.little in the League. Leicester, a lot of attention on them, they'll

:15:09. > :15:19.be the team that plays the football today, I feel. Vassell here for

:15:19. > :15:26.

:15:26. > :15:31.Leicester. Doesn't quite find King. Vassell used to play up the road

:15:31. > :15:41.for Aston Villa. Still got good pace. You see that, you make that

:15:41. > :15:44.

:15:44. > :15:49.difference in this game. Danns actually won promotion with the

:15:49. > :15:53.club. Here is Vassell, playing for Sven-Goran Eriksson again, with him

:15:53. > :16:03.for England and Manchester City. is a good type to have in the

:16:03. > :16:08.

:16:08. > :16:17.dressing rooms as well, excellent World Cup himself last summer with

:16:17. > :16:21.the Ivory Coast, of course. A very good team actually, Derek is a calm

:16:21. > :16:26.individual and I am sure they create an environment for them to

:16:26. > :16:32.thrive in. It's all about promotion, that's the push for them to get

:16:32. > :16:37.back into the big time. For Sven, the last time he won anything, you

:16:37. > :16:40.got to go back to 2000, he will be desperate to win this Championship,

:16:40. > :16:45.a long way off at the moment, but you feel they're coming into form

:16:45. > :16:52.now. So far so good for Leicester City,

:16:52. > :16:57.seven matches unbeaten now. 12th in the table which on the face

:16:57. > :17:00.of it doesn't look overly exciting, but it's still so early they will

:17:00. > :17:04.be into the play-off positions if they win today. There is a pressure

:17:04. > :17:09.for both teams to keep winning and getting points. What about that man,

:17:09. > :17:13.Chris Hughton? He has walked into a little bit of a mine field here. He

:17:13. > :17:15.lost 20 players in the summer. He has had a lot of business to do and

:17:16. > :17:20.I think he will do well. Good experience, particularly in the

:17:20. > :17:25.Championship. Birmingham City's throw-in. Ridgewell is the man who

:17:25. > :17:28.runs across to take it. Interesting point about Chris Hughton, the

:17:28. > :17:33.goalkeeper saying that they appreciate the fact that it is him

:17:33. > :17:36.doing the coaching on the training pitch, so it's really one voice

:17:36. > :17:40.they're getting. There's no mixed messages from various people. They

:17:40. > :17:44.know what the manager wants because he is there telling them. Yeah,

:17:44. > :17:48.managers do it in different ways, he has been a good coach and

:17:48. > :17:58.assistant so he is hands-on and it takes time. I am sure he will do

:17:58. > :18:23.

:18:23. > :18:32.the run there of King. Looking for Ireland international for

:18:32. > :18:37.Birmingham. Lovely touch there from Burke. Well, the end product didn't

:18:37. > :18:43.match the build-up but it was a nice passage of play. Just not

:18:43. > :18:46.enough power on the shot. He shows good endeavour. Gets past a few

:18:46. > :18:56.Leicester players and not the power on his left foot to go with that

:18:56. > :19:08.

:19:08. > :19:18.run. Burke is in good form. Scored moment than he was for the past 12

:19:18. > :19:28.

:19:28. > :19:38.strayed offside by a step or two. A good education -- decision from

:19:38. > :19:46.

:19:46. > :19:52.Finds King. Now Danns. Will get a freak for -- free kick for that

:19:52. > :19:57.challenge. They pass it around lovely, Leicester. They're very

:19:57. > :20:03.composed. Playing into midfield, very comfortable. That's a definite

:20:03. > :20:08.free kick. An untidy challenge more than anything else. Here is Vassell.

:20:08. > :20:16.Peltier. Struggling to get it away from

:20:16. > :20:19.under his feet. The challenge came from Ridgewell. He likes to get

:20:19. > :20:23.forward Peltier. You see him down that right side, that's usually

:20:23. > :20:33.where the which hadth comes from. They have good competition for

:20:33. > :20:35.

:20:35. > :20:39.places. Peltier at the moment is keeping an international player out.

:20:39. > :20:42.It's about having a strong squad as well. It's a long campaign,

:20:42. > :20:47.particularly in this Championship trying to get out. It comes down to

:20:47. > :20:50.the strength of the squad. That's not where the infringement took

:20:50. > :20:56.place where he is taking the kick. It matters not, it was a confident

:20:56. > :21:00.catch from Myhill. 28-year-old, born in California who

:21:00. > :21:03.qualifies for Wales through his mother. He was on the bench for

:21:03. > :21:06.them in Switzerland on Tuesday. It's nice to see your goalkeeper

:21:06. > :21:16.taking that, particularly if you are a central defender. Nice and

:21:16. > :21:21.

:21:21. > :21:31.positive. ball.

:21:31. > :21:49.

:21:49. > :21:53.Interestingly central defensive could be a problem for them.. I

:21:53. > :21:58.feel they need to get tighter to this Leicester team. They're not

:21:58. > :22:08.putting enough pressure on them. Mills looking for the run of

:22:08. > :22:12.Vassell but comfortably dealt with. Swiftly off his line there, Myhill.

:22:12. > :22:21.Banba able to get that one before it reached King. I don't think King

:22:21. > :22:31.has been able to touch the ball here. Fernandes, on loan. Another

:22:31. > :22:31.

:22:31. > :22:36.player who Sven-Goran Eriksson has worked with before. A few of those

:22:36. > :22:40.throughout the side. You can see they have that technical element,

:22:40. > :22:46.it's whether they can make it count. I would like to see the midfield

:22:46. > :22:50.players get forward more. This fella usually does it. Fernandes.

:22:50. > :22:55.Here is Mills. It was wildly optimistic from that

:22:56. > :23:01.sort of range. He can now head back to his defensive position. He won't

:23:01. > :23:09.be doing that again. Suitably chasted. He is 25, by now he should

:23:09. > :23:16.realise that's not a strength in his game. This is in row Z I think.

:23:16. > :23:21.You can relate to that! After 22, 23, I stopped doing that. It's a

:23:21. > :23:25.big season for him. He got close to the Premier League in May with

:23:25. > :23:28.Reading. He can get up there now with Leicester. He is going to have

:23:29. > :23:34.a big say in that. He is definitely a leader and passes it nicely. He

:23:34. > :23:37.has options when he gets the ball. So close to making it to the so-

:23:37. > :23:47.called promised land last season, but Reading lost in the play-off

:23:47. > :23:49.

:23:49. > :23:59.final. Here is Bamba. Unlucky there. Just

:23:59. > :24:02.

:24:02. > :24:12.signed a new contract as well, recently. Ridgewell did well.

:24:12. > :24:25.

:24:25. > :24:33.Beausejour. Fahey is available,. for Blues. It's good play down this

:24:33. > :24:41.right side. Carr laying it out wide for Burke and Bamba puts it out for

:24:41. > :24:47.a corner. He was in the Ivory Coast squad at the World Cup finals last

:24:48. > :24:55.summer when -- Sven was the manager manager then.

:24:55. > :24:58.Away by King. Fahey took a whack there.

:24:58. > :25:01.Beausejour staying down and the referee was waiting to see whether

:25:01. > :25:10.there was an advantage which accrued and and decided that wasn't

:25:10. > :25:18.the case, so Birmingham are going to have a free kick here. Once he

:25:18. > :25:22.sees him holding his leg in that manner he opts to stop the play.

:25:22. > :25:32.Looks originally like he was going to let it go. King gets a talking

:25:32. > :25:32.

:25:32. > :25:39.to. Let's look at this again. It's his trailing leg he catches,

:25:39. > :25:48.Beausejour. Just catches him. Looks a bit nasty, but he is back on his

:25:48. > :25:51.feet and taking this one. They're lining up at the far post!

:25:51. > :25:55.Caldwell so close for Birmingham. That's the first decent effort on

:25:55. > :25:59.goal in the match here. We are just waiting for it to ripple into the

:25:59. > :26:05.back of the net there, with the view we have got really should be

:26:05. > :26:09.putting that away. Fantastic ball in. He should be at least hitting

:26:09. > :26:14.the target. He will be disappointed when he sees that later. Caldwell

:26:14. > :26:24.yet another one of the new faces at St Andrews over the summer.

:26:24. > :26:28.

:26:28. > :26:32.Arriving from Wigan. Here is King for Leicester at the other end.. It

:26:32. > :26:35.will be Leicester's throw. I have to say I don't know about

:26:35. > :26:41.you, Martin, but when Caldwell's head met the ball I thought it was

:26:41. > :26:45.going in. He's done everything right except get the right

:26:45. > :26:48.connection. His manager can't believe he hasn't put that away.

:26:48. > :26:51.You wonder how many more of those chances you will get against

:26:52. > :26:56.Leicester. I think we are in for a cracking game, both teams prepared

:26:56. > :27:06.to play football. At the back they're giving opportunities away.

:27:06. > :27:20.

:27:21. > :27:26.That's Chris Wood almost winning but nobody in the Leicester team

:27:26. > :27:32.trying to get on the end of that cross. Look at him there. He is

:27:32. > :27:37.second favourite. Still makes it. Interesting figure Vassell, back in

:27:37. > :27:47.the English game after a year playing in Turkey which I think was

:27:47. > :28:05.

:28:05. > :28:15.an adventure for him in one way and Gomis let it run and nearly gave it

:28:15. > :28:22.

:28:22. > :28:27.away. Burke. And that wasn't the sort of

:28:27. > :28:30.delivery that he was looking for. No. This game has been played

:28:30. > :28:35.largely in midfield and when it comes to the final third you are

:28:35. > :28:39.looking for a bit more quality. Just not got it there. Needs more

:28:39. > :28:42.power there. We mentioned that chances might be

:28:42. > :28:48.at a premium here this afternoon and I have to say that the game

:28:48. > :28:51.going into it didn't have goals written all over it. Birmingham

:28:51. > :28:55.have conceded one at home and Leicester have let in three at the

:28:55. > :29:03.moment. They're both solid. If we are get one goal it might open the

:29:03. > :29:13.thing up. Vassell just nodding off for a moment there. Fernandes

:29:13. > :29:35.

:29:36. > :29:39.tested. Willing runners the front two of Leicester and that's going

:29:39. > :29:42.to test them. He is having to use every every ounce of strength to

:29:42. > :29:46.keep that one out. Nugent has missed a month of the season

:29:46. > :29:54.already but he returned for the derby County match last time and

:29:54. > :30:01.scored. He is testing the legs of Ibanez.

:30:01. > :30:06.Danns with a corner kick and will get another chance to try again.

:30:06. > :30:16.David Nugent, a player with Premier League experience, most recently

:30:16. > :30:23.

:30:23. > :30:26.successful spell so far in his career was in the Championship with

:30:26. > :30:36.Preston North End. Leicester putting pressure on here. Peltier

:30:36. > :31:10.

:31:10. > :31:14.winning a corner kick. It's off the defence, but comfortable. Keith

:31:14. > :31:20.Fahey, switching the play nicely. That is if Marlon King can keep it

:31:20. > :31:23.in, and the card. He is yet to settle into the match, Marlon King.

:31:23. > :31:29.He is surviving on scraps because he cannot get the ball to feet. I'm

:31:29. > :31:39.sure eventually he will. That is the pressure Leicester are putting

:31:39. > :31:39.

:31:39. > :32:38.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 51 seconds

:32:38. > :32:43.Birmingham under when they are in previously played for Sven-Goran

:32:43. > :32:53.Eriksson at Manchester City. They have him on loan for the season at

:32:53. > :33:00.

:33:00. > :33:06.David Newton -- David Nugent. could see he was standing offside,

:33:06. > :33:10.but he looks isolated. Even if he takes the ball, it is a good run.

:33:10. > :33:13.You just want to see more from the midfield trying to break forward.

:33:13. > :33:23.The front players look isolated at times. Both teams seemed reluctant

:33:23. > :33:44.

:33:44. > :33:54.Buck and quite keep it in. -- Chris in the Scottish Premier League --

:33:54. > :34:02.

:34:02. > :34:08.there. A good job that Myhill read it because he was going to get on

:34:08. > :34:14.the end of that. Nugent broke away and scored a goal in that fashion

:34:14. > :34:19.against Derby County in the last match. He looks full of running

:34:19. > :34:22.today, Nugent. As he came out to warm up, he was buzzing and that is

:34:22. > :34:32.what strikers are about, when they are scoring, they are full of

:34:32. > :34:38.

:34:38. > :34:43.Danns. As you mentioned, David Nugent looking lively so far. We

:34:43. > :34:47.should not forget he has actually play for England. Exactly. As a

:34:47. > :34:51.young man playing for the Under 21 as he looked like he had a massive

:34:51. > :34:56.future ahead of him. Lost his way a bit. Didn't quite happen for him in

:34:56. > :35:00.the Premier League. At Portsmouth it didn't happen. He will feel he

:35:00. > :35:04.still has something to prove and Leicester can cash in on it.

:35:04. > :35:14.flag is up against Marlon King. Leicester City free kick. King with

:35:14. > :35:33.

:35:33. > :35:39.just one goal so far this season miss Read the flight of it. If he

:35:39. > :35:44.gets a good touch, he is in on goal. He will be disappointed with that.

:35:44. > :35:47.I think Nugent will feel he could have done better. The service from

:35:47. > :35:50.Kasper Schmeichel from the back is fantastic. He should do better. You

:35:50. > :36:00.are looking for those little bits of quality that get you your

:36:00. > :36:05.

:36:05. > :36:15.Kasper Schmeichel. In case you're wondering and you weren't aware,

:36:15. > :36:15.

:36:15. > :36:57.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 51 seconds

:36:57. > :37:02.yes, he is the son of the great opportunity from Beausejour to a

:37:02. > :37:12.least get the ball Neill the Peltier air -- neo- at the penalty

:37:12. > :37:21.

:37:21. > :37:26.be catching him, and that should be a free kick to the home team.

:37:26. > :37:36.Ibanez getting across. He will know he has been in a game today. He

:37:36. > :37:45.

:37:45. > :37:48.does well, actually, just enough Cup finals in Germany in 2006. He

:37:48. > :37:58.was a deadline day arrival from West Bromwich Albion. Lots of

:37:58. > :38:00.

:38:00. > :38:03.changes for the two clubs coming almost prepared to take this, but

:38:03. > :38:07.you need to get three points on the board. Teams are running away with

:38:07. > :38:11.the leak and they have to start going for it is the game goes on.

:38:11. > :38:15.Leicester, the emphasis is on them. They are the away side and will

:38:15. > :38:25.feel comfortable at the moment. They might think the game is there

:38:25. > :38:42.

:38:42. > :38:47.for the taking, for whoever wants have made a relatively short

:38:47. > :38:51.journey down the M60 nine to the West Midlands for this match-up and

:38:51. > :38:58.now have great expectations and high hopes of the immediate years

:38:58. > :39:03.to come for their side. They will certainly be hoping to get back

:39:03. > :39:07.into the Premier League sooner rather than later. They have

:39:07. > :39:11.incredible support. I played there at the end of my career. The away

:39:11. > :39:21.fans singing is great for the guys out there. They will expect big

:39:21. > :39:59.

:39:59. > :40:03.things now. A lot of money spent in Matt Mills up there. It is an

:40:03. > :40:06.excellent turn and shot, isn't it? You're wondering if it is the

:40:06. > :40:16.centre forward, but it is the centre half and in the end the

:40:16. > :40:25.

:40:25. > :40:28.keeper makes a good save. A sturdy and Birmingham clear. That effort

:40:28. > :40:38.fiercely struck from Matt Mills. A bit better than his previous

:40:38. > :40:38.

:40:38. > :41:23.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 51 seconds

:41:23. > :41:28.Fernandes. You look at Leicester and you think, where is the width

:41:28. > :41:34.coming from? You could like Swansea with Sinclair on one side and Dyer

:41:34. > :41:37.on the other, they haven't got that sort of player out wide to create

:41:37. > :41:39.the situations in wide positions. They play through the middle. When

:41:40. > :41:49.they payIt is a problem, but Birmingham are doing enough to keep

:41:50. > :42:11.

:42:11. > :42:15.from the Leicester City captain, Matt Mills. Typical centre-forward

:42:15. > :42:20.getting in there, but he has good technique and we know that. The

:42:20. > :42:26.keeper doing his job. It might well be a set piece where the first goal

:42:26. > :42:30.comes from. Neither team it really wouldn't -- really willing to

:42:30. > :42:40.commit men forward. Bamber and mills have been very comfortable in

:42:40. > :43:00.

:43:00. > :43:03.the centre of the Leicester defence. comfortable. King certainly does

:43:03. > :43:07.chip-in for goals with Leicester. Double figures in the past three

:43:07. > :43:12.seasons. As you see from the move, he is the one most likely to break

:43:12. > :43:15.forward. That is what you want. You want to see him coming in a bit

:43:15. > :43:25.later. That is what they need, a midfielder willing to break forward

:43:25. > :43:34.

:43:34. > :43:38.one goal in the last five games against Barnsley. They have not

:43:38. > :43:44.read in trouble to any extent here. Just the heading opportunity for

:43:44. > :43:48.Steven Holcomb -- Steven Caldwell. We talked before the game about the

:43:48. > :43:52.manager find his best formation and system, this is the way he wants to

:43:52. > :43:57.play and he is comfortable. But he is the away team and you think

:43:57. > :44:07.Birmingham would be going for it a bit more that he can only play what

:44:07. > :44:33.

:44:33. > :44:36.before trying to get on the end of surrounded and did his best to dig

:44:36. > :44:41.the ball out. I don't think he was done any favours with the ball he

:44:41. > :44:44.got. Quite a disjointed effort from Birmingham so far. A lack of

:44:44. > :44:51.fluidity in the play. And I think the referee might have a little

:44:51. > :45:01.word with Beausejour. He has taken him out there, hasn't he? Peltier

:45:01. > :45:10.

:45:10. > :45:20.type of player, but he has Miss Read the flight and has gone

:45:20. > :45:43.

:45:43. > :45:53.yellow card is waived in the general direction of the Chilean

:45:53. > :45:58.

:45:58. > :46:01.I don't know if it was the knee or the Ford that catches him on the

:46:02. > :46:05.chest. He can have no complaints about that. You might have been

:46:05. > :46:15.worried he would get a red for that. I think it was the right decision

:46:15. > :46:17.

:46:17. > :46:22.the doubt and say was the tackle of a man suffering from jet lag after

:46:22. > :46:32.his trip to South America? Well, he was certainly flying through the

:46:32. > :46:38.

:46:38. > :46:42.spicing up a little, not in the way the Beausejour did a few moments

:46:42. > :46:52.ago. Lacking a spark of a mind. Birmingham lacking any real

:46:52. > :47:27.

:47:27. > :47:32.touches early in the game, but he was run out of Davide Paul

:47:32. > :47:42.Konchesky. That is not his strength. He is not renowned. He wants to

:47:42. > :48:05.

:48:05. > :48:09.pass it and keep possession in a much a tour in this first half, and

:48:09. > :48:12.Marlon King not troubling Kasper Schmeichel there at all. He has put

:48:12. > :48:20.it into an area, but no one is going to get on the end of it.

:48:20. > :48:30.There is no real purpose to that. 10 minutes or half time. -- until

:48:30. > :48:30.

:48:30. > :49:11.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 51 seconds

:49:11. > :49:15.top level? A good touch there and you're through. It is that quality

:49:15. > :49:24.in the final third. Look at the reaction of David Nugent as the

:49:24. > :49:28.ball is played for at. He does look frustrated. It is about getting the

:49:28. > :49:38.weight. It is on the move, and it is a hard technique, but you have

:49:38. > :49:42.

:49:42. > :49:52.class, see his reaction in the games against Aston Villa. He is u

:49:52. > :50:31.

:50:31. > :50:41.Palmer -- all very nice,, but no Birmingham team. The Senegalese

:50:41. > :50:44.summer arrival from Dundee United. Konchesky's ball to Bamber. David

:50:44. > :50:49.Nugent was waiting at the near post, and a good job that Cold War was

:50:49. > :50:53.there to any behind. Nicely worked. -- Steven Caldwell was there.

:50:53. > :51:03.Bamber is so good in the air and you cannot switch off, and that is

:51:03. > :51:33.

:51:33. > :51:43.Sven-Goran Eriksson unsure he is frustrated. Just needs to improve

:51:43. > :51:52.

:51:52. > :52:02.on it. Free-kick to Birmingham. Leicester City drew the last your

:52:02. > :52:14.

:52:14. > :52:24.way. Their last were goalless draws need someone to keep those clean

:52:24. > :52:39.

:52:39. > :52:49.hasn't he? And he wades in with his animated. He will be looking more

:52:49. > :52:50.

:52:50. > :52:55.from the team as the match wears on, fouled, but Ridgewell using his

:52:55. > :53:05.body well. You see it so many times, lean on your opponent. And it goes

:53:05. > :53:09.

:53:09. > :53:15.bench if they want to change things. Nikola Zigic, the Serbian

:53:15. > :53:20.internationally who scored in the Carling Cup final. David Murphy

:53:20. > :53:24.also there, and the USA international Jonathan Spector. He

:53:24. > :53:29.signed from West Ham over the summer. Colin Doyle, the reserve

:53:29. > :53:39.goalkeeper for Birmingham. Dzinic comes on, you know what will

:53:39. > :53:47.

:53:47. > :53:53.happen, it will be a long ball. -- towards Chris Wood who has been in

:53:53. > :53:58.great form this season. But we have not had a chance to look at him

:53:58. > :54:05.anywhere near the goal. It is easy for Bamber. Leicester's defence

:54:05. > :54:10.coping very, very comfortably with Birmingham's for play. -- forward

:54:10. > :54:14.play. They are all over you, like a rash. Both central defenders are

:54:14. > :54:20.very dominant and animated. It is just in the final third where

:54:20. > :54:30.Leicester need to improve and Birmingham not getting any change

:54:30. > :55:00.

:55:00. > :55:03.and Carr. Konchesky has been penalised. I think he leaves a 14

:55:03. > :55:13.on Carr. That is exactly what he wanted and now it is a free kick in

:55:13. > :55:20.

:55:20. > :55:24.a wide position. This is dangerous was trying to take the free-kick

:55:24. > :55:34.from a good 10 yards from where it was. It would have given him a

:55:34. > :55:47.

:55:47. > :55:57.better angle, but not surprisingly creativity and ideas here. This is

:55:57. > :56:08.

:56:08. > :56:18.a good Leicester City side and snooze, wasn't he? He's not the

:56:18. > :56:37.

:56:37. > :56:47.gone to the ball he would have been in a decent position to control it.

:56:47. > :57:26.

:57:26. > :57:31.They are heading for a couple of will be thinking this is a match to

:57:31. > :57:35.be one today? Yes. Males playing too many long balls and it's a bit

:57:35. > :57:39.predictable. I think if they can play through midfield -- Matt Mills.

:57:39. > :57:42.They need to have players from the midfield wanting to break forward

:57:42. > :57:52.can raise in wide position many have the full backs to create width

:57:52. > :57:53.

:57:53. > :58:03.so you need to go through the added time. Will there be a

:58:03. > :58:04.

:58:04. > :58:11.Leicester will certainly get the chance to put the ball in or around

:58:11. > :58:21.the Birmingham penalty area. They will be looking for Matt Mills

:58:21. > :58:42.

:58:42. > :58:47.she is getting Cabaye Liam Ridgewell, but he's using his body

:58:47. > :58:52.well. Whether Ridgewell was impeding him or not, the delivery

:58:52. > :59:02.is too long. He just boxer Marfan proximal. Good professional player.

:59:02. > :59:10.

:59:10. > :59:14.-- he just blocks him off and shielded as Schmeichel comes out.

:59:14. > :59:18.He has had a very quiet opening 45 minutes, Schmeichel, in the

:59:18. > :59:28.Leicester City goal. I think he just showed he had kept his

:59:28. > :00:04.

:00:04. > :00:07.Konchesky, but just not enough. A great run to end what has not been

:00:07. > :00:11.a great opening 45 minutes. Stalemate is the word at St Andrews

:00:11. > :00:15.as Chris Hughton's Birmingham City have struggled to make headway

:00:15. > :00:20.against Leicester City. Steven Caldwell with the one headed

:00:20. > :00:22.opportunity for the home side while, at the other end, Leicester City

:00:22. > :00:26.captain Matt Mills testing Boaz Myhill at the near post with a

:00:27. > :00:36.firmly hit shot from a tight angle. That is about it here. Honours even

:00:37. > :00:38.

:00:38. > :00:42.Disappointing I think is an understatement. The most

:00:42. > :00:47.entertaining thing we heard in that first half were the chants about

:00:47. > :00:51.Robbie's two left feet. If I went down the local park on a Sunday

:00:51. > :00:56.morning that's as bad as that. Worst half of football I have seen

:00:56. > :00:58.for ages. What's going on, have they nullified each other?

:00:58. > :01:03.Leicester having a lot of possession and not doing a lot with

:01:03. > :01:07.it because they've no natural width and Birmingham not having any

:01:07. > :01:10.possession to make an impression. The team that have the ball haven't

:01:10. > :01:16.done enough with it and that's been Leicester. Birmingham had the first

:01:16. > :01:20.two decent chances, we say chances! These were half-chances, we might

:01:20. > :01:24.be scraping the bottom of the barrel here. Burke had the first

:01:24. > :01:28.shot on goal. This almost set the tone for the first half. It's a

:01:28. > :01:38.good run initially. You think he has done the hard work, he runs out

:01:38. > :01:38.

:01:38. > :01:42.of ideas as to what he is going to do at the final point. He's worked

:01:42. > :01:50.the angle, got past the two lads there. Has space but never really

:01:50. > :01:53.sets himself for the shot. And then we have Caldwell's header. Simon

:01:53. > :01:57.and Martin both thought the net would be ripping at one point. We

:01:57. > :02:07.thought this was in. Best chance of the game, that's the only way teams

:02:07. > :02:15.

:02:15. > :02:19.are going to score from a setpiece. That's a great ball there. Wood

:02:19. > :02:23.could have headed that. You have to could in those situations, head it

:02:23. > :02:29.back across goal. If you were a Birmingham fan you would want that

:02:29. > :02:34.on the head of Chris Wood, he is been on form. He can see more of

:02:34. > :02:37.the ball. He has set himself, either head that back or across.

:02:37. > :02:43.Caldwell's always stretching for that. Now you have picked out a

:02:43. > :02:53.definite pattern of play play here. That might also lead to why why

:02:53. > :02:54.

:02:54. > :02:57.midfield, no doubt. They haven't any any real natural width. The

:02:57. > :03:04.only thing you can do is play the ball into midfield and work the

:03:04. > :03:12.ball and then the next ball has to be over the top. We see it here.

:03:12. > :03:17.The ball goes wide here. Nobody outside of him. That has to go

:03:18. > :03:22.inside. A third of the pitch is not available to you. Goes long. Always

:03:22. > :03:27.been their out. They normally work it more than that before it goes

:03:27. > :03:31.long. They'll play it into midfield and then look to get Vassell and

:03:31. > :03:37.Nugent over the top, which is their strong point. They work the

:03:37. > :03:41.channels. You get plenty of energy from them. We have not seen them

:03:41. > :03:47.have any real chances. This is a tactic that's infuriating you,

:03:47. > :03:50.Robbie, every time a ball gets hit long. To be fair, they are having a

:03:50. > :03:55.lot of possession but in the final third of the pitch which Martin

:03:55. > :03:58.related to in commentary, nobody's in the box. It's woeful! You are

:03:58. > :04:01.asking the two forwards to get in the channels and get wide. What

:04:01. > :04:07.happens then is you have to get people in the box to take their

:04:07. > :04:13.place. Leicester are trying to play. Birmingham, I don't know what

:04:13. > :04:16.they're doing. King and Wood, have they touched the ball? They've no

:04:16. > :04:20.possession to do anything with. Leicester are dominating possession

:04:20. > :04:27.but not doing anything with it. for Leicester's best chance, we saw

:04:27. > :04:32.an effort from Mills, but this was much better from him. They've both

:04:32. > :04:37.come from dead ball situations, one a corner and a a throw-in here.

:04:37. > :04:41.This is more to do with probably poor defending than anything else.

:04:41. > :04:47.Decent save. Also it's funny going into this game Peltier was speaking

:04:47. > :04:51.to the press, he talked about Birmingham's danger from out wide.

:04:51. > :04:56.And feeding balls up to the front men, we are not seeing that.

:04:56. > :05:00.Burke's probably been their most dangerous player. Konchesky is

:05:00. > :05:06.having a tough time against him. But we are scraping the barrel.

:05:06. > :05:09.When you have four in midfield like that you have to tuck the wide men

:05:09. > :05:13.in. You have to go four against four. Leicester will dominate you.

:05:13. > :05:16.When they tuck themselves in and win the ball back they have to get

:05:16. > :05:19.wide and that's where it's falling down. There's no natural width

:05:19. > :05:23.instantly for Birmingham. They can't get themselves in the game.

:05:23. > :05:30.OK. It was an important day in the Championship yesterday. Many of the

:05:30. > :05:35.promotion contenders facing their rivals, we round up the games.

:05:35. > :05:45.The big match this weekend in the Championship saw third-placed Derby

:05:45. > :05:53.

:05:53. > :06:03.start here by Derby. Davis! Great save by the keeper and Robinson!

:06:03. > :06:26.

:06:26. > :06:36.1-1. Fourth Derby corner. Davis with it.

:06:36. > :06:45.

:06:45. > :06:53.It's a lovely cross. They're queuing up. Away off the line.

:06:53. > :06:55.Derby survive as Lambert tried to tee up somebody wearing yellow.

:06:55. > :07:01.Middlesbrough remain the only unbeaten side in the Championship,

:07:01. > :07:06.although this draw against Millwall meant they missed out on the chance

:07:06. > :07:09.to take top spot. Middlesbrough were in front, but Millwall

:07:10. > :07:16.levelled. Halting a run of three defeats and moving out of the

:07:16. > :07:20.bottom three. Although they so nearly lost. Had

:07:20. > :07:23.this 95th minute effort gone in Middlesbrough would have moved to

:07:23. > :07:27.the top of the table but they had to settle for a fourth successive

:07:27. > :07:34.draw. West Ham moved up to second behind

:07:35. > :07:38.Southampton after a comprehensive victory over Blackpool. Carew put

:07:38. > :07:45.the Hammers in front. Blackpool conceded three more in the opening

:07:45. > :07:55.ten minutes of the second half. It was 2-0 against a Blackpool team

:07:55. > :08:06.

:08:06. > :08:15.who themselves scored five against highest quality.

:08:15. > :08:25.West Ham scored a fourth. The seasiders haven't won at West Ham

:08:25. > :08:45.

:08:46. > :08:49.for the seagulls since his move. He came close to a 7th.

:08:49. > :08:52.Curran also struck the bar for the visitors who were unbeaten in their

:08:52. > :08:58.last seven. Brighton, having started the season so well, now

:08:58. > :09:02.haven't won in their last six. Michael chop ra was back on

:09:02. > :09:09.familiar ground, having left Cardiff to move to Ipswich who had

:09:09. > :09:14.won 2-0 here last season. Cardiff were in front, Cardiff have

:09:14. > :09:18.scored in every game bar one so far this Wednesday.

:09:18. > :09:23.But Jason Scotland equalised for the Suffolk side. Scotland was not

:09:23. > :09:26.exactly a welcome visitor, given the fact he used to play for

:09:26. > :09:31.Cardiff's rivals, Swansea. There's something about former players

:09:32. > :09:36.coming back to old haunts and scoring. Chopra on the end of this

:09:36. > :09:40.cross to put Ipswich 2-1 ahead. Cardiff salvaged a point from a

:09:40. > :09:46.controversial penalty. Watch the Ipswich number seven.

:09:46. > :09:49.Guilty of handball in the opinion of the officials. The Ipswich boss

:09:49. > :09:58.disagreed saying his team had been robbed of victory. Whittingham

:09:58. > :10:01.scoring from the spot kick to make it 2-2

:10:02. > :10:05.both these teams have struggled this season. Coventry with only one

:10:05. > :10:09.win in their opening ten league games, Nottingham Forest have lost

:10:09. > :10:17.five of their previous six. There was little in the first half for

:10:17. > :10:27.either set of fans to admire. Lee Camp kept Forest on level terms

:10:27. > :10:34.

:10:34. > :10:42.with a superb save. But moments later the Forest keeper was beaten.

:10:42. > :10:47.They now know the size of the task ahead at the ground.

:10:48. > :10:55.That was yesterday, there was a big game in league one today, Sheffield

:10:56. > :11:03.United took the lead today after 11 minutes.

:11:03. > :11:08.Quinn scoring from the rebound. Wednesday came close, though.

:11:08. > :11:13.Levelling things up when O'Grady also hit the woodwork.

:11:13. > :11:18.But moments later it was United found the net when Evans headed in

:11:18. > :11:22.a free kick to make it 2-0 at half- time. That was just half the story.

:11:22. > :11:29.The second half the Wednesday comeback. Up popped Chris O'Grady

:11:29. > :11:32.with seven minutes to go to reduce the arrears.

:11:32. > :11:41.And Wednesday, who have had a terrific run of form of late,

:11:41. > :11:44.winning the last four, snatched a dramatic draw.

:11:44. > :11:54.A scramble. But it finally made it over the

:11:54. > :12:15.

:12:15. > :12:19.early goal, a first minute. Van Persie put Arsenal ahead after 29

:12:19. > :12:24.seconds, the fastest goal in the Premier League for four years. The

:12:24. > :12:30.Gunners looking for their third league win of the season.

:12:30. > :12:36.You will be able to see highlights of all of today's Premier League

:12:36. > :12:41.games tonight at 10.00pm. Joining Colin will be the QPR manager with

:12:41. > :12:50.Lee Dixon. Before that this afternoon the best of the action

:12:50. > :12:53.from the gymnastic Championships. In the wake of yesterday's results

:12:53. > :12:58.it's an interesting game with Derby and Southampton but a point each at

:12:58. > :13:05.the end, but standout result has to be West Ham turning over Blackpool

:13:05. > :13:10.in the way they did. Obviously, I think Ian Holloway won't be

:13:10. > :13:12.enamered with the way they defended. West Ham - it's funny, I looked at

:13:12. > :13:16.them before Saturday and thought they've had a few points where you

:13:16. > :13:22.expect them to win games and dropped a couple of points, yet

:13:22. > :13:25.they're on 18. You know, they're not far away from getting there.

:13:25. > :13:30.Who has caught your eye in the Championship so far? You have to

:13:30. > :13:36.look at Southampton and Brighton. Two teams done fantastically well.

:13:36. > :13:41.Derby have done well. I think Derby probably overachieving this season,

:13:41. > :13:45.they're doing exceptionally well. You look at that as a good point

:13:45. > :13:51.against Southampton. They dominated a lot of that game. Southampton

:13:51. > :13:56.went to Leicester and really tested Leicester so they're a good side.

:13:56. > :13:59.We know their home form is second to none. They've come up and people

:13:59. > :14:05.are starting to believe they can go and be there at the end of the

:14:05. > :14:09.season. As for the game here, we are struggling for goals, it has to

:14:09. > :14:19.be said. But we will be struggling to beat this blast from the past.

:14:19. > :14:39.

:14:39. > :14:49.This is when the flares were wide Finds Burns. Burns going into the

:14:49. > :14:55.

:14:55. > :15:05.gets the 6th goal for Birmingham City, if it comes, will be awarded

:15:05. > :15:08.

:15:08. > :15:16.a motor car by a Midlands firm. There is Burns! That's number six.

:15:16. > :15:23.I wonder how he will look in the seat of a TR7?

:15:23. > :15:28.And that is what it looked like, for scoring the 6th goal of that,

:15:28. > :15:33.35 years ago. Funnily enough, Kenny Burns sold that car not long after

:15:33. > :15:36.and shared the proceeds with the rest of his players. I can't see

:15:36. > :15:42.you doing that. Would you do something like that with the rest

:15:42. > :15:46.of your team? No! You wouldn't, would you! I would give it to my

:15:46. > :15:50.mum. It would depend what sort of car it was with Robbie. Quite

:15:50. > :15:54.possibly. We are getting news that the referee, believe it or not, has

:15:54. > :15:58.picked up an injury, that sums up the game after the first 45 minutes.

:15:58. > :16:03.The second half is delayed by a couple of minutes. If you were

:16:03. > :16:08.either a managers today, what would you be looking to do now to change

:16:08. > :16:11.this? Put life into this contest! Leicester don't look as if they can

:16:11. > :16:18.lose the game when you look. This is the new official in charge now,

:16:18. > :16:27.Kevin Wright, going to be taking charge of proceedings. How is he.

:16:27. > :16:32.He is as as -- -- - he is as bad as the game, awful! The earlier

:16:32. > :16:39.question about the two managers, if you are Sven or Chris, what would

:16:39. > :16:43.you be doing? Sven, they have been the better side. They've to create

:16:43. > :16:47.chances. Birmingham have to get on the ball and making some impression

:16:47. > :16:50.on the game. You are looking at it now and I am not sure, it's

:16:50. > :16:55.difficult to see how the game can change, unless somebody takes a

:16:55. > :17:02.risk. This is part of a busy day for Robbie, because you can find

:17:02. > :17:08.out later if he survives the big one on BBC1 at 7.25pm this evening.

:17:08. > :17:13.This was you last night. It was a very passionate tango. It suited me

:17:13. > :17:16.because it looks like I have been tangoed! If one person can do

:17:16. > :17:21.Strictly, let me tell you Steve Claridge, I have seen this guy

:17:21. > :17:25.dance and he can move. He can throw a few shapes, I have been told. Did

:17:25. > :17:28.this go as well as you would have hoped? I tried my best, I hope I

:17:28. > :17:33.get saved tonight by the public. The response has been wonderful.

:17:33. > :17:36.You know what, I love it. I love dancing, I am a dancer. I wouldn't

:17:36. > :17:42.go that far! You have found it exhausting, interestingly enough.

:17:42. > :17:47.must say, it's harder than than being a footballer. Let's see if we

:17:47. > :17:51.can find dancing feet here. Let's get to the second half and rejoin

:17:51. > :17:55.our comentators. Thank you. Just to reiterate we

:17:55. > :18:00.have a change of official here for the second half. The referee for

:18:01. > :18:05.the first 45 minutes, Graham's Salisbury, has pulled a calf muscle

:18:05. > :18:08.there. He is going to be replaced by Kevin Wright who was the fourth

:18:08. > :18:12.official, Graham Salisbury is going to hold the fort down there in

:18:12. > :18:16.front of the dugouts until Trevor Massey turns up, Trevor we

:18:16. > :18:21.understand was here as a guest and he will be now be the fourth

:18:21. > :18:29.official. That's certainly ruined his lunch, hasn't it? I wonder

:18:29. > :18:36.which calf that was? We know by now! The war wound certainly on

:18:36. > :18:43.show. We will be hoping for a livier second half -- livelier

:18:43. > :18:46.second half. It was a disappointing stalemate in the opening 45 minutes.

:18:46. > :18:53.Stern words, no doubt, from the managers at half-time. The players

:18:53. > :18:57.now need to take it upon themselves, I am sure there's been a talking to

:18:57. > :19:04.at half-time. Sven will know he has the capabilities to win this game.

:19:04. > :19:08.Birmingham will need to make changes if they want to mix it up,

:19:08. > :19:13.maybe bring Zigic on. There is Kevin Wright heading out on to the

:19:13. > :19:20.field with a rather different role facing him now for the second half

:19:21. > :19:25.to that which he enjoyed in the first.

:19:25. > :19:30.He is not in any rush, is he? won't be getting the earache from

:19:30. > :19:38.the two managers during the second period, that's for sure. He can

:19:38. > :19:43.have it from the 22 players instead. It's a leisurely entrance from our

:19:44. > :19:47.new referee, it must be said. But it's probably the most dramatic

:19:47. > :19:57.thing that's happened so far at St Andrews this afternoon. Probably

:19:57. > :19:59.

:19:59. > :20:02.Nice if he could have a little jog, come on, ref, get a move on!

:20:02. > :20:07.Birmingham's players have been standing out there for about five

:20:07. > :20:14.minutes waiting for the start of the second half. At the end of this

:20:14. > :20:17.leisurely stroll, we finally will get under way. He is just composing

:20:17. > :20:22.himself, getting ready. Here we go then, Birmingham City will kick us

:20:22. > :20:32.off for the second period. No changes made by either manager at

:20:32. > :20:34.

:20:34. > :20:39.half-time. Watch is working. many watches does he have! So is

:20:39. > :20:43.the other one. At last, the football match breaks

:20:43. > :20:47.out out again. Fahey gets us under way. Mills with

:20:47. > :20:52.a powerful header clear. I didn't notice the referee counting the

:20:52. > :20:57.players on each side by the way. certainly had a sizable half-time,

:20:57. > :21:04.it was over 20 minutes long. Plenty of time for the two managers to get

:21:04. > :21:09.across whatever points they were thinking of. They've always had --

:21:09. > :21:16.almost had too long, they need to revitalise. The game is there for

:21:16. > :21:20.the taking, whoever wants to win it. It will be a Leicester throw-in.

:21:20. > :21:25.Peltier will take it. What do you think Chris Hughton might have been

:21:25. > :21:29.saying at half-time? I think he will have been looking to get more

:21:29. > :21:32.from the front two. King has not been in the game at all. Get bodies

:21:32. > :21:36.forward at every opportunity. They're trying to stay in the game

:21:37. > :21:43.at the moment, Birmingham. No designs on going forward. You can't

:21:43. > :21:52.do that in a football match, the home side you have to go and attack.

:21:52. > :21:57.Good distance on that kick. What a thunderous shot from Beausejour!

:21:57. > :22:06.Much better start to the second half from the home side.

:22:06. > :22:11.The post is still rattling. Away by Mills. That's worken everybody --

:22:11. > :22:16.woken everybody up! It's a stunning strike from Beausejour. Beausejour

:22:16. > :22:22.played most of the first half as though he was in some sort of daze

:22:22. > :22:29.but this was a cracking effort. Schmeichel no chance, and the frame

:22:29. > :22:32.of the goal that saves him. Hopefully that's woken this game up.

:22:33. > :22:36.Encouragement there for the home side, that effort from Beausejour.

:22:36. > :22:42.Konchesky now for Leicester. Leicester all in white playing in

:22:42. > :22:45.their changed strip today. You would think it's unlikely

:22:45. > :22:52.Birmingham would play as badly in the second period as they did in

:22:52. > :22:55.the first. They really didn't... It's a change of emphasis. It's

:22:55. > :22:58.about being willing to get forward and brave enough to try and play

:22:58. > :23:02.and it was there, it was a great effort.

:23:02. > :23:06.Here is Chris Wood. Now Beausejour.

:23:06. > :23:10.Buoyed by that effort of a minute or so ago.

:23:10. > :23:20.Dangerous ball in. And the home side have a corner.

:23:20. > :23:30.At last we have a noise inside St Andrews. Good pace and ability and

:23:30. > :23:41.

:23:41. > :23:45.suddenly you are seeing a different diving in to try to get it away.

:23:45. > :23:49.Birmingham looking threatening for the first time in the afternoon.

:23:49. > :23:55.Ridgewell. Beausejour.

:23:55. > :24:02.This is Marlon King. A bad first touch, down goes Beausejour. They

:24:02. > :24:06.have a penalty here. The referee, Kevin Wright, who has

:24:06. > :24:09.only been in charge for this match for under three and a half minutes

:24:09. > :24:14.has awarded Birmingham City a penalty kick.

:24:14. > :24:20.It's good pace from Beausejour. At first I am not sure whether he

:24:20. > :24:27.actually makes contact. It's King retrieving defender. Does he make

:24:27. > :24:30.contact with the ball? I think he does. From this angle? He is

:24:30. > :24:35.probably unfortunate there because he makes contact with the ball and

:24:35. > :24:45.Beausejour knows exactly what he is doing. I think he catches the

:24:45. > :24:55.

:24:55. > :25:02.inside of Beausejour's foot there. he is willing to get into the box

:25:02. > :25:06.and he asks questions of the defender. Chris Hughton knows even

:25:06. > :25:09.though his team has this kick, it will mean nothing unless King

:25:10. > :25:17.buries this chance. It would be his first goal of the

:25:17. > :25:23.season in the Championship. It is! Marlon King for Birmingham City!

:25:23. > :25:29.They lead Leicester by one goal to nil.

:25:29. > :25:32.Pressure on him, of course. He puts it away simply. He has turned this

:25:32. > :25:36.game on its head. Never for a moment thought Birmingham would

:25:36. > :25:42.take the lead and now we are going to have to see what Leicester are

:25:42. > :25:51.made of, see what character. He tucks it into the corner.

:25:51. > :25:56.Beautifully placed, cool, calm, collected. Schmeichel, no chance.

:25:56. > :26:00.It's a goal you didn't see coming for Birmingham. Start of the second

:26:00. > :26:04.half with that Beausejour chance and fantastic effort from nothing

:26:04. > :26:08.really and Leicester on the back foot since. It sets us up nicely

:26:09. > :26:14.for this second half. It's what the game needed and Leicester City, the

:26:14. > :26:24.favoured team perhaps. It's typical of the Championship. They've got to

:26:24. > :26:30.

:26:30. > :26:40.come out now. Difficult to call any Leicester come up with? Konchesky

:26:40. > :26:50.

:26:50. > :26:55.there going up for the ball with Leicester here, but Vassell unable

:26:55. > :27:03.to keep the momentum going. Birmingham will be buoyed by that

:27:03. > :27:06.goal, confidence will flow through their veins now.

:27:06. > :27:11.It's only the fourth home match Birmingham have had this season.

:27:11. > :27:17.Two wins and a draw before today. 1-0 winners over Coventry, three

:27:17. > :27:21.over Millwall and 1-1 draw with Barnsley. And now they have a one

:27:21. > :27:24.goal advantage. Ridgewell unable to keep that in. Suddenly when they

:27:24. > :27:28.score a goal you see confidence coming through the team.

:27:28. > :27:31.referee, Kevin Wright, only on the field in the milledle -- middle for

:27:31. > :27:36.three and a half minutes when he made this decision, the penalty

:27:36. > :27:46.kick. I think he stands on his foot, in fairness. Difficult to see.

:27:46. > :27:50.

:27:50. > :27:53.doesn't get the ball. It's a the pitch, the new referee, but he

:27:54. > :27:57.was quick to make the decision. was Quick on the Draw when he

:27:57. > :28:07.finally did, that decision three and a half minutes, I think, after

:28:07. > :28:19.

:28:19. > :28:25.now. Peltier counsel. -- down. Free kick.

:28:25. > :28:31.First time in five matches Leicester have conceded a goal.

:28:31. > :28:34.complaints here. Leicester's players are complaining because

:28:34. > :28:42.Beausejour has had a yellow card in the first half. It's not a sending

:28:42. > :28:47.off. That's why they were making a fuss. That's what the Leicester

:28:48. > :28:51.fans think of it. A cynical bit of play there by

:28:51. > :28:55.Beausejour. I didn't think it was a booking, though. I wouldn't want to

:28:55. > :29:01.see the game changed in that manner. Konchesky then will look to whip

:29:01. > :29:09.this one in. Anxious moments these for the home

:29:09. > :29:19.team. Whipped in too quickly there for

:29:19. > :29:20.

:29:20. > :29:30.Vassell. He's gone for power. Really not a lot Vassell can do

:29:30. > :29:34.with that when it's coming around at your body height. Konchesky, who

:29:34. > :29:44.played in a European final with Fulham a couple of years back.

:29:44. > :30:11.

:30:11. > :30:21.Scored in an FA Cup final for West King I think. -- just an untimely

:30:21. > :30:38.

:30:38. > :30:45.slip. Neil Danns unable to kick the making a change in the not-too-

:30:45. > :30:51.distant future. We will keep an eye on that for you. Not a great

:30:51. > :30:58.clearance by Schmeichel. And Mills is in a spot of bother here with

:30:58. > :31:02.the referee. And it is a red card. What a dramatic introduction to the

:31:02. > :31:06.match for Kevin Wright. We have only played for 10 minutes in the

:31:06. > :31:12.second half and he has awarded a penalty kick and sent off the

:31:12. > :31:22.Leicester City captain. Kasper Schmeichel puts him in all sorts of

:31:22. > :31:29.

:31:29. > :31:34.bother. His touch is not great. I He is lunging in, off the ground.

:31:34. > :31:40.He has gone in with two feet. They going on their backside, and the

:31:40. > :31:45.foot comes up and it's only going to do damage. The you cannot go

:31:45. > :31:49.into a challenge with both feet off the floor, launching like that.

:31:49. > :31:55.Then referee is right in the situation, but why the player needs

:31:55. > :32:04.to do that is beyond me. He was one yellow card from going into a ban,

:32:04. > :32:08.and for this two-footed lunge she badly injured because he has sought

:32:08. > :32:12.to have gone through him. Time and time again you see players going in

:32:12. > :32:22.with two feet to raise and there is no place for that on a football

:32:22. > :32:25.

:32:25. > :32:35.changes. John Pantsil, the Ghana international who has played at the

:32:35. > :32:37.

:32:37. > :32:47.which I think will happen now. Neil Danns will be one of the players

:32:47. > :32:55.

:32:55. > :32:59.coming off. So, Neil Danns leading down again. Beckford looks as

:32:59. > :33:05.though he is waiting to come on. But it is just the one change at

:33:05. > :33:09.the moment. They did have two ready to go. I think the sending-off has

:33:09. > :33:14.affected that. One final word about the referee, to big decisions and I

:33:14. > :33:18.think he's got both of them right. Very much so. We were giving him

:33:18. > :33:21.some stick the matter time it took to get him on the pitch, but he has

:33:21. > :33:31.given himself time to make those decisions as well and he has been

:33:31. > :33:32.

:33:32. > :33:36.behind the management duo. They consider what their best move is

:33:36. > :33:41.now. Remember, Leicester are a man down for the rest of the match and

:33:41. > :33:51.that is over half an hour. And the flag goes up against Marlon King.

:33:51. > :33:55.

:33:55. > :33:59.penalty spot when it arrived and now he looks a different player or

:33:59. > :34:05.the sudden. They all do, these Birmingham players. -- all of a

:34:05. > :34:15.sudden. They suddenly look really sharp. Another great call from the

:34:15. > :34:20.

:34:20. > :34:30.A lucky bounce Britain for two Ridgewell. Peltier's header.

:34:30. > :34:45.

:34:45. > :34:50.officials spot-on with that one. Steve Copeland on the nearside.

:34:50. > :35:00.Things have spiced up in this half. So many talking points and we are

:35:00. > :35:18.

:35:18. > :35:28.again and ride out the storm, but they won't do so with play like

:35:28. > :35:36.

:35:36. > :35:46.that from macro Abe. Keith Fahey's were down to 10 men and you have to

:35:46. > :36:02.

:36:02. > :36:12.protect it. -- giving the ball away, defender for Birmingham over this

:36:12. > :36:12.

:36:12. > :36:22.forthcoming season. I think Beausejour changed the game with a

:36:22. > :36:49.

:36:49. > :36:57.shot at goal and the penalty. He of the twin giants around him has

:36:57. > :37:02.been sent off. Much resting on the soldiers -- shoulders of Bamber.

:37:02. > :37:12.Hansel playing as a right-back. Suddenly burning are winning a good

:37:12. > :37:27.

:37:27. > :37:30.that Leicester could do something. now, but he is the man who has been

:37:31. > :37:40.scoring the goals for Birmingham. Year-old fashion target-man. Not

:37:41. > :37:59.

:37:59. > :38:09.that mobile, but always available - far this evening. That is David

:38:09. > :38:15.

:38:15. > :38:25.quite there for Leicester. Leicester will make another change

:38:25. > :38:45.

:38:45. > :38:52.now. Richie Wellens is going to come on. Yes, it is you. He comes

:38:52. > :39:02.on here for just half-an-hour. Wellens is a good player and will

:39:02. > :39:23.

:39:23. > :39:28.pass the ball to death. He needs caught offside. No, always playing

:39:28. > :39:38.on the last defender's shoulder. The linesman was right across it,

:39:38. > :39:47.

:39:47. > :39:57.so an excellent decision again. of activity, the Leicester City

:39:57. > :39:57.

:39:57. > :41:12.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 51 seconds

:41:12. > :41:16.comfortable to come out top. -- to always told when you're young to

:41:16. > :41:21.deal with it and worry about it after. Another change by Leicester

:41:21. > :41:26.City, and the player coming on his Jermaine Beckford and Darius

:41:26. > :41:29.Vassell, the former Aston Villa player leaves the field. That is a

:41:29. > :41:33.like-for-like substitution. Beckford will be a willing runner.

:41:33. > :41:37.He will have to get through some work here. He arrived from Everton

:41:37. > :41:42.on deadline day in August. He missed the last match against Derby

:41:42. > :41:48.with a groin injury. Yet to get a goal for Leicester City. Was

:41:48. > :41:51.particularly prolific for Leeds a couple of seasons ago. He scored 85

:41:51. > :42:01.goals in 152 games for them. What a great player to be putting on in

:42:01. > :42:34.

:42:34. > :42:40.this situation. You need to chase heavy from Beckford -- Nugent

:42:40. > :42:44.caught offside. He needs to go back a little before he swivels. And

:42:44. > :42:47.Nugent, playing on the last defender, he knows he has to gamble

:42:47. > :42:57.but needs to be more patient and more intelligent with his runs.

:42:57. > :43:07.

:43:07. > :43:12.Starting to get a bit frustrated. at the moment. They have had to

:43:12. > :43:22.change their system with a player down, still keeping two on the top.

:43:22. > :43:51.

:43:51. > :44:01.They don't get the same time on the Gelson Fernandes. The temperature

:44:01. > :44:16.

:44:16. > :44:22.get on with the game and Chris Burke was holding him. Good work

:44:22. > :44:32.from him. Tenacious and then he is being held. He just wants to get on

:44:32. > :44:42.

:44:42. > :44:52.with it. Not sure what he has done little happier than he might have

:44:52. > :45:04.

:45:04. > :45:08.home on the opening day of the season by one-0 at Coventry City

:45:08. > :45:18.and have work to do if they are going to win on the road for the

:45:18. > :45:57.

:45:57. > :46:01.getting rather irritated with each It certainly is and Birmingham

:46:01. > :46:11.looking to just wind it down. They are in no rush to take the free-

:46:11. > :46:22.

:46:22. > :46:32.the ball in play. He is looking for a better ball from Marlon King

:46:32. > :46:36.

:46:36. > :46:46.by the crowd. The crowd numbering a little over 17,000 here this Sunday

:46:46. > :47:00.

:47:00. > :47:03.the box than that. I feel that is Leicester's best way to play, get

:47:03. > :47:08.the ball into the from players early. Miss out the midfield a

:47:08. > :47:11.little bit. When you're in good positions you have to make it count.

:47:11. > :47:21.Sven-Goran Eriksson will be pulling his hair out that he is not getting

:47:21. > :47:30.

:47:30. > :47:33.a better delivery from his four BOP real sighting of goal for Chris

:47:33. > :47:43.Wood in the match and he brought the best out a Kasper Schmeichel.

:47:43. > :47:59.

:47:59. > :48:02.You saw Peltier's naivety going just gets on the inside of Peltier.

:48:02. > :48:10.A decent strike from there. Schmeichel does especially well to

:48:10. > :48:20.save it. -- a chance for two-0. Just a bit naive and the defending.

:48:20. > :48:23.

:48:23. > :48:33.United to join Leicester. -- Kasper Schmeichel move from Leeds. It is

:48:33. > :49:00.

:49:00. > :49:03.the third time he has played under option. He is trying to come inside

:49:03. > :49:13.when he should go for Ally -- I think Beckford takes the wrong

:49:13. > :49:37.

:49:37. > :49:40.option. -- she should go for the intelligent run from Chris Burke.

:49:40. > :49:44.He runs off the ball very well. Konchesky was a bit slow to see

:49:44. > :49:47.that. He looks quite lively. He looks as though he might have a

:49:47. > :49:52.little trick or be able to do something to change again here or

:49:52. > :50:02.there. I think he is an intelligent player. Probably best playing more

:50:02. > :50:02.

:50:02. > :51:04.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 51 seconds

:51:04. > :51:14.central because he hasn't got the by Alex McLeish in the summer

:51:14. > :51:30.

:51:30. > :51:35.before he left to join Aston Villa. slipped away from him. He could not

:51:35. > :51:39.see this coming. Very comfortable in the match or the sudden gives a

:51:40. > :51:49.penalty away, concedes it, down to 10 men -- or the sudden. He has it

:51:50. > :52:16.

:52:16. > :52:22.famous face in the ground. Birmingham's most famous supporter,

:52:22. > :52:32.Jasper Carrot. He is certainly laughing at the moment. He will be

:52:32. > :52:35.

:52:35. > :52:45.but saved by Schmeichel. He looked like his father, the way he spread

:52:45. > :52:47.

:52:47. > :52:51.himself. A great save. Should be that. No one there for the passport.

:52:51. > :52:55.That was in the great Schmeichel tradition, the way he shaped his

:52:55. > :53:00.body to make the block. The way they spread themselves, him and his

:53:00. > :53:10.father, he stands up for a long while. He does his job for his team.

:53:10. > :53:24.

:53:24. > :53:30.expecting that. I think Ridgewell decides to jump out of the way of

:53:30. > :53:37.it. Birmingham lucky to get away with that one. Just sort of whips

:53:37. > :53:47.it in. That incident shows that we are far from done and dusted in the

:53:47. > :54:22.

:54:22. > :54:26.he might have got a bang on the head, but he was OK and fairly

:54:26. > :54:32.comfortable for the keeper. That is way you see a bit of extra quality

:54:32. > :54:42.from Wellens. -- that his way you see. You concede a run of King.

:54:42. > :54:44.

:54:44. > :54:54.Good defending in the end to stop the ball from going behind for a

:54:54. > :55:23.

:55:23. > :55:27.Leicester City Trelfa that solitary penalty kick. He will know he has

:55:27. > :55:32.to do better there. Both full-backs, and that she shows you, with John

:55:32. > :55:36.Pantsil on one side, Konchesky on the other. It has gone wrong for

:55:36. > :55:39.Sven-Goran Eriksson and his team in the second half. Started soon after

:55:39. > :55:43.the break with a shot from Beausejour which beat the

:55:43. > :55:47.goalkeeper all ends up, then the big decision for the referee

:55:47. > :55:52.awarded a penalty kick and expertly dispatched. This was the sending-

:55:52. > :55:56.off of Matt Mills, the Leicester captain. Straight red card. Things

:55:56. > :56:06.started to unravel for Leicester City. And that is why we are left

:56:06. > :56:21.

:56:21. > :56:31.with this one-0 scoreline. But, penalty because King was held up,

:56:31. > :56:37.

:56:37. > :56:42.but the referee says know. -- says think the ball was out of control.

:56:42. > :56:47.He knows what he's doing, King, he plays it through to players and

:56:47. > :56:57.knows there is no way to go. Ridgewell stands his ground and

:56:57. > :57:02.

:57:02. > :57:12.there has been an infringement in afternoons, Sven-Goran Eriksson

:57:12. > :57:15.

:57:15. > :57:21.certainly not a penalty. certainly don't think he is

:57:21. > :57:31.thinking him what he should do next, that is for sure. That would be a

:57:31. > :57:38.

:57:38. > :57:42.If there is a team that goes down to 10 men who could still win it,

:57:42. > :57:52.it would be Leicester. It makes intriguing. But they keep trying to

:57:52. > :58:10.

:58:10. > :58:20.play through midfield. They would brings the run to the end. They are

:58:20. > :58:35.

:58:35. > :58:45.really going to have to defend now, throw. Leicester are knocking on

:58:45. > :59:11.

:59:11. > :59:15.Heres Wood. A great chance to wrap up the points. And he has! Chris

:59:15. > :59:22.Wood for Birmingham City! Just as Leicester were knocking on the door,

:59:22. > :59:32.looking for an equaliser, surely now Chris Wood has ensured the

:59:32. > :59:35.points stay at St Andrews and go to the problem for Leicester,

:59:35. > :59:43.committing bodies forward, and Chris Wood shows maturity beyond

:59:43. > :59:48.his years. He has a lot to do. A great reverse pass from Marlon King.

:59:48. > :59:53.I think Schmeichel sultans of a bit short, but he shows the maturity

:59:53. > :59:58.and tucked it away. Does everything right. Really, from this situation,

:59:58. > :00:01.you cannot see Lester getting back into it. In Birmingham's nine

:00:01. > :00:05.League matches this season, including today, Chris Wood has

:00:05. > :00:09.found the back of the net eight times. Marlon King with the through

:00:09. > :00:15.ball. And you felt from the moment he had the ball at his feet that

:00:15. > :00:20.Wood was going to score. He is in that sort of form. What a release

:00:20. > :00:24.for Chris Hughton and the backroom staff. He is a very reliable

:00:24. > :00:34.footballer. You expect him to score, but he still has a lot to do and he

:00:34. > :00:35.

:00:35. > :00:42.keeps his head. He is making a name Right On from the home crowd. They

:00:42. > :00:47.were rather nervous until about 30 seconds ago.

:00:47. > :00:57.Five minutes to go here. Five minutes for Leicester to score

:00:57. > :01:04.

:01:04. > :01:10.twice, to salvage something. Tall Birmingham City.

:01:10. > :01:13.And Beausejour, the player being replaced. Really it was Beausejour

:01:13. > :01:18.who got the ball rolling for Birmingham in a way, with that

:01:18. > :01:22.effort early in the second half which energised the play and the

:01:22. > :01:27.crowd. It didn't seem in the the first half anybody in the

:01:27. > :01:30.Birmingham side believed in themselves, he gave them that

:01:30. > :01:35.belief and with that penalty, he wanted to make something happen and

:01:35. > :01:38.changed the game. Elliot scored the goal that won the play-off for

:01:39. > :01:42.Burnley a couple of years ago, so he knows what it's all about in

:01:42. > :01:49.trying to get out of the Championship. Mostly played off the

:01:49. > :01:56.bench since his arrival, often as a second striker playing behind the

:01:56. > :02:01.main man up front. Often the way with one team trying

:02:01. > :02:11.to get back into it, they get hit by the sucker punch. It's a decent

:02:11. > :02:13.

:02:13. > :02:17.with a clearance. Birmingham will be looking to keep

:02:17. > :02:27.a clean sheet, but Leicester, you wouldn't put it past them to grab a

:02:27. > :02:41.

:02:41. > :02:51.goal here. Three minutes of the 90 away from home for the first time

:02:51. > :02:57.

:02:57. > :03:02.this season? It looks that way at that ball could have gone in on on

:03:02. > :03:08.umpteen occasions there. It's not the quality on the ball. A big

:03:08. > :03:12.decision by the referee from Leicester's point of view, they're

:03:12. > :03:17.looking for a penalty here and it's not given. For me the ball is out

:03:17. > :03:23.of control. He knows what he is doing. He has played it between two

:03:23. > :03:33.players. The referee's right on top of it. Ridgewell OK, he has been

:03:33. > :03:44.

:03:44. > :03:54.professional, using his body, but for Burke.

:03:54. > :04:01.

:04:01. > :04:11.Birmingham maybe push for a third. Schmeichel right behind the shot

:04:11. > :04:13.

:04:13. > :04:23.their teeth here, they don't look like a side about to surrender this

:04:23. > :04:47.

:04:47. > :04:52.legs one more time. for Birmingham, just pop it around.

:04:52. > :04:57.They're a little bit behind on the fixtures. Win those games in hand,

:04:57. > :05:01.they can fly up the table. We are in the last minute now of the 90

:05:01. > :05:05.and it's strange when we look back to the first half how this match

:05:05. > :05:10.has panned out. You can't call it. Anybody tuning in now after the

:05:10. > :05:14.first half won't believe the scoreline. But it's been - it's had

:05:14. > :05:24.everything in the second half. had everything the first half

:05:24. > :05:24.

:05:24. > :05:34.didn't. We are heading into four minutes of added time. Birmingham's

:05:34. > :05:41.

:05:41. > :05:45.players are rather enjoying Sven has opted to leave two

:05:45. > :05:52.strikers on the pitch. Birmingham are going to make a late

:05:53. > :06:01.change here. Zigic is the player coming on. And Chris Wood, the

:06:01. > :06:06.scorer of the second goal, what an impact he is making this season. He

:06:06. > :06:11.gets a standing ovation. Zigic, well, frankly, he will do well to

:06:11. > :06:16.get a touch of the ball before the final whistle. I bet it will be on

:06:16. > :06:22.his head, if he does, because he is absolutely enormous. We remember as

:06:22. > :06:26.Arsenal fans the melee he caused in the Carling Cup final. Probably the

:06:26. > :06:30.last time that - I think he has played once since. I imagine that's

:06:30. > :06:33.imprinted on your brain, Martin, that Zigic scored in that Carling

:06:33. > :06:37.Cup final against Arsenal. He's been limited to one start since the

:06:37. > :06:43.final back in February due to groin and hip injuries. Only just really

:06:43. > :06:46.starting to play again. We are into of added -- four minutes of added

:06:46. > :06:56.time. At the back end of last season Birmingham falling out of

:06:56. > :07:07.

:07:07. > :07:11.the Premiership, almost a major here. King underneath that but

:07:11. > :07:13.Bamba able to get to the ball. No doubt there will be better days for

:07:13. > :07:16.Leicester ahead this season? It's about learning from this, about

:07:16. > :07:19.taking opportunities when they're there. When you are dominating a

:07:19. > :07:24.game, as they were in the first half, you must put something on the

:07:24. > :07:27.score sheet. It didn't really look as if they were capable of doing it

:07:27. > :07:31.in the first half. Birmingham City, for all the doom and gloom over the

:07:31. > :07:35.summer, the financial meltdown and the problems at boardroom level and

:07:35. > :07:38.the rest of it, actually if if they're able to win a couple of

:07:38. > :07:40.matches in hand they've got Birmingham should do well this

:07:40. > :07:44.season, or certainly have the potential to do well and be in the

:07:44. > :07:47.shake-up at the end. They lost a lot of players but if he look at

:07:47. > :07:51.the defence, looks very solid, very experienced. It's something to

:07:51. > :08:01.build on. As long as you have players who can score goals for you,

:08:01. > :08:09.

:08:09. > :08:12.as we have seen with Wood, you have And that rather sums up the way

:08:12. > :08:16.things have worked out for Leicester here.

:08:16. > :08:19.That's goal of the season if that goes in. You want him to start

:08:19. > :08:25.learning, start developing. He's been at Everton. He can be a big

:08:25. > :08:30.player at Leicester but he has to - would have been better off getting

:08:30. > :08:40.into a more advanced position. way off target. That is the catch

:08:40. > :08:52.

:08:52. > :08:55.minute of added time, looking for a third goal. It will be a goal kick.

:08:55. > :09:01.Good day for Chris Hughton and Birmingham City in the end. He was

:09:01. > :09:06.saying he feels their season has to be built on their home form and

:09:06. > :09:11.they're unbeaten here in the league at St Andrews. Three wins in a draw

:09:11. > :09:15.from four on their home patch. keeps it tight, keeps it simple.

:09:15. > :09:18.Beausejour is the one standout player for me today. You got to

:09:18. > :09:24.have that attacking threat and he needs more of that type of player

:09:24. > :09:28.to go with that solidarity he has in defence. The last 20 seconds or

:09:28. > :09:31.so here. Leicester City with time for one last attack. There will be

:09:31. > :09:35.no route back for them here today. They'll have to lick their wounds

:09:35. > :09:41.and prepare for home matches against Watford and Millwall next

:09:41. > :09:43.on their horizon. There goes the final whistle! It's

:09:44. > :09:48.Birmingham City's day after a second half that was much better

:09:48. > :09:52.than the first. Marlon King set Birmingham on the road to victory

:09:52. > :09:57.with a penalty kick four minutes into the second period and Chris

:09:57. > :10:01.Wood added the second six minutes from time. A final score here at St

:10:01. > :10:11.Andrews of Birmingham City 2, Leicester City 0. Leicester beaten

:10:11. > :10:18.

:10:18. > :10:21.away for the first time this season. and second half. Yeah, the referee

:10:21. > :10:28.got it spot on. I didn't think he was the best referee last season,

:10:28. > :10:35.but to be fair - he had a good second half and got every decision

:10:35. > :10:40.right. Two big calls. That's frustration. He's caused the

:10:40. > :10:45.problem by a bad back pass. This is a fantastic move. Great ball there.

:10:45. > :10:48.The weight of the pass, the time. That's fantastic finish as well.

:10:48. > :10:52.Good result for Birmingham at the end. Very good result. They were

:10:52. > :10:56.the better team the second. Beausejour was the key second half.

:10:56. > :10:59.Arguably could have been sent off after he scored. Thank you very

:10:59. > :11:04.much for your company this afternoon. Good luck tonight by the