Premiership '07/08 : Birmingham City (a) 2-0

Benjani Mwaruwari vies for the ball with Birmingham defender Stephen Kelly.
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An attempt on goal from Muntari. A weaker left-footed effort earlier had brought a howler from Brum keeper Richard Kingson - 1-0.
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Let's all support Croatia in 2008!
Niko Kranjčar is mobbed as Pompey finally go 2-0 to the good at St Andrews.
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A superb free-kick strike from Kranjčar kills the game on 82 mins.
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Top of the shop! This table shows teams' form in past five away matches in the Premiership. 11-1 is an amazing statistic. Even the "goal against" was an own goal.

Birmingham: Kingson ,Kelly ,Djourou ,Ridgewell ,Schmitz ,De Ridder ,Muamba ,Nafti ,McSheffrey (O'Connor ,74 ) ,Kapo ,Forssell

Subs not used: Maik Taylor,Larsson,Queudrue,Parnaby,

Portsmouth: James ,Johnson ,Campbell ,Distin ,Pamarot ,Utaka (Taylor ,81 ) ,Diop ,Davis ,Muntari ,Kranjčar ,Benjani
Subs not used Ashdown,Hreidarsson,Nugent,Pedro Mendes,

Bookings: Kapo ,McSheffrey ,Nafti (Birmingham) Benjani ,Davis (Portsmouth)

Attendance: 22089

Referee: M Atkinson (W. Yorkshire)

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