Date:10 Nov 2012
Kick-off:15:00
Venue:Ewood Park
Attendance:14,919

Rochina - pen (12)
King (16)

Goal!

Live Commentary

92mins Christopher Burke goes off and Darren Ambrose comes on.

91mins Christopher Burke sends in a cross, clearance made by Adam Henley.

90mins The referee gives a free kick against Fabio Nunes for handball. Jack Butland takes the direct free kick.

87mins Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Mauro Formica by Hayden Mullins. The free kick is delivered right-footed by Jason Lowe from right channel.

82mins Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Fabio Nunes by Jonathan Spector. Jonathan Spector is shown a yellow card. Jason Lowe comes on in place of Danny Murphy. Simon Vukcevic takes the direct free kick. Grant Hanley takes a shot. Blocked by Steven Caldwell.

82mins Shot by Fabio Nunes from just outside the area goes over the net.

81mins Outswinging corner taken right-footed by Wade Elliott from the right by-line, clearance by Dickson Etuhu.

80mins Outswinging corner taken by Christopher Burke.

80mins Hayden Mullins takes a shot. Save by Paul Robinson.

79mins Outswinging corner taken from the left by-line by Simon Vukcevic.

78mins Steven Caldwell concedes a free kick for a foul on Fabio Nunes. Direct free kick taken by Danny Murphy. The ball is delivered by Mauro Formica, Jonathan Spector makes a clearance.

74mins Nathan Redmond comes on in place of Nikola Zigic.

74mins Outswinging corner taken by Christopher Burke from the right by-line, clearance by Martin Olsson.

73mins Christopher Burke takes a shot. Save by Paul Robinson.

71mins Fabio Nunes concedes a free kick for a foul on Steven Caldwell. Jack Butland takes the direct free kick.

71mins Fabio Nunes crosses the ball, Steven Caldwell makes a clearance.

70mins Fabio Nunes comes on in place of Markus Olsson.

70mins Mauro Formica takes a shot. Save made by Jack Butland.

68mins Markus Olsson takes a shot. Save by Jack Butland.

66mins Markus Olsson produces a cross, Steven Caldwell manages to make a clearance.

65mins David Murphy takes a shot. Paul Robinson makes a save.

64mins Corner taken left-footed by Simon Vukcevic from the left by-line, Dickson Etuhu has an effort from just inside the box that misses to the left of the target.

64mins Martin Olsson produces a cross, Steven Caldwell makes a clearance.

63mins The assistant referee signals for offside against Simon Vukcevic. Jack Butland takes the free kick.

60mins Effort on goal by Jordan Rhodes from inside the box misses to the right of the target.

59mins The referee blows for offside. Simon Vukcevic replaces Ruben Rochina. Jack Butland takes the direct free kick.

58mins Foul by Ravel Morrison on Ruben Rochina, free kick awarded. Ravel Morrison receives a yellow card. Free kick taken by Scott Dann.

57mins Grant Hanley gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Nikola Zigic. A cross is delivered by Wade Elliott, Ravel Morrison takes a shot. Blocked by Scott Dann.

56mins Hayden Mullins challenges Ruben Rochina unfairly and gives away a free kick. Direct free kick taken by Danny Murphy.

55mins Marlon King is ruled offside. Scott Dann takes the free kick.

54mins Outswinging corner taken from the left by-line by Ruben Rochina.

54mins Jordan Rhodes takes a shot. Paul Robinson makes a clearance.

51mins The ball is sent over by Mauro Formica, Steven Caldwell makes a clearance.

46mins Header by Nikola Zigic from deep inside the penalty area misses to the left of the target.

45mins Markus Olsson has an effort at goal from deep inside the area missing to the right of the goal.

40mins Corner from right by-line taken by Christopher Burke.

39mins Christopher Burke takes a shot. Markus Olsson gets a block in.

38mins Nikola Zigic challenges Mauro Formica unfairly and gives away a free kick. Adam Henley restarts play with the free kick.

38mins The assistant referee flags for offside against Jordan Rhodes. Jack Butland restarts play with the free kick.

37mins The ball is swung over by Jonathan Spector, Danny Murphy manages to make a clearance.

36mins Ravel Morrison takes a shot. Save made by Paul Robinson. Nikola Zigic is ruled offside. Paul Robinson takes the free kick.

33mins Hayden Mullins challenges Markus Olsson unfairly and gives away a free kick. Ruben Rochina sends in a cross, Grant Hanley takes a shot. Save by Jack Butland.

32mins Nikola Zigic challenges Grant Hanley unfairly and gives away a free kick. Free kick taken by Paul Robinson.

32mins The assistant referee flags for offside against Markus Olsson. Free kick taken by Jack Butland.

31mins Foul by Wade Elliott on Adam Henley, free kick awarded. Danny Murphy restarts play with the free kick.

29mins Unfair challenge on Nikola Zigic by Scott Dann results in a free kick. Free kick crossed right-footed by Wade Elliott from left wing, save made by Paul Robinson. Shot on goal by Nikola Zigic from inside the box goes harmlessly over the target.

29mins Shot from long range by Danny Murphy misses to the right of the goal.

29mins Unfair challenge on Ruben Rochina by Hayden Mullins results in a free kick. Ruben Rochina takes the direct free kick.

25mins The referee blows for offside. Free kick taken by Jack Butland.

25mins Wade Elliott challenges Grant Hanley unfairly and gives away a free kick. Paul Robinson takes the direct free kick.

24mins Steven Caldwell concedes a free kick for a foul on Ruben Rochina. Strike on goal comes in from Ruben Rochina from the free kick.

20mins The referee blows for offside against Grant Hanley. Jack Butland restarts play with the free kick.

20mins Outswinging corner taken left-footed by Ruben Rochina from the left by-line, clearance by Christopher Burke.

18mins Marlon King has an effort at goal from outside the area which goes wide right of the goal.

18mins Jonathan Spector fouled by Markus Olsson, the ref awards a free kick. Direct free kick taken by Jack Butland.

18mins Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Mauro Formica by David Murphy. Danny Murphy takes the free kick.

17mins Ravel Morrison takes a shot. Save by Paul Robinson.

16mins Goal scored by Marlon King from close in to the bottom right corner of the goal. Blackburn 1-1 Birmingham.Assist on the goal came from Nikola Zigic.

11mins Mauro Formica fouled by David Murphy, the ref awards a Penalty. Penalty taken left-footed by Ruben Rochina and scored. Blackburn 1-0 Birmingham.

9mins Jordan Rhodes takes a shot. David Murphy gets a block in.

8mins Ruben Rochina has an effort at goal from outside the box which goes wide right of the goal.

7mins Markus Olsson challenges Christopher Burke unfairly and gives away a free kick. Jonathan Spector restarts play with the free kick.

6mins Corner taken by Ruben Rochina.

6mins Jordan Rhodes takes a shot. Blocked by Steven Caldwell.

5mins Ruben Rochina takes a shot. Ravel Morrison gets a block in.

3mins The official flags Markus Olsson offside. Jack Butland restarts play with the free kick.

2mins The official flags Marlon King offside. Scott Dann takes the direct free kick.

Match Preview

Berg waits on trio Blackburn manager Henning Berg will give injured trio Jason Lowe, Gael Givet and Colin Kazim-Richards every chance to prove their fitness ahead of the npower Championship visit of Birmingham. Defender Givet pulled up with a leg injury in training on the eve of last weekend's 2-0 defeat at Crystal Palace, Berg's first game in charge, while forward Kazim-Richards suffered a muscle strain during Tuesday night's 2-2 draw at Huddersfield. Lowe went off in the closing stages of the 1-0 win over Watford at Ewood Park a fortnight ago and is battling to return from a hamstring problem. Veteran forward Nuno Gomes (knee) remains a doubt and midfielder David Dunn (calf) is expected to remain on the sidelines despite stepping up is recovery work in the gym. Teenage right-back Adam Henley has been preferred to Bradley Orr since Berg's arrival and is set to continue. Portugal Under-21 winger Fabio Nunes is still out with a hamstring injury. Birmingham trio Curtis Davies, Nathan Redmond and Leroy Lita are all rated as 50/50 for the trip. Centre-back Davies hobbled out of Tuesday's 2-0 win over Bristol City just before half-time due to the troublesome ankle injury he first sustained in the home defeat to Huddersfield. Winger Redmond (dead leg) and on-loan striker Lita (thigh) both missed the clash altogether, and all three face a race against time to be fit for the Ewood Park showdown. Defender Pablo Ibanez played 70 minutes for City's Development squad on Wednesday afternoon and is set to come back into the matchday squad. Paul Caddis is making excellent progress in his recovery from his shoulder injury and is not too far away, but fellow right-back Stephen Carr (knee) remains a long-term absentee.

Formation:4411Manager: Henning Berg

Blackburn

Formation: 442Manager: Lee Clark

Birmingham

Paul Robinson
Adam Henley
Scott Dann
Grant Hanley
Martin Olsson
Mauro Formica
Dickson Etuhu
Danny Murphy
Markus Olsson
Ruben Rochina
Jordan Rhodes
SUBS
Jake Kean
Bradley Orr
Jason Lowe
Fabio Nunes
Morten Gamst Pedersen
Miguel Nuno Gomes
Simon Vukcevic

Home

Away

Jack Butland
Jonathan Spector
Steven Caldwell
Paul Robinson
David Murphy
Christopher Burke
Ravel Morrison
Hayden Mullins
Wade Elliott
Nikola Zigic
Marlon King
SUBS
Colin Doyle
Pablo Ibanez
Darren Ambrose
Peter Lovenkrands
Nathan Redmond
Mitch Hancox
Papa Bouba Diop

Match Report

Form Guide

LDWWLD Blackburn VS Birmingham LDDWLW

Last Meetings

Birmingham 0 - 2 Blackburn 14/03/2001 Blackburn 2 - 1 Birmingham 26/12/2000 Blackburn 1 - 0 Birmingham 22/03/2000 Birmingham 1 - 0 Blackburn 15/02/2000 Birmingham 2 - 0 Blackburn 22/04/1989 Blackburn 3 - 0 Birmingham 24/09/1988

Top Scorers

Blackburn J Rhodes 6 MS Nuno Gomes 4 C Kazim-Richards 2 G Hanley 2 R Rochina 2 M Pedersen 1 D Etuhu 1 S Dann 1 M Olsson 1 Birmingham M King 5 L Lita 3 C Burke 2 N Zigic 2 H Mullins 1 W Elliott 1 P Lovenkrands 1

Goals

Blackburn Total goals 39 Goals per game 21 1 (For) 2 (Against) Period 0-10 mins 2 (For) 1 (Against) Period 11-20 mins 3 (For) 1 (Against) Period 21-30 mins 2 (For) 1 (Against) Period 31-40 mins 2 (For) 2 (Against) Period 41-50 mins 2 (For) 2 (Against) Period 51-60 mins (For) 4 (Against) Period 61-70 mins 2 (For) 1 (Against) Period 71-80 mins 7 (For) 4 (Against) Period 81-90 mins Birmingham Total goals 35 Goals per game 17 (For) 2 (Against) Period 0-10 mins 1 (For) 5 (Against) Period 11-20 mins 2 (For) 1 (Against) Period 21-30 mins (For) 2 (Against) Period 31-40 mins 4 (For) 2 (Against) Period 41-50 mins 2 (For) 3 (Against) Period 51-60 mins 2 (For) 1 (Against) Period 61-70 mins 4 (For) 2 (Against) Period 71-80 mins 2 (For) 4 (Against) Period 81-90 mins