Keith Fahey has a chance to break but he is lacking support - City have settled for a point and are defending very deep.

Everton are desperately pressing for a winner as the match enters four minutes of injury time.

Saha releases Yakubu, who is denied by the diving Hart. City are hanging on.

Louis Saha has the best chance of the second half but he heads wide of the lefthand post. There were appeals for handball against Stephen Carr, but the referee says play on.

Vignal wins a corner as Birmingham make a rare foray into Everton's defensive third. The ball is out for a goal kick.

Another defender comes on for City, former Liverpool man Gregory Vignal replacing Christian Benitez.

Larsson concedes a corner that is headed clear.

Everon are in total charge of possession and are probing for an opening. City are getting plenty of men behind the ball.

Patient build-up by the Toffees eventually gives Pienaar the chance to shoot, but he blasts over.

Johnson seems ok to continue for City - they might well need him if Everton bombard their box in the closing stages.

Baines wins a leftwing corner that he takes himself. Scott Dann heads partially clear and Louis Saha shoots into the side netting from a tight angle.

The match is a scrappy affair with little fluent passing, which will probably suit the away team. Birmingham are showing little attacking intent.

Johnson picked up a knock in the first half and is again limping, so Alex McLeish is pondering the first change of the match.

Massive appeals for a penalty as Jerome appears to handle a Baines cross, but the referee says play on.

Roger Johnson concedes a corner that is cleared by Jerome.

The visitors are struggling to retain possession, with the front two of Benitez and Jerome guilty of poor hold-up play.

Cahill bursts throught the Birmingham defensive line but is flagged offside, although he appeared to be level.

Tim Cahill heads a Leighton Baines cross just wide as Everton start to build some pressure.

Steven Pienaar delivers a good cross in towards Louis Saha, but Barry Ferguson intervenes.

City have two corners but they waste both chances to get good crosses into the hosts' box.

There are no half time changes at Goodison. Everton have the early second half possession but they cannot break Birmingham down.

Birmingham are finishing well as the half enters stoppage time.

Osman evades Lee Bowyer and delivers a dangerous cross, but Scott Dann does well to clear behind. The corner is headed away by Dann.

Cameron Jerome plays in Sebastian Larsson in the Everton box, but he slips as he prepares to shoot. Light snow is falling at Goodison.

The match is becoming increasingly scrappy as half time approaches.

City are content to play on the break - they have not tested Tim Howard apart from the goal.

Former Everton man James McFadden picks up possession on the City left but he goes for glory when Liam Ridgewell was better placed.

Stephen Carr does well to clear a Bilyaletdinov cross with Saha ready to pounce.

Everton were finding their wide men with ease but City have tightened up defensively and are now frustrating the hosts.

Patient build-up by the hosts but Birmingham are now better organised and they are forced backwards, much to the home crowd's frustration.

That shock goal by City has unsurprisingly upset Everton's rhythym. They are not attacking with their earlier pace and movement.

20 minutes in and Birmingham finally build a meaningful attack, but Everton clear the danger.

Roger Johnson does well to block an Osman shot that seemed destined to beat Hart.

Osman finds Pienaar down the Everton right and the South African's cross asks to be headed in but Saha stopped his near-post run. Birmingham's defence is in chaos.

Fellaini heads a corner goalwards but Jerome is on hand to clear.

Marouane Fellaini has a chance to shoot from the resulting free-kick, but his effort is blocked.

Leon Osman is upended 25 yards out as Everton threaten to overwhelm City.

A quick break by the Toffees releases Cahill, who shoots narrowly over Hart's crossbar.

Birmingham are yet to get going and Everton should be two up - Cahill is wrongly flagged offside as he races clear to shoot past Joe Hart.

A bright start by Everton who know they need a win to pull clear of the developing relegation battle.

Tim Cahill wins an early free kick in a dangerous area but Cameron Jerome does a good job to clear.