Match Report
| Arsenal | Arsenal |  |  | Birmingham City | Birmingham City | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | manager | Computer Player | Computer Player | |||||||||||||||||
| Diogo Costa | D. Costa |  | 64 | G |  | 1 | | G | 65 |  | Jody Oliver | J. Oliver | |||||||||
| Jun Ichi Matsuda | J. Matsuda |  | 69 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 74 | | Harvey Oliver | H. Oliver | |||||||||
| Lars Rohrschneider | L. Rohrschneider |  | 65 | D | | 3 | | D | 66 | | Des Milburn | D. Milburn | |||||||||
| Alberto Pearce | A. Pearce | | 65 | D | | 4 | | D | 59 |  | Armando Coronado | A. Coronado | |||||||||
| Dean Mcgovern | D. Mcgovern | | 64 | D | | 5 | | M | 81 | | Eddie Dryden | E. Dryden | |||||||||
| David George | D. George | | 70 | M | | 6 | | M | 66 | | Ben Fletcher | B. Fletcher | |||||||||
| Greg Lowe | G. Lowe | | 67 | M | | 7 | | M | 63 |  | Colin Booth | C. Booth | |||||||||
| Ashley Howey | A. Howey | | 63 | M | | 8 | | M | 63 |  | Corrado Fialdini | C. Fialdini | |||||||||
| Graham Kanu | G. Kanu | | 74 | A | | 9 | | A | 67 |  | Alberto Torres | A. Torres | |||||||||
| Jose Javier Kiko | J. Kiko | | 73 | A | | 10 | | A | 64 | | Nick Formon | N. Formon | |||||||||
| Les Fowler | L. Fowler | | 71 | A | | 11 | | A | 63 | | Del Bailey | D. Bailey | |||||||||
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Match Report
Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at Emirates Stadium where Arsenal play host to Birmingham City. A crowd of 9,375 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
Arsenal are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Birmingham City appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Arsenal are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Birmingham City appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
0.00
0-0The first half starts with Arsenal kicking off!
2.33
0-0Greg Lowe makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Graham Kanu. Graham Kanu whips in a cross ball towards Jose Javier Kiko. Jose Javier Kiko flicks the ball with his head but it flies wide!
3.44
0-0Colin Booth threads the ball through to Alberto Torres. Alberto Torres knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
9.37
Eddie Dryden makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Alberto Torres. Alberto Torres shoots from distance but it flies wide!
10.38
Colin Booth makes a beautiful solo run. Colin Booth plays a perfect one-two with Nick Formon and rushes in on goal... Colin Booth tries a spectacular strike. It's miles wide!
16.08
Greg Lowe makes a simple pass to Jose Javier Kiko. Jose Javier Kiko whips in a cross ball towards Graham Kanu. Graham Kanu flicks the ball with his head but he balloons it over the crossbar!
18.12
Des Milburn flicks the ball to his team mate, Ben Fletcher. Ben Fletcher knocks the ball to his team mate, Del Bailey. Del Bailey knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
20.13
0-1Corrado Fialdini makes a probing pass to Del Bailey. Del Bailey plays a perfect one-two with Alberto Torres and rushes in on goal... Del Bailey cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
24.41
Colin Booth sees space and advances. Colin Booth knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Lars Rohrschneider.
27.36
Corrado Fialdini surges forward with the ball. Corrado Fialdini shoots from outside the area but it curls horrendously wide!
30.09
0-1Alberto Pearce hacks Eddie Dryden from behind! Alberto Pearce is given a warning by the referee! Eddie Dryden stretches but gets up unharmed.
32.24
Colin Booth sees a break and surges forward. Colin Booth knocks the ball to his team mate, Nick Formon. Nick Formon rockets a shot on goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
33.21
Ashley Howey flicks the ball to his team mate, Les Fowler. Les Fowler knocks in a cross ball towards Graham Kanu. Graham Kanu is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
34.34
0-1Des Milburn barges into Les Fowler. The referee calls over Des Milburn and warns him to calm down! Les Fowler grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
36.01
0-1Birmingham City are playing some beautiful football, but they cannot seem to penetrate Arsenal's defence.
40.32
Eddie Dryden controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Nick Formon. Nick Formon lofts in a cross ball towards Alberto Torres. Alberto Torres connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!
45.00
Birmingham City start the second half!
49.07
The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
51.00
Birmingham City are playing some beautiful football, but they cannot seem to penetrate Arsenal's defence.
53.57
Ben Fletcher makes a probing pass to Nick Formon. Nick Formon controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
55.47
Greg Lowe hacks Colin Booth from behind! Greg Lowe is warned by the referee! Colin Booth runs off the knock.
59.19
Corrado Fialdini flicks the ball to his team mate, Alberto Torres. Alberto Torres controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
71.23
David George threads the ball through to Jose Javier Kiko. Jose Javier Kiko knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Harvey Oliver.
72.43
Greg Lowe kicks a strong pass forward to Les Fowler. Les Fowler shoots from long range but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
73.05
Jun Ichi Matsuda knocks the ball forward to David George. David George knocks the ball forward to Jose Javier Kiko. Jose Javier Kiko shoots from distance but it flies wide!
78.52
0-1Greg Lowe knocks the ball forward to Les Fowler. Les Fowler whips in a cross ball towards Jose Javier Kiko. Jose Javier Kiko powers a header at goal. Jody Oliver easily smothers it.
81.01
The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
84.13
Des Milburn passes the ball forward to Ben Fletcher. Ben Fletcher kicks a strong pass forward to Alberto Torres. Alberto Torres knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Alberto Pearce.
85.47
Corrado Fialdini passes the ball forward to Del Bailey. Del Bailey finds some space and shoots from distance but it is miles over!
89.07
Jun Ichi Matsuda deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Ashley Howey. Ashley Howey makes a probing pass to Les Fowler. Les Fowler goes all the way! Les Fowler rockets a shot on goal. It curls slightly but Jody Oliver manages to gather it comfortably.
90.00
Colin Booth takes it forward alone. Colin Booth knocks in a cross ball towards Alberto Torres. Alberto Torres heads the ball goalwards but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!
Match Statistics
Match Statistics
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Scorers
| Del Bailey 20 |