Blues v Birmingham stats
Ipswich Town 0 Birmingham 1
Derek Davis
Ipswich Town 4-4-2
1 Richard Wright
22 Moritz Volz Needless handball conceded penalty 5
4 Gareth McAuley Organised back line well enough 6
21 Iván Campo Mixed bag from veteran 6
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33 Ben Thatcher Solid defending for the most part 7
18 Danny Haynes Looking lively before early injury 6
10 David Norris Always snapping away in middle 6
8 Tommy Miller Some decent set plays and sat well 6
25 Alan Quinn No lack of effort but little impact 6
11 Kevin Lisbie Never able to use his pace 6
14 Jon Stead Plenty of endeavour from out wide 6
Subs:
19 Jon Walters (for Haynes, 28) 7
20 Darren Ambrose (for Quinn, 58) 6
9 Pablo Counago (for Volz, 75) 6
15 Pim Balkestein
27 Shane Supple
Goals: None
Bookings: Quinn (39, dissent) Volz (70, persistent fouling) Miller (89, dissent)
Attempts on 3
Attempts off 6
Woodwork 0
Corners 6
Free kicks conceded 18
Birmingham City:
1 Maik Taylor Never overly troubled 6
21 Stuart Parnaby Never let early booking faze him 6
15 Radhi Jaidi Composed, organised and always in control 8
6 Liam Ridgewell Formed fine partnership in central defence 8
20 Franck Quedrue Helped put Volz under pressure 6
14 Kemy Agustein Livewire caused problems 7
26 Lee Carsley Dictated much of City's play from the middle 7
22 Damien Johnson Neat and tidy 6
3 David Murphy Quietly went about job 6
16 James McFadden Surprisingly replaced early after excellent work 7
10 Cameron Jerome worked hard without much reward 6
Subs:
4 Nicky Hunt (for Queudrue, 65)
23 Marcus Bent (for McFadden, 69)
9 Kevin Phillips
19 Quincy Owusu-Abeyie
13 Colin Doyle
Goals: McFadden 38, pen.
Bookings: Parnaby (foul, 5)
Attempts on 3
Attempts off 5
Woodwork 0
Corners 6
Free kicks conceded 13
The Referee: Iain Williamson (Berks) 7
Attendance: 23,536
Pitch: Very good. Weather: Cool and dry
